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Steven Spielberg: Originally, my idea for "E.T." didn't include an extraterrestrial. It was going to be about how a divorce affects childhood and how it really kind of traumatizes children. - So, the overriding theme was going to be about how do you fill the heart of a lonely child? - What extraordinary event would it take to fill Elliot's heart to losing his Dad? It would take something as extraordinary as an extraterrestrial coming into his life
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Originally my idea for E T
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didn't include an extraterrestrial
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It was gonna be about how a divorce affects childhood
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and how it really kind of traumatizes children
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Dad's shirt Yeah
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Remember when he used to take us out to the ball games
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and take us to the movies
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and we'd have popcorn fights
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So the overriding theme was gonna be about
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how do you fill the heart of a lonely child
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Me human Boy
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Elliott And what extraordinary event
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would it take to fill Elliott's heart
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after losing his dad
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It would take something as extraordinary
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as an extraterrestrial coming into his life
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Movie Summary
A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
