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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Synopsis
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Steven Spielberg,
  • Producer:
    Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg,
  • Cinematographer:
    Allen Daviau,
  • Editor:
    Carol Littleton,
  • Cast:
    Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace,
  • Associate Producer:
    Melissa Mathison,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Katy Emde,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Daniel Attias,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Charles L. Campbell,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Esther Vivante,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Leslie Butcher,
  • Location Manager:
    Richard Vane,
  • Property Master:
    Russell Goble,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Louis L. Edemann, David Pettijohn, Samuel C. Crutcher, Richard C. Franklin,
  • Visual Effects:
    Al Bailey, Al Bailey, Carlo Rambaldi,
  • Best Boy Grip:
    Bob Munoz,
  • Stunts:
    Bobby Porter, Chuck Waters, Bennie E. Dobbins, Felix Silla, Ted Grossman, Richard E. Butler, Fred Lerner,
  • Orchestrator:
    Herbert W. Spencer,
  • Original Music Composer:
    John Williams, John Williams,
  • ADR Editor:
    Nicholas Korda, Hank Salerno,
  • Gaffer:
    James Plannette,
  • Hairstylist:
    Lola 'Skip' McNalley,
  • Costumer:
    Deborah Lynn Scott,
  • Set Designer:
    William James Teegarden,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Gene S. Cantamessa,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Dennis Muren,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Robert Knudson,
  • Negative Cutter:
    Donah Bassett, Dennis Brookins,
  • Assistant Accountant:
    Jane Goe,
  • Casting:
    Mike Fenton, Marci Liroff, Jane Feinberg,
  • Transportation Captain:
    John Feinblatt,
  • Unit Publicist:
    Lyla Foggia,
  • Key Grip:
    Gene Kearney,
  • Set Decoration:
    Jackie Carr,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Frank Marshall,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Robert Sidell,
  • Music Editor:
    Kenneth Hall,
  • Visual Effects Camera:
    Robert Elswit,
  • Screenplay:
    Melissa Mathison,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Chuck Neely,
  • Color Timer:
    Robert Raring,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Kathleen Korth,
  • Special Effects:
    Carlo Rambaldi, Dale L. Martin,
  • Production Accountant:
    Bonne Radford,
  • Craft Service:
    Ramon Pahoyo,
  • Still Photographer:
    Bruce McBroom,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Donald L. Hartley,
  • Second Unit Director:
    Glenn Randall Jr.,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Glenn Randall Jr.,
  • Production Design:
    James D. Bissell,

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