Close Encounters of the Third Kind
We are not alone.
Country
Genre
Budget
$20 000 000
Box office
$288 095 460
Director
Actors
Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, J. Patrick McNamara, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Phil Dodds, Cary Guffey
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Clark L. Paylow, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Joe Alves, Harry Moreau
Audition
Juliet Taylor, Shari Rhodes
Editing
Short description
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
What's left behind the scenes
- The initial version of the film was written by Paul Schrader, but Steven Spielberg revised it so thoroughly that the screenwriter demanded his name be removed from the credits.
- Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, and Gene Hackman auditioned for the role of Roy Neary.
- One of the film's working titles was "Watch the Skies" — the final words of another science fiction movie, "The Thing." This same phrase is heard in the film coming from the television at the moment Roy Neri awakens.
- During the planning stage, Steven Spielberg meticulously studied various reports, all kinds of information about UFOs, and met with people who had, in one way or another, encountered phenomena unknown to mankind.
- One of Barack Obama's favorite films.
- The initial version of the film was written by Paul Schrader, but Steven Spielberg altered it so extensively that the screenwriter demanded his name be removed from the credits.
- Famous French director François Truffaut was invited to play the role of the scientist Claude Lacombe, a UFO specialist.
- During the planning stage, Steven Spielberg carefully studied various reports and all sorts of information regarding UFOs, and met with people who had, in one way or another, encountered phenomena unknown to humanity.
- One of the working titles of the film—"Watch the Skies”—was the final line of another science fiction film, "The Thing." The same phrase also appears in the film: coming from a television when Roy Neary awakens.
- The famous French director François Truffaut was invited to play the role of the scientist Claude Lacombe, a UFO specialist.
- Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, and Gene Hackman were considered for the role of Roy Neri.
- The director originally envisioned the alien ship as something enormous and dark, but during filming in India, when Spielberg frequently drove past a brightly lit oil refinery at night, captivated by the beautiful sight, he changed his plans. And in the film, the alien ship is depicted as huge and glowing with bright lights.
- According to the director's original vision, the alien ship was supposed to be something massive and dark. However, during filming in India, Spielberg frequently passed by an oil refinery that was brightly lit at night; fascinated by the beautiful sight, he changed his plans. Consequently, in the film, the alien ship is depicted as massive and glowing with bright lights.
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