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.
Movie Overview
| Title | Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
|---|---|
| Release Date | 1977-12-14 |
| Runtime | 137 minutes |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Drama |
Movie Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Dreyfuss | Roy Neary |
| François Truffaut | Claude Lacombe |
| Teri Garr | Ronnie Neary |
| Melinda Dillon | Jillian Guiler |
| Bob Balaban | David Laughlin |
| J. Patrick McNamara | Project Leader |
| Warren J. Kemmerling | Wild Bill |
| Roberts Blossom | Farmer |
| Phil Dodds | ARP Musician |
| Cary Guffey | Barry Guiler |
| Shawn Bishop | Brad Neary |
| Adrienne Campbell | Sylvia Neary |
| Justin Dreyfuss | Toby Neary |
| Lance Henriksen | Robert |
| Merrill Connally | Team Leader |
| Amy Douglass | Implantee |
| Gene Dynarski | Ike |
| Carl Weathers | Military Policeman |
| Norman Bartold | Norman Bartold |
| F.J. O’Neil | ARP Project Member |
| Hal Barwood | Returnee #2 Flt. 19 |
| Matthew Robbins | Returnee #3 Flt. 19 |
| Gene Rader | Hawker |
| Daniel Nunez | Federale |
| Chuy Franco | Federale |
| Luis Contreras | Federale |
| Galen Thompson | Special Forces |
| John Dennis Johnston | Special Forces |
| Robert Broyles | Dirty Tricks #3 |
| George DiCenzo | Major Benchley |
| Alexander Lockwood | Implantee |
| Josef Sommer | Larry Butler |
| Bill Thurman | Air Traffic |
| James Keane | Radio Telescope Team |
| Philip Dodds | Jean Claude |
| Mary Gafrey | Mrs. Harris |
| Michael J. Dyer | Himself |
| Roger Ernest | Highway Patrolman |
| Randy Hermann | Returnee #1 Flt. 19 |
| David Anderson | Air Traffic Controller |
| Richard L. Hawkins | Air Traffic Controller |
| Craig Shreeve | Air Traffic |
| Roy E. Richards | Air East Pilot |
| Eumenio Blanco | Federale |
| Dennis McMullen | Radio Telescope Team |
| Cy Young | Radio Telescope Team |
| Tom Howard | Radio Telescope Team |
| Richard Stuart | Truck Dispatcher |
| Bob Westmoreland | Load Dispatcher |
| Matt Emery | Support Leader |
| John Ewing | Dirty Tricks #1 |
| Kirk Raymond | Dirty Tricks #4 |
| Keith Atkinson | Dirty Tricks #2 |
| Monty Jordan | Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
| Basil Hoffman | Longly (uncredited) |
| Stephen Powers | UN Observer (uncredited) |
| J. Allen Hynek | Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited) |
| Howard K. Smith | Howard K. Smith (uncredited) |
Storyline
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.
Details
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.
FAQs
1. What is the primary genre of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”?
Science Fiction
2. Who played the lead role of Roy Neary, the electricity linesman drawn to an isolated area?
Richard Dreyfuss
3. What is the name of the French scientist who accompanies Neary on his journey?
Claude Lacombe
4. What is the significance of the five musical notes used throughout the film?
They are a form of communication with the extraterrestrial beings.
5. What is the name of the mountain where the final encounter with the aliens takes place?
Devils Tower
6. What is the estimated budget of the film?
$20,000,000
7. What year was the film released?
1977
8. Who directed the film?
9. What is the significance of the “Mother Ship”?
It is the spaceship that transports the aliens to and from Earth.
10. What is the name of the young boy who befriends the aliens?
Barry Guiler
11. What is the name of the government agency that investigates the alien encounters?
Not mentioned in the provided information
12. What is the significance of the “encounter suits” worn by the astronauts?
Not mentioned in the provided information
13. What is the name of the scientist who deciphers the alien language?
Not mentioned in the provided information
14. What is the final message that the aliens communicate to humanity?
Not mentioned in the provided information
15. What is the significance of the film’s ending?
It suggests that the encounter with the aliens has changed humanity’s perspective on its place in the universe.
