Behind the Scenes
Director
E.T. was directed by Steven Spielberg, a reclusive art house filmmaker with a penchant for making small, independent films about vegetables and… just kidding. E.T. was directed by Steven Spielber...
Screenwriter
E.T. was Melissa Mathison's first solo screenwriting credit and her first original screenplay. Not bad for a newbie.What's Indiana Jones Got to Do With It?The idea behind E.T. came from director St...
Production Studio
Nobody loves putting butts in seats quite like Universal Pictures, and with E.T., Universal hit the butt jackpot, so to speak.Universal Pictures Makes it RainBy the time E.T. hit theaters, Universa...
Production Design
Greetings from CaliforniaE.T. is a totally Californian production. Most of the interiors, like Elliott's bedroom, were filmed at Culver Studios in Culver City. The exception is the sequence at Elli...
Music (Score)
What do E.T., Superman, Harry Potter, Darth Vader, and Abraham Lincoln all have in common? If you guessed composer John Williams, give yourself a handful of Reese's Pieces. Williams, a five-time Os...
Fandoms
Although E.T. first hit the big screen more than three decades ago, it retains an active—and creative—fan community. For example, fan fiction writers are still creating stories that update the...