E.T. is sadder than anticipated.. First time watching reaction & review #scarycherry

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[@parker469a]

Drew Berrymore was 7 years old in this movie.

[@only257]

actually this a 80s classic film much better than nukie,turkish e.t. knockoff and the unwatchable movie mac and me

[@ghostspider2056]

In Star Wars The Phantom Menace, you can actually see E.T.’s people on the council.

[@Farmer_Dave]

Who is the luckiest boy on planet earth? The boy that had his first kiss with Mary Cherry.

[@tanelviil9149]

Dude thats no horror...it's october...get some horror going .

[@Fonny222]

I read an interview with the actor who played Elliot around the 30th anniversary of the movie and he said that during filming when they would break for lunch Drew Barrymore was so young she didn’t understand why ET didn’t eat lunch with them.

[@satortenet]

"Stranger Things vibes" are the other way around, actually. That show is just a well made series about every cliche in 80's movies.

[@patrickhowe692]

The biggest thing that jumps out to me was the feds/ bike chase scene.

[@raymondwilson293]

Mary, you should look up the little boy's audition with Steven Spielberg... great little actor

[@Tr0nzoid]

Before that, the movie "Super 8" paid homage to all those genre characteristics.

[@CleansHaven]

Do you think she doesn't know this?

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Thank you for saying what I've been thinking for some years now.*

[@Xoferif]

Little Drew Barrymore thought that E.T. was real, so the puppeteers would do their best to keep him animated and responding to her between takes. I always thought that was so cool of them. =)

[@Spindler2007]

I remember that Drew did get really upset when the adults were defribillating E.T. as she thought they were hurting him.

[@seamusburke639]

Apparently they shot a lot of this movie in sequence, so the kids were genuinely said that ET was leaving.

[@Stubbies2003]

@@Spindler2007 This is a fact. She didn't know what they were doing and was legit inconsolable for awhile. Someone recorded a video bit after filming and it was Steve looking guilty holding Drew crying her eyes out. To her at the time it was real.

[@Spindler2007]

@@Stubbies2003 yeah. I remember seeing that footage in a making of documentary. Spielberg even said in a sad voice "movies are so sad especially this one".

[@happyapple4269]

Awww.

[@fad2679]

John Williams has contributed so enormously to our childhood and to cinema in general.

[@orangewarm1]

Spielberg and Lucas had a monopoly on hits and Williams.

[@troy1994]

Yes Williams is brilliant 👏 He's score always makes each movies 10x better

[@myspiderungoliant]

The last 12 minutes or so of the film: John Williams brought the finished score to Spielberg and asked how he wanted to edit the music to fit the visuals. Spielberg’s response that they weren’t changing the music, they’d edit the visuals around the score. Brilliant decision.

[@jp3813]

ET's species need a connection w/ each other in order to survive. Elliot was the only human that he managed to connect with during the scene where they both get sleepy, hence it's not enough. He says "ouch" while pointing at his chest to tell Elliot that he has to leave or else he'll die. To prevent Elliot from dying w/ him, ET lets go of their connection. He's revived when his family reconnects w/ him on their way back to Earth. The only adult faces we see before the house gets taken over were the mom's and the people on TV.

[@Akins560]

Almost the reverse of how Hancock was with that one woman when they were in close proximity 😮

[@Aaron-io8vw]

When ET sees the kid in the Yoda costume he yells home. This was Spielberg making a joke to George Lucas. In The Phantom Menace, members of his people are seen in the Republic Senate.

[@blazinjedi2008]

There's some theories that members of his species are actually jedi or at the very least force sensitive

[@KevyNova]

And John Williams plays Yoda’s Theme from Empire Strikes Back.

[@roguescorner9042]

@@blazinjedi2008 Some species in Star Wars are known to naturally be more prone to force sensitivity, such as the Mirialans, so it makes sense that ET's species could become Jedi.

[@onemanreactionfaction7636]

The candy Elliott shared with ET was Reese's Pieces. The production company originally wanted to use M&M's but M&M/Mars turned them down. So, they went to Hershey and went with Reese's Pieces. The movie ended up being the highest grossing film of all-time (until Star Wars Special Edition was released) and Reese's Pieces sales went through the roof.

