Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. The film depicts the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO), and Jillian Guiler, a single mother whose three-year-old son Barry is abducted during the same UFO manifestation. Close Encounters was a long-cherished project for Spielberg. In late 1973, he developed a deal with Columbia Pictures for a science-fiction film. Though Spielberg received sole credit for the script, he was assisted by Paul Schrader, John Hill, David Giler, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Jerry Belson, all of whom contributed to the screenplay in varying degrees. The title is derived from astronomer and Ufologist J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with extraterrestrials, in which the third kind denotes human observations of extraterrestrials or "animate beings". Douglas Trumbull served as the visual effects supervisor, while Carlo Rambaldi designed the aliens. Made on a production budget of US$19.4 million, Close Encounters was released in a limited number of cities on November 16 and 23, 1977, and expanded into wide release the following month. It was a critical and financial success, eventually grossing over $300 million worldwide and becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1977 behind only Star Wars: A New Hope and Smokey and the Bandit. It received numerous awards and nominations at the 50th Academy Awards, 32nd British Academy Film Awards, the 35th Golden Globe Awards and the 5th Saturn Awards, and has been widely acclaimed by the American Film Institute. In December 2007, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. A Special Edition was released theatrically in 1980. Spielberg agreed to create this edition to add more scenes that they had been unable to include in the original release, with the studio demanding a controversial scene depicting the interior of the extraterrestrial mothership. Spielberg's dissatisfaction with the altered ending scene led to a third version, the Director's Cut on VHS and LaserDisc in 1998 (and later DVD and Blu-ray). It is the longest version, combining Spielberg's favorite elements from both previous editions but removing the scenes inside the mothership. The film was later remastered in 4K and was then re-released in theaters on September 1, 2017, by Sony Pictures Releasing for its 40th anniversary.
Infobox
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Steven Spielberg
Produced by
mw- Julia Phillips Michael Phillips
Starring
Richard Dreyfuss Teri Garr Melinda Dillon François Truffaut
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by
Michael Kahn
Music by
John Williams
Productioncompanies
Columbia Pictures EMI Films
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
November 16, 1977 (1977-11-16)
Running time
135 minutes (Theatrical version) 132 minutes (Special Edition) 137 minutes (Director's Cut)
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$19.4 million
Box office
$306.9 million
Tables
Versions · Release and reception › Reissues and home media
11-16-1977
11-16-1977
Release date
11-16-1977
Version Description
Original Theatrical Version
Runtime
135 minutes
08-03-1980
08-03-1980
Release date
08-03-1980
Version Description
Special Edition
Notes
Adds SS Cotopaxi; and Mothership interior
Runtime
132 minutes
05-12-1998
05-12-1998
Release date
05-12-1998
Version Description
Collector's Edition/Director's Cut
Notes
Removes Mothership interior
Runtime
137 minutes
| Release date | Version Description | Notes | Runtime |
| 11-16-1977 | Original Theatrical Version | 135 minutes | |
| 08-03-1980 | Special Edition | Adds SS Cotopaxi; and Mothership interior | 132 minutes |
| 05-12-1998 | Collector's Edition/Director's Cut | Removes Mothership interior | 137 minutes |
· Release and reception › Accolades
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Director
Nominee(s)
Steven Spielberg
Result
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Best Supporting Actress
Category
Melinda Dillon
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Art Direction
Best Art Direction
Award
Best Art Direction
Category
Art Direction: Joe Alves and Dan Lomino, Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Best Cinematography
Award
Best Cinematography
Category
Vilmos Zsigmond
Nominee(s)
Won
Best Film Editing
Best Film Editing
Award
Best Film Editing
Category
Michael Kahn
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Original Score
Best Original Score
Award
Best Original Score
Category
John Williams
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Sound
Best Sound
Award
Best Sound
Category
Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Visual Effects
Best Visual Effects
Award
Best Visual Effects
Category
Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein and Richard Yuricich
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Special Achievement Academy Award (for "Sound Effects Editing")
Special Achievement Academy Award (for "Sound Effects Editing")
Award
Special Achievement Academy Award (for "Sound Effects Editing")
Category
Frank Warner
Nominee(s)
Won
American Cinema Editors Awards
American Cinema Editors Awards
Award
American Cinema Editors Awards
Category
Best Edited Feature Film
Nominee(s)
Michael Kahn
Result
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
Award
British Academy Film Awards
Category
Best Film
Nominee(s)
Steven Spielberg
Result
Nominated
Best Direction
Best Direction
Award
Best Direction
Category
Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Award
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Category
François Truffaut
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Award
Best Screenplay
Category
Steven Spielberg
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Best Cinematography
Award
Best Cinematography
Category
Vilmos Zsigmond
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Editing
Best Editing
Award
Best Editing
Category
Michael Kahn
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Original Music
Best Original Music
Award
Best Original Music
Category
John Williams
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Production Design
Best Production Design
Award
Best Production Design
Category
Joe Alves
Nominee(s)
Won
Best Sound
Best Sound
Award
Best Sound
Category
Gene Cantamessa, Robert Knudson, Don MacDougall, Robert Glass, Steve Katz, Frank Warner, Richard Oswald, David Horton, Sam Gemette, Gary Gerlich, Chet Slomka and Neil Burrow
Nominee(s)
Nominated
David di Donatello Awards
David di Donatello Awards
Award
David di Donatello Awards
Category
Best Foreign Film
Nominee(s)
Steven Spielberg
Result
Won
Directors Guild of America Awards
Directors Guild of America Awards
Award
Directors Guild of America Awards
Category
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Category
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Director – Motion Picture
Best Director – Motion Picture
Award
Best Director – Motion Picture
Category
Steven Spielberg
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Award
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Category
Nominated
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Award
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Category
John Williams
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Golden Reel Awards
Golden Reel Awards
Award
Golden Reel Awards
Category
Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects
Nominee(s)
Won
Golden Screen Awards
Golden Screen Awards
Award
Golden Screen Awards
Category
Won
Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards
Award
Grammy Awards
Category
