Writer/director Steven Spielberg s visually stunning sci-fi masterpiece stars Richard Dreyfuss as an Indiana electrical lineman whose late-night brush with a UFO overwhelmingly drives him along with other encounterees to a breathtaking meeting at Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming. With Melinda Dillon Teri Garr François Truffaut Bob Balaban. Includes all three versions of the film: the 1977 135-minute theatrical release the 1980 132-minute Special Edition and the 1998 137-minute Director s Cut.