ET Extra Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is an Academy Award-winning 1982 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg that tells the story of a young boy, Elliott, who befriends an alien being called E.T. stranded on Earth and trying to find his way home. more...

This film was produced by Amblin Entertainment, distributed by Universal Pictures. It was originally released to movie theatres in 1982, re-released in 1985, and then "enhanced" and re-released as a 20th anniversary edition in 2002 (see below).

The movie was written by Melissa Mathison. The design of the E.T. character was created by artist Drew Struzan, a favorite of director Steven Spielberg, while the advance and release movie posters were created by John Alvin.

Taglines:

• His Adventure On Earth.
• He is afraid. He is alone. He is three million light years from home.
• The Story that Touched the World! (1985 re-release)
• The mystery. The suspense. The adventure. The call... that started it all. (2002 "20th Anniversary" edition)

Plot summary

An alien botanist stranded on Earth is found by 10-year-old Elliot (Henry Thomas), who, along with his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton) and his younger sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore), teaches him to communicate and helps him build a device to contact his people to bring him home. When ET becomes sick, a medical facility is set up in Elliot's home as scientists try to study ET. The scientists find remarkable evidence indicating linked brain activity between Elliot and ET.

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