[@erikjaroy8214]

I'll bet the exec who made that decision at Mars was fired after THAT spectacular failure! 😆

[@3DJapan]

There was a huge boost in sales for Reese's Pieces after the movie.

[@elzar760]

I saw a show about the biggest marketing failures of all time, and the Mars company’s refusal to this movie was on the top 10 list.

[@seamusburke639]

It was considered a huge moment with product placement in movies, and showed the potential for how consumers would respond.

[@reverseBLT]

This worked on me, as a kid. I'm glad, too, because Reese's Pieces are awesome.

[@keithgoodnight3463]

During early story development, Spielberg interviewed a focus group of children and asked them what powers they wished a good alien might have. He based ET’s powers on their answers. The first pick was that the alien should be able to make “ouchies” go away.

[@kirkwells7537]

When E.T. Points to Elliot’s heart and says “I’ll be right here” always makes me cry every time

[@KaiLucasZachary]

Except, Mandela Effect, he never points to his heart. He only points to his head.

[@kerrywatkins3787]

Definitely worth a KZbin lookup of Henry Thomas' ET audition. Spielberg: Ok kid, you got the part.

[@leslie2149]

I was going to suggest that myself. The kid was great.

[@caseyh8386]

I'm so glad that Mike Flanagan is using him in basically all of his projects. He's such a good actor he deserves recognition not just as "the kid from ET" ☺ x

[@neverstopgrowing728]

Yes! Mary, you have to watch it!

[@barnabasstewart4104]

Except it really wasn't an audition, he already had the part. Steven just wanted to show off what a good child actor he found to his colleagues...lol

[@josephscally6270]

Holy smokes. I'm 70 years old, old enough to have actually seen this in the theater when it came out and the ending got me again.

[@darthken815]

"I'll be right here" hits me in the feels every time.

[@ghostspider2056]

In Star Wars The Phantom Menace, you can actually see E.T.’s people on the council.

[@keithbeardslee4435]

Yes, E.T. was a Jedi Padawan that got left behind on an exploration mission. His master was waiting for him to make contact and give him the all clear to pick me up call.

[@chrisbiebel6205]

In Men In Black, when Jeebs grows his head back after K shoots it off, at one point it's the head of E.T.

[@bninem1397]

I saw one in another place in Star Wars too /shudders

[@joesmith1642]

This is the comment I was looking for

[@007mjv]

There is a fan theory ET does descend from the ones in the Senate Council and the reason he says "home home home" when he sees the Yoda costume is because he recognizes the real Yoda who is centuries old.

[@Aaron-io8vw]

The begining of the film is one of the few depictions of Dungeons and Dragons from mainstream media during the 1980's that was not depicted as a negative thing. Harrison ford has a vocal cameo as Elliott teacher.

[@ueno1]

John Williams conducting an orchestra at Hollywood Bowl is not to be missed! He did the ET theme for the climax of his show. Brilliant!

[@stephenlackey5852]

“Drunk ideas are the best ideas.” -Mary Cherry, 2021

[@JDdiGriz]

Some interesting Movie Trivia. In Charlie's Angels there is a scene where Drew Barrymore's character falls into some people's back yard and has to ask them for help. That scene was shot in the same house they shot E.T. in. it was her first time back since she was a little kid.

[@johnjones_1501]

There is no way she remembers filming ET. It would be hilarious if interviewers always asked her about it

[@JDdiGriz]

@@johnjones_1501 I never said she remembered it, I just said it was her first time back. The crew had to tell her where she was.

[@johnjones_1501]

@@JDdiGriz I never said that you said that she remembered, I was just saying that it would be hilarious if someone in an interview, insisted she must, and asked accordingly

[@jonesey251]

this movie *traumatized* me as a child. I was five and hadn't seen a lot of movies so I didn't know the way they work so I genuinely though E.T. was dead ... inconsolable.

[@PixelatedH2O]

The first time I saw it I was in elementary/primary school. It was shown to use during parent/teacher meetings. When the agents revealed themselves in the space suits I was terrified and raced out of the room to get my mom.

