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The Bond of Friendship and Loyalty
Elliot
E.T., stay with me. Please...
E.T.
...Stay.
Elliot
Together. I'll be right here. I'll be right here.
E.T.
Stay, Elliot. Stay. Stay. Stay. Stay.
[whispers]
Scientist
The boy's coming back. We're losing E.T.
Elliot
E.T., answer me, please. Please.
A Heartfelt Story for Everyone
Taglines
The story that touched the world!
A Call for Attention and Response
Elliot
Oh, God!
[upon seeing E.T. in a dress, hat, wig, and jewelry]
E.T.
Elliot.
Elliot
What?!
[still frustrated]
E.T.
Elliot! Elliot!
Gertie
I taught him how to talk. He can talk now. Look what he brought up here all by himself. What's he need this stuff for?
[Elliot sees electronics and supplies together in the closet]
Elliot
E.T., can you say that? Can you say E.T.'? E.T.?
E.T.
E.T.
Elliot
Ha! Ha!
[laughs in amazement]
E.T.
E.T.! E.T.! E.T.! Be good.
[waddling away]
Gertie
Be good." I taught him that too.
Elliot
You should give him his dignity. This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.
E.T.
Phone.
[gives Elliot a newspaper and points at a comic picture]
Elliott
Phone"? He said "phone"? He said "phone"?!
Gertie
Can't you understand English? He said "phone".
E.T.
Home?
[points to closet]
Elliott
You're right. That's E.T.'s home.
E.T.
E.T. home phone.
[scurries over to the window and points his long finger towards it]
Gertie
E.T. phone home.
Elliot
E.T. phone home. E.T. phone home!
[understanding what E.T. means]
Gertie
He wants to call somebody.
E.T.
E.T. phone home.
Michael
My God, he's talking now.
[shocked]
E.T.
Home.
Elliot
E.T. phone home?
E.T.
E.T. phone home.
[pointing at the window again]
Elliot
And they'll come?
[softly]
E.T.
Come? Home. Home.
[taking off the hat and wig]
Communication and Discovery in the Forest
Keys
Elliot, I've been to the forest...Elliot, that machine. What does it do?
Elliot
The communicator? Is it still working?
[while being sick]
Keys
It's doing something. What?
Elliot
I really shouldn't tell. He came to me. He came to me.
Keys
Elliot, he came to me, too. I've been wishing for this since I was 10 years old. I don't want him to die. What can we do that we're not already doing?
Elliot
He needs to go home. He's calling his people, and I don't know where they are. He needs to go home.
Keys
Elliot, I don't think that he was left here intentionally. But his being here is a miracle, Elliot. It's a miracle. And you did the best that anybody could do. I'm glad he met you first.
A Heartfelt Goodbye to E.T.
Keys
They're gonna have to take him away now.
Elliot
They're just gonna cut him all up.
Keys
Would you like to spend some time alone with him?
Elliot
Look at what they've done to you. I'm so sorry. You must be dead, cause I don't know how to feel. I can't feel anything anymore. You've gone someplace else now. I'll believe in you all my life, every day. E.T., I love you.
[staring at E.T.'s body in the plastic bag; closes the lid, and starts to walk away]
E.T.
E.T. phone home!
Elliot
Ha, ha, ha!
[laughs with joy]
E.T.
Home, home, home. Phone home.
Elliot
Does this mean they're coming?
E.T.
Yes.
Elliot
Ha, ha!
E.T.
E.T. phone home. E.T. phone home.
Elliott
Stay.
[fearing that the scientists might hear him]
E.T.
E.T. phone home.
Elliott
Shut up.
[covering his mouth]
E.T.
Phone. Phone home.
Elliott
Quiet!
E.T.
Phone, phone, phone.
Elliott
Would you shut up?
Alone in the Vastness of Space
Taglines
He is afraid. He is alone. He is three million light years from home.
Reassurance in Uncertainty Among Friends
Michael
Elliot?
[in awe, upon seeing E.T.]
Elliot
I'm keeping him.
[while looking at the hiding E.T.]
Gertie
What is it?
[still got her mouth covered by Michael]
Elliot
He won't hurt you, Gertie. He won't hurt you, Gertie. He's not gonna hurt you.
Gertie
Is he a boy or a girl?
[as Michael uncovers her mouth]
Elliot
He's a boy.
Gertie
Was he wearing any clothes?
Elliot
No. But, look. You can't tell, not even Mom.
Gertie
Why not?
Elliot
Because, um, grown-ups can't see him. Only little kids can see him.
Gertie
Give me a break.
[snapping back]
Elliot
Vell, do you know vhat's going to happen if you do tell? Do it, Mike. We have to.
[imitating Dracula; tosses Gertie's stuffed animal to Michael]
Gertie
Give it to me!
[tugging her doll with Michael]
Elliot
Promise?
[to Gertie]
Gertie
Yes.
Elliot
Do you promise?
[to Michael]
A Farewell Without Words
Gertie
I just wanted to say goodbye.
[tearfully]
Michael
He doesn't know goodbye.
E.T.
Be good.
Gertie
Yes.
[kisses E.T.'s nose]
E.T.
Thank...you.
Michael
You're welcome.
E.T.
Come.
