"Director: Steven Spielberg"

• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind | Blu Ray | (23/10/2017) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's scifi blockbuster, now fully restored in 4K. Richard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who experiences a close encounter of the first kind witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky. Meanwhile, government agents have close encounters of the second kind discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors in the form of a lost fighter aircraft from World War II and a stranded military ship that disappears decades earlier only to suddenly reappear in an unusual place. Roy and the agents follow the clues that have drawn them to reach a site where they will have a close encounter of the third kind contact. Includes All 3 Versions of the Film: Theatrical Version, Special Edition & Director's Cut - all restored in 4K.

• Lincoln (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (10/06/2013) from £8.90   |  Saving you £16.09 (180.79%)   |  RRP £24.99

  As with the great John Ford (Young Mr. Lincoln) before him, it would be out of character for Steven Spielberg to construct a conventional, cradle-to-grave portrait of a historical figure. In drawing from Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals, the director instead depicts a career-defining moment in the career of Abraham Lincoln (an uncharacteristically restrained Daniel Day-Lewis). With the Civil War raging, and the death toll rising, the president focuses his energies on passage of the 13th Amendment. Even those sympathetic to the cause question his timing, but Lincoln doesn't see the two issues as separate, and the situation turns personal when his son, Robert (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), chooses to enlist rather than to study law. While still mourning the loss of one son, Mary (Sally Field) can't bear to lose another. Playwright Tony Kushner, who adapted the screenplay, takes a page from the procedural handbook in tracing Lincoln's steps to win over enough representatives to abolish slavery, while simultaneously bringing a larger-than-life leader down to a more manageable size. In his stooped-shoulder slouch and Columbo-like speech, Day-Lewis succeeds so admirably that the more outspoken characters, like congressman Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones) and lobbyist W.N. Bilbo (James Spader), threaten to steal the spotlight whenever they enter the scene, but the levity of their performances provides respite from the complicated strategising and carnage-strewn battlefields. If Lincoln doesn't thrill like the Kushner-penned Munich, there's never a dull moment--though it would take a second viewing to catch all the political nuances. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Taken | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £63.99   |  Saving you £-44.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Steven Spielberg's alien abduction opus Taken is what happens when you cross-breed Close Encounters of the Third Kind with The Waltons. Obviously flushed with the success of the TV mini-series Band of Brothers, Spielberg's Dreamworks studio has created an equally epic 10-part story chronicling 50 years of habitual abduction over several generations of three American families. Beginning with the most notorious alien cover-up in US history, the 1947 "crash" at Roswell, New Mexico, Taken introduces the "Greys" and the families they routinely abduct, probe and, in a couple of cases, impregnate over the course of the ten hour-and-a-half-long episodes. The three families are: the Keys, from which first Russell, then his son Jessie, then grandson Danny, are all abducted; the Clarkes, who are descended from a liaison between lonely put-upon housewife Sally Clarke and one of the Roswell crash survivors; and the Crawfords, the ruthless G-men who are committed to uncovering the purpose behind the alien visitations at any cost. But even though the Greys' actions are at best ambiguous and at worst hostile, Taken is basically a soap opera, lacking the sinister undercurrent of either Dark Skies or The X-Files despite its science-fiction trappings. Nevertheless, this is an engaging series which has decent performances--most notably Joel Gretsch as psychotic Owen Crawford--special effects and an engaging enough storyline to make it entertaining, if somewhat disposable, TV. --Kristen Bowditch

• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1 Disc BD AE Director's Cut) | Blu Ray | (18/10/2021) from £12.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.

• Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom | Blu Ray | (02/12/2013) from £8.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (123.35%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom brings you non-stop thrills and excitement like nothing you've ever experienced. Indy (Harrison Ford), his sidekick Short Round (Ke Huy Quan), and nightclub singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) go from high-flying action above the Himalayas to a nail-biting runaway mine car chase and finally a spine-tingling escape from a fortress-like mine in India. Hang on tight as the world's ultimate action hero takes you on a heart-pumping roller-coaster ride of ...

