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Why Close Encounters of the Third Kind Still Feels Magical 50 Years Later

Summary by joblo.com
Long before he brought dinosaurs back from extinction or won Oscars for his portrayals of WWII, Steven Spielberg was just a child who was awestruck by a meteor shower he watched with his father in New Jersey. That experience stuck with him, and at only seventeen years old he made a 135-minute film called Firelight in 1964. Made for only $500 using friends and family as the cast, the film revolved around UFOs and alien encounters. Spielberg has c…
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joblo.com broke the news on Monday, June 1, 2026.
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