| Overall: | A |
|---|---|
| Violence: | A- |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
| Run Time: | 115 |
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| Video Release: | 09 Oct 2012 |
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For other tales of aliens try Contact or Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. Other movies featuring unusual friendships include An American Tail, The Indian In The Cupboard and Free Willy.
Home Video Extra Features
Home Video Notes: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: 30th Anniversary Edition
Release Date: 9 October 2012
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial releases in a 30th Anniversary Edition. The package includes:
- Blu-ray/DVD/UV Digital Copy of the movie
- All-new Steven Spielberg & E.T. Interview
- The 20th Anniversary Premiere
- Two Deleted Scenes (from the 2002 version)
- Designs, Photographs, and Marketing Elements
- Original Theatrical Trailer & Special Olympics TV Spot
- The E.T. Journals, shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer John Toll (Braveheart)
- A Look Back
- The E.T. Reunion
- The Evolution and Creation of E.T.
- The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
The E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: 30th Anniversary Edition also releases with a Limited Amazon Exclusive Spaceship. This package, available for a limited time, includes all of the extras listed above, plus a model of the spaceship seen in the movie.
DVD Notes: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Edition
Release Date: October 22, 2002
Twenty years after he first waddled onto the big screen, E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial is back in a special anniversary edition aimed at capturing a new generation of fans. The film sports digitally-enhanced sound and some previously unseen footage retrieved from the cutting room floor. Director Steven Spielberg also took the liberty of re-editing some scenes he was reportedly unhappy with in the original film. Using computer technology to alter the images, he made this film less violent by removing guns from the hands of federal agents.This 20th Anniversary Edition also boosts the following extras:
Disc One: Feature film—2002 version
- A special introduction by Steven Spielberg
- Live performance of John Williams conducting at the 2002 premiere
- An exciting space exploration
Disc Two: Feature film—1982 version
- “Spotlight on Location” featurette
- The Reunion: The cast and filmmakers discuss the impact of the film
- The Evolution and Creation of ET: hundreds of production photographs, conceptual drawings and original advertising in an interactive environment
- DVD-ROM features with Total Axess includes behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, and more.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
