History Trivia / ETTheExtraTerrestrial

* HeyItsThatGuy: The blonde girl Elliot kisses at school will (ten years later of course) end up JumpingOutOfACake for Creator/StevenSeagal in ''Film/UnderSiege''. Yes, [[MsFanservice that one]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: The blonde girl Elliot kisses at school will (ten years later of course) end up JumpingOutOfACake for Creator/StevenSeagal in ''Film/UnderSiege''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The blonde girl Elliot kisses at school will (ten years later of course) end up JumpingOutOfACake for Creator/StephenSegal in ''Film/UnderSiege''.

** Elliot is DaisukeNamikawa in the first dubbed version and one of his first roles as a voice actor along [[MobileSuitGundam0080 Alfred Izuruha]].

* OldShame: StevenSpielberg came to regret the edits made to the film for the 2002 re-release.

** CoryFeldman was originally up for a role as a rival to Elliott, a dork named Lance who threatened to expose E.T. The character is in the book adaptation, but was cut from the script. StevenSpielberg promised him a role in a future film, and he would go onto be in ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''.

* WordOfGod: StevenSpielberg stated that E.T.'s species is more similar to plants than any other creature and is genderless. Also, a series of trading cards from the 1980s list the family's last name as Taylor.
** StevenSpielberg has also stated that this movie is a [[StealthSequel sequel]] to ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind''.

** CoryFeldman was originally up for a role as a rival to Elliott, a dork named Lance who threatened to expose E.T. The character is in the book adaptation, but was cut from the script. StevenSpielberg promised him a role in a future film, and he would go onto be in {{Gremlins}}.

** StevenSpielberg has also stated that this movie is a [[StealthSequel sequel]] to Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind.

** StevenSpielberg has also stated that this movie is a [[StealthSequel sequel]] to CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind

** E.T. was voiced by the late voice actress Kazue Takahashi in the first dubbed version and the second dubbed version, he's voiced by both Ako Mayama and RicaMatsumoto at the same time (who, by sheer coincidence, they will reunite together again, except this time as enemies, as [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerations Aguila Setme and Lilcarla Borgnine respectively]].

** E.T. was voiced by the late voice actress Kazue Takahashi in the first dubbed version and the second dubbed version, he's voiced by both Ako Mayama and RicaMatsumoto at the same time (who, by sheer coincidence, they will reunite together again, except this time as enemies, as [[SuperRobotWarsOriginalGenerations Aguila Setme and Lilcarla Borgnine respectively]].

** StanWinston turned down the opportunity to work on ''E.T.''. He would regret doing so.

* WordOfGod: StevenSpielberg stated that E.T.'s species is more similar to plants than any other creature and is genderless. Also, a series of trading cards from the 1980s list the family's last name as Taylor.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice to play Gertie? JulietteLewis. Her father made her turn down the role and Barrymore was cast instead.

** The book "E.T. from Concept to Classic" features many plot points and scenes cut from the script. One subplot from an early draft was to have a rival to Elliott named Lance who wanted to expose E.T.. The spaceship was going to land in a parking lot, but it was changed to a forest because that sounded more magical, amongst many others.

* DeletedScene: HarrisonFord filmed a scene as the principal of Elliot's school, set after he frees the frogs, which Spielberg cut because he felt Ford's presence was too distracting.

** StanWinston turned down the opportunity to make the E.T. puppet. He would regret doing so.
*** The book "E.T. from Concept to Classic" features many plot points and scenes cut from the script. One subplot from an early draft was to have a rival to Elliott named Lance who wanted to expose E.T. The scapeship was going to land in a parking lot, but it was changed to a forest because that sounded more magical, amongst many others.

** StanWinston turned down the opportunity to make the E.T. puppet. He would regret doing so.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice to play Gertie? JulietteLewis. Her father made her turn down the role and Barrymore was cast instead.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first choice to play Gertie? JulietteLewis. Her father made her turn down the role and Barrymore was cast instead.
** HarrisonFord filmed a scene as the principal of Elliot's school, set after he frees the frogs, which Spielberg cut because he felt Ford's presence was too distracting.