E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Filming Locations -Then & Now 4K

[@ben8447]

As a British guy with no hope of going to the States unless I magically come across a plane ticket and some money I cant think of a movie location more magic then standing next to the house from ET. To me it is THE film of my childhood-I am very grateful though to watch this video and join you remotely!

[@grimmlifecollective]

Hey Ben, I’m glad we can make this happen for you, and I know what you mean. I could of stood outside of that house all day…creeper…but I could have. Growing up…that house was every kids house

[@richardpavlik5585]

@@grimmlifecollective I think poltergeist was filmed there too.

[@mjwbulich]

@@richardpavlik5585 the ET house is in Tujunga. The Poltergeist house is in Simi Valley about 30 miles away.

[@brendanewman7687]

Hello hillbilly

[@Danielle20-s8h]

Couldn't agree more! Maybe one day you'll get there 😊

[@BrianStorey-j5n]

Flashbacks ! I was an Extra for 3 days in E. T..... a cop at the house, drive a police car,,, there at the bike chase and when they started their flight, and the park ,,,love the movie, been collecting E T things since,,,even have the tag they had on my uniform

[@mrchopsticks3]

I'm glad there's other people who find this stuff as cool as I do. Whenever I go to a film location or somewhere significant, my wife could not care less.

[@martinhankin422]

Not on ye own there pal mines the same ,they just dont get it

[@Only_One_Veezy]

Lol I JUST thought about how uninterested my wife would be, as I stan filming locations 😂

[@robindew9072]

Absolutely

[@RetroReminiscing]

👌👌🤗

[@SlammedZero]

Mr Chopsticks, same here!! She doesn't understand what I am so fascinated about. I just love seeing where something (especially a movie like ET that had a huge impact on my childhood) was filmed, and maybe even letting my imagination go that the movie actually did happen at that location.

[@rx7dude2006]

Man I love when you line up the shots of then and now, it's so cool to see.

[@knottybogeye6387]

I loved the film, I'm 52 now, my grand kids love watching this with me. They dont do big movies like this no longer.

[@ThatNateGuyOnYouTube]

I am not even kidding man, I am in Santa Rosa right now, and ALMOST ran out there to do this same video!!!! So very cool!!

[@brendanewman7687]

Hello

[@brunoshampter324]

well that's cool, I will subscribe to you too then lol

[@brendanewman7687]

@@brunoshampter324 where are you from

[@Aaron_Scissorhands]

You should still do it anyway! I always say that all location videos are great, even if it's the same movie, because everyone does it their own way and I love it! I can't tell you how many different locations videos I've watched of the same movie like Ferris Beuller, Goodfellas, the Departed, and so many more.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Yooo!

[@jovialgent9963]

This is why we love movies, they transport us, even if just for fleeting moments, back in time to when life was magical. We get that sense of our childhood again! Love the 80's movies more now than I did then! Keep up the great work! 👏👏

[@marcussmith4913]

ya I wanna go back there for real and stay. 2021 blows.

[@jovialgent9963]

@@marcussmith4913 just identify as an 8 year old & you can be one! 👍

[@marcussmith4913]

@@jovialgent9963 LOL!!!

[@jovialgent9963]

@@marcussmith4913 😂

[@BigBikeBMX]

You nailed it with, "Did you watch E.T. a lot growing up?" - I'm 47 yrs old and it felt like basically everyone rented the VHS tape every weekend or it played every-other movie on HBO. I was a latchkey key so HBO was my babysitter on summer vacations.

[@RebecaLawrence-w6e]

ET phone home. A good family movie. What happened to movies like this. Good family play family entertainment. Yes! It has scary moments. ET is a friendly alien. That befriends a boy. Michael and Jessica.Good work.

[@wickkedlizzy9521]

This movie will always have a special place in my heart. When I rode the E.T. movie ride in Universal Orlando I cried like a baby. Thank you both for all the wonderful videos!

[@mom2djm]

Glad I'm not the only one.. I was in tears during the pre show and all through the ride!

