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'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' w/ Jonathan Ellsworth & Simon Stewart
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- Blister Cinematic
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- Jun 10, 2025
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- 4958
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Summary
On this day — June 10 — in 1982, ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ premiered in the USA. This film by Steven Spielberg won multiple Oscar awards, became the highest-grossing film of all time, and caused a significant boost in BMX-style bike sales. So today, Jonathan Ellsworth & Simon Stewart revisit E.T. and discuss what’s aged the best, what’s aged the worst, “loose parenting,” Reese’s Pieces, who needed BLISTER+ the most, and more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered 2019 E.T. Commercial / Sequel TOPICS & TIMES: Why This Film? (3:20) Most Rewatchable Scenes (23:17) Best Lines (42:28) What’s Aged the Best? (46:57) What’s Aged the Worst? (56:50) Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (58:40) ‘Hottest Take’ Award (1:00:19) Memorabilia You Want the Most (1:10:52) Who Won the Movie? (1:13:53) Our Final Grades (1:17:35) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 CRAFTED Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.