Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Roy Neary is the everyman electrical lineman whose obsessive pursuit of a mysterious UFO encounter drives the central narrative of Steven Spielberg’s film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1033803 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind Context triple: [Richard Dreyfuss, notableRole, Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind]
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John P. Hammond
John P. Hammond is an American blues guitarist and singer known for his powerful solo performances and interpretations of traditional and electric blues.
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Christopher Pike
Christopher Pike is a Starfleet officer in the Star Trek universe, best known as one of the captains of the starship Enterprise and a mentor figure to James T. Kirk.
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Alvy Ray Smith
Alvy Ray Smith is a pioneering computer scientist and animator best known as a co-founder of Pixar and a key figure in the development of computer graphics and digital animation.
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Ellie Arroway
Ellie Arroway is a brilliant and determined radio astronomer who becomes the central figure in humanity’s first confirmed contact with extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s science fiction story "Contact."
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E.
John Eden
John Eden is a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles, including as a cabinet minister in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind Target entity description: Roy Neary is the everyman electrical lineman whose obsessive pursuit of a mysterious UFO encounter drives the central narrative of Steven Spielberg’s film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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A.
John P. Hammond
John P. Hammond is an American blues guitarist and singer known for his powerful solo performances and interpretations of traditional and electric blues.
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B.
Christopher Pike
Christopher Pike is a Starfleet officer in the Star Trek universe, best known as one of the captains of the starship Enterprise and a mentor figure to James T. Kirk.
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C.
Alvy Ray Smith
Alvy Ray Smith is a pioneering computer scientist and animator best known as a co-founder of Pixar and a key figure in the development of computer graphics and digital animation.
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D.
Ellie Arroway
Ellie Arroway is a brilliant and determined radio astronomer who becomes the central figure in humanity’s first confirmed contact with extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s science fiction story "Contact."
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E.
John Eden
John Eden is a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles, including as a cabinet minister in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ |
| appearsInDirectorCut | Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
drama film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Devils Tower National Monument
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UFOs ⓘ extraterrestrial contact ⓘ |
| characterArc | transforms from ordinary worker to UFO contactee ⓘ |
| createdBy | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| experiences |
psychological distress after UFO encounter
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visions of Devils Tower ⓘ |
| familyRelationship | experiences marital strain due to his obsession ⓘ |
| filmStudioContext | Columbia Pictures production ⓘ |
| finalFate | boards the alien mothership ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Brad Neary
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Sylvia Neary ⓘ Toby Neary ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Ronnie Neary ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Claude Lacombe
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Jillian Guiler ⓘ |
| joins | group of people drawn to Devils Tower ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | desire to understand his UFO experience ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | audience surrogate for the UFO experience ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
UFO close encounter while driving near railroad tracks
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obsessive construction of Devil's Tower model ⓘ |
| occupation | electrical lineman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
curious
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obsessive ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Dreyfuss ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | novelization of Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | central character in the film ⓘ |
| setIn |
Indiana (within the film's story)
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linked to:
Indiana
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| themeConnection |
conflict between family life and transcendent experience
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ordinary person encountering the extraordinary ⓘ |
| typeOfCloseEncounter | close encounter of the third kind ⓘ |
| visualMotive | compulsively sculpts the shape of Devils Tower in household items ⓘ |
| worksFor | utility company (as lineman) ⓘ |
| yearOfIntroduction | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind Description of subject: Roy Neary is the everyman electrical lineman whose obsessive pursuit of a mysterious UFO encounter drives the central narrative of Steven Spielberg’s film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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