Close Encounters of the Third Kind Poster

Movie Details

Original Title Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Original Language EN
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $306,889,114
Status Released
Popularity 3.2

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
Popularity: 6.7
François Truffaut
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Popularity: 1.0
Teri Garr
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
Popularity: 0.9
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
Popularity: 2.7
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
Popularity: 1.8
J. Patrick McNamara
J. Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
Popularity: 0.7
Warren J. Kemmerling
Warren J. Kemmerling
Wild Bill
Popularity: 3.4
Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom
Farmer
Popularity: 11.3
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Phil Dodds
ARP Musician
Popularity: 0.1
Cary Guffey
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
Popularity: 1.3
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Shawn Bishop
Brad Neary
Popularity: 0.1
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Adrienne Campbell
Sylvia Neary
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Steven Spielberg
Producer Clark L. Paylow, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
Editor Michael Kahn
Writer Steven Spielberg

Production

Julia/Michael Phillips Productions
US
Columbia Pictures
US
EMI Films
GB

Videos & Trailers

Fathom Events Spot
Fathom Events Spot
Teaser
Steven Spielberg Discusses His Iconic Sci-Fi Film CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | TCMFF 2024
Steven Spielberg Discusses His Iconic Sci-Fi Film CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | TCMFF 2024
Featurette
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Trailer HD 1080p
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Trailer HD 1080p
Trailer
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Deleted Scenes
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Deleted Scenes
Featurette
TCM Big Screen Classics Spot
TCM Big Screen Classics Spot
Teaser
'Property Brothers' Drew Scott talks 'Close Encounters' on TCM
'Property Brothers' Drew Scott talks 'Close Encounters' on TCM
Featurette

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Ian Beale 8/10
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 vis ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 4, 2023

I always remember as a child hoping/praying that if extra terrestrials ever did come to visit us, that they wouldn't arrive in America. Think "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) or most other sci-fi stories: the first things they would see when they opened their door would be guns, tanks, missile ... Read more

Rating
7.3
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Based on 4,374 votes

Details
Release Date December 14, 1977
Runtime 2h 17m
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $306,889,114
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 3.2
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