• The Color Purple (Special Edition) | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £17.54   |  Saving you £-2.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Steven Spielberg took a melodramatic DW Griffith-inspired approach to filming Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple. His tactics made the film controversial, but also a popular hit. You can argue with the appropriateness of Spielberg's decision, but his astonishing facility with images is undeniable--from the exhilarating and eye-popping opening shots of children playing in paradisiacal purple fields to the way he conveys the brutality of a rape by showing hanging leather belts banging against the head of the shaking bed. In a way it's a shame that Whoopi Goldberg, a stage monologist who made her screen debut in this movie, went on to become so famous, because it was, in part, her unfamiliarity that made her understated performance as Celie so effective. (This may be the first and last time that the adjective "understated" can be applied to Goldberg.) Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including best picture and actress (supporting players Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery were also nominated), it was quite a scandal--and a crushing blow to Spielberg--when The Color Purple won none. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.comOn the DVD: The Color Purple makes a sumptuous transfer to DVD in this special edition. The lush and vibrant cinematography is well served by the widescreen format; Quincy Jones's warmly enveloping score, shot through with jazz age references, is superbly enhanced by surround sound. The extras are ideal companions to the main picture, detailing the passage of Alice Walker's novel from book to screen. Walker herself recalls the anxieties of the process, while director Spielberg and various cast members remember many poignant moments during and after filming, reminding us with a jolt that this beautifully made, hugely popular and inspirational film didn't win a single Academy Award. --Piers Ford

• Schindler's List | DVD | (12/04/2004) from £6.19   |  Saving you £18.80 (303.72%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Both an artistic and a commercial triumph, Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List manages to find some small glimmer of hope for the human spirit amid the abomination that was the Holocaust. The true story of flamboyant entrepreneur Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) and his attempts to save Jewish lives under the very noses of his Nazi associates gives Spielberg a focal point of conscience and humanity in an otherwise unrelentingly grim depiction of mankind's worst traits, here memorably embodied by Ralph Fiennes as the sadistic Nazi commandant Amon Goeth. Spielberg's determined and unflinching vision is supported by a dignified score from regular collaborator John Williams, and evocative black-and-white cinematography by Janusz Kaminski, which alternates a semi-documentary feel for the harrowing ghetto and concentration camp sequences with an altogether more decadent sensibility for the Nazis. The single use of colour tells of horror more shocking than any words could convey. It's true that towards the end Spielberg lets his sentimental streak off the leash when he chooses to focus on Schindler's grief, but otherwise this is filmmaking of the highest kind: compellingly dramatic, profoundly educational, and unfailingly emotive in the very best sense. On the DVD: Schindler's List is thinly spread across two discs, with a break at just over two hours into this three-hour movie. It's a little surprising that the feature could not have fitted onto one disc, especially given the absence of commentary or other additional tracks. The 1.85:1 anamorphic picture is fine, though displaying the graininess of the original film stock. Sound is available in highly detailed DTS. Extras on the second disc are limited to Voices from the List, a 77-minute documentary featuring the personal testimony of Schindler survivors, and an 11-minute feature on Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. There's nothing at all about the making of the movie. --Mark Walker

• Indiana Jones Trilogy 2007 | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £20.48   |  Saving you £24.51 (119.68%)   |  RRP £44.99

  Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Indiana Jones confronts snakes Nazis and one astonishing cliffhanger after another - all topped off by awesome sequences involving the discovery and the opening of the mystical Ark of the Covenant in one of the great adventures of all time! Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom: The daring archaelogist ventures deep into India in search of the legendary Sankara Stone and in the process has to rescue hundreds of children who have been enslaved by a mysterious cult... Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade: Harrison Ford dons his rumpled fedora for the third time as Indiana Jones and Sean Connery joins the thrill-a-minute fun as Indy's feisty dad as the Joneses set out to find the mythical Holy Grail before the Nazis get their hands on it...

• Saving Private Ryan | Blu Ray | (26/04/2010) from £18.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (31.60%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Steven Spielberg's World War 2 epic comes to blu-ray for the first time with crystal clear picture and spectacular surround sound. Join Tom Hanks Matt Damon and Vin Diesel as they battle their way through war-torn France... this is Saving Private Ryan as you have never seen it before! Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers the story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer - and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour decency and courage.