[@DavidB-2268]

My sister was about 11 when this came out. She had our dad take her at least a half dozen times to see it in theatre. And she soaked dad's sleeve every time with her crying.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

I was the same age and I totally misunderstood what the doctors were doing. I had no concept of resuscitation, so I just went with what Elliot was saying and assumed they were really trying to kill him.

[@macgonzo]

I was 5 or 6 when I saw this movie, it was the first movie I ever saw in a cinema. I can still clearly remember laughing at the scene where the fridge door hits ET, and I was absolutely beside myself crying at the scene where ET dies. It's a masterful movie ☺️

[@paulobrien9572]

The music reflects the genius of John Williams. The number of movies in which his music has evoked emotions is astounding. From Star Wars to Jaws, E.T. to Jurassic Park, Schindler's List to Indiana Jones. Pretty much any any movie involving Steven Spielberg and countless others. Williams was the conductor of the Boston Pops when I first went. His musical catalog is to vast to properly list. You can't mention music in cinema over the last 50years without bringing his name up first

[@AmbassadorScorpio]

Superman

[@geetadhumane5793]

John Williams has literally crafted millions of lives with his music. An absolute genius

[@layceeferguson1991]

When Drew Barrymore auditioned for Steven Spielberg, she told him that she was in a band called "The Purple People Eaters" and they were about to do a tour. He loved her imagination so much that he wanted her to do the movie immediately.

[@Newramsin]

The scene where Eliot fell asleep before ET. I always believed he was just exhausted for being up so late, luring ET inside the house.

[@donkfail1]

That too, but I thought E.T. already connected with Elliot. After being on the run for so long, E.T. finally felt more secure there and this exhaustion and calmness was felt by Elliot, who fell asleep.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Whatever it is, the music just makes the entire scene. The yawning strings are just the chef's kiss.

[@cjour828]

Two great movies with a young Drew Barrymore are Firestarter and Cat’s Eye. Good for the Halloween season, and both movies are based on Stephen King stories.

[@ar471]

I was WAY too young the first time I saw Cat’s Eye, but I always loved it.

[@gspendlove]

I agree with you on Cat's Eye (because Night Shift is my favorite book of all time), but Firestarter is by no means a great movie.

[@jd-zr3vk]

Drew is really hot in Firestarter.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

"I don't think coyotes can throw balls.' While E Coyote : Hold my ACME kit

[@jainelson8840]

Barrymore is just as adorable and loveable today as she was in ‘82. She’s a gem.

[@1nelsondj]

Didn't she flash her breasts to David Letterman on his show?

[@jainelson8840]

@@1nelsondj yes

[@kaijulord54]

ET and Elliot got sick from spending the night outside. Since they were connected and ET was out there without any clothes or a blanket, he was freezing to death and Elliot got just as sick as ET did because of their connection. And then ET severed their connection so Elliot could live.

[@jp3813]

The flower was dying before they even went out. ET's species needs a strong connection between each other to survive. He could only connect w/ one human, hence it wasn't enough.

[@maced640]

Crazy to think this movie is almost 40 years old.

[@paulh9694]

I was 15 when this came out and saw it in the theater. Making me feel old lol.

[@scottvanhille5688]

The Amblin Entertainment scene logo was awesome. Happy that you watched this classic! We will always remember E.T.'s line: "I'll be right here." Drew Barrymore did a film in 1980 with William Hurt called "Altered States." In 1984, she was involved with Stephen King's "Firestarter" and in the following year she did "Cat's Eye" with James Woods. I highly recommend "Firestarter" this Halloween. Erika Eleniak is Elliot's love interest and she was a popular model back in the day. Dee Wallace aka Dee Wallace Stone as Mary was in The Howling (1981) and Stephen King's Cujo (1983). E.T has been to Earth to visit Peter Coyote at the age of 10.

[@mnomadvfx]

Mary:"Stranger Things vibes....." Me:"Yeah, about that......." Stranger Things is just a massive 80s + horror + sci fi + general Stephen King mishmash to hit those nostalgia tastebuds.

[@JedHead77]

Fun Fact: Pat Welsh, who voiced ET, also voiced the bounty hunter Princess Leia was disguised as in Return Of The Jedi. She was hired by sound designer Ben Burtt when he heard her while in a store.

