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Is this Spielberg's most wholesome movie??
I say yes. Although it does make you ugly cry, not gonna lie 😭
Pretty much even with the use of penis breath..lol
Certainly his most iconic. This was the first movie I ever saw in a theater when I was just a preschooler
Spielberg is a genius. E.T. was his personal masterpiece.
Don't forget Spielberg-produced movies he wanted to direct but couldn't due to scheduling conflicts, such as Gremlins and Poltergeist.
"I'll be right here" is what Elliott taught E.T. means don't be afraid or sad, you'll be okay.
I was just weeks out of my teens when my work got the call my dad had died. I was sent home for the day, and I went straight to the theater and watched E.T., crying extra hard at the sad parts.
Saw this on release in the cinema. The entire place was in tears by the end. Perfect.
I love this movie! The film was shot in order/sequence to keep the kids minds in the story. The camera work is also mostly shot from a child's height instead of an adults height.
That’s very considerate and smart for the young actors! And the low height of the camera is an awesome immersive touch 👌
It reminds me of old animated films in which the adult’s faces were obscured or simply not seen as much.
I heard that Drew Barrymore's tears were real when they thought that ET died. They wanted her be genuine and it broke her little heart!
Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but won:
Best Sound Editing
Best Original Score
Best Film Editing
Best Visual Effects.
It made $790 million dollars against a $20 million dollar budget, and it's now considered to be one of Steven Spielberg's best movies of all time.
This movie broke my little 8 year old heart. So I went to the theater and watched it 12 times. I was even on a morning news show because I saw it so many times LOL.
I still cry when I watch it. One of my best childhood memories for sure.
If you watch Star Wars: Phantom Menace, you can see a group of E.T. senators yelling “vote now” when Queen Amidala demanded a vote of no confidence against the chancellor. They were only onscreen for a second but it was a pleasant Easter egg. Also, did you notice the little girl is Drew Barrymore?
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is one of those movies I saw as a kid that was a benchmark for perfection. Movies don't get any better.
I was 3 years old (almost 4) when this movie came out in 1982. For years, the screaming noise that E.T. makes and his creepy-looking fingers seriously freaked me out. Then I sat down and watched it when I was about 12 and saw how loving E.T. is, and it’s now one of my favorite movies ever. Plus, some of the best child performances I’ve ever seen!
Not only did I see this in theaters when it came out, but I saw it at a drive-in theater. It was so much more of a special and magical experience watching it under the stars. I was eleven years old at the time. That was 40 years ago, but I still remember it vividly.
The medical personnel attending to Elliott and E.T. were played by actual medical staff from a nearby hospital, as Spielberg felt they would be more convincing than using professional actors in the roles.
I like what you said about the realistic reactions of all 3 kids - so agreed! They were very natural in their roles, and the arguments and comments the kids made throughout were very kid-like. I think Spielberg did an amazing job directing them to give such realistic performances.
If you look closely in Star Wars The Phantom Menace, George Lucas snuck a group of ETs into the scene set in the Senate. So maybe ET spotting Yoda at Halloween has more significance than we realize 😉
When I watched Season 1 of Stranger Things, I thought "whoever made this has watched 'ET' dozens of times."
E.T. is a botanist in his culture....examining plants, trees, flowers on different planets. That's why the flowering plant interests him so much and why he leaves with a specimen at the end.
Maybe my favorite scene? Peter Coyote telling Elliot"I'm glad you found him first"...
Did you recognise Drew Barrymore? Little Drew was so young that she thought ET was real at times and she was legitimately heartbroken when he appears to die.
I can't remember who it was, but in an interview someone from the movie said that when they figured out Drew thought ET was real, the crew that made him move would stay around between takes when she was on set so that when she talked to him they would have him respond to her by moving and nodding as she talked. I always thought that was such an awesome thing for them to do!