[to Elliot]
Elliot
Stay.
E.T.
Ouch.
[after touching his heart light and then touching his lips]
Elliot
Ouch.
[after repeating the gesture; tearfully gives E.T. a farewell hug for a couple minutes]
E.T.
I'll be right here.
[after touching his finger to Elliot's forehead, his fingertip glows]
Elliot
Bye.
Halloween Costume Conversation Among Siblings
Gertie
What are you going as for Halloween?
Elliot
I'm not going to stupid Halloween.
Michael
Why don't you go as a goblin?
Elliot
Shut up.
Mary
It's not that we don't believe you, honey.
Elliot
Well, it was real, I swear!
Mary
What are you going as, Gert?
[changing the subject]
Gertie
I'm going as a cowgirl.
[with steak in mouth]
Elliot
So, what else is new?
Michael
Maybe it was an iguana.
Elliot
It was no iguana.
Michael
Maybe, uh...uh - You know how they say there are, uh, alligators in the sewers?
Gertie
Alligators in the sewers.
Mary
All we're trying to say is maybe you just probably imagined it. It happens.
Elliot
I couldn't have imagined it!
Michael
Maybe it was a pervert, or a deformed kid, or something.
Gertie
A deformed kid.
Michael
Maybe, uh, an elf or a leprechaun.
Elliot
IT WAS NOTHING LIKE THAT, PENIS-BREATH!
[stands up angrily]
Mary
Elliot! Sit down.
[laughs; laughs, but regains composure; clears throat]
Elliot
Dad would believe me.
[sitting down]
Mary
Maybe you oughta call your father and tell him about it.
Elliot
I can't. He's in Mexico with Sally.
Gertie
Wh-Where's Mexico?
Mary
Excuse me.
[leaves the table and walks to the window]
Michael
I'm gonna kill you.
[softly to Elliot]
Mary
If you ever see it again, whatever it is, don't touch it, just call me, and we'll have somebody come and take it away.
Gertie
Like the dogcatcher?
Elliot
But they'll give it to a lobotomy, or do experiments on it, or somethin'.
Mary
It's your turn to do the dishes, fellas.
Michael
I set and cleared.
Elliot
I set and cleared.
Michael
I did breakfast.
[quickly]
Gertie
I did breakfast.
Michael
What's the matter, Mom?
Mary
He HATES Mexico.
[emotionally; about the kids' father]
Michael
Damn it, why don't you...grow up? Think how other people feel for a change?
[to Elliot]
A Child's Hope for a Lost Friend
Gertie
Is he dead, Momma?
[about E.T.]
Mary
I think so, sweetheart.
Gertie
Can we wish for him to come back?
Mary
Yeah.
Gertie
I wish.
Mary
I wish, too.
A Family's Urgent Call for Understanding
Michael
Mom, would you come with me?
Mary
What is it?
Michael
Mom, just come with me.
Mary
Micheal, what?
Michael
Mom, remember the goblin?
Mary
What are you talking about?
Mary
Michael. That's terrific.
[annoyed; Michael opens the bathroom door, showing E.T., Gertie and Elliot]
E.T.
Moooooom.
Elliot
We're sick. I think we're dying.
A Legacy That Touched the World
Taglines
Twenty years ago, one legacy, one touch, one story that touched the world.
The Beginning of an Extraordinary Journey
Taglines
The mystery. The suspense. The adventure. The call... that started it all.
Debating E.T.'s Intelligence and Understanding of School
Michael
Did you explain school to him?
[about E.T.]
Elliot
How do you explain school to a higher intelligence?
Michael
Maybe he's not that smart. Maybe he's a worker bee who only knows how to push buttons.
Elliot
He's too smart.
Michael
All right. I just hope we don't wake up on Mars or somethin surrounded by millions of little squashy guys.
Siblings Discuss Playtime and Caution
Mary
What are you doing, Gertie?
Gertie
I'm going to play in Elliot's room.
Mary
Okay, don't let them torture you.
Gertie
I won't, Mary.
Questions About E.T.'s Behavior and Health
Scientist
Does he sleep at night?
Mary
I don't know, I don't know. What's the matter with Elliot?
Scientist
Have you noticed any surface sweating?
Mary
No.
Scientist
Has it lost any hair?
Gertie
He never had any hair.
Scientist
Are the children all right?
Mary
Yes.
Scientist
Has it built anything or written anything down?
Michael
Uh, no.
Scientist
You said it has the ability to manipulate its own environment?
Michael
He's smart. He communicates through Elliot.
Scientist
Elliot thinks its thoughts.
Michael
No, Elliot...Elliot feels his feelings.
Unexpected Encounter with the Man from the Moon
Gertie
Here he is.
Mary
Here's who?
[absently]
Gertie
The man from the moon. But I think you've killed him already.
[as Mary unknowingly hits E.T. with the refrigerator door]
Mary
Just as soon as I unload this stuff, okay? Medbugs.
[inspects a small basket of cherry tomatoes]
Gertie
I want you to meet somebody.
Mary
Gertie, I've gotta go pick up Elliot. Will you be a good girl until I get back?
Gertie
Momma, he can talk!
Mary
Of course he can talk. I'll be back in 10 minutes. Stay there.
[thinking she meant Elliot]