This 1982 film, directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, introduced a friendly extraterrestrial (called E.T. by his earth friends) trying to make his way home, with the help of a young boy on earth. Part of the challenge is keeping him safe in secret, away from the prying eyes of parents and the government. The film removed aliens from the realm of science fiction and horror movies into that of heartwarming family adventures. The movie surpassed the original "Star Wars" as the highest-grossing film of all time, a record the film held for more than a decade until the release of the first "Jurassic Park" film in 1993.
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