"E.T. is easily the greatest Steven Spielberg movie ever! Elliott (Thomas) becomes friends with the alien whose most famous words are "E.T. phone home." They grow closer together as they learn different things about each other. This film is warm and inspirational, and it's a wonderful example of humans coexisting with aliens. It was shown again for its 20th anniversary celebration in 2002 (how appropriate!)."
Teddy, Resident Scholar
"This beautiful movie is based on a ten year old boy who befriends a stranded botanist alien left by mistake. During the movie the alien and the boy become friends while
trying to contact the aliens family to pick him up. During the whole movie there are government agents trying to find E.T. They finally find him in the boys bathroom he and the boy are dying. Then E.T.'s friends come back and E.T. comes back to life and in the dramatic ending the boy and his friends fly to E.T.'s spaceship to so he can go back home."
chris pignotta, Resident Scholar
"A mission of small alien botanists is exploring an Earth forest when a human task force approaches and the alien ship takes off in a hurry, leaving one member stranded. Ten-year-old Elliot (Thomas) discovers the intruder searching for food in the family garden shed. He takes E.T. in and his brother Michael (MacNaughton) and sister Gertie (Barrymore) get to know him as well as hide him from their mother Mary (Wallace) and the relentless government task force. E.T. longs to return to his home planet and builds a makeshift communication device to reach his people, but he grows sick and the government closes in. This charming 1982 science-fiction mega-hit directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison based on a story dictated by Spielberg cost a surprisingly low $10.5 million to make, but grossed more than $700 million worldwide, plus another quarter billion in video rentals. It won four Oscars for effects, music, and sound. E.T.'s face was modeled on Albert Einstein, poet Carl Sandburg, and a pug dog, and his voice combined the voices of Debra Winger, 57-year-old Pat Welsh, and Spielberg."
David Loftus, Resident E.T. The Extraterrestrial Scholar
"This amazing movie starts out in a forest where aliens come down to earth form another planet for plants and tree samples to take back to their planet. The one alien is left by mistake and is chased by government officials down to a small town. He befriends a 10 yead old boy named Elliot after them teaching other things they elliot starts to feel Elliot's thoughts. Now that elliot realizes that E.T. was left by mistake they start to figure out how he can get back. "
Nick Gjoka, Resident Scholar
"E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL is a movie written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Steven Spielberg in 1982. Four Academy Awards.
E.T. misses the last flight home and ends up in Elliott's home. While scientists are trying to locate the gentle extraterrestrial, E.T. and Elliott become friends. Will Elliott be able to save him (it) from the adult world and will E.T. return home ?
Spielberg in Wonderland. Kids adore.
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Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
"It's a story of an unusual friendship--a 10-year-old boy and an extra terrestrial! But it works, mainly due to the sensitivity of Director Steven Spielberg, who made cinematic history (as well as financial!). It was "the picture of the year" for viewers (Academy Awards be darned, although John Williams did win for his musical score).
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Bill Hobbs, Resident E.T. The Extraterrestrial Scholar
"This classic Steven Spielberg crowd-pleasure tells the tale of a young boy whose life is forever changed when he befriends and protects a benign alien from outer space. One of the most commercially successful and beloved films of all time, E.T. is the perfect mixture of humor, suspense and sentiment - and one of the most entertaining films ever made."
Roland E. Zwick, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 11.4% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 25.7% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 62.9%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- friendly alien from space chased by govt
Generally friendly 1st contact with aliens?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male Alien
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Kind of city
- Beautiful sparkling advanced city
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- exotic aliens
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
