Our personal favorite Steven Spielberg movie celebrated its 40th anniversary this year with a 4K restoration, and we're screening it on its original release day (November 16th, 1977). We will be showing a remastered 135-minute Director's Cut. Limited seating, advanced tickets recommended. "The film is both the last great gasp of '60s hippie ethos and the first masterpiece of what would become an increasingly technocratic '80s movie-house takeover." - Slant Magazine
"It's hard to overstate how good Spielberg's movie is and how contemporary it feels even today." - Newsday
"Is Close Encounters better or worse than Star Wars?—that's the boring question this morning. It's neither one. It's different, an achievement on its own." - New York Times, 1977
Power repairman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) has an extraordinary encounter with a strange spacecraft while out on a call. Recurring visions of a mountain fuel an increasing obsession that drives him to an emotional breaking point. Desperate to understand what he has experienced, he finds an ally in Jillian (Melinda Dillon), a single mother who believes her son has been abducted by the aliens. Meanwhile an international group of scientists led by French expert Claude Lacombe (Francois Truffaut) search for a breakthrough in human-alien communication. Their collective quest culminates in a remote Wyoming rendezvous and an event of unequalled importance in all of human history. Rated PG, 137 mins.
***Please note that NO OUTSIDE DRINKS OR FOOD are allowed inside Richards' Goat Tavern for legal reasons and violators of this rule may be banned from the theatre permanently. Cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, popcorn, and cookies are available at the bar. If you are interested in one of our hot food specials, please show up at least 30 minutes early to finish it in the bar area, as hot food is not allowed inside the dark theatre for your safety. Thank you, see you at the movies!