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.
Cast and Crew
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
Warren J. Kemmerling
Wild Bill
Roberts Blossom
Farmer
Phil Dodds
ARP Musician
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
Shawn Bishop
Brad Neary
Adrienne Campbell
Sylvia Neary
Justin Dreyfuss
Toby Neary
Lance Henriksen
Robert
Merrill Connally
Team Leader
Amy Douglass
Implantee
Gene Dynarski
Ike
Carl Weathers
Military Policeman
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
F.J. O'Neil
ARP Project Member
Hal Barwood
Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins
Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Gene Rader
Hawker
Daniel Nunez
Federale
Chuy Franco
Federale
Luis Contreras
Federale
Galen Thompson
Special Forces
John Dennis Johnston
Special Forces
Robert Broyles
Dirty Tricks #3
George DiCenzo
Major Benchley
Alexander Lockwood
Implantee
Josef Sommer
Larry Butler
Bill Thurman
Air Traffic
James Keane
Radio Telescope Team
Philip Dodds
Jean Claude
Mary Gafrey
Mrs. Harris
Michael J. Dyer
Himself
Roger Ernest
Highway Patrolman
Randy Hermann
Returnee #1 Flt. 19
David Anderson
Air Traffic Controller
Richard L. Hawkins
Air Traffic Controller
Craig Shreeve
Air Traffic
Roy E. Richards
Air East Pilot
Eumenio Blanco
Federale
Dennis McMullen
Radio Telescope Team
Cy Young
Radio Telescope Team
Tom Howard
Radio Telescope Team
Richard Stuart
Truck Dispatcher
Bob Westmoreland
Load Dispatcher
Matt Emery
Support Leader
John Ewing
Dirty Tricks #1
Kirk Raymond
Dirty Tricks #4
Keith Atkinson
Dirty Tricks #2
Monty Jordan
Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Basil Hoffman
Longly (uncredited)
Stephen Powers
UN Observer (uncredited)
J. Allen Hynek
Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Videos & Trailers
Fathom Events Spot
Steven Spielberg Discusses His Iconic Sci-Fi Film CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | TCMFF 2024
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Trailer HD 1080p
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Deleted Scenes
TCM Big Screen Classics Spot
'Property Brothers' Drew Scott talks 'Close Encounters' on TCM
Richard Dreyfuss Unboxing CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 40TH ANNIVERSARY Ltd. Edition
Official Trailer
This Means Something
Vilmos Zsigmond Wins Cinematography: 1978 Oscars
Mark Hamill, C-3PO and R2-D2 Present Special Sound Oscars for Close Encounters and Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition 1980 TV trailer
Whoopi Goldberg On CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Steven Spielberg 1977 interview
Steven Spielberg Talks About the Special Effects For CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Steven Spielberg On Storyboarding (1978)
Steven Spielberg On Filming In Continuity (1978)
Steven Spielberg On Working With François Truffaut (1978)