The other two 80s movies Drew did were Stephen King movies. Cat’s Eye and Firestarter
Thor, I think that when Keys mentioned that ET came to him first (28:05), he must have had a close encounter with ET before except that he has not had the experience as Elliott did. That why he didn’t intervene when it was time for ET to say goodbye in the end.
I always did wonder if Keys had a previous experience not the first time we see him but before the beginning of the movie even happened like stories you hear of people having seen ufo's or aliens and I think the beginning of the movie he may have been coming back to where he initially had seen the ship and the others with him got a glimpse of it then. I think it's a good twist to have Keys be very understanding and empathetic when it came down to it.
@@roguechevelle I guess that could be a setup for a whole new movie. 😂😂😂
@@roguechevelle Prequel. Prequel. Prequel... haha
The last 15 minutes of the movie is my favorite thing John Williams has ever scored!
And it’s nice that you noticed Keys’ respect for the situation-he was probably also once the kind of kid who dreamed of visitors from space. I think that must also be the case for my late grandpa, who I am told never cried except at this movie.
I agree, the music is epic, especially at the end. I heard that Spielberg actually directed the ending to fit with the music that John Williams wrote because it was so fantastic and he didn't want John Williams to change any of it.
Fun Fact: Henry Thomas who played Elliot grew up to play Jack Torrance/Lloyd the Bartender/The Overlook Hotel in "Doctor Sleep".
Also, the keys on the researcher's belt identify him as an individual, and are a source of fear for E.T., who, according to the novelization of the film, mistook them for teeth, and thought the man carrying them was trying to eat him!
It’s not directed by Steven Spielberg, but you may enjoy Flight of the Navigator…. It has the same vibe as ET… I also enjoyed Cloak and Dagger with Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore that was released a year ago.
Gosh this really takes me way back lol! So many things just worked in this movie. The actress who played the Mom, Dee Wallace Stone....she's been an actress for ages. She plays the Mom from what I remember in Cujo, which is based on a S.King book. Come next month (October), you should consider a movie she made with MJ Fox called- The Frighteners. You will see a whole other side to her lol! HT of course still works as an actor as does- Drew Barrymore, and has her talk show too. P.Coyote got pretty popular after E.T. and got cast in quite a few things. Anyeays, was fun watching your reactions Nick!☺
I was a little kid when this came out in the theatre so my parents took me and my siblings. I was pretty young, but I remember being really scared at the beginning part with the government guy walking through the field, his keys jangling on his hip. I didn't know why it was scary but I remember it felt really scary. 🙂 But ultimately I loved the movie and the adorable and funny ET (and Drew Barrymore, who I thought was so funny with ET - she did such an amazing job given how young she was).
I even had a (dinner / beverage) glass with his picture on it... until I was reaching for it in the cupboard way over my head and accidentally dropped and broke it. I was really upset because it was my favorite glass to drink out of and it was "my" special cup. Such a bummer. (Lol)
Fyi, the "total throwback camera" is a Polaroid-Land camera, and are still very often used today in many court cases as evidence, because they are next to impossible to fake due to the analogue way they develop colors (which are nothing like true to life, but instead rely on contextual quirks of human perception to seem true to life). A Polaroid of a poster will look entirely different to forensics from a Polaroid of the exact same scene IRL, for instance.
Anchovies on pizza is the fish.
Spielberg had 7 children so he was pretty good with understanding how they would react. Also this is Drew Barrymore's first movie. Firestarter is the other early one of hers I always remember.
"It's a heartwarming story, but it's just not believable. Which is why I give E.T. one and a half stars." - Perd Hapley
Who is Perd Hapley?
And why is he expecting a family fantasy/sci-fi movie to be believable?
@@UTU49 as funny as this is I don’t wanna leave you hanging. He’s a character from the show Parks and Recreation. If you see him you’d get why he’d hate a movie like this
I don't remember watching it in the theaters as a kid, but I know I did, several times because I and my parents loved the movie. What I do remember was all the ET merchandise in the stores at that time. It was everywhere! I got bunch of it myself, of course: an ET doll, ET figures in various poses, ET Trading Cards.
