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[[File:Close Encounters of the Spud Kind.jpg|thumb|''Close Encounters of the Spud Kind''.  
[[File:Close Encounters of the Spud Kind.jpg|thumb|''Close Encounters of the Spud Kind''.  
  (Publicity photo courtesy Gnomon Chronicles Film Board.]]'''''Close Encounters of the Spud Kind''''' ('''''CEOTSK''''') is a 1977 American supernatural geology film about an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher (Richard Dreyfuss) whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.
  (Publicity photo courtesy Gnomon Chronicles Film Board.]]'''''Close Encounters of the Spud Kind''''' ('''''CEOTSK''''') is a 1977 American science fiction foodie adventure film about an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher (Richard Dreyfuss) whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.


== In the News ==
== In the News ==


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File:Sushi Encounters of the Third Kind.jpg|link=Sushi Encounters of the Third Kind|'''''[[Sushi Encounters of the Third Kind]]''''' is a 1977 American science fiction black comedy film about an everyday short-order cook in Indiana whose life changes after an encounter with a UFO.
File:Mobius Potato.jpg|link=Möbius Potato|'''''[[Möbius Potato]]''''' is a non-orientable documentary film about efforts to develop potatoes derived from Möbius strips.
File:I,_Yossarian.jpg|link=I, Yossarian|'''''[[I, Yossarian]]''''' is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series ''Star Trek'', a black comedy revolving around the "lunatic characters" drawn from several anti-war episodes of the original Star Trek, set in a secret star base in the Mediterranean during World War II.
File:I,_Yossarian.jpg|link=I, Yossarian|'''''[[I, Yossarian]]''''' is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series ''Star Trek'', a black comedy revolving around the "lunatic characters" drawn from several anti-war episodes of the original Star Trek, set in a secret star base in the Mediterranean during World War II.


File:Prometheus_&_Louise.jpg|link=Prometheus & Louise|'''''[[Prometheus & Louise]]''''' is a 2021 American alien-female buddy road film directed by [[Ridley Scott (nonfiction)|Ridley Scott]] starring Geena Davis as Prometheus and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a road trip which ends up in unforeseen non-Euclidean space.
File:Prometheus_&_Louise.jpg|link=Prometheus & Louise|'''''[[Prometheus & Louise]]''''' is a 2021 American alien-female buddy road film directed by Ridley Scott starring Geena Davis as Prometheus and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a road trip which ends up on an alien planet.


File:Close Encounters of the Leprechaun.jpg|link=Close Encounters of the Leprechaun|'''''[[Close Encounters of the Leprechaun]]''''' is a 1993 American horror science fiction film about a vengeful alien leprechaun who believes a family has stolen his spaceship.
File:Close Encounters of the Leprechaun.jpg|link=Close Encounters of the Leprechaun|'''''[[Close Encounters of the Leprechaun]]''''' is a 1993 American horror science fiction film about a vengeful alien leprechaun who believes a family has stolen his spaceship.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind] @ Wikipedia
* https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fxp32VHaYdE Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Original Trailer


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Latest revision as of 06:02, 30 August 2024

Close Encounters of the Spud Kind. (Publicity photo courtesy Gnomon Chronicles Film Board.

Close Encounters of the Spud Kind (CEOTSK) is a 1977 American science fiction foodie adventure film about an everyday blue-collar UFO researcher (Richard Dreyfuss) whose life changes after an encounter with the Devil's potato masher.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (30 August 2024)
  • Post @ Twitter (25 March 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (29 October 2022) - trailer
  • Post @ Twitter (26 December 2021)
  • Post @ Twitter (9 December 2021)
  • Post @ Twitter (2 December 2021)
  • Post @ Twitter (5 May 2021)