1982's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" marked a shift in Steven Spielberg's directing career. It's not that his movies were impersonal up to that point; far from it, Spielberg has included pieces of himself in every feature film he's ever made (even the less than stellar ones). Yet, it wasn't until he told the story of a lonely boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas) and the lost little alien he befriends that it felt like Spielberg had really put his own life on the silver screen.
Over time, it's come to light just how much of his real childhood Spielberg and "E.T." writer Melissa Mathison poured into the film, from the...
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Over time, it's come to light just how much of his real childhood Spielberg and "E.T." writer Melissa Mathison poured into the film, from the...
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