E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, 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
Elliott
Drew Barrymore
Gertie
Robert MacNaughton
Michael
Peter Coyote
Keys
Dee Wallace
Mary
Erika Eleniak
Pretty Girl
K.C. Martel
Greg
C. Thomas Howell
Tyler
Sean Frye
Steve
David M. O'Dell
Schoolboy
Richard Swingler
Science Teacher
Frank Toth
Policeman
Robert Barton
Ultra Sound Man
Michael Darrell
Van Man
David Berkson
Medical Unit
David Carlberg
Medical Unit
Milt Kogan
Medical Unit
Alexander Lampone
Medical Unit
Rhoda Makoff
Medical Unit
Robert D. Murphy
Medical Unit
Richard Pesavento
Medical Unit
Tom Sherry
Medical Unit
Susan Cameron
Medical Unit
Will Fowler, Jr.
Medical Unit
Barbara Hartnett
Medical Unit
Diane Lampone
Medical Unit
Mary Stein
Medical Unit
Mitch Suskin
Medical Unit
Ted Grossman
Government Agent (uncredited)
James Kahn
Mustachioed Medical Unit Member Who Confirms E.T.'s Death (uncredited)
Anne Lockhart
Nurse (uncredited)
Melissa Mathison
Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)
Debra Winger
Nurse Zombie Carrying Poodle (uncredited)
Michael Lepre
Pizza Man (uncredited)
Alex Daniels
Federal Agent in Car Chase (uncredited)
Chuck Riley
Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (uncredited)
Quinn Smith
Kid 3 (uncredited)
Casey Kasem
Himself (Uncredited) (Voice on Archival Footage)
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Carol Littleton
Editor
Mike Fenton
Casting
Jackie Carr
Set Decoration
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Marci Liroff
Casting
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Leslie Butcher
Art Department Coordinator
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Al Bailey
Visual Effects
Steven Spielberg
Director
Dale L. Martin
Special Effects
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Robert Sidell
Makeup Artist
James D. Bissell
Production Design
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Elswit
Visual Effects Camera
Dan Attias
Second Assistant Director
Frank Marshall
Production Supervisor
Esther Vivante
Script Supervisor
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
Melissa Mathison
Associate Producer
Glenn Randall Jr.
Second Unit Director
Katy Emde
First Assistant Director
Bonne Radford
Production Accountant
Jane Goe
Assistant Accountant
Chuck Neely
Assistant Sound Editor
Gene Kearney
Key Grip
Kathleen Korth
First Assistant Editor
Russell Goble
Property Master
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Bobby Porter
Stunts
Ted Grossman
Stunts
Lyla Foggia
Unit Publicist
Dennis Brookins
Negative Cutter
Donald L. Hartley
Dolly Grip
Felix Silla
Stunts
Ramon Pahoyo
Craft Service
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Gene S. Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
Louis L. Edemann
Sound Effects Editor
Deborah L. Scott
Costumer
David Pettijohn
Sound Effects Editor
Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor
Fred Lerner
Stunts
James Plannette
Gaffer
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunts
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Bob Muñoz
Best Boy Grip
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Hairstylist
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William James Teegarden
Set Designer
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Feinblatt
Transportation Captain
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Effects Editor
Hank Salerno
ADR Editor
Richard Vane
Location Manager
Selwyn Eddy
Camera Operator
Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Carlo Rambaldi
Visual Effects
Karl Herrmann
Camera Production Assistant
Melissa Mathison
Writer
Rod Temperton
Songs