Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind( 1977)

TV-MAScience FictionDrama
74%
User
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We are not alone.

Overview

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Dreyfuss

      Roy Neary

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      François Truffaut

      Claude Lacombe

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      Teri Garr

      Ronnie Neary

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      Melinda Dillon

      Jillian Guiler

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      Bob Balaban

      David Laughlin

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      J. Patrick McNamara

      Project Leader

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      Warren J. Kemmerling

      Wild Bill

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      Roberts Blossom

      Farmer

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      Phil Dodds

      ARP Musician

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      Cary Guffey

      Barry Guiler

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      Shawn Bishop

      Brad Neary

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      Adrienne Campbell

      Sylvia Neary

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      Justin Dreyfuss

      Toby Neary

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      Lance Henriksen

      Robert

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      Merrill Connally

      Team Leader

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      Amy Douglass

      Implantee

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      Gene Dynarski

      Ike

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      Carl Weathers

      Military Policeman

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      Norman Bartold

      Norman Bartold

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      F.J. O'Neil

      ARP Project Member

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      Hal Barwood

      Returnee #2 Flt. 19

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      Matthew Robbins

      Returnee #3 Flt. 19

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      Gene Rader

      Hawker

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      Daniel Nunez

      Federale

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      Chuy Franco

      Federale

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      Luis Contreras

      Federale

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      Galen Thompson

      Special Forces

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      John Dennis Johnston

      Special Forces

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      Robert Broyles

      Dirty Tricks #3

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      George DiCenzo

      Major Benchley

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      Alexander Lockwood

      Implantee

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      Josef Sommer

      Larry Butler

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      Bill Thurman

      Air Traffic

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      James Keane

      Radio Telescope Team

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      Philip Dodds

      Jean Claude

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      Mary Gafrey

      Mrs. Harris

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      Michael J. Dyer

      Himself

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      Roger Ernest

      Highway Patrolman

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      Randy Hermann

      Returnee #1 Flt. 19

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      David Anderson

      Air Traffic Controller

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      Richard L. Hawkins

      Air Traffic Controller

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      Craig Shreeve

      Air Traffic

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      Roy E. Richards

      Air East Pilot

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      Eumenio Blanco

      Federale

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      Dennis McMullen

      Radio Telescope Team

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      Cy Young

      Radio Telescope Team

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      Tom Howard

      Radio Telescope Team

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      Richard Stuart

      Truck Dispatcher

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      Bob Westmoreland

      Load Dispatcher

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      Matt Emery

      Support Leader

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      John Ewing

      Dirty Tricks #1

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      Kirk Raymond

      Dirty Tricks #4

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      Keith Atkinson

      Dirty Tricks #2

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      Monty Jordan

      Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

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      Basil Hoffman

      Longly (uncredited)

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      Stephen Powers

      UN Observer (uncredited)

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      J. Allen Hynek

      Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

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      Howard K. Smith

      Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion
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    A review by Ian Beale

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    Written by Ian Beale on Thu Feb 16 2017
    **Do the mashed potato!** Roy Neely is a gas repair man who has a close encounter with an alien craft and begins having strange visions of mashed potatoes, shaving cream and mud mountains. This all leads to Needy's marriage breaking up and he sets out to find the truth about his mashed potato visions. The climax at a mountain is breathtaking when Neely comes face to face with his destiny. One of Spielberg's best with a nice cameo by French director Francois Truffaut....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    20000000.00

    Revenue

    306889114.00

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