[@HeartFeltGesture]

Amazing film, blew my little mind in 1982. I was the perfect age of 9 years old. I was totally absorbed in Spielbergs cinematic universe. Total suspension of disbelief. Thanks for taking us back there Grimm Life C.

[@chrisburns2309]

God, thank you for this!! As a kid in the 80’s, E.T. has had a HUGE impact in my life. I have always wanted to visit those places where it was filmed, and like you that catapillar is a given to have to touch. I just hope you have the opportunity to film the woods area too at s later time. Again, thank you so much for this! Best wishes from Norway🙏

[@TommyTheCat42]

I was 7 years old when ET came out & when me & my family went to the theater to see it. When it ended & everyone was spilling out into the parking lot I remember wondering why all the moms were wearing sunglasses before they even got outside, then I saw the tears!

[@bodie463]

Im a 47 yr old 270lb bodybuilder & it still to this day makes me cry, my kids think its hilarious.

[@kellydaunis]

@@bodie463 You're still human, though. It's ok to cry. Men should be allowed to cry without being judged.

[@jasonmountain4643]

E.T. is still very big in our house. My 6 yr old LOVES the movie! He has my 40yr old plush E.T. doll still in good shape and we just bought the new board game which is a lot of fun. Back in the day I saw E.T. in theaters. 1982 was an epic movie year.

[@bjornemccomb8262]

I LOVE this movie! Cried my eyes out multiple times when it came out, I was 5 yrs old. The commercial from a few years ago during the super bowl was brilliant too! 40th anniversary coming up and will re released in theatres August 12!!!

[@TinaLouise73]

yes the SKY tv add! omg watchn that just brought back so meny E.T. memories!

[@christopherquinlan7839]

All of the childhood nostalgia!!!

[@brendanewman7687]

Hello

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

As a 48 yr old living here in Gatlinburg TN, I'm binge watching these over and over. .thank you so much for making me remember my childhood living in Portsmouth RI in the 80s

[@a.n.t.o.n.i.a]

Amazing, ET was also one of my favorite movies growing up. Love seeing all the locations today. Good job!

[@chrismcdowell7138]

You’re not kidding, Elliot (Henry Thomas) is you’re doppelgänger!

[@jonathanbowling2904]

For real! No kidding, I first thought he was related to Henry for a second. They look so similar.

[@sparky2481]

Hahahaha really Strange Americans use the German Word "Doppelgänger"..greetings from Germany 😅🇩🇪

[@rustyblades2566]

​@@sparky2481We use "Doppelgänger" in Australia too😂

[@galememeeof6688]

I love the way you think like me about the little details in movies like same branch, same walls and chimney. And putting the clips in there with the locations is so fun. As long as you can spin on a swing without getting sick Jessica means you're still young. So fun watching your videos.

[@AnyM4jorDude]

I still love E.T. We moved into a suburban development under construction just like that in my early teens so I totally relate. And you were a dead ringer for Elliot, now a Michael Stife of REM.

[@karentucker2161]

I was trying to think who else he reminded me of 😊

[@ChrisRoth1972]

The 80’s were so innocent and more carefree vs now by a long shot.The neighborhood from E.T looks similar which is a good thing!

[@CarlosHernandez-yf3jv]

I was born in 1982

[@ChrisRoth1972]

@@CarlosHernandez-yf3jv Next year my friend,the year you were born will mark the 40th Anniversary of many awesome flicks of that year such as 48 Hrs,Star Trek II & so many more!!!!! Stay safe,young man

[@poz1905]

There was a crack epidemic, an AIDS crisis, and the threat of nuclear war in the 80s

[@tombrady5433]

Cell phones and social media ruined society. People lived in the moment more back then instead of worrying about a picture for facebook

[@peacefromwar7564]

Also more murders as it was easier to get away with due to lack of technology. Watch Netflix crime documentaries. Everything was from the 70s early 90s

[@karma.7791]

this movie is part of my childhood i remember having an E.T themed birthday and had my birthday at the theater to see it for its anniversery, it's one of my favorite movies

[@MJ-YT-USR]

One of my fav movies too. I loved this tour, thank you for taking the time to make it - really well done!

