Nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, ET won four Oscars and swept the nation upon its release in 1982. A box office sensation, ET formed long lines of fans around the corner waiting to enter the cinemas and propelled children. star Drew Barrymore to superstar status. ET, one of director Steven Spielberg’s greatest triumphs, supposedly symbolizes and illustrates the feelings of loneliness of the Hollywood icon’s youth that resulted from his parents’ divorce. ET, a heartwarming story about spirits from different worlds, is fun for the whole family. With an original soundtrack (composed by John Williams and winner of an Oscar), ET is a film that thrills its viewers by all the means at its disposal …
While visiting Earth late at night, a spacecraft carrying a group of extraterrestrial botanical researchers is surprised by the approach of an elite government task force. Disappearing in an instant, one of the aliens is left behind. As the task force searches the forest for signs of the creature, it appears inside a child’s tool shed in search of food (such as Reese’s Pieces, a produce place far ahead of its time). Discovered by ten-year-old Elliot (Henry Thomas), the alien is nicknamed ET and befriends Elliot, his older brother Michael, and his younger sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore), all of whom suffer as a result of their parents. ‘imminent divorce …
By hiding ET in his room, Elliot manages to hide the secret from his mother, while ET slowly learns the customs and customs of Earthlings. By building a communication device that will allow him to “call home” for help, ET begins to run short of time when he contracts a deadly disease and his hiding place is discovered by the government task force, which only cares about his ability. to study it. and not about his life. With Elliot’s health now intimately connected to ET, he too begins to suffer. Can Elliot and his friends come to the aid of ET? Will ET escape the clutches of its government captors and return home a healthy, smiling alien? The journey to discover it is simply magical …
A true blockbuster and pop culture phenomenon in its time, ET continues to bring joy and inspiration to every new generation of kids who watches it. Like Spielberg’s The Goonies movie and contemporary Harry Potter movies, ET creates cinematic magic by unleashing a world of endless imagination where children are the true heroes. By doing so, you unlock a whole new fantasy world for the children who see it …
Easily one of the top 100 movies of all time, ET is a cinematic masterpiece by any standard of measurement. Spielberg deserves all the praise and support he received both then and now. With its pervasive, universal appeal and ingenious combination of cinematography and Williams-inspired musical score, ET is a must-see movie … Don’t overlook it!