For better or worse this is a movie that shaped the course of my life.

For better or worse this is a movie that shaped the course of my life. Prior first seeing Close Encounters in 1977, I was contemplating either persuing a career in journalism or film production. After seeing Close Encounters, I had only one career path in mind and that was to get into film production as a screenwriter. Although I haven’t realized my main goal of making a living as a screenwriter, I have been working in film and television production from 1987 to the present.
By: Warren Archibald