ET the Extraterrestrial

From Barbelith

Drew Barrymore's showbiz career started with her key role as Gerdie in Steven Spielberg's E.T.: The Extraterrestrial. She is a supporting player and executive producer for Donnie Darko.

Several of the scenes in Donnie Darko visually reference Spielberg's movie: a bicycle chase with kids wearing hoodies, men in hazmat suits leaving a normal suburban home, Hallowe'en lanterns on house porches at night, etc.

See also the "suck a fuck" scene in Donnie Darko as compared to the "penis breath" bit that stood out so much in the earliest scenes of ET.

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