The Extra-Terrestrial. Landing the role of Elliott in E. Having only previously done a couple of small movie parts in , Thomas all of a sudden became the most famous kid in the world thanks to his on-screen adventures with his alien co-star.
According to the Mirror , Thomas was only nine years old when he landed this role of a lifetime. Spielberg and the casting directors were immediately impressed. Being able to call upon real emotion showed the director that he could definitely act, and solidified Thomas as a genuine child talent. Drew Barrymore has been on the Hollywood scene for a long time, but her first big start on screen was in E.
I told him I was in a rock 'n' roll band, that I was a drummer, that I was a cook. Sure enough, he called her up soon after and gave her the part of Gertie in E.
Mention E. Well, E. While Spielberg was working on getting things ready to begin filming E. Ford dating Melissa Mathison, who was the scriptwriter for E. Because of his friendship with Spielberg and his relationship with Mathison, Ford agreed to make a cameo appearance in the film. Reese's Pieces surged in popularity after the release of E. The candy was featured in the scene where Elliott tries lays a trail of candy to lure E. Many people back then, and now for that matter, might have thought it strange that Elliott used Reese's Pieces.
Culinary Lore also states that Mars Inc. This was clearly a bad call, as after the release of E. No character had, or has since, looked like like this singular creature, and its aesthetic is all thanks to Spielberg and his incredible designer Carlo Rambaldi.
Rambaldi created the aliens for Close Encounters of the Third Kind , and his talents were once again put to use in E. In a special featurette called The Making of E. I love their eyes, can we make E. However, when E.
However, when the alien was required to walk or move about, a small person was often behind the movements. Related story from us: The real Christopher Robin was bullied by schoolmates because of A. Spielberg was so adamant that the cast and crew treat E.
When E. Creating the character of E. Feb 5, E. ET looking out window with Henry Thomas in a scene from the film 'E. The Extra-Terrestrial', The late Robert Murphy 's Medic character is the dark haired, mustachioed one who delivers the report on E. He received intravenous lidocaine, intravenous epinephrine on a lidocaine drip, 2. And the intravenous line should be sent for culture. He was monitored with a He was defibrillated twice All intravenous lines should be sent to the laboratory for cultures.
The film is included on Roger Ebert 's "Great Movies" list. Ralph Macchio auditioned for the role of Tyler. Melissa Mathison , the film's screenwriter, filmed a cameo as Elliott's School Nurse, but the scene was cut.
This wholesome family film features not one but two child actors who went on to pose for Playboy: Erika Eleniak the girl Elliott kisses in class, July and Drew Barrymore January John Williams scored both films. Ranked 3 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "sci-fi" in June Dee Wallace, Drew Barrymore and Henry Thomas had all just starred in big thrillers right before this.
When E. This poll has been going since , and has become the most recognized poll of its kind in the world. In Dutch helmer Cyrus Frisch voted for 'E. Frisch commented: "After seeing this film, the unknown does not have to be a frightening experience anymore.
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year not to be nominated for Best Actor, or either of the lead acting categories, or in any acting category.
Spielberg's first feature as a director that was shot in the 1. At one point in the film, Gertie's mother is reading Peter Pan to her. Alexander Lampone , director of the emergency department at St. He is the one who knocks on the door and asks "hey Initially developed at Columbia, who ultimately decided to pass on the film, E.
Corey Feldman was originally supposed to co-star, but his part was eliminated he was to be Elliott's buddy until Spielberg decided Elliott was better as a loner. As is often the case in Hollywood, after the director turned Feldman down for this role, he offered him a role in another project as compensation: Billy's buddy in Gremlins a role similar to that he would have been playing in ET. Spielberg deliberately filmed the scene, so it looks like the scientist are hurting E. This is the first film to be produced and directed by Steven Spielberg through his Amblin Productions studio, though the Amblin name or logo did not appear until the VHS release.
Feature film debut of Erika Eleniak. When Elliott insults Michael the script did not actually specify what to say, just something insulting , Dee Wallace was supposed to yell angrily at him to sit down. When she actually heard him say, "It was nothing like that, penis breath! While both men did not receive the job, they eventually went to work on future Spielberg productions.
Winston worked on the Jurassic Park films and A. In the scene where the children go outside to check what's out there, Michael tells his mother, "Coyote's back. Though uncredited, Debra Winger contributed to the voice of ET.
Ironically this would be her most famous role. Michael mentions the possibility of alligators in the sewers when Elliott insists he saw something alive in the backyard shed. This urban legend inspired the film "Alligator" , which was written by John Sayles. Coincidentally, Sayles also wrote the first draft of "Night Skies" for Steven Spielberg, a project that was ultimately aborted when Spielberg decided to make "E.
When recording the narration for the audiobook, Michael Jackson almost sounded on the verge in tears himself during the scene where E.
The "lead family" has two older boys and one younger girl. The family is on the verge of splitting up or has just split up. The lead male character is a loner. The lights on the alien ships though the E. Government agencies have the appearance of being evil but are mostly observers of the alien phenomenon. Laird International Studios has been the site of other well-known classic movies in its lifetime.
In the Studios site is still known as The Culver Studios. Early in the movie, when Elliott is leaving Reese's Pieces as a trail back to his house, he's whistling.
The first few whistles sound just like R2D2 in the Star Wars movies. Coincidentally, the first and last letters of "Elliott" are "E" and "T". The shotguns the government agents brandish in front of the kids on their bikes before E. A Wile E. Coyote stuffed animal can be seen briefly in this film. On Thanksgiving , Xfinity released a four minute ad starring Henry Thomas in which ET returns nearly 40 years later to meet Elliot's family and see how the world has changed.
Spielberg himself was awed at how well it captured the original film's spirit and declared it an official sequel, with Thomas saying it's the perfect way to follow up on the story without risking spoiling it. The commercial ends with Elliot's family putting a photograph of themselves with ET on their fridge next to the photo from the original movie of Elliot and Michael with ET disguised as Gertie on Halloween. The working title for "E. Henry Thomas would go on to be a favorite muse of horror director Mike Flannery.
Prior to Gertie meeting E. Early on Elliot was faking sick so he'd look after E. So Gertie, before she finds out the truth, thought he was really sick and made a get well card. Is this interesting? Earlier that year, director Richard Attenborough appeared in Jurassic Park Attenborough put out his own film that year, Shadowlands , which featured Debra Winger and fellow Jurassic Park cast member Joseph Mazzello.
Director Trademark Steven Spielberg : [separated parents] Elliot's parents are divorced, and it's implied that his father wants nothing to do with his family. Divorce and absent fathers are common tropes in Spielberg's films. Steven Spielberg : [music] The music is composed by John Williams.
Spoilers The trivia items below may give away important plot points. Steven Spielberg shot the film in chronological order to invoke a real response from the actors mainly the children when E. All emotional responses from that last scene are real. We're losing E. Steven Spielberg and Melissa Mathison came up with the concept of a sequel called "Nocturnal Fears", where Elliott and his friends are kidnapped by aliens and E.
This concept, however, never bore fruit. The doctor who confirms E. John's Hospital at the time. Khan and several of his coworkers were invited to join the cast in order to lend an air of authenticity to the medical scenes in the film. While on the set, Khan showed director Steven Spielberg his book "World Enough, and Time", and was offered the job to write the novelization for "Poltergeist", which was in post production at the time.
Keys tells Elliott that E. Just before this you can see E. And later during the scene where E.
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