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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Release Date: 9 March 1978 (Hong Kong)
- Run Time: 132 min (special edition) | 137 min (director's cut) | 135 min (original version)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi
Tagline: Close Encounter of the First Kind – Sighting of a UFO. Close Encounter of the Second Kind – Physical Evidence. Close Encounter of the Third Kind – Contact. WE ARE NOT ALONE
Trivia: Look for the same “Devils Tower” geological formation that John Ford used in My Darling Clementine (1946) – that’s where Steven Spielberg got the location idea.
Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: (or audible, at least) When Roy and Ronnie argue in their bedroom, Toby closes his bedroom door. Just before he closes the door, you can faintly hear Steven Spielberg saying, “Close the door now.”
“Roy Neary sets out to investigate a power outage when his truck stalls and he is bathed in light from above. After this, strange visions and five musical notes keep running through his mind. Will he find the meaning of the visions, and who – or what – placed them in his mind ? Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>”