[@zarquondam]

38:07 - "It's a very, very old movie." I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[@KevyNova]

Man, I feel that. “Ouch...”

[@The_Dudester]

Mary, there is an ET sequel, which is actually a long commercial. ET and his family (wife/kids) visit Elliott and his family. Worth the five minute investment.

[@penfold7455]

Do we really wanna subject her to the pain that is "Mac and Me"?

[@The_Dudester]

@@penfold7455 The commercial isn't mac n me. Please research the commercial-if you haven't seen it.

[@garysmith3037]

There was a sequel book called E.T. The Book of the Green Planet.

[@steveh2418]

The commercial is also not a sequel.

[@The_Dudester]

@@steveh2418 Since the commercial is just under five minutes and we get a follow up story-it is a sequel-albeit a brief one.

[@greenpeasuit]

This movie was released many many times at theatres. Before the age of a video player or even cable in every home, the Theatre was king, this film was it's valiant knight!

[@DeathToTheDictators]

Henry Thomas is STILL a great actor, and was excellent in the recent The Haunting Of Hill House Netflix series.

[@matthewboreham2001]

he also starred in fire in the sky

[@kaytho5830]

Hill House, Bly Manor, and now Midnight Mass

[@walkingwounded3824]

@@kaytho5830 I love "Hill House". I'll check the others out, thanks Kay!

[@johnsensebe3153]

He was also in Dr. Sleep.

[@Lannisen]

I came here to say that, the guy is a fantastic actor.

[@deeamerson]

Now you know what inspired Stranger Things Season 1. saw this film when I was a kid, in late 80s. Still holds the same emotions, love this film.

[@deeamerson]

@Chai Val Foxy Mom its on Netflix.

[@finnmurphy6186]

Me watching E.T. as a 10 year old: 😭😭 Me watching E.T as a 20 year old: 😭😭

Me watching E.T. as a 6 year old: 😒😪🥱😴😬🤮🤨 Thanks to “The Last Unicorn” & “The Dark Crystal” for saving children's film entertainment back then in 1982.

[@nostradumbass7959]

E.T. is kinda in the Star Wars universe. There's an eater egg you can see his species represented in the galactic senate and he's obviously a force user. He's no jedi of course but still. Also it explains him recognizing yoda.If only he hadn't lost his lightsaber,that would've been awesome.

[@davewolf6256]

He could be a Jedi. There's a long time between the Star Wars saga and ET's landing on Earth. Could be his species evolved psychic powers.

@@davewolf6256 🥱😪😴💤

[@donkfail1]

@@davewolf6256 And the ability to travel between galaxies...

[@jp3813]

Except Star Wars characters are established as fictional in this movie. Hence, the costumes & toys.

[@anzaeria]

There's also an ET toy that appears in the Gremlins movie in one scene. I hope Mary Cherry reacts to Gremlins one day.

[@belleb8177]

This is the first movie I saw in the cinema- I was 4 and I remember the guy sitting next to me bawling his eyes out

[@maxnorton1209]

I was 15 years old when I saw E.T., and the scene when Elliott and E.T. were laying next to each other, and E.T. seemed to have died is the first time I ever cried watching a movie, and it was a hard cry.

[@joshuad6553]

Spielberg supposedly filmed the scenes in the same order as shown in the movie to keep the actors emotions as real as possible. Apparently, the scene where E.T. dies was pretty hard on the kids.

[@bouhhgz1969]

There was a commercial not too long ago where its depicted ET comes back to visit - right around Christmas time. They had Henry Thomas reprise his character as Elliott & ET meets his family - it was very cute.

[@raymondgilbert1341]

To see Drew as a kid in more movies, she appeared in a couple of Stephen King films called Cat's Eye and Firestarter. Since it is October, I guess they would be good pics.

[@3DJapan]

Drew Barrymore was the lead in the movie Firestarter just 2 years later when she was 8 or 9.

[@ramirezalejandro6]

I was 1 year old when E.T. came out, damn I'm freaking old!!

[@paulh9694]

I was 15 lol.

[@TakezoMusashi]

Same :)

[@Acme1970]

I was 12 and i still haven't seen it.

