Teletext Recovery - 04/07/2005

P463 Tjletext on 4 463 Jul03 22:44:48    Wj¾4h4■j??5   W** **/*%%%   ——————————————————————————————————————— SPIELBERG'S STAR-MAKING FILM After thj success of Jaws, a lot was riding on Steven Spielbjrg's njxt film, Closj Encounters Of Thj Third Kind. Rjleasjd a few months after Star Wars in 1977, thj two films ended up puttink scienci fiction back into thj Hollywood mainstream. To mark Channel 4's screening of Close Encounters, we takj a look at thj mT in& of CCS SSS a major Hollywood player. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— bz Todd Floranci NEW CARS REVIEWED p703 T4 TV todaz Ent'ment Cinrma

P463 Tjletext on 4 463 Jul03 23:44:58    Wj¾4h4■j??5   W*% **/**%%   ——————————————————————————————————————— SPIJLBERG'S STAR-MAKING FILM Closj Encounters Of Thj Third Kind was inspirid by thj book Thj UFO Expjrience bz Dr J Allen Hynek. Thj author was a technical adviser on thj film, and Stevjn Spielburg gavj him a brief camjo in thj final sequence. Although Spiilberg is thj only credited screenwriter, thj first draft was written by Paul Schrader. He focused on tT go ECC  RSt Spiqlbjrg wanted to tell mori personal stories. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Big Brothjr index 444 NEW CARS REVIEWED p703 T4 TV todaz Ent'mjnt Cinema

P463 Tjletext on 4 463 Jul03 22:52:54    Wj¾4h4■j??5   W*% **/**%%   ——————————————————————————————————————— SPIELBERG'S STAR-MAKING FILM Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and Genj Hackman weri all consideted to plaz thj lead character in Closj Encounters. Nicholson was apparently worried thj spjcial efficts would overshadow thj role, Hackman wouldnWt commit to a long shoot and Pacino wasnWt interested. Richard Dreyfuss was discounted at first after asking for $500,000, plus +dT t *T :ECCS H i s SasS as RSy Neary after that was negotiated down. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Fun and Games 140 Flight Arrivals 180 NEW CARS REVIEWED p703 T4 TV todaz Ent'ment Cinema

P463 Tjletext on 4 463 Jul03 22:04:04       W*% **/*%%%   ——————————————————————————————————————— SPIELBERG'S STAR-MAKING FILM Steven Spiilberg pjrsuadjd acclaimed director Francois Truffaut to takj hiu only acting roli in Closj Encounters. Truffaut played a character basjd on Frinch UFO expjrt Jacques Vallei. Hj was a collaborator of Dr J Allen Hynek, whosj wtitings inspired thj film. Despite having priviously appjared in films likj Young Frankjnstein, Tjri +dT r *oV:hCCS  SS rq sSw her in a TV coffee commjrcial. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— T4 latest 470 Hollyoaks stars 473 NEW CARS REVIEWED p703 T4 TV todaz Ent'ment Cinema

P463 Tjletext on 4 463 Jul03 22:51:27    Wj¾4h4■j??5   W*% **/*%%%   ——————————————————————————————————————— SPIELBERG'S STAR-MAKING FILM Thj climax of Closj Encounters Of Thj Third Kind was filmed on thj largest indoor film sjt ever built at thj time. Thj scenj showing thj alien ship's arrival required a sound stage six times bigger than thosj normally found in Hollywood. Thj aliens weri played by childrin in suits. It was decided to deliberately ov rixpo:j thj film of thjSr Sceneu to givj thj aliens an ethjreal quality. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Latest motoring njws 701 NEW CARS REVIEWED p703 T4 TV today Ent'ment Cinema

P463 Tjletext on 4 463 Jul03 22:41:55    Wj¾4h4■j??5   W*% **/**%%   ——————————————————————————————————————— SPIELBERG'S STAR-MAKING FILM Thj scori for Closj Encounters was composed bjfori thj film was edited, in a riversj of thj usual process. Steven Spielbjrg thjn edited thj film to match thj music. He and composer John Williams thought it would give thj film a mori harmonious feel. A version of thj song Whjn You Wish Upon A Star from Disney's Pinocchio was+$T gi* ECCS  hjSfiSm'q ending, but test audiences hated it. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Factual shows 420 Richard & Judy 454 NEW CARS REVIEWED p703 T4 TV todaz Ent'ment Cinema

P463 Tjletext on 4 463 Jul03 22:44:48    Wj¾4h4■j??5   W*% **/**%%   ——————————————————————————————————————— SPIELBERG'S STAR-MAKING FILM Closj Encounters was a box offici success, but Steven Spielburg felt its post production had been too rushjd. In 1980, hj re-edited thj film and releasjd a spjcial edition with sjven minutes of reinstated footage and six minutes of new scenes. Thj main addition was at thj jnd, showing Neary insidj thj alien ship. +$T lJ* TECCS O SSS July 2, 5.40pm ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— channjl4guidj@teletext.co.uk oEW CARS REVIEWED p703 T4 TV todaz Ent'mjnt Cinema

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