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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Synopsis: After a mysterious re-appearance of World War II era fighters resurface in Mexico, cableman Roy Neary has a strange encounter with a glowing light during a routine service call. He chases the light, almost causing him to hit a small child with his car. The boy’s mother, Jillian Guiler, found the boy’s room empty and came to find him. After the incident, Roy is sunburned from the mysterious light, and is plagued by images of a mountain and the sound of the same 5 notes. Roy’s town is cleared out by the government due to suspicions of a forthcoming alien landing. The reports on the news show the same mysterious mountain that Roy has been seeing in his head, so he decides to head out to the mountain. He is soon captured by the military, along with Jillian, whom he reunites with, learning that her son was abducted “by the clouds.” Roy and Jillian escape to the mountain, where they find a large military operation. Soon, hundreds of UFOs appear in the night sky, descending upon the mountain. Government scientists begin using a keyboard to play the 5-note sequence that Roy had heard (common among others who have encountered the UFOs) in an attempt to communicate with the ships. The smaller UFOs disappear, and are soon replaced by a large mothership-like UFO. The scientists, again, attempt communication with the large UFO, and succeed. After a brief musical conversation, the ship opens, and several people emerge, all of whom had been reported missing, including Jillian’s son, Barry. Then, a tall, gangly alien appears in the opening, followed by a large group of child-sized aliens, who gather a group of people who had volunteered to go with them, including Roy. The ship leaves, and disappears into the night sky.
Genre: Science Fiction: Science fiction (sci-fi) films are normally films with scenarios that are based on scientific speculation; things like aliens and interstellar travel are common. Common themes would include the creation of the universe,

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