One little tidbit that I remember from reading the novel of the movie was that ET's species could talk to plants/nature, which is why the inside of the ship had all sorts of living things in it. The book mentioned that this was what they did - went around to different planets and collected plant specimens.
Anyway, really enjoyed your reaction! :)
As a French horn player that has played a LOT of John Williams in my day, this one is probably my favorite one to play, although Jurassic Park was a close second. Pat Welsh is the actress that voiced E.T. i saw it in the theater when i was 5 and loved it!
The man with the keys is supposed to be mean and hunting down the aliens for experimentation, but he actually did meet ET as a boy and he has been searching for him for all of these years. That’s why he chose the field of work he went into. Spielberg wrote the book and there’s so much in it that is hinted at in the film, there just wasn’t time to spell it out.
When ET is watching through the vents of Gerdie’s bedroom door, mom is reading to Gerdie. In the book, the same thing happens but ET has a crush on the mom and wants them to be together forever but knows it can’t happen.
In the book, Elliott uses M&M’s to get ET to follow him to his room. When they made the film, Spielberg asked to use M&M’s but they said no. They didn’t want to be associated with a scary alien movie. Spielberg said, “FINE!” I’ll ask that new-ish candy that looks like M&M’s. So Reese’s Pieces said yes and their stocks shot through the roof and sales beat M&M by a long shot. Somehow, people have got to learn that they can’t say no to Spielberg and get away with it!😁
Yes, Mike was slightly driving the van with ET and Elliot in the back. The men in the walk through tube were stunt men. All was fine.
The aliens from “Close Encounter” are not related to the aliens in ET. ET’s species Are Botanists. You were asking “what are those things” at the beginning?” They are plants from all over the universe, but specifically studying plant life on Earth.
The movie that inspired the kid to kiss the girl is called The Quiet Man. That’s a great classic of Yesteryear’s Hollywood, I’d love to see you react to it. I loved watching it with my grandparents as a kid, and I think it still holds up.
Peter Coyote"s character is named "Keys", and I always love the scene where he tells Elliot 'I'm glad you found him first". He's the only one of the non-family grownups who cares about Elliot and who has a child's sense of wonder!!!!
Fun fact: The girl eliott kisses when they set the frogs loose went on to become the 80s-90s baywatch hottie Erika Eleniak
and of course Gertie is Drew Barrymore, pre-Firestarter fame
@@hephner78 and Cat’s Eye
I didn't do my math homework once and I was so worked up about it (yeah, I was that girl) that I told my teacher I was sick and needed to go to the nurse. There were two other boys in the nurse's office that sure didn't seem sick either, but I got more and more anxious as the nurse took their temps and sent them back to class. I remember my heart racing and being really upset. She took my temperature and said "oh my goodness, it's 101! I'll call your mom to come get you." I couldn't believe my luck. I felt perfectly fine but somehow had stressed myself to a 101 degree fever. Mom came and got me and let me lie on the sofa and watch TV, drink lemonade and she my favorite soup and baked brownies. It wasn't as good as having an ET, but it sure worked out really well for me that day!
Ommg! This is one of my top 5 favorite movies! I'm so happy you did this reaction! And it was my birthday yesterday 💛 I was so happy to see you posted it 🌟🎂
E.T. is one of the best Science Fiction movies, the best Steven Spielberg movie, the highest grossing film of 1982 and one of my favourite movies.
watching this now as a parent i have so much anxiety and sympathy for the mom. i also find it funny that you havent seen ET but you watch george carlin. its interesting the things that people see and the ones they miss. i guess a lot of it is age though too. i was a kid when this came out and you were not even born.
I was 13 the summer that this was released. I was more into horror and psychological thrillers but I loved ET and took my young nieces to see it at the theater.
