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

PG  115 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Family   -  11 June 1982 (USA)
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A meek and alienated little boy finds a stranded extraterrestrial. He has to find the courage to defy the authorities to help the alien return to its home planet.

Director:

Steven Spielberg
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dee Wallace ...
Henry Thomas ...
Peter Coyote ...
Robert MacNaughton ...
Drew Barrymore ...
K.C. Martel K.C. Martel ...
Sean Frye ...
C. Thomas Howell ...
Tyler (as Tom Howell)
Erika Eleniak ...
David M. O'Dell David M. O'Dell ...
Schoolboy (as David O'Dell)
Richard Swingler Richard Swingler ...
Frank Toth Frank Toth ...
Robert Barton Robert Barton ...
Michael Darrell Michael Darrell ...
David Berkson David Berkson ...
Medical Unit (as David Berkson M.D.)
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Storyline

Elliot is your normal boy, until one day, when he meets a little lost alien. Elliot decides to keep the alien, in which he gives the name E.T. Elliot works with E.T. in trying to find him a way to get back home. Elliot must make the difficult sacrifice. Whether to help his new friend or to lose him? Whatever the decision is, Elliot must keep him hidden, as someone else is out to look for him. Written by simon  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Boy | Friendship | Stranded | Children  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

E.T. See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

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

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (extended version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

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
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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 »