How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Quote #1
ROY: The kids have never seen Pinocchio. You guys have never seen Pinocchio. You're in luck.
RONNIE: I don't believe this.
BRAD: Who wants to go to see a dumb cartoon rated "G" for kids?
ROY: How old are you?
BRAD: Eight.
ROY: You want to be nine?
BRAD: Yeah.
ROY: Then you're gonna see Pinocchio tomorrow night.
We see Roy's childlike qualities as soon as we meet him. He's playing with trains and trying to convince his kids to see Pinocchio, a movie even his 8-year-old thinks is silly. It doesn't hurt that Richard Dreyfuss is rather diminutive in size.
Quote #2
BARRY: Mom, look. [The orange light from a UFO streams through the curtain blinds.]
JILLIAN: Oh, my God!
As a child, Barry's inquisitive way of viewing the world allows him to see the alien threat as no threat at all. Barry thinks the aliens are just playing and he acts as though their invasion of his house is a game. His mother is understandably freaked out. Especially when the light drags her kid out the door. Can't blame her.