An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Cast
Henry Thomas
Elliott
Drew Barrymore
Gertie
Robert MacNaughton
Michael
Peter Coyote
Keys
Dee Wallace
Mary
Erika Eleniak
Pretty Girl
K.C. Martel
Greg
C. Thomas Howell
Tyler
Sean Frye
Steve
David M. O'Dell
Schoolboy
Richard Swingler
Science Teacher
Frank Toth
Policeman
Robert Barton
Ultra Sound Man
Michael Darrell
Van Man
David Berkson
Medical Unit
David Carlberg
Medical Unit
Milt Kogan
Medical Unit
Alexander Lampone
Medical Unit
Rhoda Makoff
Medical Unit
Robert D. Murphy
Medical Unit
Richard Pesavento
Medical Unit
Tom Sherry
Medical Unit
Susan Cameron
Medical Unit
Will Fowler, Jr.
Medical Unit
Barbara Hartnett
Medical Unit
Diane Lampone
Medical Unit
Mary Stein
Medical Unit
Mitch Suskin
Medical Unit
Ted Grossman
Government Agent (uncredited)
James Kahn
Mustachioed Medical Unit Member Who Confirms E.T.'s Death (uncredited)
Anne Lockhart
Nurse (uncredited)
Melissa Mathison
Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)
Debra Winger
Nurse Zombie Carrying Poodle (uncredited)
Michael Lepre
Pizza Man (uncredited)
Alex Daniels
Federal Agent in Car Chase (uncredited)
Chuck Riley
Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (uncredited)
Quinn Smith
Kid 3 (uncredited)
Crew
Steven Spielberg
Director, Producer
Melissa Mathison
Screenplay, Associate Producer
Carol Littleton
Editor
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Katy Emde
First Assistant Director
Dan Attias
Second Assistant Director
Frank Marshall
Production Supervisor
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
James D. Bissell
Production Design
Selwyn Eddy
Camera Operator
Donald L. Hartley
Dolly Grip
Robert Elswit
Visual Effects Camera
Karl Herrmann
Camera Production Assistant
Mike Fenton
Casting
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Marci Liroff
Casting
Deborah L. Scott
Costumer
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Hairstylist
Robert Sidell
Makeup Artist
Glenn Randall Jr.
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Leslie Butcher
Art Department Coordinator
Louis L. Edemann
Sound Effects Editor
David Pettijohn
Sound Effects Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Effects Editor
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Chuck Neely
Assistant Sound Editor
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gene S. Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor
Hank Salerno
ADR Editor
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects, Visual Effects
Dale L. Martin
Special Effects
Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Al Bailey
Visual Effects
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
John Feinblatt
Transportation Captain
Bonne Radford
Production Accountant
Jane Goe
Assistant Accountant
Jackie Carr
Set Decoration
William James Teegarden
Set Designer
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
Esther Vivante
Script Supervisor
Richard Vane
Location Manager
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Bobby Porter
Stunts
Ted Grossman
Stunts
Felix Silla
Stunts
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunts
Russell Goble
Property Master
Bob Muñoz
Best Boy Grip
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Dennis Brookins
Negative Cutter
Gene Kearney
Key Grip
James Plannette
Gaffer
Ramon Pahoyo
Craft Service
Lyla Foggia
Unit Publicist
Kathleen Korth
First Assistant Editor
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
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