The project was rejected by Columbia Pictures, who doubted its commercial potential. In less than two months, Mathison wrote the first draft of the script, titled E.T. In 1980, Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the unrealized project Night Skies. The film's concept was based on an imaginary friend that Spielberg created after his parents' divorce. The film stars Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton and Drew Barrymore. Along with his friends and family, Elliott must find a way to help E.T. ![]() It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed E.T., who is left behind on Earth. ![]() the Extra-Terrestrial (or simply E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. Thank God that both versions were on the collectors edition DVD set.E.T. And, I simply refuse to watch that version again. However, I am still disgusted with the 20th anniversary rerelease, with new scenes & all of the "politically correct" editing that was done to that release. And hopefully even more before I shuffle off this mortal coil. And as of, I have actually grabbed hold of everything Sir John Williams.Īnd, to date, I have nearly 400 viewings of E.T. But, it didn't take me long to begin collecting any & everything he'd ever written and/or recorded. And, although I did know who Sir John Williams was, had never purchased a movie soundtrack before E.T. soundtrack twice, and was on the verge of doing the same with my 3rd copy. Between time was spent absorbing one of the greatest movie soundtracks I have ever heard, and still believe that 38 years later! By the time my senior year of high school began, I had purchased & wore out the E.T. ![]() I was instantly hooked, and spent my entire summer at that theater, watching E.T. In 1982, I sat front row center for the very first showing of E.T.
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