What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox Movie | name = E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | image = ET logo.svg | caption = Original 1982 Theatrical Poster by [[John Alvin]]<ref name=lat>{{cite news|first=Jocelyn|last=Stewart|title=John Alvin, 59; created movie posters for such movies as 'Blazing Saddles' and 'E.T.'|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-alvin10feb10,1,5113268.story|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=|date=2008-02-10|accessdate=2008-02-10|archive-date=2010-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314184353/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/10/local/me-alvin10|url-status=dead}}</ref> | director = [[Steven Spielberg]] | producer = Steven Spielberg<br />[[Kathleen Kennedy (film producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]] | writer = [[Melissa Mathison]] | starring = [[Henry Thomas]]<br />[[Dee Wallace-Stone|Dee Wallace]]<br />[[Peter Coyote]] | music = [[John Williams]] | cinematography = [[Allen Daviau]] | editing = [[Carol Littleton]] | studio = [[Amblin Productions]] | distributor = [[Universal Studios]] | released = May 26, 1982 (Cannes) <br /> June 11, 1982 (United States) | runtime = 114 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $10.5 million<ref>* ''[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=et.htm E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]'' at [[Box Office Mojo]]. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205065658/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=et.htm |date=2011-12-05 }}</ref> | gross = $792.9 million }} '''''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''''' is a 1982 [[United States|American]] [[science fiction movie]] produced and directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], and written by [[Melissa Mathison]]. It follows an [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]], who is stranded on Earth. A boy and his family keep it hidden from the group of government agents, while bringing it home. Filming took place from September to December 1981 on a budget of $10.