Close Encounters ‘The Special Edition’ - 1980

Condition: Very Good/Excellent

Folded as Issued

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Size:  14 x 30 inches (36 x 76 cm)

An original Australian Daybill poster for the 1980 release of “Close Encounters ‘The Special Edition’”

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It is the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with a UFO.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition was released on August 3, 1980 making a further $15.7 million, accumulating a final $303.7 million box office gross.Roger Ebert "thought the original film was an astonishing achievement, capturing the feeling of awe and wonder we have when considering the likelihood of life beyond the Earth. 

This new version is, quite simply, a better film. "Why didn't Spielberg make it this good the first time?"

"This time, the experience goes even further."

Tags: Australian 1980s Sci-Fi Daybill Drama American Action Adventure