The Dream (Short 2010)
Part of the UFO scene is shownWe Are the Robots (Video 2010)
Sample(s).Trumbull Land (TV Movie 2018)
Clips shown
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (TV Movie 1977)
Science Fiction Film Awards (TV Special 1978)
Clips of the film are shown.The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 1978)
Hot Stuff (1979)
Pinball game shownStar Wars: Music by John Williams (TV Movie 1980)
Example of John Williams Music
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (Short 1953)
Silvia watches the cartoon on television.The Ten Commandments (1956)
Brad and Toby watch the Parting of the Red Sea scene on television.Days of Our Lives (TV Series 1965)
The series is playing on television when Roy builds the mashed potato sculpture of Devils Tower.The Road Runner Show (TV Series 1966–1973)
The introduction is shown on television."Police Woman" The Chasers (TV Episode 1975)
Playing on TV as Jillian gets out of bed.
"Beyond Reason" Episode #1.21 (TV Episode 1977)
The movie is mentioned by name.- Teri Garr talks about her movie
"Saturday Night Live" Ray Charles (TV Episode 1977)
Reviewed by Bill Murray on Weekend Update"Saturday Night Live" Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson (TV Episode 1977)
Referenced in optical as Luncheon Counters of the third kind"Fish" Close Encounters of the Fishy Kind (TV Episode 1978)
Title reference.
Metropolis (1927)
The India sequence features a close shot of hands pointing at the sky, which closely echoes a shot in the 'Babel' sequence of Metropolis.Pinocchio (1940)
The score makes multiple references to "When You Wish Upon a Star", and it's also the movie that the Nelly family was going to see. They were arguing about Pinochhhio & Goofy GolfThe Man from Planet X (1951)
Steven Spielberg said that the nonverbal communication with the aliens on Earth was based on this movie.The Searchers (1956)
North by Northwest (1959)
Dreyfuss and Dillon climbing the rock with Dreyfuss slipping, arms stretched out, hands touching
Firelight (1964)
"Saturday Night Live" Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman (TV Episode 1978)
Spoofed as 'Cone Encounters of the third kind'- Film's title is a humorous takeoff on the mainstream film's title.
- Title is a takeoff on the mainstream film's title from a year earlier.
Superwoman (1979)
Actor Mike Horner states, "Boy, was that a close encounter!" regarding a sexual encounter with aliens.