E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982
PG
1h 55m

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7.9/10

446K

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Coming-of-Age Space Sci-Fi Adventure Family Sci-Fi

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

446K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

727

182

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Won 4 Oscars
- 52 wins & 38 nominations total

Michael
(as Robert Macnaughton)

K.C. Martel

Greg

Sean Frye

Steve

C. Thomas Howell

Tyler
(as Tom Howell)

Erika Eleniak

Pretty Girl

David M. O'Dell

Schoolboy
(as David O'Dell)

Richard Swingler

Science Teacher

Frank Toth

Policeman

Robert Barton

Ultra Sound Man

Michael Darrell

Van Man

David Berkson

Medical Unit
(as David Berkson M.D.)

David Carlberg

Medical Unit
(as David Carlberg Ph.D.)

Milt Kogan

Medical Unit
(as Milt Kogan M.D.)

Alexander Lampone

Medical Unit
(as Alexander Lampone M.D.)

Director
- Steven Spielberg
Writer
- Melissa Mathison
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Trivia
Most of the full-body puppetry was performed by a 2'10" tall stuntman, but the scenes in the kitchen were done using a 12-year-old boy who was born without legs but was an expert on walking on his hands.

Goofs
When "Keys" goes inside the Clean room created for E.T. and Elliott, he and others wear a "Clean Suit", but the tubes coming out of the helmet go nowhere, not even a filter, meaning they are breathing contaminated air and that the suit is useless.

Quotes
[last lines]
E.T.: Come...
Elliot: [solemnly] Stay...
E.T.: [puts his finger to his glowing heart] Ouch.
Elliot: [mimics the same action, tearfully] Ouch.
E.T.: [E.T. and Elliot embrace each other, then E.T. puts his glowing finger to Elliot's forehead] I'll... be... right... here.
Elliot: [tearfully] ... bye.

Crazy credits
The Universal logo animates backwards in the original 1982 cut.

Alternate versions
On the VHS version when E.T. is watching the Tom and Jerry cartoon, he gasps and starts yelling. The original version and 20th anniversary have him scream like he's scared after the gasp.

Connections
Edited into The Dream (2010)

Soundtracks
Willie
Composed by Jenifer Smith
Performed by Jenifer Smith, Peter Meissner, Joe Scrima, and Bob Parr

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Featured review

Sheer Brilliance

The first time I saw E.T was at the age of 12 and I cried. Really cried. Six years later, I still cry at it. The ability of this film to pull emotions out of you is unlike most films we see today.

As many of the users have said, this is a film made for children and it achieves this brilliantly.

I do feel as well that it targets adults, returnign them to their innocence. The time of our lives when mothing was impossible and everything had goodness in it. In modern times it is all too often seen that children are desperate to become adults and lose their innocence far too quickly. This story in which S.S developed helps adults to return to that time.

I would give this film 11/10. Anyone who feels that it is not heart warming and emotional, I think have been watching a totally different film!!!!!