• Hook | 4K UHD | (08/10/2018) from £21.62   |  Saving you £-1.63 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A highflying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, HOOK stars Robin Williams as a grownup Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook. Joining the fun is Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell, Bob Hoskins as the pirate Smee, and Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy Darling, who must convince middleaged lawyer Peter Banning that he was once the legendary Peter Pan. And so the adventure begins a new, with Peter off to Neverland to save his two children from Captain Hook. Along the way, he rediscovers the power of imagination, friendship and magic. A classic tale updated for children of all ages, HOOK was nominated for five 1991 Academy Awards® including Best Visual Effects in 1991. Features: 11 NeverBeforeSeen Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailer

• Saving Private Ryan - 2 Disc Special Edition | Blu Ray | (26/04/2010) from £20.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (24.95%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Those already into Blu-ray will have a specific title and a particular scene up their sleeves to show off the benefits of Hi-Def home entertainment to the uninitiated. Here's a true great to add to the armoury (so to speak)--the first 20 minutes of action in Saving Private Ryan [Blu-ray] are as good a demonstration as you'll ever need to make someone say "wow". The true terror of the D-Day landings in World War II is brought to startling life in this high definition release--with the explosions jumping out of the screen and bullets zipping around your ears, you're brought as close to the front line as you can get without leaving the safety of your sofa--you will need reminding to breathe once that brutal, gut-wrenching opener is over. And it doesn't stop there. The rest of the film benefits from the Blu-ray clean up, it's looking brighter and sounding more crisp than ever before (as you would expect). One of the greatest war films ever made has been expertly enhanced and it's now an even more wonderful movie experience--the transfer to 1080p is exemplary.The extras are bountiful too, with over three hours of special features. The only criticism of the entire package is that only a couple of the extras are in Hi-Def, the rest are in standard definition. However, fans of the film won't be disappointed as extras from previous DVD releases are collated, including a great insight into Steven Spielberg's mind as he talks about his interest in World War II and how it led to him making this film. The notable addition to this version's extras being an extensive and fascinating documentary Shooting War, hosted by Tom Hanks, which follows the brave soldiers tasked with chronicling the war and all the horrors that came with it. It's a great account it's own right, so owners of this copy are given plenty to pore over. Make no mistake, the scene-stealer is the opener--it grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go for 20 agonising minutes--and if you're looking to enhance your collection, then look no further than this landmark release.--Tom Lawrance Special Features 2-disc Blu-ray edition. Disc 1: Feature Film.Disc 2: Special Features: • An Introduction - 2:33 • Looking into the Past - 4:38 • Miller and his Platoon - 8:22 • Boot Camp - 7:35 • Making Saving Private Ryan - 22:01 • Re-Creating Omaha Beach - 17:55 • Music and Sound - 15:56 • Parting Thoughts - 3:41 • Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan - 25:03 • Theatrical Trailer HD - 2:18 • Re-Release Trailer HD - 2:08 • Shooting War - 88:04

• Steven Spielberg Director's Collection | Blu Ray | (13/10/2014) from £104.95   |  Saving you £-34.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Eight memorable films from one of the most acclaimed directors in motion-picture history come together for the first time ever in the Steven Spielberg Director's Collection available on Blu-ray™. Spanning over 40 years Steven Spielberg's career began as a teenager when he made his way onto the Universal backlot and befriended studio executives. His passion and talent quickly developed allowing him to direct an unprecedented number of blockbuster films. The Steven Spielberg Director's Collection showcases a selection of the Academy Award® winner's unforgettable movies filmed for Universal including his very first TV feature Duel and his first theatrical release The Sugarland Express and blockbusters such as Jaws E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Jurassic Park Steven's work has captivated audiences worldwide and continues to set the standard for filmmaking. 8 Unforgettable Movies from 1 Visionary Director: Duel The Sugarland Express Jaws 1941 (Theatrical and Extended Versions) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Always Jurassic Park Jurassic Park: The Lost World Special Features: Layflat Book (Housing the 8 Movies) 32 Page Booklet: Steven Spielberg: A Journey In Film

• Jaws (Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (03/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In the vastly overrated 1998 book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, author Peter Biskind puts the blame for Hollywood's blockbuster mentality at least partially on Steven Spielberg's box-office success with this adaptation of Peter Benchley's bestselling novel. But you can't blame Spielberg for making a terrific film, which Jaws definitely is. The story of a Long Island town whose summer tourist business is suddenly threatened by great white shark attacks on humans bypasses the potboiler trappings of Benchley's book and goes straight for the jugular with beautifully crafted, crowd-pleasing sequences of action and suspense. This is supported by a trio of terrific performances by Roy Scheider (as the local sheriff), Richard Dreyfuss (as a shark specialist), and particularly Robert Shaw (as the old fisherman who offers to hunt the shark down). The sequences on Shaw's boat--as the three of them realise that in fact the shark is hunting them--are what entertaining moviemaking is all about. --Marshall Fine --This text refers to another version of this video.

