E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Original Australian One sheet poster Henry Thomas

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

With Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed E.T., who is stranded on Earth. The film stars Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, and Henry Thomas.
The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents’ divorce. In 1980, Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the failed project Night Skies. Filming took place from September to December 1981 on a budget of $10.5 million.