E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

A young boy discovers and befriends an alien who gets left behind on Earth, forming an unbreakable bond as they try to help the alien go back to its home planet while being pursued by government agents. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American English-language Family Sci-Fi movie starring Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert Macnaughton, Drew Barrymore, K.c. Martel and Dian Van Patten. Amblin Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Steven Spielberg. Universal Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released on 9th May 1986 and takes a screen time of 114 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was made on a budget of $10 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $792 million. Cinematography was done by Allen Daviau and editing by Carol Littleton. The music was composed by John Williams. At the 1983 Oscar Awards It won 4 awards including: Best Sound, Best Effects, Visual Effects, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing and Best Music, Original Score.