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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

year 1977decade 70sdirector Steven Spielberggenre Science fictiongenre Drama
host Bill Simmonshost Chris Ryanhost Sean Fennesseyproducer Craig Horlbeck theme Big-Ass '70s Month
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The film

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Directed by Steven Spielberg · Science fiction

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Richard Dreyfuss Roy Neary
François Truffaut Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr Ronnie Neary, Roy's wife. Meryl Streep and Amy Irving also auditioned for the role
Melinda Dillon Jillian Guiler. Garr wanted to portray Jillian, but was cast as Ronnie. Hal Ashby
Bob Balaban David Laughlin, Lacombe's assistant and English-French interpreter
J. Patrick McNamara Project Leader
Warren J. Kemmerling Major "Wild Bill" Walsh
Phil Dodds Jean Claude
Cary Guffey Barry Guiler, Jillian's son. Spielberg conducted a series of method acting techniques to help Guffey
Merrill Connally Team Leader
George DiCenzo Major Benchley
Josef Sommer Larry Butler
Carl Weathers Military Police
David Abraham Cheulkar English-Hindi interpreter

Everything from the episode

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1:16:46

The Sean Penn “I Brought My Own Pack” Award for Excellence in On-Screen Smoking

The segment proposes that Ronnie or Jillian should have smoked to fit 1977 Indiana.

The segment proposes that Ronnie or Jillian should have smoked to fit 1977 Indiana.

The panel proposes a new category here.

Flex pick · Chris Ryan

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:46Read transcript
  • The flex proposal argues that Ronnie smoking constantly would make her more period-authentic and relatable. — Chris Ryan
  • Jillian is also proposed as a smoker because smoking would have been common in 1977 Indiana.
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1:24:25

The Andy and Red – Zihuatanejo Award for What Happens the Next Day?

The segment imagines the consequences for Roy's family and Roy aboard the ship.

The segment imagines the consequences for Roy's family and Roy aboard the ship.

Flex pick · Sean Fennessey

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:25Read transcript
  • Sean selects the Next Day category as his flex choice. — Sean Fennessey
  • Roy's time aboard the ship is imagined as decades of invasive experimentation.
  • Ronnie is imagined rapidly rebuilding her life with a new partner after leaving Roy. — Chris Ryan
  • Roy's oldest son is predicted to become delinquent after the family's collapse. — Chris Ryan
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1:35:36

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

The five-note musical exchange works, but the extended mothership improvisation becomes awkward.

The five-note musical exchange works, but the extended mothership improvisation becomes awkward.

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:36Read transcript
  • Craig says the initial five-note exchange works but the extended musical improvisation becomes awkward. — Craig Horlbeck
  • He argues that Spielberg and John Williams overextended the sequence once the brass and tuba-like sounds begin. — Craig Horlbeck
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