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Why E.T. and Elliot’s Bond Still Captivates Us 40 Years Later

Matthew Galea is a features writer for CBR. He spends his day as a high school English teacher, and every other minute watching, thinking and writing about movies and television. When Steven Spielberg ...
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Drew Barrymore Thought E.T. Was Real When She Filmed the Movie at Age 7: 'I Really Loved Him'

"I believed E.T. was real," Drew Barrymore says on an upcoming episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, as she reunites with Henry Thomas and Dee Wallace Drew Barrymore says she thought her alien costar in ...
Rolling Stone

Drew Barrymore Reunites With ‘E.T.’ Cast in Honor of Film’s 40th Anniversary: ‘I Truly Became a Family With Them’

Steven Spielberg’s E.T. arrived in theaters in 1982, almost immediately becoming the highest-grossing film of all time and maintaining the title for over a decade. But the true lasting impact of the ...