A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.
- 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
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien. —Jwelch5742
- Taglines
- He is afraid. He is totally alone. He is 3 million light years from home.
- Genres
- Certificate
- U
- Parents guide
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
~A Child's Fantasy, an Adult's Memory~
Today when I was at my house alone, looking through my DVDs, trying to figure out which movie I should see for entertainment. I saw E.T and I hadn't seen it for nearly 3-4 years ago. I seen the film ever since I was 4 years old, so I wondering if I would still enjoy it when I'm an adult. As I was watching the film, I had this rush of nostalgia running through me, I was remembering the times when I was a kid with my family. The film didn't at all feel to childish to me, I was actually having a lot of fun, like I used to when I was a kid. This film has not aged at all since 30 years ago. This film is a truly timeless film, and will always be remembered. This is one of the best Steven Spielberg films. (And that is no easy task) A Timeless Classic 10/10
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- Loving_Silence
- Aug 8, 2010
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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