A close up of the carving of E.T. featured as an Easter egg in the Temple of Akator.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (or simply E.T.) is a 1982 science-fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial he names "E.T." who has been stranded on Earth.
In addition to Spielberg directing, the film was produced by Indiana Jones alum Kathleen Kennedy. Additional crew included Frank Marshall providing production management, John Williams composing the film's score, sound design by Ben Burtt and visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic. Harrison Ford had filmed a part as the school principal, but the scene was cut from the final film.
9-year-old Henry Thomas, who landed the lead role of Elliott, arrived at his audition in an Indiana Jones costume to show the director how much of a fan he was of his previous film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
References to E.T. in Indiana Jones[]
E.T. carving featured in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
- In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, one of the glyphs carved into the tiles of the throneroom of the Temple of Akator resembles the titular character from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (C-3PO and R2-D2 from Star Wars adorn another tile in the room).[1]
- In the non-canon ending of LEGO Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick a Lego version of Steven Spielberg is shown wearing a hat for the fictional sequel E.T. II.[2]
Steven Spielberg wears an E.T. II hat
References to Indiana Jones in E.T.[]
- As an Easter egg, Indiana Jones appears after certain conditions are met in the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari game. The game was designed and programmed by Howard Scott Warshaw who had previously produced the Raiders of the Lost Ark Atari game.
