Close Encounters Director's Cut Streams Free on YouTube
The 1998 cut endorsed by Steven Spielberg is available with ads ahead of the film's 50th anniversary, Polygon reports.
The 1998 Director's Cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind is now streaming for free with ads on YouTube, according to Polygon. The version available on the platform is the cut endorsed by director Steven Spielberg.
The Director's Cut reverses some of the changes made for the film's 1980 Special Edition. The free streaming run comes ahead of the film's 50th anniversary.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released in 1977 and was Spielberg's second big hit after Jaws. The film's title comes from J. Allen Hynek's 1972 book The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry; Hynek also served as scientific consultant on the production.
Spielberg returned to alien conspiracies five years later with E.T.
Quick answers
Where can I watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind for free?
The 1998 Director's Cut is streaming for free with ads on YouTube.
Which version of Close Encounters is on YouTube?
The 1998 Director's Cut endorsed by Steven Spielberg, which reverses some changes made for the 1980 Special Edition.