National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Universal Pictures released E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in June 1982, directed by Steven Spielberg. The film became the highest-grossing release of its time and remains a defining work of the New Hollywood era, blending science fiction with intimate family drama. Its score by John Williams and its practical creature effects set benchmarks that influenced a generation of filmmakers and audiences alike.

This three-frame cell carries the confirmed title E.T. and presents its titular character in a continuous sequence set within a warmly lit domestic interior. The frames capture E.T. in quiet stillness, surrounded by household furnishings and with sunflowers visible at the bottom of the image, offering an unusually intimate glimpse of the film's central figure in a private, unhurried moment.