• E.T The Extra-Terrestrial (Blu-ray + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (22/10/2012) from £18.60   |  Saving you £6.39 (34.35%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This 20th Anniversary edition of E.T. introduces the warmth and sense of magic of Steven Spielberg's much-loved movie to a whole new generation. And it is the youngsters at whom this new version has been aimed, with the film being given a Star Wars-style make-over in the hope that it will appeal to a generation weaned on digital effects. Thus, ET now has a souped-up space ship and the pursuing FBI agents are more politically correct, carrying walkie-talkies in place of guns. They've even given ET himself a CGI face-lift, digitally replacing the beloved puppet in certain scenes. But this is no Apocalypse Now Redux. The re-edited scenes are small and insignificant to the plot: the only additional footage of any note is ET taking a bath and demonstrating that he can breathe underwater, which is amusing but irrelevant. The surprise is that the deleted scene with Harrison Ford playing Elliot's school Principal has still not made it to the new version. Despite such grumbles, E.T. is still the joyful experience it was 20 years ago, only this time grown-ups can follow the story through an added glow of nostalgia, as they fondly remember just how great BMXs were! --Nikki Disney On the DVD: E.T.--20th Anniversary Edition has the revised version of the movie (but not the original cut) on Disc One, presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and with a choice of gloriously remastered Dolby 5.1 or DTS sound options. The major beneficiary of this new presentation is John Williams' outstanding music score, which uniquely can also be played along with the film in the live version from the LA Shrine Auditorium 2002 premiere. A documentary about Williams conducting this extraordinary performance and a feature on his original scoring sessions are the best extra features on Disc Two. Other documentaries cover the "Evolution and Creation of ET"; a "Reunion" of the principal cast and crew with some fun behind-the-scenes footage; a piece on the planets of the Solar System narrated by ET himself (!); a photo gallery; trailers, and DVD-ROM extras. There's no director's commentary, but Spielberg does briefly introduce the movie on Disc One. --Mark Walker

• Jurassic Park | DVD | (09/10/2000) from £7.98   |  Saving you £12.01 (150.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On remote Isla Nuba entrepreneur John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) has built the ultimate theme-park, populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs painstakingly reconstructed from DNA extracted from prehistoric amber... and, of course, frogs! Adapted from Michael Crichton's novel, Steven Spielberg's classic blockbuster became a cultural and commercial phenomenon thanks in part to the enduring appeal of all things prehistoric. But the film's extraordinarily realistic digital dinosaurs also showcased the spectacular computer-generated effects which have since become ubiquitous in Hollywood filmmaking. Indeed, in the years since 1993 it is debatable whether any film has revolutionised special effects to such an extent, and this DVD release offers the perfect opportunity to relive its visual and aural splendour (the film was also the first to be released with a DTS soundtrack). Given the rather insipid team of experts (including Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum) sent to approve Hammond's site, there is no doubt that the dinosaurs are the real stars of Spielberg's film. From the benign majesty of the towering brachiosaurus to the reptilian menace of the velociraptors, the inhabitants of Jurassic Park were a radical departure from their stop-motion predecessors, and remain compellingly real in their animalistic pursuit of survival at all costs. Most memorable of all is the T-rex, displaying a spine-chilling combination of physical ferocity and child-like bewilderment in the face of its reincarnation in the modern world. It was no surprise that in The Lost World sequel the T-rex once again took centre stage, but this first appearance still retains a unique power and a seminal place in film history. --Steve Napleton

