Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Special Edition] (1980)
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Primary Title
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Special Edition]
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 13 July 1986
Release Year
- 1980
Start Time
- 19 : 25
Finish Time
- 21 : 35
Duration
- 130:00
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- This is a broadcast of a 'Special Edition' version released in 1980 three years after the film's original theatrical release in 1977. The original production of the film was plagued with schedule and budget problems. Spielberg originally wanted to release the film in the summer of 1978, however, Columbia Pictures insisted that Spielberg have it ready by November 1977. Therefore many scenes Spielberg had scripted couldn't be filmed as he originally intended due to time constraints. After the movie's huge success, Spielberg asked Columbia to allow him to re-cut the picture and to shoot additional sequences; the studio agreed at the condition that he included new scenes showing the inside of the alien mothership.
Subjects
- Science fiction films--United States
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Drama
- Science fiction
Contributors
- Steven Spielberg (Director)
- Steven Spielberg (Writer)
- Richard Dreyfuss (Actor)
- François Truffaut (Actor)
- Teri Garr (Actor)
- Melinda Dillon (Actor)
- Bob Balaban (Actor)
- Columbia Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Science fiction films--United States
- Feature films--United States