E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Front Cover Actor
Henry Thomas Elliott
Drew Barrymore Gertie
Peter Coyote Keys
Dee Wallace Mary
Robert MacNaughton Michael
Debra Winger E.T. [uncredited] [Voice]
K.C. Martel Greg
Sean Frye Steve
Erika Eleniak Pretty girl
David O'Dell Schoolboy
Movie Details
Genre Action; Adventure; Sci-Fi; Thriller
Director Steven Spielberg
Studio Universal Studios
Language English
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 115 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
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. — Mark Deming
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 28
In Collection Yes
Links Amazon US
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Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 1.85 (16:9) Letterboxed
Layers Single side, Dual layer
UPC 025192225727
Chapters 22
Release Date 10/22/2002
Subtitles English; Spanish
Standard Features Interactive Menus
Musical Score
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Dolby Digital Surround - English, Director's Comments
DTS 5.1 - English
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby DTS Surround Sound