Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Roy Neary

      Richard Dreyfuss

    • Claude Lacombe

      François Truffaut

    • Ronnie Neary

      Teri Garr

    • Jillian Guiler

      Melinda Dillon

    • Barry Guiler

      Cary Guffey

    • David Laughlin

      Bob Balaban

    • farmer

      Roberts Blossom

    • team leader

      Merrill Connally

    • Major Benchley

      George Dicenzo

    • Robert

      Lance Henriksen

    • Wild Bill

      Warren Kemmerling

    • project leader

      J. Patrick McNamara

    • Jean Claude

      Philip Dodds

    • Brad Neary

      Shawn Bishop

    • Silvia Neary

      Adrienne Campbell

    • Toby Neary

      Justin Dreyfuss

    • implantee

      Amy Douglass

    • implantee

      Alexander Lockwood

    • Ike

      Gene Dynarski

    • Mrs Harris

      Mary Gafrey

    • Ohio tolls

      Norman Bartold

    • Larry Butler

      Josef Sommer

    • himself

      Dyer, Rev Michael J.

    • highway patrolman

      Roger Ernest

    • military policeman

      Carl Weathers

    • ARP project member

      F.J. O'Neil

    • ARP musician

      Philip Dodds

    • returnee from Flight 19

      Randy Hermann

    • returnee from Flight 19

      Hal Barwood

    • returnee from Flight 19

      Matthew Robbins

    • air traffic controller

      David Anderson

    • air traffic controller

      Richard L. Hawkins

    • air traffic

      Craig Shreeve

    • air traffic

      Bill Thurman

    • Air East pilot

      Roy E. Richards

    • hawker

      Gene Rader

    • federale

      Eumenio Blanco

    • federale

      Daniel Nunez

    • federale

      Chuy Franco

    • federale

      Luis Contreras

    • radio telescope team

      James Keane

    • radio telescope team

      Dennis McMullen

    • radio telescope team

      Cy Young

    • radio telescope team

      Tom Howard

    • truck dispatcher

      Richard Stuart

    • load dispatcher

      Bob Westmoreland

    • support leader

      Matt Emery

    • special force

      Galen Thompson

    • special force

      John Dennis Johnston

    • dirty tricks

      John Ewing

    • dirty tricks

      Keith Atkinson

    • dirty tricks

      Robert Broyles

    • dirty tricks

      Kirk Raymond

    • [power plant technician]

      Ted Henning

    • [executive engineer]

      Norman Dreyfuss

    • [scientist/returnee]

      J. Allen Hynek

    • [returnee]

      Bob Westmoreland

    • [World War II pilot]

      Bruce Davidson

    • himself

      Howard K. Smith

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Steven Spielberg

    • Assistant Director

      Myers, Chuck

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      James Bloom

    • AFI Intern

      Seth Winston

    • Script Supervisor

      Charlsie Bryant

    Rights:

    • ©

      Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Columbia Pictures Corporation

    • Producer

      Julia Phillips

    • Producer

      Michael Phillips

    • Associate Producer

      Paylow, Clark

    • Unit Production Manager

      Paylow, Clark

    • Project Co-ordinator

      Mona Thal Benefiel

    • Location Auditor

      Steve Warner

    • Production Accountant (Spec Vis Effs)

      Peggy Rosson

    • Location Manager

      Joe O'Har

    • Assistant to the Producers

      Kendall Cooper

    • 2nd Assistant to the Producers

      Judy Bornstein

    • Assistant to Mr Spielberg

      Fields, Rick

    • Production Secretary

      Gail Siemers

    • Production Secretary (Spec Vis Effs)

      Joyce Goldberg

    • Production Staff

      Janet Healy

    • Production Staff

      Pat Burns

    • [Assistant to Mr Truffaut]

      Françoise Forget

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Shari Rhodes

    • Casting

      Taylor, Juliette

    • Casting (Additional)

      Sally Dennison

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Steven Spielberg

    • [Screenplay]

