Title E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Overview 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. Tagline He is afraid. He is alone. He is three million light years from home. Genres Science Fiction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy Keywords farewell, homesickness, nasa, extraterrestrial technology, operation, space marine, loss of father, hiding place, riding a bicycle, flying saucer, prosecution, halloween, flowerpot, finger, single Production Companies Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 115 Release Year 1982
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 793 million USD