QIs 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' based on a book?
AThe movie is based on a screenplay credited to director Steven Spielberg with contributions by American screenwriters Jerry Belson, John Hill, Matthew Robbins, and Paul Schrader and game designer Hal Barwood. Spielberg claims that the idea for the film originates from his childhood when he and father saw a meteor shower in New Jersey. Pieces of that experience were featured in his 1964 film Firelight and in a short story titled 'Experiences' about a light show in the night sky experienced by a group of teenagers on a rural lovers' lane. A novelisation of the film was released in 1977.
QAny recommendations for other movies that feature positive encounters with aliens?
AMost movies with alien encounters have featured hostile aliens, e.g., The War of the Worlds (1953), Invaders from Mars (1953), Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), Fire in the Sky (1993), and Independence Day (1996). However, there are a handful of alien encounter films in which the aliens are friendly. Examples include The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), It Came from Outer Space (1953), Starman (1984), Cocoon (1985) and The Abyss (1989).
QIs the mountain in the movie a real place?
AYes, the Devil's Tower, Wyoming is a National Monument established in 1906 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Most geologists agree that Devil's Tower was formed by a intrusion of igneous magma which cooled underground and was later exposed by erosion, but some believe that it is a volcanic plug or the remains of what was once a large volcano. It is considered a sacred place by the various Indian tribes in the area, and Native American folklore says that it was created when some girls tried to escape several giant bears by climbing on it. The vertical cracks that form the sides of the tower are said to be the claw marks left by the bears as they tried unsuccessfully to reach them.
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