E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Celebration (Video 2002)

Director:

Laurent Bouzereau

Writer:

Laurent Bouzereau

Stars:

Drew Barrymore, Colin Brady, Peter Coyote

Cast

Credited cast:
Drew Barrymore	...	Herself
Colin Brady	...	Himself
Peter Coyote	...	Himself
Allen Daviau	...	Himself
Bill George	...	Himself
Shawn Kelly	...	Himself
Alexander Lampone	...	Doctor
Robert MacNaughton	...	Himself
Melissa Mathison	...	Herself
Carlo Rambaldi	...	Himself
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
David Tanaka	...	Himself
Henry Thomas	...	Himself
Ed Verreaux	...	Himself
Dee Wallace	...	Herself (as Dee Wallace-Stone)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | behind the scenes | alien | anniversary | interview | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Studios Home Video

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This title is featured on the 4 disc DVD box set for _E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)_, released in October of 2002.

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Connections

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

User Reviews

Fun for Fans

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Celebration (2002)

*** (out of 4)

This twenty-five minute featurette has Steven Spielberg, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace Stone, Robert MacNaughton, Peter Coyote and various members of the crew talking about the past twenty years of E.T.. Spielberg starts off talking about how it was his most personal film and then he goes directly into why he decided to alter it for the 20th Anniversary. From here we see clips of both the 1982 and 2002 versions side by side just to see what changes were made as the director tries to justify it. The actors all talk about how they got their parts and this includes seeing Thomas' audition footage and it's easy to see why Spielberg gave him the job on the spot. We also get some alternate scenes that weren't used in the movie and we also get to see some of the new computer effects that were added. As someone who saw this movie at the theater at the age of 2, it's impossible for me to forget the experience and it's actually the first thing I remember in my life. With that said, I really can't stand this alternate, 2002 version and I refuse to ever watch it again. However, this featurette at least features some nice interviews and some good behind the scenes footage. It's just too bad that these were apparently filmed before the theatrical re-release where fans were upset about the changes. I would have liked to have heard from Spielberg after the negative reaction.