Directed by:
Steven SpielbergScreenplay:
Melissa MathisonCinematography:
Allen DaviauComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, C. Thomas Howell, Erika Eleniak, K.C. Martel, Sean Frye, David M. O'Dell (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A little boy tries to help a stranded extraterrestrial return to its outer-space home. When 10-year-old Elliott discovers the creature hiding behind his house, it launches a heartfelt friendship--and a mission to return E.T. to his home before devious government workers place him in captivity. (Home Box Office)
Cast
![Henry Thomas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/203/161203876_671272.png)
Henry Thomas
USA
Best movies:
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
![Dee Wallace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269368_8c3f84.jpg)
Dee Wallace
USA
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
![Peter Coyote](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267412_1d2df5.jpg)
Peter Coyote
USA
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
The Comey Rule (2020) (series)
Bitter Moon (1992)
Robert MacNaughton
USA
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Frankenstein vs. The Mummy (2015)
![Drew Barrymore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/847/164847696_544fac.jpg)
Drew Barrymore
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (2005) (video compilation)
![C. Thomas Howell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/414/162414863_cd7e1d.png)
C. Thomas Howell
USA
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Gettysburg (1993)
![Erika Eleniak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267860_c04b4b.jpg)
Erika Eleniak
USA
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Under Siege (1992)
The Blob (1988)
![K.C. Martel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/106/160106596_0c35f0.gif)
K.C. Martel
Canada
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
White Water Summer (1987)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Sean Frye
USA
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Real Genius (1985)
David M. O'Dell
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Richard Swingler
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Frank Toth
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Robert Barton
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Michael Darrell
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
David Berkson
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
David Carlberg
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
![Milt Kogan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/106/160106628_ec945b.jpg)
Milt Kogan
USA
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Alexander Lampone
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rhoda Makoff
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Robert Murphy
Best movies:
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)