115 minutes
6/11/1982
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliot who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliot, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Henry Thomas
as Elliott
Drew Barrymore
as Gertie
Robert MacNaughton
as Michael
Peter Coyote
as Keys
Dee Wallace
as Mary
Erika Eleniak
as Pretty Girl
K.C. Martel
as Greg
C. Thomas Howell
as Tyler
Sean Frye
as Steve
David M. O'Dell
as Schoolboy
Richard Swingler
as Science Teacher
Frank Toth
as Policeman
Robert Barton
as Ultra Sound Man
Michael Darrell
as Van Man
David Berkson
as Medical Unit
David Carlberg
as Medical Unit
Milt Kogan
as Medical Unit
Alexander Lampone
as Medical Unit
Rhoda Makoff
as Medical Unit
Robert Murphy
as Medical Unit
Richard Pesavento
as Medical Unit
Tom Sherry
as Medical Unit
Susan Cameron
as Medical Unit
Will Fowler Jr.
as Medical Unit
Barbara Hartnett
as Medical Unit
Diane Lampone
as Medical Unit
Mary Stein
as Medical Unit
Mitch Suskin
as Medical Unit
Ted Grossman
as Government Agent (uncredited)
James Kahn
as Mustachioed Medical Unit Member who confirms E.T.'s death (uncredited)
Anne Lockhart
as Nurse (uncredited)
Melissa Mathison
as Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)
Debra Winger
as Nurse Zombie Carrying Poodle (uncredited)
Lori Randolph
as Little Girl Trick or Treat (uncredited)
Michael Lepre
as Pizza Man (uncredited)