The landmark film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" was released on
this day in history, June 11, 1982.

Then 34-year-old director Steven Spielberg reportedly drew
on his own experiences as an unusually imaginative, often-
lonely child of divorce for his science-fiction classic.

With Steven Spielberg as its director, the film starred Henry
Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert McNaughton and Dee
Wallace. 

Director Steven Spielberg with E.T.