E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Directors
Steven Spielberg
Actors
- Henry Thomas
- Drew Barrymore
- Peter Coyote
Credits: 1
Summary
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
More about this movie
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.