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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Neary canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
subject surface form:
Richard Dreyfuss