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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T.

E.T. came out of a much darker abandoned project — Spielberg had been developing a film about a family terrorised by aliens, and pulled the gentlest thread out of it instead.

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First appearance
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Universal Pictures
Created by
Steven Spielberg, Melissa Mathison, Carlo Rambaldi
Also known as
The Extra-Terrestrial
Universe
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Appears in
film, games, books

Who is E.T.?

E.T. came out of a much darker abandoned project — Spielberg had been developing a film about a family terrorised by aliens, and pulled the gentlest thread out of it instead. The creature was built by Carlo Rambaldi and operated by several performers, and Spielberg shot much of the film in sequence and at child eye level so the young cast's reactions would be genuine; Henry Thomas's audition, improvising grief about a dead dog, is well known and is essentially the performance the film is built on. Underneath the science fiction it is a divorce film. The father is absent, mentioned in passing and never seen, and the alien arrives into a hole that was already there — which is why the ending lands as hard as it does.

E.T.: the details

First appearance
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, released June 1982
Created by
Directed by Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, creature built by Carlo Rambaldi
It came from a darker film
Spielberg abandoned a project about a family menaced by aliens and kept the gentlest element
Shot at child height and in sequence
So the young cast's reactions would be genuine rather than performed
Highest-grossing film for eleven years
Until Jurassic Park displaced it in 1993
It is a divorce film
The father is absent and never seen; the alien arrives into a gap that already existed
The Amblin logo
The bicycle-and-moon shot became the studio's corporate identity

Why E.T. endures

The highest-grossing film in the world for over a decade, and the rare case of a single frame becoming a studio's permanent corporate identity.

What E.T. looks like on a shirt

Signature motif: A bicycle silhouetted against a full moon; a glowing fingertip

The bicycle-against-the-moon frame is the graphic and it became Amblin Entertainment's corporate logo, which is unusual — a single shot from a film turned into a studio identity. Works perfectly as a black silhouette on any light circle.

The bicycle-against-the-moon silhouette is the asset — pure black on a light circle, works at any size, and is recognised even by people who have not seen the film. Warm browns and midnight blue.

E.T. T-shirts

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Sizes: kids to adult

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Kids 4–7 years XS (4/5), S (6/7) Search kids sizes
Youth 8–14 years M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) Search youth sizes
Adult 15+ S–3XL Search adult sizes

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Who has played E.T.

PerformerProductionYearType
Pat WelshE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982Voice

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E.T. T-shirts: common questions

Who created E.T.?

E.T. was created by Steven Spielberg and Melissa Mathison and Carlo Rambaldi, first appearing in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982 (Universal Pictures).

What does a E.T. T-shirt usually look like?

A bicycle silhouetted against a full moon; a glowing fingertip. The bicycle-against-the-moon silhouette is the asset — pure black on a light circle, works at any size, and is recognised even by people who have not seen the film. Warm browns and midnight blue.

Are E.T. T-shirts made for children?

Yes — E.T. appears on our kids pages, and shirts are commonly made from US toddler 2T up through youth XL.

Who has played E.T.?

E.T. has been voiced by Pat Welsh (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982).

How much does a E.T. T-shirt cost?

E.T. shirts we currently track start from around $16.32 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.

This profile was compiled from published reference material about E.T. — first appearance, creator credits and production history — and is a secondary source rather than a substitute for the original publication. Where a detail could not be corroborated it has been left out. We do not physically test garments; see how we work for what that means and what it does not.

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