E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Presented By: Tampa Theatre
- Dates: July 27, 2025
- Time: 3:00 PM
- 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602
- Price: $7-$10
Tampa Theatre
Summer Classics Film Series
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1h 55m / PG / Sci-Fi, Family
VENUE: Historic Duncan Auditorium
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The story goes that director Steven Spielberg was inspired to make E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial by memories that surfaced during the long and lonely Raiders of the Lost Ark shoot in Tunisia. Spielberg recalled an imaginary alien friend that he had made up while coping with his parents’ divorce, a friend he called a “brother [he] never had and a father that [he] didn’t feel [he] had anymore.” So, through that lens, E.T. is a story about an otherworldly creature who connects with an innocent child (who has also lost his father) and shows him the magic of a world beyond his imagination.
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VIEW the full Summer Classics series, showing June 1 – August 31 at https://tampatheatre.org/movie-categories/summer-classics/.
The Summer Classics Movie Series is presented by Bank of America, series sponsor since 2015. Promotional support for the series is provided by WEDU PBS and Axios Tampa Bay.