E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliot who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliot, 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 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)
Lori Randolph
Little Girl Trick or Treat (uncredited)
Michael Lepre
Pizza Man (uncredited)
Steven Spielberg
Director
Melissa Mathison
Screenplay
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Steven Spielberg
Producer
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Carol Littleton
Editor
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Marci Liroff
Casting
James D. Bissell
Production Design
Jackie Carr
Set Decoration
Robert Sidell
Makeup Artist
Leslie Butcher
Art Department Coordinator
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Dale L. Martin
Special Effects
Al Bailey
Visual Effects
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Robert Elswit
Visual Effects Camera
Frank Marshall
Production Supervisor
Melissa Mathison
Associate Producer
Katy Emde
First Assistant Director
Daniel Attias
Second Assistant Director
Glenn Randall Jr.
Second Unit Director
Esther Vivante
Script Supervisor
Bonne Radford
Production Accountant
Jane Goe
Assistant Accountant
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
Gene S. Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
James Plannette
Gaffer
Gene Kearney
Key Grip
Bob Muñoz
Best Boy Grip
Donald L. Hartley
Dolly Grip
William James Teegarden
Set Designer
Russell Goble
Property Master
Deborah L. Scott
Costumer
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Hairstylist
John Feinblatt
Transportation Captain
Ramon Pahoyo
Craft Service
Lyla Foggia
Unit Publicist
Kathleen Korth
First Assistant Editor
David Pettijohn
Sound Effects Editor
Louis L. Edemann
Sound Effects Editor
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Effects Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Hank Salerno
ADR Editor
Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor
Chuck Neely
Assistant Sound Editor
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Dennis Brookins
Negative Cutter
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Bobby Porter
Stunts
Felix Silla
Stunts
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunts
Ted Grossman
Stunts
Richard Vane
Location Manager
Selwyn Eddy
Camera Operator
Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Carlo Rambaldi
Visual Effects