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The video above features the theme tune to the E.T. film which was written by John Williams. Released in 1982, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is a classic American sci-fi movie co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg. Of course, if you were a child of the 80s then you would have known that already, unless you were living on another planet, of course!

The story revolves around a lonely ten year old boy named Elliot (played by Henry Thomas) who becomes friends with an alien (E.T.) who has become stranded on Earth. Whilst trying to keep E.T. hidden from his Mother and the Government, Elliot and his siblings try to help the confused, but friendly alien to return home.

I was 14 when this film was in the cinemas, and the mention of E.T. always triggers a memory of some moron stealing my seat while I was getting some popcorn. Luckily, he was about half my age and so there was no problem getting my seat back! Actually, come to think of it, most of the audience was younger than both me and my friend from school! We still enjoyed the movie, nonetheless. 

This is probably the most iconic image from the movie