E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - 12 trivia entries
Directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Dee Wallace-Stone, Drew Barrymore, Henry Thomas
This entire movie was shot in sequence. For people that don't know much about how movies are filmed, they are usually shot out of sequence (they might do the last scene first and the first scene in the middle etc). Spielberg did this so he could get the honest reaction from Elliot when ET left at the end.
The little blonde girl Elliott kisses when the frogs are released is Erika Eleniak, who went on to become a Baywatch babe. Submitted by William Bergquist
Two people actually supplied the voice of ET - Debra Winger and Pat Welsh. Submitted by William Bergquist
Harrison Ford played the part of the School Principal but his scenes were cut. His wife at the time was one of the screenwriters and he visited the set regularly so Mr. Spielberg asked him to play the part. This rumor was confirmed in the 2002 20th Anniversary Limited Edition DVD book that came with the Boxset. Submitted by dablues7
Steven Spielberg has a cameo as one of the doctors when Elliot and E.T. are 'hospitalized' inside the house. Submitted by wizard_of_gore
Gertie's line "I don't like his feet," was not in the script. Drew Barrymore just said it when she saw the puppet, and Spielberg kept it in the film. (DVD Commentary). Submitted by wizard_of_gore
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