      Paul Schrader

    • [Screenplay]

      Walter Hill

    • [Screenplay]

      David Giler

    • [Screenplay]

      Jerry Belson

    • [Screenplay]

      Hal Barwood

    • [Screenplay]

      Matthew Robbins

    • Technical Dialogue

      Colin Cantwell

    • [Story]

      Steven Spielberg

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Vilmos Zsigmond

    • Dir of Photo of Add American Scenes

      William A. Fraker

    • Dir of Photo of India Sequence

      Douglas Slocombe

    • Additional Director of Photography

      Alonzo, John

    • Additional Director of Photography

      László Kovács

    • UFO Photography

      Dave Stewart

    • Mothership Photography

      Dennis Muren

    • 2nd Unit Director of Photography

      Poster, Steve

    • [Additional Director of Photography]

      Frank Stanley

    • Colour Consultant

      Mcmillian, Robert M.

    • Optical Photography

      Robert Hall

    • Camera Operator

      Nick Mclean

    • Camera Operator (Special Visual Effs)

      Berry, Dave

    • Camera Operator (Special Visual Effs)

      Eugene Eyerly

    • Camera Operator (Special Visual Effs)

      Maxwell Morgan

    • Camera Operator (Special Visual Effs)

      Ron Peterson

    • Camera Operator (Special Visual Effs)

      Eldon Rickman

    • [India Sequence Camera Operator]

      Chic Waterson

    • Assistant Cameraman (Special Vis Effs)

      David Hardberger

    • Assistant Cameraman (Special Vis Effs)

      Alan Harding

    • Assistant Cameraman (Special Vis Effs)

      Bruce Nicholson

    • Assistant Cameraman (Special Vis Effs)

      Richard Rippel

    • Assistant Cameraman (Special Vis Effs)

      Scott Squires

    • [India Sequence Focus Puller]

      Robin Vidgeon

    • Technician (Special Visual Effects)

      Robert Hollister

    • Gaffer

      Earl Gilbert

    • Key Grip (Special Visual Effects)

      Ray Rich

    • [Key Grip]

      Dicky Deats

    • Video Technician

      Mahler, "Fast" Eddie

    Stills:

    • Stills

      Peter Sorel

    • Stills

      Jim Coe

    • Stills

      Pete Turner

    • Stills (Special Visual Effects)

      Marcia Reid

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Concept

      Steven Spielberg

    • Special Photographic Effs (Supervisor)

      Douglas Trumbull

    • Photographic Effs (Dir of Photography)

      Richard Yuricich

    • Special Visual Effects Co-ordinator

      Larry Robinson

    • Effects Electrician

      David Gold

    • Project Assistant

      Glen Erickson

    • Project Assistant

      Hoyt Yeatman

    • Matte Photography

      Don Jarel

    • Matte Artist

      Matthew Yuricich

    • Assistant Matte Artist

      Rocco Gioffre

    • Effects Unit Project Manager

      Robert Shepherd

    • Realisation of 'Extraterrestrial'

      Carlo Rambaldi

    • Mechanical Effects

      Roy Arbogast

    • Mechanical Special Effects

      George Polkinghorne

    • [Mechanical Effects Technician]

      Michael Wood

    • [Extraterrestrial Realization Assistant]

      Isidoro Raponi

    • Electronics Design

      Jerry L. Jeffress

    • Electronics Design

      Alvah J. Miller

    • Electronics Design

      Peter Regla

    • Electronics Design

      Dan Slater

    • Chief Model Maker

      Jein, Gregory

    • Model Shop Co-ordinator

      J. Richard Dow

    • Model Maker

      Jor Van Kline

    • Model Maker

      Michael McMillen

    • Model Maker

      Swenson, Kenneth

    • Model Maker

      Robert Worthington

    Animation:

