To: BenLurkin
E.T. was a ripoff. The creature comes to earth where he is persecuted by the adults and beloved by the children. He performs miracles and has the power to heal. He is finally hunted down and killed by the authorities. After a period he rises and ultimately ascends into the sky, yearning to go home. It seems to me I’ve heard that account somewhere before. I walked out of the theatre bug eyed and shaking my head that Spielberg had the stones to pull that off.
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12/10/2017 12:21:46 PM PST by
davius
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To: davius
E.T. was a ripoff. The creature comes to earth where he is persecuted by the adults and beloved by the children. He performs miracles and has the power to heal. He is finally hunted down and killed by the authorities. After a period he rises and ultimately ascends into the sky, yearning to go home. It seems to me Ive heard that account somewhere before. I walked out of the theatre bug eyed and shaking my head that Spielberg had the stones to pull that off. Here's where you may have previously heard the account. This tune--co-written by Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson (the singer "Bill"), but not a hit--may have inspired the movie.
It--Ron and Bill (1959)
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