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For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for ET: The Extra-Terrestrial can be found here.

No. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial is based on a concept by director Steven Spielberg and a script written by American screenwriter Melissa Mathison. Spielberg's idea came from an imaginary friend he created after his parents' divorce.

E.T. 's catchphrase throughout the movie is "E.T. home phone." The version of the phrase that became popularized was Elliot's inversion, "E.T. phone home."

The movie is The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne.