Close Encounters of the 3rd kind is the behind the scenes documentry about the band Boston's arrival on Earth and why Richard Dreyfuss is their number one super fan. Before the band lands in Wyoming and plays its first gig before an audience, they do a couple of rehearsals for some lucky folks, and one of them is played by Richard Dreyfuss. Hearing an early version of the song "More than a Feeling" actually sunburns one side of Dreyfuss' face, now that is ROCK&ROLL POWER! Just hearing the live demo is enough for Dreyfuss to become obsessed with the band, and begins plotting how he can do something to meet the band. Before his close encounter with Boston, Dreyfuss is in a semi-unhappy marriage to the hot ass Teri Garr, who for some reasons does not interest him as much as his toy trains. The reason, of course, will profoundly change Richard Dreyfuss' life forever.
The music of Boston is so inspirational to Dreyfuss, it forces him to reconsider his very indentity. He starts realizing the reason that his marriage and family are in the clinker is because he's gay. At first it really stresses him out, he cries in front of his children and showers in his clothes, but he finally manages to reach some peace of mind once he drives his family away. It truly is more than just a feeling when Dreyfuss' latent homosexuality manifests itself in his various dick sculptures made out of dirt, shaving cream, and mashed potatoes.
Boston's first major concert is such a huge deal only the military and and scientists are invited to attend. Dreyfuss along with a Melinda Dillon, a mother who is upset with the band because Boston, like really really wanted her 5 year old son Barry to be a roadie for them, so like the rock goblins they are, Boston stole him in the middle of the night. Anyway, Dreyfuss and Dillon totally break into the first ever Boston gig, and while the band is playing "Amanda," it's enough to make Dreyfuss think maybe he isn't gay, and he'd really like to cheat on his wife and make out with distraught mother Meldina Dillon. After a pop kiss though, Dreyfuss is pretty sure he's gay, and not even the power of a band named after a city is enough to change that. It works out for him though as Boston invites him on their next tour of outerspace. Dreyfuss is pretty thrilled about touring space because it means he gets to leave his wife and sons behind on planet Earth for 30 years without ever telling them where he went or offering to pay child support. Being an intergalactic dead beat dad is even better than just being your average dead beat dad.
I think we all know by now how the movie ends. Since the Army recorded the Boston show, which is such a rad show, it goes on to change the world and inspire other tremendously cool rock bands like the Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley, and Toto.
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