: Roy Neary’s descent into madness as he tries to understand the "vision" implanted in his mind.
: Claude Lacombe’s scientific approach to making contact using music and light.
As Roy becomes obsessed with a mysterious mountain-like shape, he is drawn into a global mystery alongside Jillian Guiler, a mother searching for her abducted son. Their journey leads them to Devils Tower, Wyoming, where the US government and an international team of scientists have prepared a secret landing site.
