{"product_id":"close-encounters-the-special-edition-1980","title":"Close Encounters ‘The Special Edition’ - 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very Good\/Excellent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolded as Issued\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree Shipping within the U.K.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:  14 x 30 inches (36 x 76 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original Australian Daybill poster for the 1980 release of “Close Encounters ‘The Special Edition’”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClose 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClose 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new version is, quite simply, a better film. \"Why didn't Spielberg make it this good the first time?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This time, the experience goes even further.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTags: Australian 1980s Sci-Fi Daybill Drama American Action Adventure \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Picture House Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43848649048259,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/8304\/0195\/files\/AustralianDaybillswall58_1.jpg?v=1769388034","url":"https:\/\/picturehouseposters.com\/products\/close-encounters-the-special-edition-1980","provider":"Picture House Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}