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 & 38 nominations total
Robert MacNaughton
- Michael
- (as Robert Macnaughton)
C. Thomas Howell
- Tyler
- (as Tom Howell)
David M. O'Dell
- Schoolboy
- (as David O'Dell)
David Berkson
- Medical Unit
- (as David Berkson M.D.)
David Carlberg
- Medical Unit
- (as David Carlberg Ph.D.)
Milt Kogan
- Medical Unit
- (as Milt Kogan M.D.)
Alexander Lampone
- Medical Unit
- (as Alexander Lampone M.D.)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more 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)
Featured review
The first time I saw E.T was at the age of 12 and I cried. Really cried. Six years later, I still cry at it. The ability of this film to pull emotions out of you is unlike most films we see today.
As many of the users have said, this is a film made for children and it achieves this brilliantly.
I do feel as well that it targets adults, returnign them to their innocence. The time of our lives when mothing was impossible and everything had goodness in it. In modern times it is all too often seen that children are desperate to become adults and lose their innocence far too quickly. This story in which S.S developed helps adults to return to that time.
I would give this film 11/10. Anyone who feels that it is not heart warming and emotional, I think have been watching a totally different film!!!!!
As many of the users have said, this is a film made for children and it achieves this brilliantly.
I do feel as well that it targets adults, returnign them to their innocence. The time of our lives when mothing was impossible and everything had goodness in it. In modern times it is all too often seen that children are desperate to become adults and lose their innocence far too quickly. This story in which S.S developed helps adults to return to that time.
I would give this film 11/10. Anyone who feels that it is not heart warming and emotional, I think have been watching a totally different film!!!!!
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- E. T. El extraterrestre
- Filming locations
- 7121 Lonzo Street, Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, USA(Elliott's home)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $10,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $439,454,989
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,835,389
- Jun 13, 1982
- Gross worldwide
- $797,307,407
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo(original theatrical version)
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