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Nominee(s)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Result
Nominated
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
Award
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
Category
Nominated
Best Instrumental Composition
Best Instrumental Composition
Award
Best Instrumental Composition
Category
"Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind" – John Williams
Nominee(s)
Won
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
Award
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
Category
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
Nominee(s)
Won
Hugo Awards
Hugo Awards
Award
Hugo Awards
Category
Best Dramatic Presentation
Nominee(s)
Steven Spielberg
Result
Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
Award
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
Category
Best Re-Release of a Previously Existing Score
Nominee(s)
John Williams
Result
Won
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Award
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Category
John Williams, Mike Matessino and Jim Titus
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Japan Academy Film Prize
Japan Academy Film Prize
Award
Japan Academy Film Prize
Category
Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
Award
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
Category
Best Foreign Film
Nominee(s)
Steven Spielberg
Result
Won
National Board of Review Awards
National Board of Review Awards
Award
National Board of Review Awards
Category
Top Ten Films
Nominee(s)
5th Place
Special Citation – Outstanding Special Effects
Special Citation – Outstanding Special Effects
Award
Special Citation – Outstanding Special Effects
Category
Won
National Film Preservation Board
National Film Preservation Board
Award
National Film Preservation Board
Category
National Film Registry
Nominee(s)
Inducted
National Society of Film Critics Awards
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Category
Best Film
Nominee(s)
3rd Place
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Category
Steven Spielberg
Nominee(s)
2nd Place
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Category
Best Film
Nominee(s)
Runner-up
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Category
Steven Spielberg
Nominee(s)
Runner-up
Online Film & Television Association Awards
Online Film & Television Association Awards
Award
Online Film & Television Association Awards
Category
Hall of Fame – Motion Picture
Nominee(s)
Inducted
Saturn Awards (1977)
Saturn Awards (1977)
Award
Saturn Awards (1977)
Category
Best Science Fiction Film
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Category
Steven Spielberg
Nominee(s)
Won
Best Actor
Best Actor
Award
Best Actor
Category
Richard Dreyfuss
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Award
Best Actress
Category
Melinda Dillon
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Award
Best Supporting Actress
Category
Teri Garr
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Writing
Best Writing
Award
Best Writing
Category
Steven Spielberg
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Make-up
Best Make-up
Award
Best Make-up
Category
Bob Westmoreland, Thomas R. Burman and Carlo Rambaldi
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Music
Best Music
Award
Best Music
Category
John Williams
Nominee(s)
Won
Best Special Effects
Best Special Effects
Award
Best Special Effects
Category
Douglas Trumbull
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Saturn Awards (2001)
Saturn Awards (2001)
Award
Saturn Awards (2001)
Category
Best DVD Classic Film Release
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Saturn Awards (2007)
Saturn Awards (2007)
Award
Saturn Awards (2007)
Category
Best DVD Special Edition Release
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
Award
Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
Category
Best Foreign Film
Nominee(s)
7th Place
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers Guild of America Awards
Award
Writers Guild of America Awards
Category
Best Drama – Written Directly for the Screen
Nominee(s)
Steven Spielberg
Result
Nominated
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Melinda Dillon | Nominated | ||
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Joe Alves and Dan Lomino, Set Decoration: Phil Abramson | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond | Won | ||
| Best Film Editing | Michael Kahn | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa | Nominated | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein and Richard Yuricich | Nominated | ||
| Special Achievement Academy Award (for "Sound Effects Editing") | Frank Warner | Won | ||
| American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Feature Film | Michael Kahn | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Film | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |
| Best Direction | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | François Truffaut | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Michael Kahn | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Music | John Williams | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Design | Joe Alves | Won | ||
| Best Sound | Gene Cantamessa, Robert Knudson, Don MacDougall, Robert Glass, Steve Katz, Frank Warner, Richard Oswald, David Horton, Sam Gemette, Gary Gerlich, Chet Slomka and Neil Burrow | Nominated | ||
| David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film | Steven Spielberg | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | ||
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | John Williams | Nominated | ||
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects | Won | ||
| Golden Screen Awards | Won | |||
| Grammy Awards | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | Close Encounters of the Third Kind Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic | Nominated | |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams | Nominated | |||
| Best Instrumental Composition | "Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind" – John Williams | Won | ||
| Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special | Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams | Won | ||
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Steven Spielberg | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | Best Re-Release of a Previously Existing Score | John Williams | Won | |
| Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score | John Williams, Mike Matessino and Jim Titus | Nominated | ||
| Japan Academy Film Prize | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominated | ||
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Foreign Film | Steven Spielberg | Won | |
| National Board of Review Awards | Top Ten Films | 5th Place | ||
| Special Citation – Outstanding Special Effects | Won | |||
| National Film Preservation Board | National Film Registry | Inducted | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Film | 3rd Place | ||
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | 2nd Place | ||
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Film | Runner-up | ||
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Runner-up | ||
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Inducted | ||
| Saturn Awards (1977) | Best Science Fiction Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Richard Dreyfuss | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Melinda Dillon | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Teri Garr | Nominated | ||
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