I was born in 1988, but I had the VHS which I watched constantly as a kid. And to this day my favorite ride at Universal Studios is the E.T. Adventure ride. 😊
I love the queue for that ride, the forest and the sounds and smells!
The thermometer thing is real. Though you couldn't pull it off too often.
Especially after your parents saw E.T.
:)
The lead senator in "Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace" is Grebleips, who represents the Asogians.
(Grebleips, which is literally Spielberg backward.)
In the Republic Senate scene after Queen Amidala gives her vote of no confidence, several E.T.'s can be seen in one of the senate seats. Some fan theories suggest that E.T.'s abilities in the 1982 movie were him using The Force.
ET was my all time fav Spielberg childhood favourite
I haven’t seen this movie in sooo many years. Such a classic. Ps love your new setup and the ambiance 💜
It honestly is, I think only Spielberg could make it as magical and memorable as it is. And thank you!! I wanted to have a warm, cinematic vibe :)
I saw this in the theater when I was 11 years old. It affected me SO much. The music by John Williams also made this movie great. I bought the soundtrack and listened to it all the time. To me everything about this movie was magical.
You said this "restored my faith in Humanity" this film has that effect on people, lol. In 1982 Roger Ebert famously said that the film "Made his heart glad" and that it belonged alongside The Wizard of Oz and Singin In The Rain as one of those sentimental classics for the ages. And he was right.
In college, we had one theater that held 2 rooms for films. One was showing. “ET”, the other “Poltergeist”. What a choice! We saw “Poltergeist”. We had a great day!
My childhood! Love this movie to this day! Great reaction!
This may be the best ode to childhood ever. It’s so honest! I saw it in the theater when I was two years old (I was a well-behaved child) and it has always been a favorite.
I saw it in the theater when it first came out with my whole family. I'm 54 years old and it's still my favorite movie ever...;)
2:56 the suburb location was filmed in the north east corner of LA county and the forest scenes were filmed in northern CA
Seen it at the movies with my school class.
I was 7 years old and it was the second time* I saw grown-ups crying, teachers most of all !
*first time was Disney's "The Fox and the Hound"
24:03 And in answer to your question, E.T.'s contraption was created by famous science educator Henry Feinberg. Also, although this is a Science Fantasy story, the most implausible elements are a house in suburban Tujunga having a freakin' cornfield nextdoor, and a Redwood forest close by.
E.T. and his team are botanists. Has exploring but was left behind when the Government investigators were in proximity.
This film is so moving...🥺I haven't rewatched it in YEARS and when I did I was afraid I might like it less than when I saw it all those years ago,but *NO!* It was still bloody wonderful!!!!😭😭❣❣
20:31 - 20:38 Well...in Italian it is!😳
31:56 - 31:58 Mood!
Peter Coyote (Keys) has played in dozens of films, many of them great, but you might also recognize his name from his prolific voice work. He's narrated loads of stuff, including, famously, 11 Ken Burns documentaries. His life story is super-interesting, even just reading the Wikipedia article about him. He'd be a great subject for a biopic if there were a writer out there who managed to avoid the stock biopic "rags-to-riches/fall from grace/redemption" story formula so well mocked in Jake Kasdan's *_Walk Hard._*
And I did see this when it came out on a nice huge screen at the one theatre in town which hadn't multiplexed itself. I was with 2 of my best friends and one of their moms, and being 15 in a small suburb of Atlanta in 1982, we would joke later, that as we walked out, we were all like: (rubbing our eyes) "Man, there's something wrong with the air conditioning in there . . . *_sniff_*"
That dolly zoom is actually called the "vertigo" or "hitchcock" zoom.
When directing Steven Spielberg told Drew Barrymore to go into the room having no idea what ET looked like and they actually scared her which is why that scream is done so well.
I was Elliott’s age when I watched this in the theatre, it was life-changing.
This was the second Spielberg movie I saw on VHS.
Which one is the first one?