[@simonvanderwerf]

You two turn on my heart light.

[@thrashthrasherson3803]

Rock on brother, my all time favourite movie as a young boy growing up in New Zealand in the 80s. Still my favourite movie, and still watch it regularly! Keep on keeping on dude!

[@martyknox2218]

✨🛸🇳🇿🛸✨me too!

[@heffy1000]

Great work and the side by side comparisons are brilliant. Crazy to think people living in those houses would know all about ET but not realise it was filmed in their street.

[@ashleyosborn5983]

Now I need to watch E.T. tonight! I haven't seen it in years! Used to have the VHS at my grandma's house and would watch it constantly as a kid!

[@cateyedboy6614]

thank you from an Italian "child" of the 80s ... wonderful,I saw E.T together with my father when I was seven years old, even today that my father is gone, it is one of the best memories I have of him

[@tracydaze658]

I remember going to the movies to watch E.T. we ate Reeses Pieces. Great movie.

[@neekerbreeker]

Whoa, you totally looked like Elliott! Thanks for sharing

[@jackkk1979]

During that period of 80's, there was a lot of good movies... E.T, Goonies, Back to the futur, and so on... All my childhood, One like more from France ! Great channel ! ;-)

[@jackkk1979]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[@freshlove7926]

@@jackkk1979 i would love a close encounter with you Jackkk1979.

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

I really like those movies from the 80s.I'm not sure how I feel about the new versions of 80s movies. Sometimes I feel like they ruin the memory. I guess that they introduce new fans to the movies, but I prefer the original versions

[@vrooom666]

thank you for transporting us back to 80s that feeling.

[@andreabruson5558]

Can we all point out the perfection of the shots in this movie? Steven Spielberg is a master!

[@andreabruson5558]

@Adam Baum yes I know most of his movie. and Duel is a masterpiece!

[@JacobDean88]

Sweet memories and very glad I had the opportunity to see this at a Drive In when it was released. We went a few times. And I remember watching it over and over again on VHS. Always been a classic favorite. I'm the same age as Drew.. been crushing on her ever since...lol This movie had style. It was really the first good movie that basically told a story through the kids eyes and their eye views. Such a good story.. really no flaws

[@elizabethsulliman]

I remember the lines to see e.t. wrapping around the theater in Irvine California, and we could never get in until it had been out for about a month. So cool how you line up scenes. You can tell how much time and work go into making the video.

[@robindew9072]

I was going on 16 when this movie came out. A bunch of us saw it at the theater. We loved it. I remember a bunch of us girls crying during the end of it. Thanks you two .

[@trr5291]

When I was a kid I was obsessed with the Alien movie Mac and me. I watched ET as a child but I have watched it more as a adult.

[@timobrien8809]

Is it any good & is is there much difference in the story lines ? Haven't seen it but I seem to remember the main character was in a wheelchair right ?

[@spookyencounters9392]

I love the locations of Mac n Me as much as much as these ones. They shot it on a really beautiful, newly built housing estate that was still being built. I love how they have a nice house on a cliff edge where his wheelchair rolls down and into a ravine at one point. Would love to see a mac n me locations video. The movie sacked though. Lol Just nice locations . Definitely a poor man's E.T.

[@paulhollingsworth2382]

We can all reminisce about decades but the 80s was just so so special so many great movies and such great music, miss those years ❤️❤️80SROCK

[@chetankamble7110]

I am from India .....But I get chills when i watch these ET shooting locations.....Awsome details are shown in this video....I WILL SOON VISIT THESE SHOOTING LOCATIONS FOR MYSELF......It will be literally like visit to a holy place for me.....& a dream come true.......HOLY BIBLE......AMEN......

