Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 | 2h 27m | Drama, Suspense | TV-MA

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Brief Synopsis

Richard Dreyfuss and Melinda Dillon are memorable as a working class man and a single mother who are connected by UFO encounters. Steven Spielberg wrote and directed this sci-fi masterpiece, winner of two 1977 Oscars®, including Best Cinematography.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Steven Spielberg

CAST

Richard Dreyfuss

François Truffaut

Teri Garr

Melinda Dillon

Cary Guffey

Bob Balaban

Roberts Blossom

Merrill Connally

George DiCenzo

Lance Henriksen

Warren Kemmerling

J. Patrick McNamara

Shawn Bishop

PRODUCERS

Julia Phillips

Michael Phillips

WRITERS

Steven Spielberg

Host Intros

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Dave Karger Intro -- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
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TCM's Dave Karger introduces Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
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Dave Karger Intro -- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
Intro Aired: Mar 2019
TCM's Dave Karger introduces Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
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Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
Intro Aired: Dec 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
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Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
Intro Aired: Jan 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.

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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Can You Tell Me Where Cornbread Is?
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On the first night of blackouts sweeping across Indiana, lineman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) encounters director Steven Spielbergs gimmick with the headlights, and a famous sequence from special effects expert Douglas Trumbull, in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Are We The First?
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Joining director Steven Spielbergs opening, no explanation as Bob Balaban (as Laughlin) leads us through a mystifying sand storm in Mexico, and meets Francois Truffaut, the great French director, playing scientist Lacombe, in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) -- (Movie Clip) At Devil's Tower
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First Roy (Richard Dreyfuss), taking a break to beg his wife to come home, then Jillian (Melinda Dillon), see TV news reports identifying the mountain with which theyve both been obsessed with since their UFO experiences, in Steven Spielbergs Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Get Creative
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Following weird events in Mexico, at Indianapolis air traffic control and in rural Muncie, we meet Indiana power company lineman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr his wife Ronnie), called in to help with mass blackouts, early in Steven Spielbergs Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
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Original promo for the new TCM weekly franchise Movie Camp, hosted by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, premiering Sunday, 7th at 8pm ET.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) -- (Movie Clip) Where Did The Sounds Come From?
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Documentarian Lacombe (Francois Truffaut) and crew arrive in India, where UFO activity has been observed, then presents his musical findings at a conference, in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) -- (Movie Clip) You're Not Even Dressed
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Developing skill in suggesting he's not the one acting crazy, Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) tears up the neighborhood and drives the wife (Teri Garr) and kids away, in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, 1977.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind - (Special Edition Trailer)
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This is the theatrical trailer for the "Special Edition" of Steven Spielberg's 1977 sci-fi classic starring Richard Dreyfuss and Melinda Dillon.

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