Plot:
"The film opens in a California forest as a group of alien botanists collect flora samples. U.S. government agents appear on the scene (in various civilian 4x4 trucks of the era), and the aliens flee in their spaceship, mistakenly leaving one of their own behind. The scene shifts to a suburban home, where a boy named Elliott, age 10, is trying to hang out with his 16-year-old brother Michael and his friends. As he returns from picking up a pizza, Elliott discovers that something is hiding in their toolshed, which promptly flees."-Wikipedia Elliot takes in the alien, naming it E.T.
Review:
This is a fun, exciting 80's science fiction movie that has touched the hearts of many. It was a little bit sad at at few parts, but the end was touching. The effects were amazing for the time-period, I especially liked the puppetry more than if it would have been CGI effects. I give this a 10 out of 10.
Did You Know?
At the auditions, Henry Thomas thought about the day his dog died to express sadness. Director Steven Spielberg cried, and hired him on the spot.
ET's face was modeled after poet Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein and a pug dog.
When it was test-screened at the Cannes Film Festival as an unofficial entry, it brought the house down, receiving a standing ovation that had eluded most of the official entries.
E.T. riding in the basket on Elliot's bicycle flying in front of the moon has become the trademark image of Amblin Entertainment.
The late Michael Jackson owned one of the E.T. puppets.
Steven Spielberg stated in an interview that E.T. was a plant-like creature, and neither male or female.
Foley Artist John Roesch said he used a wet T-shirt crammed with jello to simulate the noise of E.T.'s waddling walk.
The working title for the film was "A Boy's Life". It was changed during production.
For the re-release Steven Spielberg had all the guns removed from the film because he did not like having guns around kids, and believed that there was already too much gun violence in the world.
Mistakes:
When Mary reads "Peter Pan" to Gertie, there's a view of her silhouette on the closet door slats. Her lips don't match the narration.
Gertie's hamburger changes size, and eventually disappears (inconsistent with her eating it).
When E.T. gets on his ship, Elliot's mother gets up twice, and Elliot is (not) holding his dog by the collar.
In the 20th Aniversary Edition, when Eliott is showing E.T. the bathroom and is then on the phone with his mother, the Coke can changes designs. At first, it is the older version from 1982, then it changes to the updated 2002 can design. It switches back and forth for the entire length of the scene.
When the boys are racing away on their bicycles from the Feds, the stunt doubles for Elliott and his friends are obviously way too tall to be children.
When Elliot returns with a snack for a frightened E.T. hiding among stuffed animals in his toy closet and asks "want a Coke?", the stuffed animals around E.T. fall down, knocking off some chips from Elliot's plate on to the animals. There are already chips on one of the animals as it falls, before it has a chance to actually touch the plate (possibly left behind from earlier takes).
Movie Details:
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 115 min.
Extended Version Running Time: 120 min.
Box Office (Opening Weekend): $11,835,389
Release Date: June 11, 1982
Trailer:
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THE ONLY THING I LOVED WAS THE TRAILER
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