E.T.

E.T. is a character and the titular extraterrestrial from Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Created by Spielberg and the film's screenwriter Melissa Mathison, E.T. seeks the help of a boy named Elliott Taylor who, along with his friends and family, find a way to help E.T. return home. The character has been and continues to be widely assessed as one of the greatest science fiction film characters of all time and is considered an icon of the genre. The character has appeare