E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home-world.
Henry Thomas
Drew Barrymore
Dee Wallace
Peter Coyote
C. Thomas Howell
Steven Spielberg
Producer:
Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg
Written by:
Melissa Mathison
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
$10.5 million
Box Office:
$359,197,037
Awards:
Won Academy Award for Best Sound (Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene S. Cantamessa), Best Visual Effects (Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth Smith), Best Sound Effects Editing (Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt), Best Music, Original Score (John Williams). Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture (Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy), Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Melissa Mathison), Best Cinematography (Allen Daviau), Best Film Editing (Carol Littleton)
Won Golden Globe for Best Original Score - Motion Picture (John Williams), Best Motion Picture - Drama
Won Bafta for Best Score (John Williams)
Metacritic Score:
94
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
98%