It made stars not only of the convincing alien creature who fell to earth and was found in a family's backyard, but also of a young Drew Barrymore, as Gertie, and 10 year old Henry Thomas as her brother, Elliott.
Henry later told Esquire magazine how he bagged the role, remembering: "I read a scene from some early version of the script, and then I was asked to do an improvisation. "It was the second film I had ever done," he told Esquire. "I got the part through a weird alignment of coincidences, and luck. Suddenly my phone was ringing and everybody wanted me in their film. It was kind of a roller-coaster ride for a few years there."
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