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
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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
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for language and mild thematic elements
- 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
Mawkish it may be, but it's a classic for a reason
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL was one of those films that everybody took for granted as a child in the 1980s. Everybody had seen it, everybody loved it, everybody could reference it with the other kids knowing what they were talking about. Finding myself less than impressed than Steven Spielberg's overt sentimentalism, I wondered how I'd find it as an adult...
Well, I needn't have worried, because E.T. still hits the mark. Yes, it's mawkish and rather dated, but I think that's all part of the fun. This is the classic kid's film of the 1980s, in which the adults are portrayed as either out of touch or the enemy; it's the kids who have to band together to fight for justice, and the template works very well here.
Inevitably, the character of E.T. himself is what makes this film. The Carlo Rambaldi special effects still stand the test of time and the voice mannerisms are just right. Henry Thomas has a tough role, acting against an non-human for the most part, but he excels in the part and the frog scene is still excellent. Drew Barrymore is very effective too. E.T. is certainly a film that still manages to tug at the heartstrings with all of the increasing drama and that poignant ending, and I love it just as much as I always did.
Well, I needn't have worried, because E.T. still hits the mark. Yes, it's mawkish and rather dated, but I think that's all part of the fun. This is the classic kid's film of the 1980s, in which the adults are portrayed as either out of touch or the enemy; it's the kids who have to band together to fight for justice, and the template works very well here.
Inevitably, the character of E.T. himself is what makes this film. The Carlo Rambaldi special effects still stand the test of time and the voice mannerisms are just right. Henry Thomas has a tough role, acting against an non-human for the most part, but he excels in the part and the frog scene is still excellent. Drew Barrymore is very effective too. E.T. is certainly a film that still manages to tug at the heartstrings with all of the increasing drama and that poignant ending, and I love it just as much as I always did.
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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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