Close Encounters of the Third Kind · 40th Anniversary Edition

DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)

• Original Theatrical version (1977)
• Special Edition (1980)
• Director's Cut (1998)
• View From Above (In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version"))
• Cast & Crew (stills)
• Richard Dreyfuss
• + 5 more

  François Truffaut

  Melinda Dillon

  Bob Balaban

  Teri Garr

  Steven Spielberg

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)

• Original Theatrical version (1977)
• Special Edition (1980)
• Director's Cut (1998)
• View From Above (In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version"))

DISC THREE (Blu-ray)

• Three Kinds of Close Encounters (featurette [1080p]) (22:02)
• Steven's Home Video and Outtakes [1080p] (5:25)
• Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters (featurette [1080i]) (21:21)
• The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (documentary (101:41) [480i])
• Watch the Skies (featurette [1080p]) (5:54)
• Deleted Scenes (with Play All) [480i] (18:23)
• + 17 more

  In the Desert (0:49)

  Roy on the Job (4:03)

  Roy Gets Directions (1:19)

  At the Airport (4:37)

  At the Police Station (1:50)

  At the Barbecue (1:59)

  English Lessons (1:31)

  On the Roof (0:55)

  At the Gas Station (2:12)

  Storyboard Comparisons (with Play All) [1080i] (22:10)

  Crescendo Summit 1 (2:18)

  Crescendo Summit 2 (3:14)

  Barry's Kidnapping (5:54)

  Landing Site (6:25)

  Roy's First Encounter (4:54)

  Extensive Photo Gallery (stills) [1080p]

  Storyboard Galleries

  • End Sequence 1
  • End Sequence 2
  • Location Scouting Pictures
  • Mothership Drawings by Ralph McQuarrie

Behind the Scenes

• The Opening
• The Power Plant
• At Home with the Neary Family
• Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway
• Roy at the Police Station
• At Barry and Jillian's
• + 10 more

  Crescendo Summit

  Lacombe

  Evacuation

  Roy and Jillian on the Road

  Devil's Tower

  The Climb

  Who Are You People?

  The Landing Site

  The Aliens

  Puck

Production Team

• Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography
• Joe Avles: Production Designer
• Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor
• Michael Kahn: Editor
• John Williams: Composer

Portrait Gallery

• Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter
• Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary
• Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary
• Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler
• Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe
• Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler
• + 2 more

  Bob Balaban as David Laughlin

  Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor

Marketing: Original Theatrical Release

• Poster Concepts
• The Release
• Trading Cards
• French Lobby Cards
• Special Edition
• Filming the Special Edition
• + 3 more

  French Lobby Cards

  Original Theatrical Trailer [1080p] (6:01)

  Special Edition Trailer [1080p] (1:57)