Road Trip! You Can Watch Steven Spielberg's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND at Devil's Tower!
As we've already reported, Steven Spielberg's classic sci-fi film Close Encounters of the Third Kind is getting a remastered 4K re-release. I'm incredibly excited about this because I've never seen the movie on the big screen before and it's one of my favorites.
For those of you hardcore film fans that want to take it to the next level of geekdom, SYFY and Alamo Drafthouse have teamed up for a screening event at Devil's Tower in Wyoming! I'm sure you're all aware of the Devil's Tower and how it fits in with the movie, if not, why are you even reading this article?
This is the perfect opportunity to get a group of friends together and embark on a road trip to Wyoming to watch Close Encounter of the Third Kind at The Devil's Tower.
The screening will take place on September 2nd and the experience will also include tons of mashed potatoes to eat and sculpt and roast some marshmallows. Here’s the official press release with more details from the Alamo Drafthouse blog:
SYFY and Alamo Drafthouse are partnering to present the SYFY25 Screening Series, a fun-filled retrospective of genre classics to celebrate the network’s upcoming 25th anniversary.
First up, it’s an incredible CLOSE ENCOUNTER…
It’s been four decades since Steven Spielberg first wowed the world with the modern marvel of filmmaking that is CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. This September, pack up your wood paneled station wagon and join us for a 40th anniversary celebration of the film at a location that means something, a location that’s important: Wyoming’s own Devil’s Tower.
Heed the call, all you Roy Nearys out there.
On Labor Day weekend, we’re proud to present CLOSE ENCOUNTERS at the base of the actual Devil’s Tower, the iconic rock formation central to the film. Seeing Spielberg’s sci-fi stunner on the big screen is a breathtaking encounter all its own, but watching the film at the base of the real landmark out in the rugged beauty of Wyoming? Well, that’s an experience almost as mind-blowing as actually making extraterrestrial contact.
First staged in 2005 as part of our inaugural Rolling Roadshow tour, we’ve been itching to do an encore of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS at Devil’s Tower due to fan demand.
Speaking of, at the site, we’ll have tons of the smashed spuds on hand for some epic sculpting sessions, drones buzzing us overhead like alien spacecraft, and for all we know there could be an actual alien visit while we’re there.
Pitch a tent at the nearby KOA and stay the night out under the stars with us. We’ll even be hosting an old fashioned campfire gathering there after the movie where everyone can toast marshmallows, sing songs, and share their inspiring and/or terrifying stories of alien encounters.
Needless to say, this night’s truly going to be out of this world. Grab your ticket and come watch this classic — and the skies — with us.
To purchase your tickets click here.