Blockbuster Hollywood sci-fi movie by Steven Spielberg E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial will be screened at the American Center at 6.00 pm on April 21.
The Oscar awarded science fiction adventure stars Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote and tells the story of Elliott (played by Thomas), a lonely boy who befriends a friendly alien, dubbed “E.T.”, who is stranded on Earth.
Elliott living with his single mother (Dee Wallace), his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton) and his younger sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore). Elliott often seems lonely and out of sorts, lost in his own world. One day, while looking for something in the backyard, he senses something mysterious in the woods watching him.
And he’s right: an alien spacecraft on a scientific mission mistakenly left behind an aging botanist who isn’t sure how to get home. Eventually Elliott puts his fears aside and makes contact with the “little squashy guy,” perhaps the least threatening alien invader ever to hit a movie screen. As Elliott tries to keep the alien under wraps and help him figure out a way to get home, he discovers that the creature can communicate with him telepathically. Soon they begin to learn from each other, and Elliott becomes braver and less threatened by life. E.T. rigs up a communication device from junk he finds around the house, but no one knows if he’ll be rescued before a group of government scientists gets hold of him.
Taking the child’s eye view of alien-human relationships, Steven Spielberg’s classic fable became an extraordinarily popular combination of special effects and sentiment, confirming the supremacy of the kidpix blockbuster and Spielberg’s ability to conjure emotions as well as thrills.
Nominated for nine Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director, E.T. won four Oscars for Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Score and Best Sound.
The film originally rereleased in 1985, re-released in 2002 with altered special effects and additional scenes. Spielberg believes E.T. epitomizes his work.
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