Elliott is a typical ten-year-old boy growing up in early '80s suburban California with his siblings and his mom, who's raising them on her own. He likes baseball and Star Wars, has a pet dog named...

E.T. is the best friend a little boy searching for a place to belong could have. As the middle child, Elliott often gets left out and undervalued, like when Michael and his friends are playing a ro...

By all accounts, Michael is a fairly typical suburban teenager. He likes hanging out with his friends, is on the football team, and maintains a laser-like focus on getting his driver's license. He'...

Listen, Shmooper: Gertie keeps it real. Whether she's admitting that she doesn't know where Mexico is, laying claim to teaching E.T. to talk, or celebrating that accomplishment by giving him a make...

Elliott's mother, Mary, better known as Mom, is having a bit of a rough go. Her husband has recently headed south to Mexico (which, BTW, he doesn't even like) with another woman, and she's been lef...

Keys—he of the big flashlights and even bigger ring of, that's right, keys—represents the adult qualities of suspicion and detachment. He also wields a lot of power, as he quarterbacks a team...