Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Melissa Mathison

Music by: John Williams

Producers: Steven Spielberg; Kathleen Kennedy

Keywords: Sci-Fi, Halloween

A crew of extraterrestrial botanists accidentally leave one of their number stranded on Earth, found and befriended by Elliott, a lonely boy living with his single mother and two siblings. Telepathically, he learns the alien very much wants to return home. Won 4 Oscars including Best Visual Effects and Best Score; recieved 5 additional nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay. Entered 1994 into the National Film Registry. Reissued as a 20th Anniversary special edition which is best avoided.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Drew Barrymore	Actor	22-Feb-1975		E.T., The Wedding Singer
Peter Coyote	Actor	10-Oct-1942		Dennis Ryland on The 4400
Erika Eleniak	Actor	29-Sep-1969		Shauni on Baywatch
C. Thomas Howell	Actor	7-Dec-1966		The Outsiders
Henry Thomas	Actor	8-Sep-1971		E.T.: The Extraterrestrial
Dee Wallace-Stone	Actor	14-Dec-1948		E.T.: The Extraterrestrial

CAST

Dee Wallace-Stone	...   Mary
Peter Coyote	...   Keys
Robert MacNaughton	...   Michael
Drew Barrymore	...   Gertie
and
Henry Thomas	...   Elliott
K. C. Martel	...   Greg
Sean Frye	...   Steve
C. Thomas Howell	...   Tyler
Erika Eleniak	...   Pretty Girl
David O'Dell	...   Schoolboy
Richard Swingler	...   Science Teacher
Frank Toth	...   Policeman
Robert Barton	...   Ultra Sound Man
Michael Durrell	...   Van Man
Medical Unit
David Berkson, MD	...   Medical Unit
David Carlberg, PhD	...   Medical Unit
Milt Kogan, MD	...   Medical Unit
Alexander Lampone, MD	...   Medical Unit
Rhoda Makoff, MD	...   Medical Unit
Robert Murphy, MD	...   Medical Unit
Richard Pesavento, MD	...   Medical Unit
Tom Sherry, MD	...   Medical Unit
Susan Cameron	...   Medical Unit
Will Fowler, Jr.	...   Medical Unit
Barbara Hartnett	...   Medical Unit
Di Ann Lampone	...   Medical Unit
Mary Stein	...   Medical Unit
Mitchell Suskin	...   Medical Unit

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