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FilmPG1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Directed by Steven Spielberg
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home. From TMDB
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| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| TMDB reviews * | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 adventure science fiction family film, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Robert MacNaughton.
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E.T. was previewed in Houston, Texas, and premiered at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival's closing gala on May 26, 1982, and was released in the United States on June 11, 1982. It opened at number one at the US box office with a gross of $11 million, and stayed at the top of the box office for six weeks; it then fluctuated between the first and second positions until October, before returning to the top spot for the final time in December following a Christmas re-release. In its second weekend, it recorded the highest-grossing second weekend of all time, surpassing the record of $10,765,687 set by Superman II in 1981. In its fourth weekend, it recorded the highest-grossing weekend of all time,…
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60 of 238 · most liked firstHenry Thomas’ audition for E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) remains one of the greatest auditions ever captured on film. Spielberg: “Okay, kid, you got the job.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Most experts agree that a takeover by aliens is coming for the video game industry in the next five years. After all, it was one of the first sectors to deploy aliens in the 1980s, with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial being one of the best-known games of all time
neutral · AI labelView post →In summation E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is still a good movie and I would not mind seeing a sequel set in the present day where E.T. comes back to visit adult Elliot and it’s called Elliott The Terrestrial
positive · AI labelView post →I am now officially one of the top ten speedrunners of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600.
neutral · AI labelView post →Day #17: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
neutral · AI labelView post →Years ago @itsdings.bsky.social used to run a criminally underappreciated movie review blog and for the last 12 years his review of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been the only thing I think about when the movie is referenced 🎥
neutral · AI labelView post →Famous movie twist endings (SPOILERS): - “Star Wars”: Chewbacca was a ghost - “Titanic”: Rose was a ghost - “Citizen Kane”: Rosebud was a ghost - “Top Gun”: Viper was a ghost - “Skyscraper”: The skyscraper was a ghost - "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial": Elliot was a ghost
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) dir. Steven Spielberg
neutral · AI labelView post →People assume because the movie is called “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” that E.T. stands for extra-terrestrial and not his actual name: El Terriblé
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Directed by Steven Spielberg
neutral · AI labelView post →Dan starts E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for Atari tomorrow on Blight Club!
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with four movies: Scream 2 (Wes Craven, 1997) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982) Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997) King Kong (Peter Jackson, 2005)
neutral · AI labelView post →Squirrel guy obviously never saw E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. You make a magical friend, you keep that shit under wraps or it's hello Feds
neutral · AI labelView post →"You're favorite film from the 1980s is E.T., eh? Fabulous choice. Slam dunk. You have excellent taste. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison, does not just enhance the science fiction genre -- it reinvents it entirely."
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) William Kotzwinkle — author of the official novelization: "I saw Steven’s genius at play many times when E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was being filmed. One moment that stands out is when his art director came up on the set and said, 'I know what the spaceship..."
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) dir. Steven Spielberg 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦’𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯.
neutral · AI labelView post →Showing your kids movies you loved as a kid is a scary exercise. Showed them E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the most meaningful movie of my young childhood. Didn’t like it. Risked showing them Top Gun, my fav teen-years movie. Loved it. 1 for 2. Now considering Back to the Future, but I’m scared…
positive · AI labelView post →NEW VIDEO!...and yes, it's E.T. The Extra Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. It's a game that's been covered a lot, but coverage of it and the crash in North America isn't always good. When it's easier than ever to make slop, it's worth doing it right. Enjoy and please share :) youtu.be/nEdAIXp2dqg
neutral · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) By Barret Chapman
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Bad Game Hall of Fame. It's a good game! It's misunderstood! Or so I remembered reading many years ago (almost ten, as it happens). When trying to find this article, I couldn't do it because search is incredibly broken now, but with a little help I found it. So here it is.
neutral · AI labelView post →There’s one thing that could fix the video game industry right now: a video game adaptation of the movie “E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial”.
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982): Character concept illustration by Carlo Rambaldi
neutral · AI labelView post →Steven Spielberg filming a scene for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
neutral · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) By Barret Chapman
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 🎥 Directed by Steven Spielberg #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) dir. Steven Spielberg 𝘐'𝘮 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮. #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched 225 movies in 2025. Here's my rating and two* sentences on each with my thoughts (Part 2: A-P). I watch a lot of movies, I don’t necessarily have a yearly goal however I like keeping a record, so here is what I watched with some thoughts [Link to Part 1 (2025 movies)](https://lemmy.world/post/41059248) - My rating scale is .5-5, and my review philosophy is “how well does the movie succeed at what it is trying to do?” - Thus Pacific Rim would be rated highly, whereas Transformers…
neutral · AI labelView post →Poster art for SKELETON CREW (2024) and poster art for E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
neutral · AI labelView post →This week's last 4 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Dracula (1958) Dracula (1931) #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #lastfourwatched #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 🎬💙 Directed by Steven Spielberg
neutral · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) By Barret Chapman
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the kids in the original theatrical cut of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial calls another boy "penis breath".
