Directed by Steven Spielberg Written by Steven Spielberg Hal Barwood Jerry Belson John Hill Matthew Robbins Cast Richard Dreyfuss ... Roy Neary François Truffaut ... Claude Lacombe (as Francois Truffaut) Teri Garr ... Ronnie Neary Melinda Dillon ... Jillian Guiler Bob Balaban ... David Laughlin J. Patrick McNamara ... Project Leader Warren J. Kemmerling ... Wild Bill (as Warren Kemmerling) Roberts Blossom ... Farmer Philip Dodds ... Jean Claude Cary Guffey ... Barry Guiler Shawn Bishop ... Brad Neary Adrienne Campbell ... Silvia Neary Justin Dreyfuss ... Toby Neary Lance Henriksen ... Robert Merrill Connally ... Team Leader George DiCenzo ... Major Benchley Amy Douglass ... Implantee Alexander Lockwood ... Implantee Gene Dynarski ... Ike Mary Gafrey ... Mrs. Harris Norman Bartold ... Ohio Tolls Josef Sommer ... Larry Butler Michael J. Dyer ... Self (as Rev. Michael J. Dyer) Roger Ernest ... Highway Patrolman Carl Weathers ... Military Police F.J. O'Neil ... ARP Project Member (as F. J. O'Neil) Phil Dodds ... ARP Musician Randy Mark Herman ... Returnee #1 Flt. 19 Hal Barwood ... Returnee #2 Flt. 19 Matthew Robbins ... Returnee #3 Flt. 19 David Anderson ... Air Traffic Controller Richard L. Hawkins ... Air Traffic Controller Craig Shreeve ... Air Traffic Bill Thurman ... Air Traffic Roy E. Richards ... Air East Pilot Gene Rader ... Hawker Eumenio Blanco ... Sunburned Old Man Daniel Nunez ... Federale Chuy Franco ... Mexican Federale Luis Contreras ... Federale James Keane ... Radio Telescope Team 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 Galen Thompson ... Special Forces Soldier John Dennis Johnston ... Special Forces John Ewing ... Dirty Tricks #1 Keith Atkinson ... Dirty Tricks #2 Robert Broyles ... Dirty Tricks #3 Kirk Raymond ... Dirty Tricks #4 Uncredited Cast Bennett Wayne Dean Sr. ... Scientist Danyi Deats ... Alien Basil Hoffman ... Longly J. Allen Hynek ... Self - Smoking Pipe at Landing Site Jenny Inge ... #1 Alien Monty Jordan ... Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot Shay McLean ... Speaking Child Dejah Moore ... Receptionist Carl Neal ... Extra Monty O'Grady ... Agent Julia Phillips ... UFO watcher at Crescendo Summit Murray Pollack ... Agent Stephen Powers ... UN Observer David Rambow ... Special Forces Hazmat Soldier Howard K. Smith ... Howard K. Smith Produced by Clark L. Paylow Julia Phillips Michael Phillips Original Music by John Williams

Additional Info Premiere: November 15, 1977 Theatrical Release: December 14, 1977 DVD Release: May 29, 2001 Blu-ray Release: November 13, 2007 Countries: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions (as a Julia Phillips & Michael Phillips production) EMI Films (in association with) (as EMI) Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1977) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment   (1980) (USA) (VHS) (Betamax) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1981) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) (pan/scan version) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1983) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan version) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1983) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1984) (USA) (VHS) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1985) (USA) (VHS) (special edition) GoodTimes Home Video   (1988) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan version) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1998) (USA) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) (Collector's Edition) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2017) (USA) (all media) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (+ Blu-ray + Digital) (40th Anniversary Edition) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1998) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen collector's edition) Columbia TriStar Television   (USA) (TV) RCA (II)   (USA) (video) (CED VideoDisc) Sony Pictures Releasing   (1998) (USA) (all media) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.6 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #933 / 20,698 Site Ranking #929 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (2009) #930 Blue Velvet (1986) #931 Jungle Cruise (2021) #932 The Darjeeling Limited (2007) #933 Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) #934 Central Intelligence (2016) #935 The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) #936 Cape Fear (1991) #937 Dark City (1998)