@@eugeniapatroncosta920 Close Encounters and the third being Hook.
@@shainewhite2781 oh, Hook. Everybody misses Robin Williams.
10:35 The problem with the light bulb trick is that the bulbs were usually too hot and you would end up with too high a temp either resulting in a hospital trip or so high they would just know you faked and you'd have to go to school (usually with added punishment).
When I was younger, this movie gave me nigthmares for years. As an adult, I think that's one of the many Steven Spielberg's masterpieces.
Anchovies are little fish often put on pizza.
It's actually pretty good but Pizza with it should have BBQ Sauce.
@@artistanthony1007 Not a fan of Anchovies to be honest a little to salty for me but love a bit BBQ sauce.
It shows my age but yes I saw E.T. in the theater when it came out. Actually I also saw Star Wars in theater when it 1st came out. We didn't have much money, but I was almost 6 & my mom knew I already was gonna like scifi & fantasy adventure stuff because of the books I liked. I guess it had been widely advertised &/or others she knew were talking about it being a great movie. We had a large theater that would play the popular movies on an extended run for a big discount after it left the big theater. Mom must've had a tiny bit of $ left after getting my bday gift from her & hiding it for later, so she took me to see the movie. We did the trick of making popcorn at home & putting it in sandwich bags in my mom's purse because we wouldn't be able to buy snacks there, only a drink. It made such an impression that I still remember clearly reading the intro across the screen, with my mom only helping with a few bigger words. Us & the crowd all gasping at the sight of the ships in space looking so realistic (compared to stuff on tv) & cheering at the action & so on, then disappointed when it was over so soon!
Because after that I was obsessed with anything with space, aliens, etc then when E.T. came out we chose to spend our tiny amount of disposable $ for that month to go see it right away in the regular theater. It was so good. We worried as E.T. was being chased, laughed & cried. Also I remember as young as I was that even I noticed & was amazed at the advances in special effects in just the time between Star Wars & E.T.
The boy that plays Elloitt plays young Norman Bates in Psycho 4 and plays the Jack Nicholson double in Dr Sleep.
The species from E.T. make an appearance in star wars: episode 1- the phantom menace during the Senate meeting. There's a good chance Disney decannonized it they now own star wars, but it's still a nice little nod.
Amazing to see in the theater, however the lines were so long the first time we went, couldn’t get a ticket so we watched poltergeist instead. 😁
Which Spielberg also made. Fun fact: Drew Barrymore originally auditioned for the Carol Anne part. Spielberg knew she wasn't right for it, but liked her and kept her in mind for his other project...
The doctors in the quarantine scene are real doctors. They were just told to treat ET like a regular patient.
drew barrymore thought E.T. was real. on breaks, she asked the wardrobe lady to give her a blanket for E.T. and she would share her food with him
I don't care how old I get, the score on this film always feels magical to me.
Lovely reaction to a bona fide masterpiece. One of those rare creatures - a perfect movie. You'd have to have a heart of coal to nit-pick about this. My earliest cinematic memory that had such an emotional impact on me that I refused to watch it again until I was into my teens. Now, as a 44 year old, it still has all the magic and power it always had. My parents, now in their 70s, adore it also. Timeless. Also, I feel the score is John Williams' finest work - which is saying something, but his connection to the film here feels personal in some way.
Watching this as a kid was a bless, believe me. This movie is full of little special moments so well made that even though I haven't seen this in maybe 10 years I can still remember every single detail of each scene...
The one scene where Gerttie (Drew Barrymore) meets ET and the both scream is one of my favorites
Great reaction!!
Please consider watching some foreing movies such as Pan's Labyrinth and City of God (masterpieces)
And of course, Henry Thomas who played Elliot, is the dad in The Haunting of Hill House.
