 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977  PG, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Francois Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey, Bob Balaban, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Lance Henriksen, George DiCenzo, J. Patrick McNamara, Philip Dodds, Carl Weathers
Steven Spielberg's award-winning masterpiece is about the Earth's first communication with aliens. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is haunted by inexplicable images, and Gillian (Melinda Dillon) is the mother of a missing youngster presumably taken by the aliens. Gillian joins Roy on his quest to find the source of his torment. Oscars were presented for Best Cinematography and Sound Effects Editing (Special Achievement); seven nominations included Best Director and Supporting Actress (Dillon).
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Cross Creek 1983  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Peter Coyote, Dana Hill, Rip Torn, Alfre Woodard, Joanna Miles, Ike Eisenmann, Jay O. Sanders, Malcolm McDowell, Cary Guffey, Toni Hudson, Bo Rucker, John Hammond, Tommy Alford, C.T. Wakefield
The Florida backwoods home of "The Yearling" author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Mary Steenburgen) and her life prior to publishing her first novel are the basis for this story. Rawlings leaves her husband and moves to a Florida orange grove where she begins life anew hoping to find needed peace to write her story. Among her new-found friends are her servant Geechee (Alfre Woodard), her lover Norton (Peter Coyote), and father and daughter Marsh and Ellie Turner (Rip Torn and Dana Hill)–all of whom give her the inspiration to write her novel. The film received four Academy Award nominations including Torn for Best Supporting Actor and Woodard for Best Supporting Actress.
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Night Shadows 1984  R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Mutant
Director: John "Bud" Cardos, Mark Rosman
Cast: Wings Hauser, Bo Hopkins, Lee Montgomery, Jody Medford, Marc Clement, Cary Guffey, Jennifer Warren, Danny Nelson, Mary Nell Santacroce, Stuart Culpepper, Wallace Wilkinson, Johnny Popwell Sr.
Brothers Josh and Mike (Wings Hauser and Lee Montgomery) visit a small Georgia town. When Mike disappears, Josh, the local sheriff (Bo Hopkins), and school teacher Holly (Jody Medford) conduct a search for him. It turns out that the townsfolk live near a toxic waste dump, which has turned most residents into zombies. Getting Mike back may be difficult.
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| 1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
2. Cross Creek (1983)
3. Night Shadows (1984)
aka: Mutant
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