E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

E.T. Phone Home

After Gertie (Drew Barrymore) teaches E.T. how to talk, Elliott (Henry Thomas) learns that he wants to “phone home.”

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Released in 1982 by Universal.

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  • actor: Henry Thomas
  • actor: Drew Barrymore
  • director: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Melissa Mathison
  • producer: Steven Spielberg
  • cinematographer: Allen Daviau
  • editor: Carol Littleton
  • production-designer: James D. Bissell
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  • screenwriter: Melissa Mathison
  • year: 1982
  • studio: Universal