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

7.6 / 10

Metacritic

90 / 100

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)
Filming Locations
1613 Carlisle Drive East, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  (exteriors: Roy Neary's home)
22250 State Highway 181, Fairhope, Alabama, USA
  (interiors, exteriors: Gillian Guiler's house)
Bankhead Tunnel, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  (street scenes)
Bay Minette, Alabama, USA
  (Evacuation)
Bernal, Querétaro, Mexico
  (desert)
Black Hills National Forest, Wyoming, USA
  (Devil's Tower)
Brookley Field Industrial Complex, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  (indoor sets: Landing Site - cars follow spacecraft at road bend - Roy Neary's home interiors)
Building 17, Brookley Field Industrial Complex, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  (indoor sets)
Burbank, California, USA
  (police cars chasing UFO lights)
California, USA
  (El Mirage Dry Lake)
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA
  (Devil's Rock)
Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA
Fairhope, Alabama, USA
Hangar 5, Building 17, Brookley Field Industrial Complex, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  (indoor set)
Hangar 6, Building 17, Brookley Field Industrial Complex, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  (indoor set)
Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Mobile Civic Center, Civic Center Drive, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  (interiors) (Main building) (main arena)
Mojave Desert, California, USA
  (desert) (opening sequence - sandstorm) (Cotopaxi ship stranding in the middle of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  (Claude Lacombe makes recordings in India)
Padgett Switch Rd, Irvington, Alabama, USA
  (Railroad crossing scene)
Palmdale, California, USA
  (air traffic control center)
Querétaro, Mexico
  (desert)
Rockwell International Assembly Facility, Palmdale, California, USA
  (Air Traffic Control Center)
Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, Mexico
  (desert)
Tequisquipán, Querétaro, Mexico
  (desert)
Vincent Thomas Bridge, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
  (Toll Booth)
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  (Howard K. Smith TV News Anchorman scenes)
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