Production note E.T. was made on a $10.5 million budget and grossed about $793 million.
Production note It held the all-time box office record for 11 years until Jurassic Park.
Production note The film won four Oscars: Original Score, Visual Effects, Sound, and Sound Editing.
Production note Spielberg shot the movie sequentially so the child actors would bond with E.T.
Production note Carlo Rambaldi created the E.T. puppet, with multiple puppets and performers used for different scenes.
Production note Reese's Pieces benefited hugely from the product placement, while M&M's passed on it.
Production note Spielberg had an imaginary alien companion after his parents' divorce.
Production note The film's working title was 'A Boy's Life'.
Production note They say the movie's ending line sequence is 'Come, stay, ouch, I'll be right here.'
Production note John Williams's score reportedly forced Spielberg to cut around the music's structure.
Stranger Things Used as a later work that 'stole' from E.T.'s childhood/alien imagery and vibe.
Star Wars Cited as a key influence that E.T. also references and as part of the Lucas/Spielberg creative loop.
Wizard of Oz Used as a structural comparison: ordinary/suburban world versus fantasy world, and a family movie touchstone.
Home Alone Named as one of the major kid-viewing companion movies in the hosts' lives.
Toy Story Named as one of the most important kid movies and a successor to E.T.'s cultural role.
The Goonies Mentioned as a peer group of kids' adventure movies when comparing hangout casts.
Stand by Me Cited as another benchmark for child ensembles and hangout movies.
Jaws Referenced for Spielberg's visual restraint and for the famous Williams theme collaboration.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Used in discussion of Spielberg's personal inspirations and his run leading into E.T.
Jurassic Park Referenced as another blockbuster milestone in Spielberg's career and as the film that later took the box office record.
The Fablemans Mentioned as Spielberg's later autobiographical project about adolescence.
Mandalorian Used jokingly as a modern analogue to a child discovering a friendly alien companion.
Gremlins Mentioned in a discussion of John Sayles and Joe Dante's horror/comedy work that was related to Spielberg's orbit.
Gandhi Referenced as the Best Picture winner over E.T. in the 1982 Oscars discussion.
The Legend of Billie Jean Brought up as a Peter Coyote title and as a favorite cult movie tangent.