He is also in Psycho 4 and Dr Sleep
Wow, I saw most of the films you’re reviewing in the theater, so this is very nostalgic for me. (PS: I still remember the theater filling up with the sounds of sniffles by the end)
Great George Carlin quote by the way! 😃
Sweet film
I saw this in the theaters back in 1982 or 83 I think. I went to see it three times. Summers were so much better back then.
Not necessarily for the channel, but just for yourself for fun. There's a commercial for I think Comcast that came out a few years ago that is like ET returns when Elliot is grown up.
In the bike chase, they ride through the estate that's in "Poltergeist"!!
You’ve caught on the Screenwriting 101: Show. Don’t tell.
The last movie I took my 10 year old brother to see just days before he was killed in a car wreck.
Love you Jeremy💙❤️🩹❤💚
Neill Diamond "turn on your heart light" refers to this movie..
I truly believe Spielberg and John Williams are totally in sync as creators, and the way the shots + music told important parts of the story proves it. There are so many movies that you can hear just a bit of the main theme music by John Williams and you know what movie it is and often what was happening on screen when that music played. There are also so many Spielberg movies that you can see a few seconds of and know exactly what movie it is. That's true story telling magic that both of them have in spades.
Drew Barrymore is so freakin cute in this movie!
Just came here to say Hamilton Mattress is actually a Claymation Movie, if you're interested then know it is about an Aardvark who has a dream of becoming a drummer but I'm not gonna spoil much because better you see it for yourself. The movie held up pretty well.
I did see this as a 14 year old! Boy did I remember not knowing anything about the story (this before spoilers)….it was magical…so much so, the audience was entranced…they actually cheered and clapped during the most unforgettable moments. When it was all over I could hear a child crying to his mom..” I don’t want him to go home…”, man they just don’t make like this anymore
Good Will Hunting, The Iron Giant, and E.T. The "Making Me Ugly Cry at the End" trifecta.
Watch Ron Howard's Cocoon. That'll restore your faith in human nature.
Ahh E.T I remember having the movie when I was 6. I don’t know what happened to the movie, but my sister thought I lost it. I begged to differ 😂. Anyway there are some movies I think you’ll like and should react to them. The movies are:
Grown ups
Kingsman the secret service
Mad money
Big mommas house
Spy kids
This is my favorite movie of all time.
You didn’t mention it so in case you didn’t know…the little sister was Drew Barrymore in her first movie.
Check out Henry Thomas’ audition for E.T with Spielberg who hires him on the spot . . It’s very cool
As a bookend to this movie, you might want to check out Flight of the Navigator from 1986. While it isn't Spielberg, it's a pretty good movie.
Even though I love this movie, I feel like John William's music makes it better than it actually is. I own a lot of John William soundtracks and this one is a great one as usual. I remember watching this in the theatre when this first came out, and before the movie started they were playing music from John William's STAR WARS soundtrack, which just made the experience even more magical. Thanks for the review. Keep smiling 🤘 🙂
E.T. was in a meditative state in order to communicate to his "people".
The original cut had rifles in the hands of the bad guys or cops and they released a later version with walkie talkies using cgi
i watched this for the first time at a pretty young age, and it freaked me out so much
when ET lifted his neck and when the guys in the gear appeared at the house are two moments that i remember being especially freaky
They hired the lead boy because he can cry on command. Just watch his audition tape. It's awesome
@10:27 “Okay Ferris Bueller.” 🤣
I saw E.T. in the theaters when I was little, I loved it! I loved Drew Barrymore from it!
E.T. was voiced by an elderly woman who was a heavy smoker, and thus had the raspy, otherworldly voice Spielberg was looking for E.T. to have.
first movie i saw in a theater! first movie that triggered tears.
Did I miss you recognising the little girl as Drew Barrymore, or did I somehow miss that?
Keys are more like indicating the particular character. Keys is basically what we all called that guy.
This has nothing to do with the video, but I was wondering if you've ever watched "Dances with Wolves". If not, you have to catch up with the film in any case! Is an absolute masterpiece.
Apart from that, your content is always top notch!