455 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
455 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- ET's face was modeled after poet 'Carl Sandburg' (qv) and Albert Einstein.
- At the auditions, 'Henry Thomas' (qv) thought about the day his dog died
to express sadness. Director 'Steven Spielberg' (qv) cried, and hired him
on the spot.
- 'Harrison Ford' (qv) played the school principal, but his scenes were cut.
There is a rumor that you can still see his back. Ford's wife
'Melissa Mathison' (qv) wrote the screenplay.
- Reese's outbid M&M's for product placement. There is a rumour that M&M's
were used initially, but the company asked for them to be removed, suspecting
that the film would flop.
- The extraterrestrial's plant collection includes a triffid (from
"The Day of the Triffids (1962)" (qv)).
- ET's voice was performed by 'Pat Walsh' (qv), with help from
'Debra Winger' (qv).
- ET's communicator actually worked, and was constructed by
'Henry Feinberg' (qv), an expert in science and technology interpretation
for the public.
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [music]
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [father]: Elliot's father deserts the family to
go to Mexico with Sally.
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