• Jurassic Park Trilogy | Blu Ray | (30/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Own all three jaw dropping Jurassic Park films in this new collection now including Ultraviolet so that you'll never be far from the action. Jurassic ParkA millionaire builds a theme park on a remote Pacific island where real dinosaurs have been grown from long dormant DNA molecules. The millionaire's two grandchildren two dinosaur experts a mathematician and a lawyer discover the power of nature: but it's no longer a game when the dinosaurs run amok. Special Features: The Making of Jurassic Park Original Featurette on the Making of the Film Steven Spielberg Directs Jurassic Park Hurricane in Kauai Featurette Early Pre Production Meetings Location Scoutings Phil Tippet Animatics Raptors in the Kitchen Foley Artistsl Theatrical Trailer Animatics TRex Attack ILM and Jurassic Park: Before and After the Visual Effects Storyboards: TRex Attack Jeep Chase Raptors in the Kitchen Omitted Baby Trike Scene The Original Ending Production Archives: Photographs Design Sketches Conceptual Paintings Return to Jurassic Park Making Prehistory The Next Step in Evolution Dawn of a New Era Jurassic Park: Making the Game Thank You Piracy Trailer Jurassic Park: The Lost WorldThe sequel to the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park. Jeff Goldblum reprises his role as the unconventional mathematician Dr Ian Malcolm. It's been four years since the secret disaster at John Hammond's Jurassic Park. On InGen's second Costa Rican island the dinosaur manufacturing and cloning facility code named Site B has been destroyed by a hurricane. Now Malcom finds himself with the terrifying realisation that not only has something survived but the animals now live and breed in the wild. Special Features: Production Photographs Illustrations and Conceptual Drawings Models The World of Jurassic Park The Magic of ILM Posters and Toys Storyboards: Stego Attack The Round Up Eddie’s Death Death in the Waterfall Malcolm Vs. Raptor Sarah Harding Vs. The Raptors Getting The TRex Off The Island The Cargo Ship Sequence The TRex Visits San Diego The Revenge Of The TRex Omitted Air Attack The Original Ending Return to Jurassic Park: Something Survived Finding the Lost World Deleted Scenes The Making of the Lost World Original Featurette on the Making of the Film The Jurassic Park Phenomenon: A Discussion with Author Michael Crichton The Compie Dance Number: Thank You Note to Steven Spielberg Behind The Scenes: ILM and the Lost World: Before and After the Visual Effects Theatrical Trailer Thank You Piracy Trailer Jurassic Park IIIThe saga of genetically modified dinosaurs running amok continues. Special Features: Return To Jurassic Park: The Third Adventure The Making of Jurassic Park III The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park III Montana: Finding New Dinosaurs The Special Effects of Jurassic Park III The Industrial Light and Magic Press Reel The Sounds of Jurassic Park III The Art of Jurassic Park III Behind The Scenes: Tour of the Stan Winston Studio Behind the Scenes (Spinosaurus Attacks the Plane/Raptors Attack Udesky/the Lake) A Visit to ILM Dinosaur Turntables Storyboards to final feature comparison (Lake/The Aviary/Boat Attack) Production Photo's Theatrical Trailer Feature Commentary with Special Effects Team Thank You Piracy Trailer

• Jurassic Park: The Lost World (BD) | Blu Ray | (21/05/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Director Steven Spielberg takes us back to the scene of Jurassic Park in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the blockbuster sequel with even more dinosaurs, action and Academy Award-nominated visual effects. Four years since the disaster at Jurassic Park, two groups are in a race against time that will determine the fate of the remote island's prehistoric inhabitants. Featuring an all-star cast including Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn and Pete Postlethwaite, this action-packed thrill ride will leave you on the edge of your seat...again! Special Features: Return To Jurassic Park : Finding The Lost World , Something Survived Deleted Scenes The Making Of The Lost World Original Featurette On The Making Of The Film The Jurassic Park Phenomenon: A Discussion With Author Michael Crichton A Compie Dance Number: Thank You Steven Spielberg From Ilm Ilm & The Lost World : Before And After The Visual Effects Storyboards Production Archives

• Hook | DVD | (10/09/2018) from £5.00   |  Saving you £2.99 (59.80%)   |  RRP £7.99

  A highflying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, HOOK stars Robin Williams as a grownup Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook. Joining the fun is Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell, Bob Hoskins as the pirate Smee, and Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy Darling, who must convince middleaged lawyer Peter Banning that he was once the legendary Peter Pan. And so the adventure begins anew, with Peter off to Neverland to save his two children from Captain Hook. Along the way, he rediscovers the power of imagination, friendship and magic. A classic tale updated for children of all ages, HOOK was nominated for five 1991 Academy Awards® including Best Visual Effects.

• Munich | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £5.04   |  Saving you £14.95 (296.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Steven Spielberg explores the aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre in this tense drama.

• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- 3-Disc Collector's Edition (1982 & 2002 Versions) | DVD | (09/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Winner of four Academy Awards'' including Best Visual Effects Best Sound Effects Best Music and Best Sound E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is the heart-warming family classic from director Steven Spielberg. When an alien (E.T.) is inadvertently left behind on earth he finds refuge with youngster Elliot (Henry Thomas). As Elliot and E.T. bond as friends it soon becomes clear that E.T. must find his way home before government officials capture him for study. Together E.T. Elliot and Elliot's family and friends help reunite E.T. with his spaceship.