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"Note: Bolded line is ranked #15 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes"

"He is afraid. He is alone. He is three million light years from home."

"His adventure on Earth."

"The mystery. The suspense. The adventure. The call... that started it all."

"The story that touched the world!"

"Twenty years ago, one legacy, one touch, one story that touched the world."

"Dee Wallace - Mary Taylor"

"Peter Coyote - Keys, Head Scientist"

"Robert MacNaughton - Michael Taylor"

"Drew Barrymore - Gertie Taylor"

"Henry Thomas - Elliott Taylor"

"K.C. Martel - Greg"

"Sean Frye - Steve"

"C. Thomas Howell - Tyler"

"Erika Eleniak - Pretty Young Girl"

"Pat Welsh - E.T. (voice)"

"w:Anne Lockhart - Nurse"

"I wanted to thank you for bringing E.T. to the White House. We really enjoyed your movie. And there are a number of people in this room who know that everything on that screen is absolutely true."

"In the late 60s, there was a big probability of Satyajit Ray coming down to Hollywood to shoot The Alien based on his own short story which appeared in the then popular Bengali magazine, Sandesh. The film was to be produced by 20th Century Fox and Hollywood was waiting to embrace Ray with open arms. Alas! Due to some dirty politics played by unknown quarters, Ray's Hollywood dream had to be shelved. I have no qualms in admitting that Spielberg's E.T. was influenced by Ray's Alien. Even Sir Richard Attenborough pointed this out to me."