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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Directed by Steven Spielberg
1977    2h 15m    PG
Science Fiction, Drama
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Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
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Cast of Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Richard DreyfussRoy Neary
  • François TruffautClaude Lacombe
  • Teri GarrRonnie Neary
  • Melinda DillonJillian Guiler
  • Bob BalabanDavid Laughlin
  • J. Patrick McNamaraProject Leader
  • Warren J. KemmerlingWild Bill
  • Roberts BlossomFarmer
  • Phil DoddsARP Musician
  • Cary GuffeyBarry Guiler
  • Shawn BishopBrad Neary
  • Adrienne CampbellSylvia Neary
  • Justin DreyfussToby Neary
  • Lance HenriksenRobert
  • Merrill ConnallyTeam Leader
  • Amy DouglassImplantee
  • Gene DynarskiIke
  • Carl WeathersMilitary Policeman
  • Norman BartoldNorman Bartold
  • F.J. O'NeilARP Project Member
  • Hal BarwoodReturnee #2 Flt. 19
  • Matthew RobbinsReturnee #3 Flt. 19
  • Gene RaderHawker
  • Daniel NunezFederale
  • Chuy FrancoFederale
  • Luis ContrerasFederale
  • Galen ThompsonSpecial Forces
  • John Dennis JohnstonSpecial Forces
  • Robert BroylesDirty Tricks #3
  • Monty JordanSpecial Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
  • Basil HoffmanLongly (uncredited)
  • Stephen PowersUN Observer (uncredited)
  • George DiCenzoMajor Benchley
  • Alexander LockwoodImplantee
  • Josef SommerLarry Butler
  • Bill ThurmanAir Traffic
  • James KeaneRadio Telescope Team
  • J. Allen HynekMan Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
  • Howard K. SmithHoward K. Smith (uncredited)
  • Philip DoddsJean Claude
  • Mary GafreyMrs. Harris
  • Michael J. DyerHimself
  • Roger ErnestHighway Patrolman
  • Randy HermannReturnee #1 Flt. 19
  • David AndersonAir Traffic Controller
  • Richard L. HawkinsAir Traffic Controller
  • Craig ShreeveAir Traffic
  • Roy E. RichardsAir East Pilot
  • Eumenio BlancoFederale
  • Dennis McMullenRadio Telescope Team
  • Cy YoungRadio Telescope Team
  • Tom HowardRadio Telescope Team
  • Richard StuartTruck Dispatcher
  • Bob WestmorelandLoad Dispatcher
  • Matt EmerySupport Leader
  • John EwingDirty Tricks #1
  • Kirk RaymondDirty Tricks #4
  • Keith AtkinsonDirty Tricks #2
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