neutral · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 E.T The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) By Neil Fraser
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been anti-cop since I was about 3 years old because I watched E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
positive · AI labelView post →This week in 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Rocky III, and Conan The Barbarian were all playing in movie theaters AT THE SAME TIME. 🤯
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Foley artist John Roesch: "Steven Spielberg told the supervising sound editor Charles L. Campbell to make E.T. “sound funny.” What does that mean? Joan Rowe and I were working on it together, and she sometimes used to go and buy this pre-packaged liver from..." 🔽
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Letterboxd Friday! Arrival (2016) Contact (1997) Disclosure Day (2026) E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 🎬💙
neutral · AI labelView post →I was today years old when I learned there was a disco album made in 1982 of musical themes from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
neutral · AI labelView post →An obscure deleted scene from the 1982 film: ‘E.T. the Extra Terrestrial’ - 1542, Chansonnier, Cambria, BM, 0128 (0124), f. 49r
neutral · AI labelView post →15 Best Cheesy '80s Sci-Fi Movies, Ranked. > Cheesy ‘80s sci-fi movies are perfect for watching with friends. The 1980s have produced some of the best movies of all time, and the era is often considered to be a launching point for the increasing popularity of the sci-fi genre. However, some titles haven’t had the same success as others. Many audience members now love plenty of ‘80s box office flops, mainly because they are receiving the much-needed appreciation that they deserve years after…
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching: 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982) Dir by Steven Spielberg. I forgot how beautiful this movie is. Follow & Subscribe @TheSceneSnobs YouTube/Socials/Substack/Letterboxd here: Linktr.ee/thescenesnobs
positive · AI labelView post →My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL boxd.it/egaItx E.T. may be a wrinkly old bastard, but his heart lights up a room! Blockbuster balances empathy, wonder, humor & healthy mistrust of authority. Celebrates family & honor, earns genuine emotions, & delivers laugh after laugh. #filmsky 📽
positive · AI labelView post →#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday Cave of Forgotten Dreams Mulholland Drive E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Zombieland #MovieSky #Filmsky 📽 I follow back :) letterboxd.com/jesse_id/
neutral · AI labelView post →![Asogians first appeared in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[1] Their appearance was a homage to the title character of Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to make good on a promise—after Spielberg included a Yoda cameo and Star Wars toys such as Boba Fett in E.T., George Lucas promised to include an E.T. cameo in the next Star Wars film he made—The Phantom…
neutral · AI labelView post →1982 was a great year for sci-fi. Like, The Thing bombed in part because, instead of wanting to see a movie about a being from outer space killing the crew of an Arctic base, most moviegoers decided to go see another movie that involved an alien: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial!
neutral · AI labelView post →Same as a lot of other gen-xers: [E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(video_game))
neutral · AI labelView post →Behind the scenes with Spielberg and a future cinematic icon E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) Released 44yrs ago today.
neutral · AI labelView post →Adjusted for inflation, Avengers: Endgame (2019) ranks fifth, behind Gone with the Wind (1939), Avatar (2009), Titanic (1997), and Star Wars (1977), and just ahead of The Sound of Music (1965) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
neutral · AI labelView post →Build a trilogy out of 3 unrelated films 🎬 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Arrival (2016) Annihilation (2018)
neutral · AI labelView post →Time Walker (1982) - Mastodon watch party this Sunday evening!. Time Walker (1982) is the movie for this Sunday's "[monsterdon](https://wiki.neuromatch.social/Monsterdon)" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling! - Just start watching that movie this Sunday, December 28 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 2am Monday UTC - and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon…
neutral · AI labelView post →Ben Burtt on Revolutionizing Sci-Fi Sound With ‘Star Wars’ and Creating Darth Vader’s Breathing. > Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. > >“Yeah, I hear that often,” says the legendary sound designer, creator of the lightsabre swish and Darth Vader’s electronic wheezing, the voice of R2-D2, Chewbacca and, for a younger generation, that of Pixar’s WALL-E. “I guess I altered the DNA of a lot of young people.” > >Burtt, a 12-time Oscar nominee, and four-time winner — he…
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982). Director: Steven Spielberg. Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace. I'm not very sentimental, but as a season pass-holder at Universal Hollywood for many years...I cycled my ass off to get this bugger back to his home planet dozens of times! So needy. #filmsky 📽
positive · AI labelView post →Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) was released on VHS and LaserDisc in the U.S. 38yrs ago today, 6yrs after its 1982 theatrical debut. It sold over 14 million units, becoming one of the best-selling home video releases of the era.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy pub day to STRANDED ON EARTH: HOW NIGHT SKIES BECAME E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL! My new book is out today (also canonically the day E.T. actually arrived on Earth in the movie), so please pick up a copy if you have not already! Thank you @1984prods.bsky.social for making this happen!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →10 best sci-fi comedies of the 1980s. > The 1980s were a great decade for science fiction movies in general, and this included some great sci-fi comedies. With Blade Runner, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and two classic Star Wars movies, the 1980s was filled with classic sci-fi movies that changed the genre forever. This change was reflected in some great comedies too, many of which spoofed the genre's many tropes. > > Movies like Back to the Future and Ghostbusters showed that sci-fi could be…
neutral · AI labelView post →I too would have passed on editing E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL if it meant I got to direct THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE.
neutral · AI labelView post →E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Director: Steven Spielberg #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞
neutral · AI labelView post →The inimitable Ben Burtt gives a tour of the old Sprocket Systems, where postproduction on The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Alien were completed, in downtown San Anselmo, California.
neutral · AI labelView post →HARRISON FORD with STEVEN SPIELBERG on the set of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) Ford had a cameo role in the movie as Elliott's school principal (only showing his back & hands) which Spielberg cut worried Ford's fame would distract from the film’s childlike perspective.
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