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 an intimate story of childhood and connection. Its score by John Williams and its practical creature effects set standards that influenced popular cinema for decades.

This cell carries the confirmed title Elliott and presents three consecutive 35mm frames from a single sustained shot. Elliott gazes upward into an unseen space, his face partially illuminated by a bright light source rising from below frame. The sequence of three frames captures the quiet stillness of the moment, preserving the texture and grain of the original photographic image.