It’s hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since E.T. phoned home, but it’s true! Steven Spielberg’s hugely popular and well loved movie about 10-year-old Elliot and his friendship with the loveable alien, E.T. has been warming hearts for three decades.
Today, the iconic film is released on Blu-Ray combo pack for the first time. It includes the DVD, digital and Ultra Violet versions of the movie, along with the original 1982 version as well as the remastered 2002 version of the film. Plus, behind the scenes, cast and crew featurettes, deleted scenes and much more!
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of E.T.: THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL, here are five facts about the movie you probably didn’t know:
- It’s the fourth highest grossing movie of all time.
- E.T.’s face is based on Albert Einstein, poet Carl Sandburg and a pug dog.
- A wet T-shirt filled with Jello was used to make the sound of E.T.’s walk.
- Originally, M&Ms were going to be used in the scene where the kids lure E.T., but the Mars company wouldn’t allow it, so Reese’s Pieces were used instead
- E.T.’s speaking voice was of an elderly local woman who smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, giving her a raspy voice that the sound effects department loved. Additional voices and sounds were provided by a burp, a sleeping woman with a cold, racoons, otters, horses, actress Debra Winger and even Spielberg himself.