Spielberg ET Origins and Box Office Legacy Revealed
The article traces Steven Spielberg's personal family rift shaping ET the Extra Terrestrial. It notes ET s success earning nine Oscar nominations and four wins while detailing production trivia from puppetry to an animatronic alien and Reese s Pieces tie in. It also recalls Atari s rushed ET game and landfill myth with later landfill discovery and profits.
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Aliens From Film Classics Arrive In One Era Showcase
A compact roll of notable screen aliens from the late 1970s and 1980s is summarized. It lists visitors and characters including a Close Encounters visitor at Devils Tower, Mork from Mork and Mindy observing humans, a corrosive creature from Alien, Yoda mentoring Luke Skywalker, E T phoning home, Howard the Duck visiting Earth, Starman’s envoy and Predator’s hunter facing human counterparts.
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