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An eighties classic

This wonderful film by Steven Spielberg, which was a cinematographic landmark of the eighties, celebrates this year its 40th anniversary since its premiere in 1982. An endearing and emotional film that told us the story of a small alien who lands on Earth. Earth and wants to return home that continues to delight young and old.

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A magical atmosphere never seen

At the time of the filming of ‘ET The Extraterrestrial’, the great technological advances in terms of special and visual effects that we know today did not exist and, even so, they managed to create a magical and dreamlike atmosphere that had never been seen before in a movie.

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Su director: Steven Spielberg

When ‘ET The Extraterrestrial’ was released, Steven Spielberg was already a renowned director in Hollywood, but, in a way, this film served as a springboard for him to take charge years later of productions that have gone down in film history such as ‘The Color Purple’ (1985), ‘Jurassic Park’ (1993) or ‘Schindler’s List’ (1993), among many others.

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Steven Spielberg hoy

The truth is that Steven Spielberg has not stopped reaping success throughout his more than 50-year career in the world of cinema. And, in fact, soon we will be able to enjoy his next work: ‘The Fabelmans’. It is a semi-autobiographical film regarding the director’s childhood in Arizona that is scheduled to be released in November of this year. In it, Spielberg works as director, screenwriter and producer and has a cast led by Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen y Julia Butters, among others.

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The cast of ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’

As for the cast of ‘ET El Extraterrestre’, some of the actors and actresses who were part of it have been forgotten over the years, but others have continued to work tirelessly in the film industry. Do you want to know what became of them?

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Henry Thomas before

Henry Thomas played Elliott, the protagonist of ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’. In the movie, his character becomes the alien’s best friend on Earth and does everything he can to save him from the humans and help him so he can return to his planet. It was the second film of his career and he was only 11 years old when he worked on it. Since then, we have been able to see him in other productions such as ‘Secret Game’, from 1984, and ‘Dear John’, from 2010.

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henry thomas now

The truth is that since his appearance in ‘ET The Extraterrestrial’, his leading role in other films in which he has worked has had nothing to do with what he had with that role from his childhood. Still, he is still active. His last film was ‘Doctor Sueño’ (2019) and, currently, we can see him in the Disney + series ‘On the other side of the institute’ (2021).

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The reunion between Henry Thomas and Dee Wallace

In October 2021, the actor was seen posing alongside Dee Wallace, the actress who played his mother in ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’, during the 46th Saturn Awards in Los Angeles.

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Dee Wallace antes

The great moment of actress Dee Wallace’s career was playing the role of Mary, Elliott’s mother, in ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’. His appearance in the mythical film of the eighties coincided in time with other of his most outstanding works, such as ‘Aullidos’ (1981), ‘Cujo’ (1983) or the television series ‘A life together’ -between 1986 and 1987 – and ‘The new Lassie’ -between 1989 and 1992-.

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Dee Wallace Now

Throughout his career, we have been able to see Dee Wallace in nearly 130 films and more than 50 television series, and among his most recent works are his appearances in some episodes of such well-known series as ‘Felicity’ (2001), ‘Crossing Jordan’ (2005), ‘Bones’ (2006), ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Ghost Whisperer’ and ‘My Name is Earl’ (2007), ‘Criminal Minds’ (2008), ‘Grimm’ (2014), ‘Supernatural’ (2016) and ‘You are the worst’ (2017).

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Peter Coyote before

In ‘ET The Extraterrestrial’, Peter Coyote played Keys, an agent of the United States government, a role that caught him almost as a rookie, since it was the second of his career. After this, he has worked in some well-known productions such as ‘Little Moons’ (1992), in which he was the protagonist, ‘Patch Adams’ (1998) or ‘Erin Brockovich’ (2000) with Julia Roberts.

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peter coyote now

The truth is that Peter Coyote has not stopped since he acted under the command of Steven Spielberg in ‘ET The Extra-Terrestrial’. In addition to his performances in almost fifty films and series, he has also worked as a voice actor and narrator. He is currently shooting the movie ‘Butterfly Love’, alongside Katrina Bowden and Kierston Wareing and under the direction of Elizabeth Blake-Thomas.

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Robert MacNaughton before

Robert MacNaughton (on the right in the image) was Michael, Elliot’s brother, in ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’. He was the great role of his career and for which he also won the ‘Young Artist Award’ for Best Supporting Actor in 1983.

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Robert MacNaughton now

The truth is that Robert MacNaughton has worked in few films and his career never took off. In fact, he has been away from the acting world for more than twenty years and, since the late 1990s, he has worked for the United States Postal Service.

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C. Thomas Howell antes

C. Thomas Howell (pictured left) played Tyler, one of Michael’s friends in ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’. It was his first film and in it he appears in the credits as Tom Howell. He had a minor role, but his participation in the film helped him start an acting career that continues today.

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C. Thomas Howell ahora

C. Thomas Howell has appeared in more than 40 films and numerous episodes of television series. Among his works we cannot forget him in the role of Ponyboy Curtis in ‘Rebels’ (1983), by Francis Ford Coppola and his most recent appearances have been in ‘Animal Kingdom’ (2016 to 2018), ‘MacGyver’ (2018) (in the photo) and ‘The Walking Dead’ (until 2021).

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Drew Barrymore antes

Drew Barrymore was seven years old when she shone as the lovable Gertie, Elliott’s little sister in ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’. After that, she became one of the most popular child actresses in Hollywood and, over the years, she has had the most outstanding career in the world of cinema out of the entire cast of the film.

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Drew Barrymore: rocky beginnings

Drew Barrymore’s childhood was somewhat turbulent. Her first years as an actress were marked by drugs and alcohol, addictions that she began to suffer when she was only 13 years old and that forced her to go through rehabilitation centers.

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Drew Barrymore: return to stardom

The actress returned to Hollywood stardom in the mid-1990s when she created Flower Films, whose first production was the 1999 film ‘I’ve Never Been Kissed’, in which she starred alongside David Arquette, Michael Vartan he Leelee Sobieski, among others.

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Drew Barrymore: Other Movies

After the success of ‘I have never been kissed’, the production company continued to create films with the actress in the cast, including titles such as ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (2000), ‘Duplex’ (2003) and ‘As if it were the first time’ (2004).

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Drew Barrymore ahora

Currently and since 2020, the actress directs her own television program: ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’. In it, she has interviewed colleagues from the world of cinema such as Reese Witherspoon, Keanu Reeves and Brooke Shields, among others. The great success of it has made it already have more than 260 episodes.

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