To coincide with the 20th anniversary re-release of the classic film,
digitally remastered with new scenes and never-before-seen footage?here is
the never-before-published screenplay and story behind the movie in the
filmmakers' own words, lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photos.
Directed by Steven Spielberg from the Oscar?-nominated screenplay by Melissa
Mathison and produced by Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, this landmark film
won four Oscars? and grossed $700 million worldwide. The touching story of a
lost little visitor from another planet who is befriended and protected by a
young boy who, together, find a way to return the young alien home, the film
co-stars Dee Wallace-Stone, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton,
and Drew Barrymore. Published to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary, the
Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook includes stories from the makers and stars of
the film, how the project was conceived and written, how the alien was drawn
and made, how the movie was cast, how anxious the filmmakers were about its
reception, the stunning unveiling at Cannes, Spielberg's thoughts as a
filmmaker about making films for kids and adults, and much more. 200 color
and b/w illustrations.
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