Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Revision history

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Reverted edits by Jebediatis (talk) to last revision by SolarBot

Jebediatis at 09:21, February 16, 2026

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 *While the townspeople are waiting for the "alien", [[Mr. Largo]] has several members of the [[Springfield Elementary School Band]] play the movie's five-note theme.
 *Just before the "alien" appears, clouds gather over the woods the same way as they do over Devils Tower before the mother ship arrives.}}
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 *Just before the "alien" appears, clouds gather over the woods the same way as they do over Devils Tower before the mother ship arrives.}}
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 {{TB|''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''}}
 {{TB|The questline "[[Close Encounters of the Blurred Kind]]" appeared in the {{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXV}} and {{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror 2015|Treehouse of Horror XXVI}} events, unlocking when the player obtained a costume of the [[Burns' alien|Burns alien]].}}

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+{{TB|The questline "[[Close Encounters of the Blurred Kind]]" appeared in the {{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXV}} and {{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror 2015|Treehouse of Horror XXVI}} events, unlocking when the player obtained a costume of the [[Burns' alien|Burns alien]].}}
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 {{TB|"[[Homer's Night Out]]"}}
 {{TB|At the strip club [[Mud City]], a sign outside the door reads "Close Encounters of the Mud Kind", a reference to the movie.}}
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-'''''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''''' is a 1977 American sci-fi/drama film directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. The movie tells the story of a large-scale extraterrestrial visitation at {{W|Devils Tower}}, [[Wyoming]]. It also tells the stories of several characters who get caught up in the chain of events leading up to the aliens' visit. The plot focuses specifically on Roy Neary, an electrical line worker who has a close-range encounter with a UFO; and Jillian Guiler, whose young son is abducted by aliens. They are both compelled to create images (Roy in sculpture, Jillian in sketches) of a mountain which they eventually learn is Devils Tower. Roy and Jillian then travel to Devils Tower and see the aliens arrive and release a large number of abductees, including Jillian's son. Roy goes aboard the aliens' mother ship and leaves with them when they depart Earth.
+'''''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''''' is a 1977 American sci-fi/drama film directed by [[Steven Spielberg]].
 ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' has been referred to several times in ''Simpsons'' media.
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	'''''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''''' is a 1977 American sci-fi/drama film directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. The movie tells the story of a large-scale extraterrestrial visitation at {{W\|Devils Tower}}, [[Wyoming]]. It also tells the stories of several characters who get caught up in the chain of events leading up to the aliens' visit. The plot focuses specifically on Roy Neary, an electrical line worker who has a close-range encounter with a UFO; and Jillian Guiler, whose young son is abducted by aliens. They are both compelled to create images (Roy in sculpture, Jillian in sketches) of a mountain which they eventually learn is Devils Tower. Roy and Jillian then travel to Devils Tower and see the aliens arrive and release a large number of abductees, including Jillian's son. Roy goes aboard the aliens' mother ship and leaves with them when they depart Earth.		'''''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''''' is a 1977 American sci-fi/drama film directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. The movie tells the story of a large-scale extraterrestrial visitation at {{W\|Devils Tower}}, [[Wyoming]]. It also tells the stories of several characters who get caught up in the chain of events leading up to the aliens' visit. The plot focuses specifically on Roy Neary, an electrical line worker who has a close-range encounter with a UFO; and Jillian Guiler, whose young son is abducted by aliens. They are both compelled to create images (Roy in sculpture, Jillian in sketches) of a mountain which they eventually learn is Devils Tower. Roy and Jillian then travel to Devils Tower and see the aliens arrive and release a large number of abductees, including Jillian's son. Roy goes aboard the aliens' mother ship and leaves with them when they depart Earth.

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-'''''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''''' is a 1977 American sci-fi/drama film directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. The movie tells the story of a large-scale extraterrestrial visitation at {{w|Devils Tower}}, [[Wyoming]]. It also tells the stories of several characters who get caught up in the chain of events leading up to the aliens' visit. The plot focuses specifically on Roy Neary, an electrical line worker who has a close-range encounter with a UFO; and Jillian Guiler, whose young son is abducted by aliens. They are both compelled to create images (Roy in sculpture, Jillian in sketches) of a mountain which they eventually learn is Devils Tower. Roy and Jillian then travel to Devils Tower and see the aliens arrive and release a large number of abductees, including Jillian's son. Roy goes aboard the aliens' mother ship and leaves with them when they depart Earth.
+'''''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''''' is a 1977 American sci-fi/drama film directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. The movie tells the story of a large-scale extraterrestrial visitation at {{W|Devils Tower}}, [[Wyoming]]. It also tells the stories of several characters who get caught up in the chain of events leading up to the aliens' visit. The plot focuses specifically on Roy Neary, an electrical line worker who has a close-range encounter with a UFO; and Jillian Guiler, whose young son is abducted by aliens. They are both compelled to create images (Roy in sculpture, Jillian in sketches) of a mountain which they eventually learn is Devils Tower. Roy and Jillian then travel to Devils Tower and see the aliens arrive and release a large number of abductees, including Jillian's son. Roy goes aboard the aliens' mother ship and leaves with them when they depart Earth.
-The movie was a box office success and was nominated for eight Academy Awards. The movie's {{w|Close Encounters of the Third Kind#Music|five-note theme}}, which is used to establish communication between humanity and the aliens, was quickly ingrained into popular culture and became one of the most recognized musical memes in cinema. Also, due to its prominent role in the movie, Devils Tower became inextricably linked in popular culture with both the movie in particular and the UFO phenomenon in general.
+The movie was a box office success and was nominated for eight Academy Awards. The movie's {{W|Close Encounters of the Third Kind#Music|five-note theme}}, which is used to establish communication between humanity and the aliens, was quickly ingrained into popular culture and became one of the most recognized musical memes in cinema. Also, due to its prominent role in the movie, Devils Tower became inextricably linked in popular culture with both the movie in particular and the UFO phenomenon in general.
 ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' has been referred to several times in ''Simpsons'' media.
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 {{TB|[[Johnny Mathis]]}}
 {{TB|Received a "Special Thanks" credit for the use of "{{W2|Chances Are|song}}" on the movie's soundtrack.}}
-{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Johnny Mathis|himself}} in the [[Season 26]] episode "[[Bull-E]]".}}
+{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Johnny Mathis|himself}} in the [[Season 26]] episode "[[Bull-E]]".}}
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