E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album)
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Thriller (album)
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote. It tells the story of Elliott (played by Thomas), a lonely boy who befriends a friendly alien, dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help the alien return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government.
The concept for E.T. was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents' divorce. When work on Night Skies stalled, Spielberg met screenwriter Melissa Mathison, whom he hired to pen the script for E.T. The film was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$10.5 million. Unlike most motion pictures, the film was shot in roughly chronological order, to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast.
Released by Universal Studios, E.T. was a blockbuster, surpassing Star Wars to become the most financially successful film released to that point. Critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship, and it ranks as the best science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey. The alien became the subject of analogies for Jesus. The film was rereleased in 1985, and in 2002 with altered special effects and additional scenes. Spielberg believes E.T. epitomizes his work.
- Name:
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Release Date:
- June 11, 1982
- Directed By:
- Steven Spielberg
- Produced by:
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- Steven Spielberg
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Written By:
- Melissa Mathison
- Editor:
- Carol Littleton
- Cinematography:
- Allen Daviau
- Music By:
- John Williams
- Distributed By:
- Universal Studios
- Length:
- 120 minutes (2002: 20th anniversary edition)
- Language:
- English
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