E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Cast

• Henry Thomas as Elliott
• Drew Barrymore as Gertie
• Robert MacNaughton as Michael
• Peter Coyote as Keys
• Dee Wallace as Mary
• Erika Eleniak as Pretty Girl
• K.C. Martel as Greg
• C. Thomas Howell as Tyler
• Sean Frye as Steve
• David M. O'Dell as Schoolboy
• Richard Swingler as Science Teacher
• Frank Toth as Policeman
• Robert Barton as Ultra Sound Man
• Michael Darrell as Van Man
• David Berkson as Medical Unit
• David Carlberg as Medical Unit
• Milt Kogan as Medical Unit
• Alexander Lampone as Medical Unit
• Rhoda Makoff as Medical Unit
• Robert D. Murphy as Medical Unit
• Richard Pesavento as Medical Unit
• Tom Sherry as Medical Unit
• Susan Cameron as Medical Unit
• Will Fowler, Jr. as Medical Unit
• Barbara Hartnett as Medical Unit
• Diane Lampone as Medical Unit
• Mary Stein as Medical Unit
• Mitch Suskin as Medical Unit
• Ted Grossman as Government Agent (uncredited)
• James Kahn as Mustachioed Medical Unit Member Who Confirms E.T.'s Death (uncredited)
• Anne Lockhart as Nurse (uncredited)
• Melissa Mathison as Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)
• Debra Winger as Nurse Zombie Carrying Poodle (uncredited)
• Michael Lepre as Pizza Man (uncredited)
• Alex Daniels as Federal Agent in Car Chase (uncredited)
• Chuck Riley as Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (uncredited)
• Quinn Smith as Kid 3 (uncredited)
• Casey Kasem as Himself (Uncredited) (Voice on Archival Footage)

Crew

• Steven Spielberg — Director
• Kathleen Kennedy — Producer
• Steven Spielberg — Producer
• John Williams — Original Music Composer
• Allen Daviau — Director of Photography
• Melissa Mathison — Writer

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