189: Quintessential Spielberg

Close Encounters of the Third Kind. 1977 changed cinema forever as George Lucas and Star Wars cemented the idea of the blockbuster but he was not the only one to revolutionize movies that year with Steven Spielberg giving the world his follow up to Jaws. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Ben Davis and Bruce Gibson to talk about Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We discuss out first encounters, family dynamics, immaturity and selfishness, wishing upon a star, an art film, aliens at the end, music as a language and our ratings. Chapters First Encounters (00:06:01) Family Dynamics (00:12:04) Immaturity and Selfishness (00:22:02) Wish Upon a Star (00:33:11) An Art Film (00:45:55) Aliens at the End (00:54:41) Music as a Language (01:00:28) Ratings (01:06:42) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Bruce Gibson Ben Davis Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer) Daniel Noa (Associate Producer)