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Episode 130: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Directed by: Steven Spielberg 
Written by: Steven Spielberg 
Score by: John Williams 
Budget: $19.4 million
Gross: $306.1 million

Cast:

• Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary
• Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe
• Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary
• Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler 
• Bob Balaban as David Laughlin

Talking Points:

1. What is our history with Close Encounters?
2. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?

Spoiler-Talk: 

1. What are the themes of Close Encounters of the Third Kind? 
2. How does this compare to Jaws?
3. Final thoughts.