[@doctordoom5066]

My favorite film of all time! Thank you for taking the time to find all these locations. I still daydream about living at the E.T. house haha. Great video, thanks again. -Ben

[@JAWZphotography]

Favorite part is 1:23 a lot of ET was filmed here but you walking alone because …Jessica is like the dog from UP oouuu FLOWER😂😂 you guys are awesome

[@nvr6859]

I was born in 1978 and E.T. is one of my all-time fav. movies. In 2009 I brought a visit to the E.T. (Elliot's) house. As a guy from The Netherlands it was super special and a dream came true. Greetings and keep up the good work (I love this video!)

[@modmorning1262]

One of the best movies ever!! What a thrill to visit its places!

[@TinaLouise73]

Thank u guys for giving us movie buffs a chance to revisit the exact locations of our fave films! X

[@cfhcowboy9292]

Watched E.T all the time as a kid

[@TheSavagederek]

E.T was the first movie I saw in the cinema . My big sister took me . I cried when ET was sick and fell in love with the movie . The soundtrack was great as well .

[@Gnote772]

Omg you both are the best, I loved the video! ET is definitely one of my top favorite 80’s movies and happy to see where the filming locations where, thank you both for the experience! 🙂

[@used2beburnsy336]

Fun Ciara fact- ET was the first VHS I consciously picked out at a kid, it was in 1994 & I was 5(my mom liked to write dates on things) . I was absolutely obsessed with this movie, and still am. I cry like a baby, laugh, get the chills and feel every other emotion watching this movie to this day. I have a feeling I’m going to watch this one multiple times

[@intertubicular]

I love it! I'm so happy that you are doing the split screen shots of the before and afters. This is so much better than separate shots. It allows you to compare the before and afters together. Please do not change this formula. Awesome! By the way Grimm, you certainly did look like Elliot from E.T. E.T. is in my top 20 favorite movies. It was a fun and touching movie. Great job Grimm and Baby Ghoul!

[@grimmlifecollective]

Thank you and we are always changing how we film and present things. Was really worried people wouldn’t like the split screen

[@intertubicular]

@@grimmlifecollective So much better!

[@bahadortanzif8932]

E.T. phone Ellllliiiiiiooooootttt

[@bahadortanzif8932]

Abs. Hated the 80s. E.T. rocked

[@whoami7721]

Saw E.T. at a drive-in theater in Northern California in the summer of 1982. I remember that the sound was terrible, and from the angle of the car, we could see Poltergeist playing on another screen. Two bonafide classics were on at once. That's how it was back then. Great movies were coming out constantly. We saw E.T. at a proper indoor theater later that summer. A very vivid childhood memory. Will see if I can get out and see these locations soon. So blessed to live in Southern California where we can see all these places.

[@kateellarobertaclarksworld3534]

I really enjoyed watching this. I love et its one of my favourite movies.

[@GucciGambino1967]

You are a police investigator. When we listen to proceedings, you are convincing. In 1982 I was a freshman in highschool and seen ET 4 times on the big screen. You are on the dot, you do resemble Eliot back then. Thank you & your assistant!

[@clear_gray_sky539]

I just learned Tim burton is directing a Wednesday Addams show for Netflix. I’m ecstatic

[@johnnyrossi5891]

You are great at finding and lining up the shots. These video's take a lot of time. We all appreciate your hard work.

[@sunflower7045]

I was in lurv with Elliott. 😆 Thanks for another great video! 🖤 👽 🛸 I’m so grateful I was the perfect age to enjoy ET, when it first came out. How GREAT you got some of the actors! 😃

[@bedstuy11]

Love your work man. I watched movie at the drive inn and it first got me into cycling which I still do today 🙌🏼

[@alt3r3dstat35]

Just subscribed to "Grimmlifecollective" and love it, watched the Nirvana In Utero house and was hooked from there on.....slowly making my way through all the vids, much love from the UK.

[@grimmlifecollective]

Welcome to the Grimm family! Happy you found us

[@hunnieluvs]

@ALT3R3D STAT3, that’s where I started watching too 😊just about a week ago.. I came upon @grimmlifecollective and subscribed and now I’m hooked😳 Love you 2❤️Thank you✌🏻

[@alt3r3dstat35]

@@hunnieluvs they should do A Netflix mini docu- series or something, would be very cool.

