Around Wyoming Film Series – CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

Dinner and Film Series facilitated by Deane Tucker, Professor of Humanities at Chadron State College.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is the final film in the four-part series and will be shown on Monday, December 14.

In the USA, Roy Neary is trying to find his way at night. He’s close to home, but is looking for the place he has to go to in a map. He is a technician who has to solve a problem with an electrical blackout. While waiting to cross a railway, everything seems to go crazy around him. His torch won’t work anymore; all of a sudden, some mailboxes open themselves, and a light lands on his truck. Looking out of the window, he is flashed several times for what seems a UFO. This film, with scenes filmed in Wyoming, was written and directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut and Teri Garr.

Columbia Pictures – Rated PG; 135 minutes – For More Information Call the Library at 334-3490.