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by Steven Spielberg
About 30 pages (8,995 words)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Summary

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E.T. played by Pat Welsh, Debra Winger and Steven Spielberg (Voice)

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E.T. is the alien visitor that is the center of the movie's storyline. Elliott at one point identifies E.T. as a male creature. But in interviews with director Steven Spielberg during the films initial release, Spielberg described E.T. as being like a plant and having no gender at all. The little alien stands about 4 feet but has an extending neck that allows the head to be raised and lowered to a desired height. Spielberg describes E.T.'s face as being modeled after the poet Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein and a pug dog. E.T.'s voice was a compilation of Pat Welsh's voice, with help from Debra Winger and director Steven Spielberg. E.T. is humanoid in appearance in that it has two eyes,.....

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