Talk:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

message: I suggest to create a section - Remake or unofficial remakes of E.T . In India a famous director, producer copied E.T. and made a film - Koi Mil Gaya and he didn't gave credit to Steven Spilberg. He didn't purchased copyright form Steven Spilberg.he made thousands of dollars from that film the film started by Bollywood's famous actor Hritik Roshan just take a look of that article and you will understand how that man copied E.T. Kundan Ravindra Dhayade (talk) 12:41, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unofficial copy of E. T. in Bollywood by [[Rakesh Roshan]] for [[Koi Mil Gaya]] film. 

message: The plot synopsis states that the empathic connection between ET and Elliot is first experienced when the alien is watching TV and Elliot is in science class. However, this connection was already established, though subtly, in the scene in the bedroom wherein we see ET's eyes blinking slowly as if he's sleepy and Elliot yawning and falling asleep on a chair. One might also say the connection was probably instant and first demonstrated by the mimicking of movements in the aforementioned scene.
Can we say something like that the connection was alluded to in these earlier scenes but most obviously manifest in the iconic science class anarchy scene? TheArcane03 (talk) 05:24, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Empathic connection starts before frog scene 

message: The article states Thompson as the family name, but the Washington Post's review states Taylor, which is as I recall it on the original release. Plenty of other sources (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) corroborate this name, also. If the name has verifiably changed in a recent edit of the film, then this should also be mentioned in the article. EP111 (talk) 04:13, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: The family's name

message: Should those who were inside ET be considered the cast? Take Pat Bilon for example, who was inside ET for most of the film.... Nauseous Man (talk) 04:15, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cast 

message: I hate to do this, but this FA is showing its age.
*The lead is too short.
*The cast section is mostly unsourced.
**Also maybe add one or two images to that section.
*There may also be some issues regarding comprehensiveness. 
*There is also inconsistency in reference formatting.
This is a notice before a potential FAR: hopefully these can be addressed. ~ HAL333 01:24, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issues with this featured article 

message: The section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial#Cast mentions a raccoon character. But the plot synopsis doesn't, nor can I find any mention of one when Google searching Greg Dahlen (talk) 11:41, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's one of the teenage boys. ~ HAL333 21:50, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, HAL. What makes you think so? The actor who is credited as playing "Raccoon" Frank Welker would have been 36 years old at the time the movie was made. You think he played a teenager? That's a big age difference. Greg Dahlen (talk) 10:57, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point... That's really why this article needs better sourcing. IMDb doesn't list any role, and it wasn't present when this article was promoted to FA. ~ HAL333 14:05, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: After a little digging, apparently Walker voiced ET in a 1984 episode of Muppet Babies. He also appears to have had voice cameos in many Speilberg films. ~ HAL333 18:55, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

text: Thanks, HAL. Well, going through the article history, I see the Frank Welker/Raccoon edit was made by an IP address without a talk page https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial&diff=prev&oldid=1023044282. I suppose I'll remove the edit and see if anyone does anything with/about the removal. Greg Dahlen (talk) 10:46, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: That was the right move. The closest I can figure is that Welker may have contributed to ET's voice: 18 people supposedly contributed and they apparently used raccoon recordings as well. (Or it's just an IP screwing around as usual.) But until a source is found that can support it, best if it isn't included. Cheers. ~ HAL333 18:52, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is there a raccoon character? 

message: The Plot section describes the aliens a bit too clearly as "botanists". It's true that they appear to collect plant samples, and the main character has the power to revitalize withering flowers. But he has some other unusual powers, too, and we don't know what else did the aliens plan to do. So is it really so clear-cut that "botanists" is what they are?
I'd just write "Aliens secretly visit Earth" and not "Alien botanists". Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 07:51, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Botanists 

message: I'm honestly quite surprised that the "allegations of plagiarism" survived as its own section on this article for four years before becoming a subsection, but even so, I think it's time we revisit whether these allegations are WP:UNDUE. The discussion that preceded the addition of this section still exists above, and in it, many other users raised the same concerns I currently have, and yet the section was still added without consensus to do so and has survived.
First, the sources used for the section are almost entirely from India, where Satyajit Ray has an outsized influence, so there may be a nationalist bias. Furthermore, a number of major films have had similar allegations levied against them, yet those allegations are seldom included in Wikipedia articles (they really only should be included if they are a major part of the way the work is perceived, yet that isn't true here). The actual similarities are vague, far from the "remarkable parallels" mentioned in the article. Both Spielberg and Ray designed aliens that were alien-looking… how scandalous.  
That last paragraph about Lisa Litchfield is also very random and insignificant.
I'll also add that the plagiarism allegations raised by Ray are already mentioned in other articles which are mentioned in the previous talk page discussion on this topic if there are inclusionist fears. RyanAl6 (talk) 22:24, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Allegations of Plagiarism" should be removed?