Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Richard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who along with several other stunned bystanders experience a close encounter of the first kind – witnessing UFOs soaring across the night sky. After this life changing event, the inexplicable vision of a strange, mountain-like formation haunts him. He becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, much to the dismay of his wife and family. Meanwhile, bizarre occurences are happening around the world. Government agents have close encounters of the second kind – discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors in the form of a lost fighter aircraft from World War II and a stranded military ship that disappeared decades earlier only to suddenly reappear in unusual places. Roy continues to chase his vision to a remote area where he and the agents follow the clues that have drawn them to reach a site where they will have a close encounter of the third kind – contact.

Role	Credit
Director:	Steven Spielberg
Writer:	Steven Spielberg
Cast:	Richard Dreyfuss , Melinda Dillon , Bob Balaban , Lance Henriksen , François Truffaut

Golden Globe Awards

1978 Nominee

Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978 Nominee

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Steven Spielberg
1978 Nominee

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- John Williams
1978 Nominee

Best Director - Motion Picture
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Steven Spielberg