Roy Neary

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Roy Neary is the everyman electrical lineman whose obsessive encounter with a UFO drives the central narrative of the science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

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Label Occurrences
Roy Neary canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film)
surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
associatedWith Devils Tower National Monument
surface form: Devils Tower

UFOs
extraterrestrials
centralThemeInvolvement communication with extraterrestrials
obsession with UFOs
characterArc transformation from ordinary worker to UFO contactee
conflictType man versus unknown
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Steven Spielberg
familyStatusAtEnd separated from family
familyStatusAtStart married with children
fictionalUniverse Close Encounters universe
filmDirectorOfWork Steven Spielberg
filmStudioOfWork Columbia Pictures
finalFate leaves Earth aboard a mothership
genre science fiction
hasChild Barry Neary
Brad Neary
Sylvia Neary
hasGender male
hasSpouse Ronnie Neary
introducedAs working-class family man
languageOfWork English
medium film
musicAssociatedWith five-note UFO motif
narrativeRole everyman
protagonist
notableInteraction meets Jillian Guiler
participates in government-organized contact at Devils Tower
notableScene builds a model of Devils Tower in his living room
notableTrait curious
obsessive
stubborn
notableWork UFO encounter
occupation electrical lineman
partOf Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film)
surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind franchise
portrayedBy Richard Dreyfuss
primaryMotivation reaching the source of the signal at Devils Tower
understanding his UFO vision
screenTimeImportance central
setIn Muncie
surface form: Muncie, Indiana
visualSymbol mountain-shaped image of Devils Tower
workLocation Indiana
yearOfFirstAppearance 1977

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) mainCharacter Roy Neary
subject surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dreyfuss portrayedCharacter Roy Neary
subject surface form: Richard Dreyfuss