E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Wikidata Q11621, film, IMDb tt0083866, TMDB 601: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 6 more episodes agree.

Also said as E.T.: the same Wikidata item, so listed here.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

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The Big Picture

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Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. theme (theme): Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⇒ E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (the host's read). Close Encounters sets a template for science fiction and for stories about families and divorce.
    “It sets a different kind of template for science fiction storytelling, for stories about families, for stories about obsession, for stories about divorce”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:19:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

Starman: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. industry (studio rivalry / shadow): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ⇒ Starman (the host's read). Columbia chose Starman over Night Skies, which Universal turned into E.T., so Starman carried the stigma of the one that got away and then looked like a ripoff.
    “Uh, so they let go of night skies and let Universal acquire and turnaround.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:24:25 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Stranger Things: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ⇒ Stranger Things (the host's read). E.T. has been so imitated, in films and TV like Stranger Things, that the original feels less rewarding.
    “so many people have like basically based entire film franchises or television shows Stranger Things off of that”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:33:46 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

Connected to

Starman: 2 lines industry ×2

  1. industry (studio rivalry / shadow): Starman → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Columbia chose Starman over Night Skies, which Universal turned into E.T., so Starman carried the stigma of the one that got away and then looked like a ripoff.
    “Uh, so they let go of night skies and let Universal acquire and turnaround.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:24:25 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Allen Daviau: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (cinematography): Allen Daviau → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Daviau came to Fearless off E.T. and other Spielberg work.
    “Uh, but coming off the fucking ET”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 2:32:29 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Carol Littleton: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Carol Littleton → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Littleton edited E.T.; Spielberg helped Kasdan along.
    “So the editor of the movie is Carol Littleton, who edited ET”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:06:51 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Close Encounters of the Third Kind → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Close Encounters sets a template for science fiction and for stories about families and divorce.
    “It sets a different kind of template for science fiction storytelling, for stories about families, for stories about obsession, for stories about divorce”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:19:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Empire of the Sun: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (dark twin): Empire of the Sun → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Griffin pairs E.T. and Empire as two stabs at the same childhood material at the front and back of the 80s.
    “I do think they're like him sort of like at the front and end of the 80s taking 2 stabs at a similar thing.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 1:55:03 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

Gandhi: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (Oscar upset): Gandhi → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Gandhi beat E.T. for Best Picture, which the hosts think was wrong.
    “something else that was just like so clearly the superior film in our opinion.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:21:23 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

John Badham: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (left because of): John Badham → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. When E.T. blew up Badham quit rather than follow it.
    “that when ET comes out and blows up, Badham quits because he's just like, I don't want to have to follow that.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:26:13 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

Lincoln: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → Lincoln. Given a choice, the speaker would watch Lincoln or Last Crusade over E.T.
    “I think if I had a choice of what to watch, I'd rather watch Lincoln.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:33:35 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Pulp Fiction: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Pulp Fiction → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. E.T. is the other standalone candidate but young people may not have seen it.
    “ET was the only one that I was like, well, ET's kind of surprised it ever did.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 2:46:11 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Raiders of the Lost Ark: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (programming): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → Raiders of the Lost Ark. Next week's episode is E.T.; next the Patreon bonus covers Something Evil and Savage.
    “I believe it's a movie called ET the Extra Terrestrial.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 3:27:19 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Ready Player One: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Ready Player One → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. E.T. is in the book but was cut from the film by Spielberg.
    “I think ET in particular does not appear in the movie and is in the book.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:08:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Stranger Things: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → Stranger Things. E.T. has been so imitated, in films and TV like Stranger Things, that the original feels less rewarding.
    “so many people have like basically based entire film franchises or television shows Stranger Things off of that”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:33:46 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

Thor: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Thor → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. For Selvig, Thor is proof of aliens, his own E.T., and the reason he will not let go of him.
    “Thor is like his ET.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor · 1:07:56 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Carol Littleton → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Littleton edited E.T.; Spielberg helped Kasdan along.
    “So the editor of the movie is Carol Littleton, who edited ET”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:06:51 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

industry (3)

  1. industry (marketing comparison): Starman → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The poster's blues and lights invite the E.T. comparison and the film strains to say it is about grown-up love.
    “But, um, you know, also the the blues, the lights, the ET comparison is right there.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:02:30 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. industry (studio rivalry / shadow): Starman → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Columbia chose Starman over Night Skies, which Universal turned into E.T., so Starman carried the stigma of the one that got away and then looked like a ripoff.
    “Uh, so they let go of night skies and let Universal acquire and turnaround.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:24:25 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. industry (Oscar upset): Gandhi → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Gandhi beat E.T. for Best Picture, which the hosts think was wrong.
    “something else that was just like so clearly the superior film in our opinion.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:21:23 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

lineage (2)

  1. lineage (lineage): Ready Player One → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. E.T. is in the book but was cut from the film by Spielberg.
    “I think ET in particular does not appear in the movie and is in the book.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:08:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → Stranger Things. E.T. has been so imitated, in films and TV like Stranger Things, that the original feels less rewarding.
    “so many people have like basically based entire film franchises or television shows Stranger Things off of that”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:33:46 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (cinematography): Allen Daviau → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Daviau came to Fearless off E.T. and other Spielberg work.
    “Uh, but coming off the fucking ET”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 2:32:29 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → Raiders of the Lost Ark. Next week's episode is E.T.; next the Patreon bonus covers Something Evil and Savage.
    “I believe it's a movie called ET the Extra Terrestrial.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 3:27:19 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (2)

  1. theme (theme): Close Encounters of the Third Kind → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Close Encounters sets a template for science fiction and for stories about families and divorce.
    “It sets a different kind of template for science fiction storytelling, for stories about families, for stories about obsession, for stories about divorce”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:19:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. theme (theme): Thor → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. For Selvig, Thor is proof of aliens, his own E.T., and the reason he will not let go of him.
    “Thor is like his ET.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor · 1:07:56 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

  1. unmapped (dark twin): Empire of the Sun → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Griffin pairs E.T. and Empire as two stabs at the same childhood material at the front and back of the 80s.
    “I do think they're like him sort of like at the front and end of the 80s taking 2 stabs at a similar thing.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 1:55:03 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (left because of): John Badham → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. When E.T. blew up Badham quit rather than follow it.
    “that when ET comes out and blows up, Badham quits because he's just like, I don't want to have to follow that.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:26:13 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

verdict (3)

  1. verdict (verdict): Pulp Fiction → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. E.T. is the other standalone candidate but young people may not have seen it.
    “ET was the only one that I was like, well, ET's kind of surprised it ever did.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 2:46:11 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → Lincoln. Given a choice, the speaker would watch Lincoln or Last Crusade over E.T.
    “I think if I had a choice of what to watch, I'd rather watch Lincoln.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:33:35 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. verdict (verdict): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. E.T. is among the five greatest movies of all time given how kids still love it 36 years on.
    “ET is one of the 5 greatest movies of all time”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:44:52 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The hosts' lukewarm E.T. takes cost them at home; Bill says he reversed after seeing it with his kids.
    “I was just reprimanded for my lukewarm take on ET by Amanda.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:33:04 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.