Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #141 March 1978 cover featuring UFO scene with Richard Dreyfuss from Close Encounters of the Third Kind 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #141

Mar-78 • Photograph
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A color still of Richard Dreyfuss and Melinda Dillon bathed in alien light from CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND — Spielberg's vision of first contact as wonder rather than terror.

▶Contents
  • Main Features
  • Godzilla Vs. All Comers (Toho retrospective)
  • CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (preview)
  • Sinbad's Magic Adventures (Sinbad filmography)
  • V is for Vengeance (revenge in horror)
↻Recurring Departments
  • Fang Mail
  • Contest Winners
  • Rare Treats
▶ Films Featured
Close Encounters of the Third KindGodzilla seriesBeyond the DoorStar Wars
★ Personalities
Richard DreyfussMelinda DillonTaryn ArlingtonDon Glut
☠ Collector's Notes

Heavy Godzilla coverage

Early Close Encounters hype

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FM #141 — March 1978

A color still of Richard Dreyfuss and Melinda Dillon bathed in alien light from CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND — Spielberg's vision of first contact as wonder rather than terror. Inside: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Godzilla series, Beyond the Door, and Star Wars, and Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Taryn Arlington, and Don Glut.

Rip the cellophane off this one in the replies — favorite moments, worst nightmares, cover love, all welcome. ⬇️

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