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.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 52 wins & 36 nominations total
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Robert MacNaughton
- Michaelas Michael
- (as Robert Macnaughton)
C. Thomas Howell
- Tyleras Tyler
- (as Tom Howell)
David M. O'Dell
- Schoolboyas Schoolboy
- (as David O'Dell)
David Berkson
- Medical Unitas Medical Unit
- (as David Berkson M.D.)
David Carlberg
- Medical Unitas Medical Unit
- (as David Carlberg Ph.D.)
Milt Kogan
- Medical Unitas Medical Unit
- (as Milt Kogan M.D.)
Alexander Lampone
- Medical Unitas Medical Unit
- (as Alexander Lampone M.D.)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMost 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.
- GoofsWhen "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 creditsThe Universal logo animates backwards in the original 1982 cut.
- Alternate versionsOn 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Dream (2010)
Top review
Powerful and unique
Spielberg's powerful and remarkable film about a boy and his unusual befriendment of an extra terrestrial. Possibly his finest film, E.T. captures a piece of childhood, and reminds the rest of us of a time long since past. It excites a story adults often forget, and a powerful remembrance of a childhood friendship during difficult periods of development. Adult criticism of the movie loses its youthful bond, and fails to appreciate growing up in the 80's. This is the pinnacle of Spielberg's childhood movies. Few other films capture as powerful a message of childhood emotion. Other films which attempt to do so dive so deep into childhood memories they lose their connection with adults, and degrade to brief interludes of "dumb" comic relief to keep grown ups from falling asleep. The closest runner up is likely Goonies (a film written by Spielberg). A very personal film for Spielberg; as he explores atypical friendships after the separation of his father; he should be commended for achieving such a remarkable success and for sharing it with the rest of us. I was five when I first saw the movie, and although it frightened me at the time, it still makes me cry. An unparalleled film in its class, it is easy to see why it remains the fourth all time grossing film (adjusted for inflation, third otherwise) seventeen years after its release. Cheers to Spielberg for not ruining the movie by attempting a sequel.
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $10,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $435,110,554
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,835,389
- Jun 13, 1982
- Gross worldwide
- $792,910,554
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo(original theatrical version)
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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