Winner of four Academy Awards'' including Best Visual Effects Best Sound Effects Best Music and Best Sound E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is the heart-warming family classic from director Steven Spielberg. When an alien (E.T.) is inadvertently left behind on earth he finds refuge with youngster Elliot (Henry Thomas). As Elliot and E.T. bond as friends it soon becomes clear that E.T. must find his way home before government officials capture him for study. Together E.T. Elliot and Elliot's family and friends help reunite E.T. with his spaceship.