E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote. It tells the story of Elliott , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help the extraterrestrial return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government. The concept for E.T. was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents' divorce in... 1960. In 1980, Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled science fiction/horror film project Night Skies. The film was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$10.5 million. Unlike most motion pictures, the film was shot in roughly chronological order, to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast. Released by Universal Pictures, E.T. was a blockbuster, surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time, a record it held for 11 years.
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| Release date: | June 11, 1982 |
| Directed by: | Steven Spielberg |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 115 Minutes |
| Producer: | Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy |
| Editor: | Carol Littleton |
| Music by: | John Williams |
| Cinematography: | Allen Daviau |
| Screenplay by: | Melissa Mathison |
| Estimated budget: | $10,500,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Children's, Adventure |