![]() ![]() “Originally my idea for "E.T." didn’t include an extraterrestrial,” Spielberg notes in the HBO docuseries, "Spielberg." “It was going to be about how a divorce affects childhood and how it really kind of traumatizes children. ![]() Elliott is emblematic of those childhood feelings of betrayal, confusion, and loneliness resulting from the devastating split. On a personal note, "E.T." also continues Spielberg’s exploration of being a child of divorce after his own parents separated when he was nineteen. It was co-written by Melissa Mathison who took dictation from the visionary director on set and later became the wife of Harrison Ford. Taking a cue from Sayles’ screenplay, the lightened-up story for "E.T." was composed mostly while Spielberg was filming "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in late 1980 and early 1981. the Cosmic GardenerĬredit: Universal Pictures (Image credit: Universal Pictures) ![]()
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