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this is one of cinema’s greatest
masterpieces welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be exploring ten pieces
of trivia you should know about ET the
extra-terrestrial it’s a kid’s world
kicking off our trivia list is the
unique viewpoint from which Steven
Spielberg chose to tell the touching
story of a boy and a friendly visitor
from another planet ET was shot through
the eyes of a child this was achieved in
many ways for example it was filmed at a
kids I level and Eliot’s mom was the
only adult whose face was shown for the
first half of the movie Spielberg also
made the rare choice to film
chronologically to ensure a realistic
response from the child actors including
the bittersweet ending a family’s worst
nightmare ET is a heartwarming story
about friendship and standing up for
what you believe in we’re taking you to
spaceship but did you know the film’s
original concept was a dark tale of a
family terrorized by aliens this change
helped ET become a family favorite and
Spielberg was able to use the family in
danger concept later in the movie
poltergeist quit while you’re ahead
Spielberg originally planned an et
sequel called nocturnal fears where
other aliens kidnapped Elliott and his
friends and et would save them in this
installment it would be revealed that
et’s name is wreck and his botany loving
species is at war with these other
extraterrestrials shrek more like dreck
we’re glad this never got off the ground
the kiss
remember the little blonde girl Elliott
kissed when he released the frogs that /
ran his biology class
well that was Erika Elaine yak doesn’t
ring a bell she became a Baywatch babe
and a Playboy Playmate way to pick am
Elliot I am a doctor and I play one in
et you know the scene where doctors and
nurses worked furiously to save et’s
life that she didn’t know these were
real emergency room technicians they
were told to treat the alien puppet the
same way they would treat a real patient
to make their actions and dialogue seem
real a masked Spielberg can also be
spotted in the scene lights camera
yelling at one point during filming
six-year-old drew Barrymore kept
forgetting her lines Steven Spielberg
became so annoyed he yelled at the young
actress however he later found out she
had come to work with a high fever
filled with guilt he apologized while
she wept in his arms and he later sent
her home
soon after Spielberg became Barrymore’s
Godfather ET versus Star Wars according
to a Spielberg interview ET is a plant
light creature that is neither male nor
female in any case his species is
ancient and some of his kind have even
met Jedi during the events of Star Wars
Episode one The Phantom Menace you can
see them in the Senate a long time ago
in a galaxy far far away an alien
concept ET is adorable did you know that
inside this piece of puppetry was a two
foot tall stunt man in fact the kitchen
scenes were shot using a ten year old
boy who was born without legs but was an
expert at walking on his hands still
adorable wait there’s more ETS voice was
provided by the elderly Pat Welch who
got her signature voice by smoking two
packs a day and his waddling sound was
made by cramming a wet t-shirt full of
jello I want candy et loves candy it was
originally supposed to be M&Ms that
lured him into the house but Mars turned
down the odd request Reese’s Pieces were
used as a replacement
and this appearance resulted in a huge
surge in sales this was also an early
example of blatant and effective product
placement in films a game destined for
the landfill rounding out our et trivia
rundown is a fun fact about Ataris 1982
video game adaptation for their home
console
you rushed to market after a development
period of only five weeks the game had
players guide et through several screens
to collect pieces of his interplanetary
telephone Atari bet that the movies
popularity would make the title a
blockbuster but it turned out to be one
of the worst games ever made and one of
the biggest flops ever it was so bad
countless parents returned it and
millions of unsold copies were buried in
a landfill if you’re looking for more
entertaining top ten lists be sure to
visit us at watchmojo.com
[Music]
this is one of cinema’s greatest
masterpieces welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be exploring ten pieces
of trivia you should know about ET the
extra-terrestrial it’s a kid’s world
kicking off our trivia list is the
unique viewpoint from which Steven
Spielberg chose to tell the touching
story of a boy and a friendly visitor
from another planet ET was shot through
the eyes of a child this was achieved in
many ways for example it was filmed at a
kids I level and Eliot’s mom was the
only adult whose face was shown for the
first half of the movie Spielberg also
made the rare choice to film
chronologically to ensure a realistic
response from the child actors including
the bittersweet ending a family’s worst
nightmare ET is a heartwarming story
about friendship and standing up for
what you believe in we’re taking you to
spaceship but did you know the film’s
original concept was a dark tale of a
family terrorized by aliens this change
helped ET become a family favorite and
Spielberg was able to use the family in
danger concept later in the movie
poltergeist quit while you’re ahead
Spielberg originally planned an et
sequel called nocturnal fears where
other aliens kidnapped Elliott and his
friends and et would save them in this
installment it would be revealed that
et’s name is wreck and his botany loving
species is at war with these other
extraterrestrials shrek more like dreck
we’re glad this never got off the ground
the kiss
remember the little blonde girl Elliott
kissed when he released the frogs that /
ran his biology class
well that was Erika Elaine yak doesn’t
ring a bell she became a Baywatch babe
and a Playboy Playmate way to pick am
Elliot I am a doctor and I play one in
et you know the scene where doctors and
nurses worked furiously to save et’s
life that she didn’t know these were
real emergency room technicians they
were told to treat the alien puppet the
same way they would treat a real patient
to make their actions and dialogue seem
real a masked Spielberg can also be
spotted in the scene lights camera
yelling at one point during filming
six-year-old drew Barrymore kept
forgetting her lines Steven Spielberg
became so annoyed he yelled at the young
actress however he later found out she
had come to work with a high fever
filled with guilt he apologized while
she wept in his arms and he later sent
her home
soon after Spielberg became Barrymore’s
Godfather ET versus Star Wars according
to a Spielberg interview ET is a plant
light creature that is neither male nor
female in any case his species is
ancient and some of his kind have even
met Jedi during the events of Star Wars
Episode one The Phantom Menace you can
see them in the Senate a long time ago
in a galaxy far far away an alien
concept ET is adorable did you know that
inside this piece of puppetry was a two
foot tall stunt man in fact the kitchen
scenes were shot using a ten year old
boy who was born without legs but was an
expert at walking on his hands still
adorable wait there’s more ETS voice was
provided by the elderly Pat Welch who
got her signature voice by smoking two
packs a day and his waddling sound was
made by cramming a wet t-shirt full of
jello I want candy et loves candy it was
originally supposed to be M&Ms that
lured him into the house but Mars turned
down the odd request Reese’s Pieces were
used as a replacement
and this appearance resulted in a huge
surge in sales this was also an early
example of blatant and effective product
placement in films a game destined for
the landfill rounding out our et trivia
rundown is a fun fact about Ataris 1982
video game adaptation for their home
console
you rushed to market after a development
period of only five weeks the game had
players guide et through several screens
to collect pieces of his interplanetary
telephone Atari bet that the movies
popularity would make the title a
blockbuster but it turned out to be one
of the worst games ever made and one of
the biggest flops ever it was so bad
countless parents returned it and
millions of unsold copies were buried in
a landfill if you’re looking for more
entertaining top ten lists be sure to
visit us at watchmojo.com
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