Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. The film depicts the stories of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with a UFO; and of Jillian, a single mother whose three-year-old son was abducted by a UFO.
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| Written by | Steven Spielberg
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| Running time | 135 minutes (Theatrical Version)
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $19.4 million
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| Box office | $306.1 million
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Project Leader: I don't think we could have asked for a more beautiful evening, do you? Okay, watch the skies please... We now show uncorrelated targets approaching from the north-northwest.
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