As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux
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ET: The Extra Terrestrial (1982 Film)
ET: The Extra Terrestrial
Released on June 11, 1982
Produced and directed by
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producers
Roy E. Disney
Walt Disney, Jr.
Screenplay by
Melissa Mathison
Music by
John Williams
Director of Photography
Allen Daviau
Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Distributor
Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
CAST
Dee Wallace as Mary, a single parent and Elliott's mother
Henry Thomas as Elliott, a 10-year-old boy and Mary's son
Peter Coyote as Keys
Robert MacNaughton as Michael, Elliott's older brother
Drew Barrymore as Gertie, Elliott's younger sister
K.C. Martel as Greg
C. Thomas Howell as Tyler
Sean Frye as Steve
Erika Eleniak as Pretty Girl
Pat Welsh as the voice of E.T.
Anne Lockhart as Nurse
Robert W. Scholler as Medical Unit
NOTES
The changes made for the OTL 2002 reissue (below) will not materialize if Junior stays in power.
And one more thing...
ET was originally slated to be released under the 20th Century-Fox label. The film was reassigned to the flagship Disney label at the request of Spielberg just five months before the film opened. Because of Steve's request, Disney would use ET to unveil its new on-screen logo (below) a month earlier than was originally planned.
Released on June 11, 1982
Produced and directed by
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producers
Roy E. Disney
Walt Disney, Jr.
Screenplay by
Melissa Mathison
Music by
John Williams
Director of Photography
Allen Daviau
Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Distributor
Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
CAST
Dee Wallace as Mary, a single parent and Elliott's mother
Henry Thomas as Elliott, a 10-year-old boy and Mary's son
Peter Coyote as Keys
Robert MacNaughton as Michael, Elliott's older brother
Drew Barrymore as Gertie, Elliott's younger sister
K.C. Martel as Greg
C. Thomas Howell as Tyler
Sean Frye as Steve
Erika Eleniak as Pretty Girl
Pat Welsh as the voice of E.T.
Anne Lockhart as Nurse
Robert W. Scholler as Medical Unit
NOTES
The changes made for the OTL 2002 reissue (below) will not materialize if Junior stays in power.
And one more thing...
ET was originally slated to be released under the 20th Century-Fox label. The film was reassigned to the flagship Disney label at the request of Spielberg just five months before the film opened. Because of Steve's request, Disney would use ET to unveil its new on-screen logo (below) a month earlier than was originally planned.
Entertainment News for June 1982
The British premiere of Disney and Spielberg's co-production ET: The Extra Terrestrial in Glasgow marks the start of a new era of outdoor movie galas. It took four screens, 200 feet long by 90 feet tall, and the latest loudspeakers and projection equipment from Sony to present the film to a capacity crowd at Hampden Park.
- The Herald
Kinloch Anderson of Edinburgh presented Spielberg and the film's cast and crew with commemorative kilts.
- The Herald
Citing the success of Disney's premiere of ET in Glasgow, Paramount Pictures enter negotiations with Wembley Stadium officials for a possible London premiere for The Thief and the Cobbler.
- The Radio Times
Turner wants Wembley for a future Bond opening.
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Glasgow earns £51 million in added tourism revenue thanks to the ET opening at Hampden Park.
- News of the World
Croke Park makes a bid to host the European premiere of the third Star Wars picture, which is due in May of '83. It'll be a tough battle as Walt Disney's 20th Century Fox subsidiary has already been flooded with offers from Wembley, Hampden, Murrayfield, Old Trafford and Anfield to name a few.
- The Irish Times
- The Herald
Kinloch Anderson of Edinburgh presented Spielberg and the film's cast and crew with commemorative kilts.
- The Herald
Citing the success of Disney's premiere of ET in Glasgow, Paramount Pictures enter negotiations with Wembley Stadium officials for a possible London premiere for The Thief and the Cobbler.
- The Radio Times
Turner wants Wembley for a future Bond opening.
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Glasgow earns £51 million in added tourism revenue thanks to the ET opening at Hampden Park.
- News of the World
Croke Park makes a bid to host the European premiere of the third Star Wars picture, which is due in May of '83. It'll be a tough battle as Walt Disney's 20th Century Fox subsidiary has already been flooded with offers from Wembley, Hampden, Murrayfield, Old Trafford and Anfield to name a few.
- The Irish Times
Interesting having ET at Hampden. Back then the stadium was mostly non-standing which for a premier about over 80,000 would've been able to fit in there, though if we go down the road of premiers in Glasgow, I suspect Ibrox might see a few due to at that time due to just having been converted to all seater unlike Hampden which if I remember didn't see that until the late '90's.
Then again you might have unleashed some butterflies if Glasgow made lots of money from the premier which might actually see major funds needed to rebuild Hampden Park into a fully modern stadium here and surely a hell of better job than the half arsed cheap job we got IOTL. Maybe this might attract major music acts to perform there in the 80's that we never got E.G Queen, Michael Jackson etc.
@QTXAdsy
Ibrox is where Rangers plays, right?
In what ways can Hampden be rebuilt differently without repeating the mistakes of OTL?
Ibrox is where Rangers plays, right?
In what ways can Hampden be rebuilt differently without repeating the mistakes of OTL?
I would assume he would be dead by now he would be quite old in 1982 if he survived
Dude, I doubt he dead yet.
Yes, the Rangers play at Ibrox in OTL. Don't know ITTL though.
Walt Disney, Jr. when asked by CBS News about his father's retirement plans:
"Dad is now focusing on philanthropic efforts. At the moment, he is teaming up with Art Rooney and the DeBartolo and Heinz families on bringing back the Progress City idea, albeit on a much smaller scale on a plot of land in a town called West Mifflin [1], which is southeast of downtown Pittsburgh."
[1] IOTL, this site was the Century III mall.
PNWKing
Banned
Why do I think that one of the guys that would show up at the premiere is a certain Pittsburgh native who was already mentioned ITTL, as hosting the show for either Disney's anniversary or the bicentennial (I forgot which one.) (You may have to reread the TL to see who I'm referring to.)
PNWKing
Banned
The first guess is correct.
Cannon Films of course gets no respect as a studio, but look at all the stars that passed through there: Mickey Rourke, Charles Bronson, Morgan Freeman, Danny Trejo, Chuck Norris (who was practically the face of the company.) For a glorified money laundering operation that's some pretty big faces.
I hope there will more then 3 progress cities or that a least one of the 3 will be done somewhere other then the three loctions form the oringal american magic. My suggestions for alternate progress cities locations are Tacoma Oaklnad San Bernardino St louis, buffolo, east st louis cademn newjery gary india flint michigan and ladero texas. There is also the possiblty of a progress city outstide of amera
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