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ET the Extra-Terrestrial

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• Family
• Fantasy

• 1982
• Steven Spielberg
• 109 mins
• PG

Summary

Steven Spielberg's classic sci-fi adventure, starring Henry Thomas and Dee Wallace, and featuring Drew Barrymore. Ten-year-old Elliott has a new friend, but he's from another planet and nobody must know he's here.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Joanna Berry

Steven Spielberg's ode to aliens could also be seen as a tribute to all the loners of the world, as little ET, abandoned by his pot-bellied extraterrestrial pals, has to cope on Earth until they can come back and rescue him. Luckily, he's befriended by an equally lonely little boy named Elliott, played by Henry Thomas, who proceeds to teach his alien chum how to talk, dress up in women's clothes and guzzle beer. This is a special, delightful adventure, in which Spielberg manages not only to entertain young children but also reach out to the child in all of us.

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7.9/10

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Cast

rolenameElliottHenry ThomasMaryDee Wallace StoneKeysPeter CoyoteMichaelRobert MacNaughtonGertieDrew BarrymoreGregK C MartelSteveSean FryeTylerC Thomas HowellPretty girlErika EleniakSchoolboyDavid O'DellScience teacherRichard SwinglerPolicemanFrank TothUltrasound manRobert BartonVan driverMichael DarrellDoctorMilt Kogan

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rolenameDirectorSteven Spielberg

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Theatrical distributor

UIP

Released on

2002-03-29

Languages

English | English

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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