    • Animation Supervisor

      Robert Swarthe

    • Animator

      Harry Moreau

    • Animation Staff

      Carol Boardman

    • Animation Staff

      Eleanor Dahlen

    • Animation Staff

      Cy Didjurgis

    • Animation Staff

      Tom Koester

    • Animation Staff

      Bill Millar

    • Animation Staff

      Conne Morgan

    • [Motion Control Technician]

      Gregory L. McMurry

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Michael Kahn

    • Assistant Editor

      Geoffrey Rowland

    • Assistant Editor

      Charles Bornstein

    • Editorial Assistant

      Joseph A. Ippolito

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Joe Alves

    • Camera and Mechanical Design

      Don Trumbull

    • Camera and Mechanical Design

      B/G Engineering

    • Camera and Mechanical Design

      John Russell

    • Camera and Mechanical Design

      Fries Engineering

    • Art Director

      Dan Lomino

    • Set Decorator

      Abramson, Phil

    • Production Illustrator

      Jensen, George

    • [Illustrator]

      Dan Goozee

    • [Illustrator]

      Ralph McQuarrie

    • Property Master

      Sam Gordon

    • Construction Manager

      Bill Parks

    Costumes:

    • Wardrobe Supervisor

      Linn, Jim

    Make-up:

    • [Make-up]

      David Ayres

    • Make-up Supervisor

      Bob Westmoreland

    • [Alien Make-up]

      The Burman Studio

    • [Alien Make-up]

      Ellis Burman

    • [Alien Make-up]

      Tom Burman

    • Hairdresser

      Edie Panda

    Titles:

    • Title Design

      Dan Perri

    Music:

    • Music

      John Williams

    • [Mothership Tuba Solos]

      Tommy Johnson

    • [Lightboard Oboe Solo]

      John Ellis

    • [Music Supervisor]

      Richard Berres

    • [Music Co-ordinator]

      Brendan Cahill

    • Music Editor

      Wannberg, Kenneth

    Sound:

    • Music Scoring Mixer

      John Neal

    • [Sound Supervisor]

      Fred Hynes

    • Sound Recording

      Cantamesa, Gene

    • Dolby Sound Supervisor

      Katz, Steve

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Knudson, Buzz

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Don Macdougall

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Robert Glass

    • Supervising Dialogue Editor

      Jack Schrader

    • Dialogue Editorial Staff

      Dick Friedman

    • Assistant Dialogue Staff

      Robert A. Reich

    • Assistant Dialogue Staff

      Bill Jackson

    • Effects Editorial Staff

      Oswald, Richard

    • Effects Editorial Staff

      Horton, David

    • Effects Editorial Staff

      Sam Gemette

    • Effects Editorial Staff

      Gary S. Gerlich

    • Effects Editorial Staff

      Slomka, Chet

    • Effects Editorial Staff

      Neil Burrow

    • Effects Negative Cutter

      Barbara Morrison

    • Supervising Sound Effects Editor

      Frank Warner

    Choreography:

    • [Extraterrestrial Choreo]

      Susan Heldford

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Buddy Joe Hooker

    Consultant:

    • Technical Adviser

      Hynek, Dr J. Allen

    • Special Consultant

      Peter Anderson

    • Special Consultant

      Larry Albright

    • Special Consultant

      Richard Bennett

    • Special Consultant

      Ken Ebert

    • Special Consultant

      Paul Huston

    • Special Consultant

      David M. Jones

    • Special Consultant

      Kevin Kelly

    • Special Consultant

      Jim Lutes

    • Special Consultant

      George Randle

    • Special Consultant

      Jeff Shapiro

    • Special Consultants

      Rourke Engineering

    • Laboratory Expeditor

      Charles Hinkle

    • Transportation

      Bill Bethea

    • Laboratory Technician

      Don Dow

    • Laboratory Technician

      Hollister, Tom

    • Animal Sequences Supervisor

      Edwards, Dr H.C.

    Publicity:

    • Publicity

      Al Ebner

    • Publicity

      Murray Weissman

    • Publicity

      Pickwick Public Relations

    Unknown:

    • In association with

      Inc. EMI Films