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Why Harrison Ford’s ‘E.T.’ Scene Was Cut From the Final Film

#ET,  #Elliot  #HarrisonFord #MelissMathison #DrewBarrymore #HenryThomas #StevenSpielberg #ETtheExtraterrestrial The success of ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ The sci-fi movie  E.T. the Extraterrestrial  is considered to be one of the greatest movies of all time. Directed by , the beloved film tells the story of a boy named Elliott’s relationship with an alien who can’t find his way home. It held the record for the highest-grossing film ever for nearly 10 years. Fun fact: Actor  Harrison Ford  was cast in a small cameo role, but the scene didn’t ultimately survive the final cut. Released in  June of 1982 ,  E.T.  brought in $11,835,389 during its opening weekend. In the US, the film grossed $435,110,554. Worldwide it earned $792,910,554. The estimated budget for the movie was $10,500,00. It was the highest-grossing film that year and became the most successful movie in film history up to that point. When it was ...

All the scales drop as Mr. Robot delivers one of its finest episodes ever

#MrRobot #SamEsmail #Elliot #FernandoVera #Krysta Jesus, Sam Esmail, save some for the series finale. There’s a telling moment early on in “Proxy Authentication Required,” when Fernando Vera explains to Elliot why he’s taken so long to confront him. After all, the meth-addicted con has been around for nearly two months—why wait until now to come see him? “This shit is bigger than  Frost/Nixon ,” Vera says with a totally earnest smirk. “I had to be ready.” The stage play metaphor is apt, for make no mistake, this is a play in five acts, a formalistic execution of the theater depicting four (technically five, but whatever) people on a stage, delivering dialogue and arranged in ways completely antithetical to everything that has come before on Mr.  Robot . It’s strange, it’s often absurd, it telegraphs its big reveal about a mile in advance, and it doesn’t care about being funny and fearsome at the same time. Those could sound like criticisms, but they’re not; this is on...