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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial from Concept to Classic: The Illustrated Story of the Film and the Filmmakers, 30th Anniversary Edition by Melissa Mathison, Steven Spielberg

luthien3720's review

4.0

A good supplement for those who enjoy the movie, especially having the screenplay included. There's some interesting notes and reminiscences from the cast and crew, and a lot about the E.T. puppet and how it worked. The only thing that sticks out is that since this was published for the 20th anniversary, there's a note from Spielberg about taking out the guns from the scene where the boys fly on the bikes with E.T. That's been put back into the movie in the years since; I remember very harsh criticism at the time for making the changes. All in all, a good look at making an interesting and difficult film.