[@asiaroberson3442]

@@Acme1970 you need to see it

[@samwiebenga2512]

Saw E.T. When I was 5 years old at the Hanford Fox Theater in Downtown Hanford, CA. USA. It was the first movie I ever saw and it still gives me tears and goosebumps to this day.

[@jasonspaulding3949]

I love when ET gets drunk so does Elliot Also George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are great friends

[@heidihughes8255]

As an adult, Henry Thomas was in Legends of the Fall w/ Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins.

[@donstruble7489]

After "scary cherry" is over, watch the movie "Paul". ET meets a couple geeks from Comicon. You will love it.

[@stathissdz2125]

Definitely watch Paul, although the E.T is a bit... different!😉

[@valentinruiz3828]

what I remember most about this movie is the scene of E.T and the boy on the bicycle

[@rodneyarndt163]

Firestarter is a good one to see Drew as an up and comer child actor.

[@tyrone7635]

Steven Spielberg is a genius at picking the right kid actors because Elliot and Drew still look like young Elliot and Drew

[@davidanderson1639]

Spielberg very cleverly filmed ET in chronological order. That way, by the end of filming the cast had become very closely attached to ET. Fun Fact: the girl Elliot kisses went on to star in Baywatch. Also, check out the Xinfinity Christmas commercial from a couple of years back!! It’s so sooo good & the has some amazing touches (the Halloween photo Elliot’s mum takes is on the fridge door).

[@KalKratos]

The kid who plays Elliott has recently been in Mike Flanagan horror movies and TV shows.

[@65cj55]

There's a video of the Boy auditioning for the role of Elliot, the Kid was amazing.

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but the girl Elliot kissed in the classroom is Erika Eleniak, who went on to be a Playboy Playmate, then an acting career (Baywatch, Under Siege, Bordello of Blood, etc.)

[@glenncabacungan9269]

Yet another great soundtrack by John Williams, don’t you think Sister Mary? It’s actually my favorite of all his music. He was dying because he was away from his people too long.

[@kenlangston3451]

A few years after this Drew Barrymore would already be addicted to drugs and alcohol even as a child. I am glad she was able to turn her life around. Sadly some child stars aren’t able to.

[@bigl9478]

16:45 I have a feeling that the reality of parenthood is going to be quite a shock to her! 😂😂😂

[@TheMKCrab]

the Universal Studios E.T ride is an absolute delight. also interesting is how Spielberg intended E.T. and Poltergeist to be basically mirror images of eachother theme-wise; in both movies, average suburbanites encounter something beyond their understanding. in ET it's something benign and in Poltergeist it's something evil and dangerous

[@Perfectly_Cromulent351]

I was devastated when they took it out of Universal Studios Hollywood. I still remember the smell of the water from the ride.

[@Perfectly_Cromulent351]

@mark tamayo I have heard that the only reason ET is still at Orlando is bc Spielberg is basically forcing them to keep it. Hopefully they keep it around long enough for when I finally make my way out there. Also, Back to the Future was made by Robert Zemeckis, not Spielberg.

[@sparks3705]

"I can't recall aliens having powers" - Mary Cherry "You don't love me anymore?" - Superman

[@falloutfan2502]

lol

[@andrewmurray1550]

most alien movies do not feature the aliens having actual supernatural powers - if you think of mainstream Hollywood movies. Most "supernatural" powers seem to reside with humans that have acquired the powers they have through some accident, radiation, insect bites or genetic engineering.

[@sparks3705]

@@andrewmurray1550 Who cares... Superman is an alien with super powers. WTF?

[@o.b.7217]

Everybody and their auntie knows, Superman isn't really an alien - he's an All American power fantasy. Wannabe toughboys' wet dream.

[@sparks3705]

@@o.b.7217 He's literally from another planet. You know that makes you an alien, right? I don't have to look it up an Mariam-Webster for you, do I?

[@tonys623]

I saw this in the theater when I was 6 yrs old. My mom and my aunt took me with them.

[@clit_niblr0375]

34:28 Mary: 'I can't get enough of Drew Barrymore's acting as a kid.' You might want to check out some of her other films she did as a child if you haven't already. Try 1984's Firestarter and 1985's Cat's Eye.

