PRACTICALLY ALL OF E.T.
May 03, 2020
2 minutes
IAN FREER
ELLIOTT’S FIRST KISS
o illustrate the idea that Elliott (Henry Thomas) increasingly feels E.T.’s feelings, Spielberg delivers a moment of low comedy combined with high romance. An increasingly sozzled E.T. watches John Ford’s on TV. Just as John Wayne pulls Maureen O’Hara)— only Elliott is standing on another kid to reach the taller girl’s lips. A simple idea beautifully executed.
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