[@stevepartain864]

Thank You for doing this, im 64 and watched this movie when it came out and Ghost Busters also. This was awesome to see, thanks so much again, enjoyed it.

[@kunalroy2496]

Thanks Steven Spielberg for this awesome movie & also thanks Grimm life collective for the greatest memories ❤👌 love from #india 🙏

[@4EverAwake]

Hey just wanted to let you guys know that I love the way you find the exact angles and specific monuments to match it up your like a cinematic archaeologist (I just created that term if it doesn't exist LoL) my mind thinks the same way, on top of that literally all the eighties movies are my all time favs too as I'm pushing the dreaded 40, but. You got people out here hitting the member berries hard (South Park). And ive heard you mention Florida, I've been a little north of Tampa my adult life. Cheers keep up the freaking good work. Keep doing movies it's awesome, I've never seen someone do what you do and it rock's, don't stop you have found a great niche. Oh and we both walk the krft hand paths as it we're. Also saw your as above black hat on the dusk till dawn video. Salute

[@MrTCB1975]

It's my all time favorite movie.

[@beehappyalways]

So cool. E.T. still one of my favorites. It was the first movie I took my then 3 year old to. He carried around a stuffed E.T. as his "security" after seeing the movie. And no matter how hard I try, I still tear up when I watch it.

[@nickieellison190]

I loved the movie ET it was one of my favorites

[@brendanewman7687]

Hello

[@bodie463]

Such a special film, fills me with that childhood magic. Shared ETwith my sons 6 & 4 & they loved it. Thank you for the video, great stuff.

[@paulhubbard1712]

Even though I'm a horror fan E.T. has a special place in my heart

[@grimmlifecollective]

ALIENS

[@brendanewman7687]

Hello

[@paulhubbard1712]

@@brendanewman7687 Hello

[@brendanewman7687]

@@paulhubbard1712 how are you doing handsome man

[@paulhubbard1712]

@@brendanewman7687 I'm doing good. How about you?

[@kimwagoner1147]

I loved ET. I was 17. I watched it so many times over the years. It was good seeing this. Thank you.

[@bobroma]

One of my all time favorite movies. Great video! Happy Halloween💀🎃🖤

[@kathleenhorner9296]

How much fun. Amazing details on before and after--I am addicted to your vlogs!

[@brendanewman7687]

Hello

[@pookiewookie7679]

I love your film location videos. This one was great! If you need ideas for future videos, maybe you could do one on the 1984 movie Repo Man with Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton. I believe it mainly plays in LA

[@TheNightBadger]

I love how detailed these movie location vids are.

[@pookiewookie7679]

Elliott's house: 7121 Lonzo Street, Tujunga

[@montauk081]

OMG, your younger self was Elliotts doppelganger!!

[@MrMultirons]

Great video :D

[@Southernbred91]

Can I just say ya'll seem so calm and mellow. It's quite soothing seeing you two interact in your videos

[@thrashthrasherson3803]

That path you were on at the end also is in the scene where Elliot was riding his bmx at the start of the movie. You can see the exact spot from the top of Stewarton Drive. We've walked that path as well, as well as visiting the ET House. It was indeed an honour. Hey have you been to Carroll Ave in Angelino Heights yet? Lots of old school creepy houses, including Michael Jackson "Thriller house" (which I believe was also used in the series "Charmed".)

[@SlapChop1000]

12:40 One thing that is guaranteed to be different after that many years is the *garage doors and the roof* I’m a roofer/construction worker so I see these little details..awesome video..born in 73 so this is special to me.

[@justincunha5221]

Loved ET, you should get a drone, then you can get into some of those locations

[@y077er]

Exactly what I was thinking, it's the goto tool for the modern Vlogger.

