Star Wars References in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ (1977)

Star Wars References in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ (1977)

 

Star Wars was released on May 25, 1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released on November 16, 1977 and was the first movie to reference Star Wars.

As you can see in the pic the model shop crew decided to put an upside down R2-D2 on the mothership.