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About this movie

Genres:
Action & Adventure, Family, Science Fiction
Language:
English
Running time:
1:55:03
Partner rating:
PG
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Henry Thomas Elliott
  2. Drew Barrymore Gertie
  3. Dee Wallace Mary
  4. Robert MacNaughton Michael
  5. Peter Coyote Keys
  6. K.C. Martel Greg
  7. Sean Frye Steve
  8. Tom Howell
  9. Erika Eleniak Pretty girl
  10. David O'Dell
  11. Debra Winger E.T. [uncredited]
  12. Tamara de Treaux Special E.T. Movement

Directors

  1. Steven Spielberg

Producers

  1. Kathleen Kennedy
  2. Steven Spielberg

Writers

  1. Melissa Mathison

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

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Both a classic movie for kids and a remarkable portrait of childhood, E.T. is a sci-fi adventure that captures that strange moment in youth when the world is a place of mysterious possibilities (some wonderful, some awful), and the universe seems somehow separate from the one inhabited by grown-ups. Henry Thomas plays Elliott, a young boy living with his single mother (Dee Wallace), his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton), and his young... Both a classic movie for kids and a remarkable portrait of childhood, E.T. is a sci-fi adventure that captures that strange moment in youth when the world is a place of mysterious possibilities (some wonderful, some awful), and the universe seems somehow separate from the one inhabited by grown-ups. Henry Thomas plays Elliott, a young boy living with his single mother (Dee Wallace), his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton), and his younger sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore). Elliott often seems lonely and out of sorts, lost in his own world. One day, while looking for something in the back yard, he senses something mysterious in the woods watching him. And he's right: an alien spacecraft on a scientific mission mistakenly left behind an aging botanist who isn't sure how to get home. Eventually Elliott puts his fears aside and makes contact with the "little squashy guy," perhaps the least threatening alien invader ever to hit a movie screen. As Elliott tries to keep the alien under wraps and help him figure out a way to get home, he discovers that the creature can communicate with him telepathically. Soon they begin to learn from each other, and Elliott becomes braver and less threatened by life. E.T. rigs up a communication device from junk he finds around the house, but no one knows if he'll be rescued before a group of government scientists gets hold of him. In 2002, Steven Spielberg re-released E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in a revised edition, with several deleted scenes restored and digitally refurbished special effects.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

98%Tomatometer score: 98% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic An appealing film this new one is, with some charm, some glee in the childrens' triumphs, some share in their friendship with E.T. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Don McKellar, Village Voice More than the work of any other filmmaker, Spielberg's output seems uniquely designed to induce in me this queasy false-memory syndrome. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    James Berardinelli, ReelViews On inherent merit, the movie would not warrant such a highly publicized re-release, but this is one of those films that transcends what's on the screen. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail A contemporary classic. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader Though marred by Spielberg's usual carelessness with narrative points, the film alternates sweetness and sarcasm with enough rhetorical sophistication to be fairly irresistible. Full review External link

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