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@ar471]

When I was in 8th grade in the mid-90’s we dissected huge frogs and they definitely gave us scalpels.

[@laspilly]

The mom definitely has the Diana early haircut, which was so popular at that time, remember it was just one year since the royal wedding.

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch "Harry and the Hendersons"! You will love Harry, I promise!

[@peterschmidt4348]

YES!

[@asiaroberson3442]

Yes please!! That's movie is adorable 😍

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@@asiaroberson3442 That and "E.T." were two staples of my Childhood, so I second and third that.

[@awall1701]

I watched this at the cinema when it was released in the UK. After watching ET, my friends and I all wanted BMX's. I had the ET sticker album and 7inch single as the soundtrack was fantastic.

[@thedoctor4327]

Underrated 80s films to consider reacting to: -Brazil -The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai -Glory -Amadeus -Big Trouble in Little China

[@Madagon367]

Amadeus won eight Academy Awards and was a major hit, Glory won three and the others have been cult classics for decades. Calling them underrated is a bit much.

[@cobbycaputo3332]

All great choices!

[@asiaroberson3442]

Omg Glory is my movie. I love Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

E.T. has some things in common with Tinkerbelle in Peter Pan. He enables the children to fly, and he dies and comes back to life. The image of E.T. and Eliot flying across the moon became the logo of Amblin Entertainment, Steven Spielberg's production company. "Careful where you're pouring that tea." - She's American. It's coffee.

[@ChrsLee78]

ET is a Jedi Master… also I dissected a frog in the seventh grade. And that was in 1990, not THAT long ago. lol

[@ghyslainabel]

7:48 So this is the origin of the phrase "I'll be back" that Arnold parodied. :)

[@Pianodean]

Beautiful reaction, Mary Cherry. Steven Spielberg said that Henry Thomas's audition moved him to tears and he emotionally struggled to even speak the words, "You've got the part, kid." Check out Henry Thomas as an adult in another alien movie called "Fire in the Sky" which is supposedly based on the "true" story of Travis Walton's abduction in the 1970's in Arizona, USA

[@handsomestik]

this took ten years to be on VHS when I was a kid.

[@gdiaz8827]

Yea i remember the wait while otjer movies were out sooner

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

"Oh my god! Those jumps on the bikes?" ROFL When I saw this at age 11, seeing that, my thought was "Weak! I catch more air than that 10 times a day!

[@MajorMalteasin]

E.T. Is my most favorite movie of all time. I cry every time I see it. Even watching it here. Without failure. Glad you enjoyed it. Elliot was 8, I was 8 when I saw it in the movies, just found out I was a type 1 diabetic a month before it came out, it had me crying my eyes out in the theater. A lady tried to console me because my mom couldn’t do anything because I was so focused on ET. It was an emotional rollercoaster that I love every time I see it

[@BlackieNuff]

That iconic image of the silhouette of Elliot and ET flying on his bike against the moon is used as Amblin Entertainment's logo. It may even appear in other things as well..?

[@joelfenner9179]

Saw this movie in theaters when I was a little kid. It had such an impact. However, now that I have my own kids I see this movie in a whole new light. The ending breaks me every time.

[@adrianpeart]

I was 3 when this came out. & had E.T wallpaper in my bedroom as a kid. I still remember the pattern was a silhouettes of the spaceship & the shot of Elliot & E.T flying on the bike with the moon behind them.

[@mccombjames]

Saw this in theaters when I had just turned twelve. Still tear up every time I see it.

[@martinbraun1211]

The first time I cried in the cinema!

[@nightmaster5593]

same here

[@ibnteos]

I remember Drew Barrymore in the film "Firestarter" (1984) where her character has pyokinesis. :)

[@tuschman168]

The book reveals that E.T. is incredibly old. Not a child at all. He's still considered relatively young for a member of his species though. Also one of the better runners of his species. Let that sink in!

[@Richard_Ashton]

I had assumed that. Not a kid but a very capable and massively intelligent being.

[@milo655321]

If I recall correctly, in the novelization E.T. is also a professional xenobotanist in his society, collecting and studying plants from different worlds.

