During shooting, Spielberg acted out the voice parts of E. Fun fact: Winger has an uncredited appearance in the Halloween scene as the zombie nurse carrying a little dog. Burtt lowered the pitch of her voice and mixed it with sounds of various animals breathing. In all there were 18 different contributors to the voice of E. In another example of Elliott's and E. These scenes were ultimately cut for time. Universal Studios legally barred the company from seeing the final script, so Mars passed on the cross-promotional opportunity.
The agreement certainly paid off for Hershey, as the company reported a 65 percent increase in profits on Reese's Pieces just two weeks after the film premiere. To join in the fun, Spielberg spent the entire day dressed up as an old woman. In the original script, Elliott and E.
The production covered the exterior of the house in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles for the shots in the final film. The interiors were done on soundstages.
Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren and his team at Industrial Light and Magic were tasked with creating organic special effects to surround the potentially inorganic looking E. Surprisingly, the iconic shot of the boy and alien flying across the full moon was mostly a "real" shot. It took Muren and his team weeks to find the right spot to film a low moon among trees, so they used maps and charts to coordinate the scene once they found the right spot.
In the shot, Elliott and E. You can see them acting uncharacteristically hostile in the video above. Once finished, E. The standing ovation went on for another 15 minutes after the credits rolled, and Spielberg knew he had hit the perfect mark.
We all wanted an alien as a best friend after watching Henry Thomas play Elliot in the film and we'll never forget the scene where they rode their bike across the moon.
Can you believe Henry was just years-old? Picture: Rex. After playing the role of lonely year-old Elliott in E. He is married and has a daughter named Hazel. Melting our hearts with her dow eyes and pouty smile, a six-year-old Drew Barrymore impressed in her role as Elliot's pigtailed little sister. We just love the part where she dresses E.
Dennis Muren of ILM , who was in charge of special effects, took weeks to find the right spot to capture a full moon as close to Earth as possible. The images of Henry Thomas on the bike and the spectacular night scenery were then juxtaposed to give one of the most moving sequences of the film. Also on Vogue. View Iframe URL. An alien with good intentions Compared to the frightening aliens of Close Encounters of the Third Kind also directed by Spielberg , the galactic battles of Star Wars or Dr.
The four E. Ts Still in the early stages of special effects, the filming of E. T's voice Now legendary, the little alien's hoarse voice required a lot of imagination from sound designer Ben Burtt.
A star is born E. Drew Barrymore in 14 vintage photographs. Gallery 14 Photos. Talia Lakritz. The movie "E.
Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Henry Thomas played the film's protagonist, year-old Elliott. After taking a break from Hollywood to finish school in Texas, Thomas returned to the screen.
Most recently, he's appeared in projects for Netflix. Robert Macnaughton played Michael, Elliott's older brother. After a few more TV movie appearances throughout the s, Macnaughton quit acting and began working as a mail carrier. Drew Barrymore was just 6 years old when she appeared in "E. Dee Wallace played the kids' mother, Mary.
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