When Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) encounters a UFO, he's left with a sunburned face, a skeptical family and a shaken psyche. In an attempt to make sense of what he saw, Roy starts seeking out others who've had similar "visions."
Among those he finds are a woman (Melinda Dillon) who's lost her son to the aliens, and a researcher (Francois Truffaut) preparing for Earth's first contact with extraterrestrials.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
Running Time: 2 hrs. 15 min.
Release Date: November 16, 1977 Nationwide
MPAA Rating: PG for some intense sci-fi action, mild language and thematic elements.
Distributors: Voyager Company, Sony Pictures Releasing
Production Co.: EMI Films Ltd
Studios: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
Filming Locations: Wyoming, USA
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Bay Minette, Alabama, USA
Washington DC, USA
California, USA
India
Produced in: United States
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey (II)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips, Clark Paylow (II)
@MrDbenbow It is up there high on my list also but I wouldn't put it at number one myself. My number one Sci Fi movie is Sunshine.. Close Encounters is more of a classic for me though than Sunshine since Sunshine has only been out there since 2007.
DreyfussFan 5 months ago
My number one fave movie, no other sci fi i have ever watched has come close to this work of art :D
MrDbenbow 5 months ago