United States

Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote

115 min

1982-06-11

The being is detected and befriended by a young boy named Elliott after a tender alien becomes stranded in the world. Bringing the extra-terrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the unknown is dubbed, into his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and also the kids opt to continue to keep its existence a mystery. Soon, but E.T. drops sick, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the mysterious.