[@andreabruson5558]

even a crane would be cool! not very pratical but who cares!? 🤣

[@GA-1st]

Great video! I saw a sneak preview of "E.T." in the cinema shortly before it was released in 1982. It's the ONLY film I've ever seen where the audience gave it a STANDING OVATION (excluding midnight movies or a festival showing). E.T. was a phenomenon...

[@knoxieman]

Wonderful job on this, point to notice in the scene where Elliott and ET fly over the cops the cops have guns, in the anniversary edition of the movie Spielberg removed them and put walkie talkies in their hands, I see you used the original clip, great job.

[@cinemainsymphony737]

Spielberg changed it to the walkie talkies for the 20th Anniversary edition. He then since changed it back or the ‘original’ scene with guns for the 30th Anniversary edition. Great film. Amazing.

[@walterlopez4347]

The Halloween scene is unforgettable for me, the place has changed but the the memories of this movie are in our minds ...forever . The bikes chasing is very creating and awesome.... Thanks for bringing memories i been there because i live in California

[@MsBluheart]

Aw, Michael, you were a cute kid!! 🙂

[@kevinsaltern1243]

Amazing job again. You guys rock! 80's movies were the best! Cheers from Canada.

[@hawaiianpunch6534]

I just realized that E.T. was a force user.

[@bloodymary12100]

I saw E.T. in the theater back in 1982,i was 4 years old at that time.I will never forget that.

[@natalieangelo54]

LOVED ET , THE MOVIE WAS AWESOME , AWE YOU ARE ADORABLE AND YES YOU DO LOOK LIKE HENRY THOMAS ❤😘✌ WOW THIS WAS INCREDIBLE LINING up all the scenes , i have a ET I BOUGHT AFTER THE MOVIE CAME OUT ITS A LIL PLASTIC BENDABLE ONE

[@selenayates1102]

I love this movie. It had a a lot of great actors. I remember when I was a kid, I used to have a leather E.T. I took it everywhere. It was my favorite toy.

[@JUVI9596]

Ahh 1982. When things were easy and simple and worry free. Nothing like today 2023

[@jetsons101]

ET, Back To The Future, Star Wars, Poltergeist and Raiders are some of the best 80's movies and don't get me going on the music. Thanks for your time, work and posting your work.......

[@joeshipley666]

Wow you did look alot like Elliott

[@michellewilliams5947]

This is really cool! It's amazing that it still looks so similar.

[@brettk9316]

Jesus can't believe almost 40 years now. I was iust a few months old at the time of filming of this movie :(

[@mikerlawrence]

Another great video. I love the lining up of specific scenes and current locations. To me, one of the coolest things this video shows is the maturation of the neighborhoods and all the growth of the landscaping and trees. As someone who grew up in CA, through the expansion explosion I remember when new neighborhoods were....new.

[@Joe..3.8.0.9_]

Hey guys Cool video " Go Home ' Cute kid Michael....

[@joejacobs3537]

I lived near that neighborhood but didnt know it til years later...Also near there is the liquor store on Teen Wolf and many Rivers Edge locations

[@fenian21]

Would you try close encounters locations??

[@santafe37s]

A great video! Thanks for sharing! Got enough ads in there! I remember when this movie had first come out back in 1982. They played it all summer long that year. Boy I miss the 1980's. The good old days those were!

[@matthewrudolph3514]

I grew up in that neighborhood. For years everyone was talking about the movie, park scenes, friends backyards that were in the scenes etc. We call that ET park where the caterpillar is. Also many homes were still being built and I remember riding our bikes through the neighborhood and dirt lots before walls were put up. Those homes on White Oak with the over hanging trees were some of the first homes in that area of the valley. They were “citrus” homes built for the orange pickers in early 1900s

[@thucydideoloros5303]

This is so wonderful to discover all those places ! Thank you for this amazing job you've done and for sharing it. E.T. was a very important movie for a lot of people. Cheers from France !

[@williamjameshalejr.3734]

So Glad You and Baby Goul did this! My first Ever Drive-Inn Movie! Such an Epic Time and Movie!! Love You Guys Always!!

[@larasemerad2605]

Cool pictures of you and Elliot