Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Roy Neary is the everyman electrical lineman whose obsessive pursuit of a mysterious UFO encounter drives the central narrative of Steven Spielberg’s film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film)
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surface form:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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| appearsInDirectorCut |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film)
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surface form:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition
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| appearsInGenre |
drama film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Devils Tower National Monument
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UFOs ⓘ extraterrestrial contact ⓘ |
| characterArc | transforms from ordinary worker to UFO contactee ⓘ |
| createdBy | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| experiences |
psychological distress after UFO encounter
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visions of Devils Tower ⓘ |
| familyRelationship | experiences marital strain due to his obsession ⓘ |
| filmStudioContext | Columbia Pictures production ⓘ |
| finalFate | boards the alien mothership ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Brad Neary
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Sylvia Neary ⓘ Toby Neary ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Ronnie Neary ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Claude Lacombe
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Jillian Guiler ⓘ |
| joins | group of people drawn to Devils Tower ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | desire to understand his UFO experience ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | audience surrogate for the UFO experience ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
UFO close encounter while driving near railroad tracks
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obsessive construction of Devil's Tower model ⓘ |
| occupation | electrical lineman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
curious
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obsessive ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Dreyfuss ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | novelization of Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | central character in the film ⓘ |
| setIn |
Indiana
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surface form:
Indiana (within the film's story)
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| themeConnection |
conflict between family life and transcendent experience
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ordinary person encountering the extraordinary ⓘ |
| typeOfCloseEncounter |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film)
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surface form:
close encounter of the third kind
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| visualMotive | compulsively sculpts the shape of Devils Tower in household items ⓘ |
| worksFor | utility company (as lineman) ⓘ |
| yearOfIntroduction | 1977 ⓘ |
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