E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Taglines:

The Story that Touched the World! (1985 re-release) See more »

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and mild thematic elements (20th anniversary edition) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »

Official Sites:

Universal Pictures - E.T. 20th Anniversary site - trailer,fun and games | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 1982 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

E.T. See more »

Filming Locations:

7121 Lonzo Street, Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Budget:

$10,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,835,389 (USA) (13 June 1982) (1103 Screens)

Gross:

$792,910,554 (Worldwide) (31 December 2002)

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment See more »

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Runtime:

115 min  | USA: 120 min (extended version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

E.T.'s voice was provided by Pat Welsh, an elderly woman who lived in Marin County, California. Welsh smoked two packets of cigarettes a day, which gave her voice a quality that sound effects creator Ben Burtt liked. She spent nine-and-a-half hours recording her part, and was paid $380 by Burtt for her services. Burtt also recorded 16 other people and various animals to create E.T.'s "voice". These included Spielberg; Debra Winger; Burtt's sleeping wife, who had a cold; a burp from his USC film professor; as well as raccoons, sea otters and horses. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Gertie is waiting with the bike at the rendezvous, the sun is just about to set behind the mountains. Yet there is still plenty of daylight for the Halloween street scenes. The sun is then shown much higher above a smaller foothill. Finally, when the kids and E.T. meet up at the bicycle, the sun has just dropped below the mountain peak. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Steve: [reading dice] Five.
Michael: Oh, great.
Steve: So you got an arrow right in your chest.
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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits for the 2002 edition, the classic "When in
Hollywood, visit Universal Studios" advertisement from the early 1980's is
still retained. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"Accidents Will Happen"
Composed by Elvis Costello
Courtesy of Plangent Visions Music Inc., © 1978 See more »