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. This film was produced by Amblin Entertainment, distributed by Universal Pictures. It was originally released to movie theatres in 1982, rereleased in 1985, and then "enhanced" and rereleased as a 20th anniversary edition in 2002 (see below).
The movie was written by Melissa Mathison and the movie poster was created by artist Drew Struzan, a favorite of director Steven Spielberg who decreed Struzan as the only artist allowed to depict the character.
Plot Description
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 acitivty between Elliot and ET. [top]
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