[@SuprousOxide]

It wouldn't have made sense for an exploratory mission to have brought children along (Star Trek TNG and Lost in Space aside)

[@stonecoldku4161]

Someone found Henry Thomas' audition for the part of Elliot. At the end of the audition you can hear Steven Spielberg say "Okay kid you got the job." There was also a commercial made in 2019 where they got Henry Thomas back to play Elliot and E.T. comes back to Earth to visit for Christmas and Elliot introduces his wife and kids to E.T.

[@jd-zr3vk]

The code blue (resuscitation) toward the end of the movie was perfect for the time period. The actors in that scene were RNs, physicians, and respiratory therapists.

[@adriancastillo1957]

ET is actually a scientist, a botanist.

[@Pixelologist]

I was going to say this. ET isn't a child at all.

[@ApocalypseRick]

Mary: it's a very very very old movie Me born in 1982: where is my walking stick?

[@Garryck-1]

Me born in 1960: You can't have it.. I'm not done with it yet!

[@vicegamer6944]

I've met three casts members of E.T and omg they were so super nice to meet in person!

[@chuckhackett4493]

E.T. is a Jedi confirmed. Fun Fact: In Star Wars episode 1 you can actually see an E.T. delegation in the Senate.

[@randomlibra]

If you have seen "Doctor Sleep", Elliot is the one who played Jack Torrence, Danny's father.

[@jvgreendarmok]

That's such an out-there but strangely fitting casting choice. I would have thought they'd go with David Harbour as a surrogate Jack Nicholson.

[@thomasmcintosh390]

In 1982 I saw this in the theater. I was a 27 year old man, and cried when E.T. died. Then I got mad that I cried. I mean really pissed! "NO! You will not make me cry! I refuse to be manipulated by some puppet!"

[@JakNasty69]

There is a theory and a very very plausible one at that and that theory is that E.T. Is a Jedi my proof? 1. He can levitate objects with his mind (the force) 2. On Halloween he sees Yoda and walks up to Yoda saying "home" over and over, this implies that he either knows Yoda personally or knows who Yoda is 3. He can use force heal (and yes force heal is what it's called Google it) 4. In the Phantom Menace (Star Wars episode 1) if you look it up or pause it at the right time E.T.'s species is in they're own pod in the council.

[@Fonny222]

You can definitely see the parallels between this and Stranger Things. Eleven is basically the equivalent of ET in season 1. The scene Mike shows El stuff in his house. Then the scene where Eleven explores there house on her own and watches tv. Even the scene on their bikes at the end was similar.

…and JJ Abrams' Super 8.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

Mary Cherry At any age Drew Barrymore has one of the sweetest looking faces.

[@markcain9312]

E.T. is a Jedi master. That's why he recognized the Yoda Halloween costume.

[@blacktronlego]

We never dissected animals, we had to buy sheep hearts to dissect, that's as much as we did, he teacher did some other organs. That was at secondary school (11-16/18 years old). Our most common use of scalpels was to sharpen/shape pencils for art class. Lots of Star Wars references in this, the action figures, the Yoda halloween costume.

[@kryeton5713]

...footnote: ET and his family are botanists from their home world....1982 is not really really old btw...part of the "magic" of the film is that it is shot at the eye level of a child (belt level....this is prominant in the shots of the "man with the keys") in part capturing the perspective of innocence of the kids in the film making the audience one of them.....the link between ET and Elliot was a more pure method of communication to learn and experience from each other...

[@kenlangston3451]

Spielberg wanted to use M&M’s to lure ET, but Mars said no. So he went to Hershey’s and they approved Reese’s Pieces for licensing in the movie. Sales of Reese’s Pieces skyrocketed after this movie.

[@stevepitt1414]

When ET came out on DVD Spielberg edited out the rifles and replaced them with walkie talkies. He later changed his mind for the blurry and left the rifles in

[@AmbassadorScorpio]

Also that is the first gig for C. Thomas Howell, who played a fairly decent part as a lieutenant in Gettysburg a 90s TV series production about the battle of the American civil war.

[@juanestebanez8210]

Saw E.T. IN the theaters back in 82‘ as teenager….. priceless memories..such a hype👍🇪🇸🎞🎟📽🥰