E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Documented locations
- 26
- Year
- 1982
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Cities
- Tujunga, Culver City, Crescent City, Fort Dick, Smith River, Los Angeles, Wrightwood, Del Norte County
Tujunga, United States
Single-family house from the 1980s in the Tujunga neighborhood, north of Los Angeles.
The scene : Elliott's suburban house where little E.T. finds refuge.
Culver City, United States
Historic film studios of Culver City, founded in 1918 (formerly Ince, Selznick, then RKO-Pathé studios).
The scene : Most of the interiors (kitchen, Elliott's and Gertie's bedrooms, shed) and the landing site decor were shot in the studio.
Culver City, United States
The scene : Elliott's classroom scenes, including the release of the dissection frogs.
Crescent City, United States
National park protecting the tallest coastal redwood forests in Northern California.
The scene : The redwood forests where the spaceship lands and where E.T. is left on Earth.
Fort Dick, United States
The scene : Redwood forests of Del Norte County.
Smith River, United States
Former Miller-Rellim timber property on Morrison Creek Road, near Smith River, in northern California — the privately owned site has been logged and cleared since filming.
The scene : A plot of sequoia forest, currently exploited and deforested.
Los Angeles, United States
Public park in the Porter Ranch neighborhood, north of the San Fernando Valley.
The scene : The playground with the caterpillar-shaped structure that the children climb on.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The beginning of the legendary sequence where the bicycles take flight, at the height of Tulsa Street.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The bus stop, at the north-west corner of the intersection.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The Halloween tour, the first bike departure, and the moment the bubble detaches.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Michael, followed by the blue car, turns from Killimore to Viking Avenue.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The police chase the children on bicycles.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Michael escapes from the blue car.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The house covered in toilet paper during Halloween.
Wrightwood, United States
The scene : The lookout from where E.T. and Elliott gaze at the lights of the city below.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Elliott's neighborhood and scenes from the Halloween chase.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Elliott Street, in the San Fernando Valley.
Del Norte County, United States
The scene : The forest path where Michael finds E.T. unconscious near a ditch.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Michael, followed by the blue car, speeds down the alley connecting Rinaldi Street to Wilbur Avenue.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The bike chase: the children race east on Darby and turn onto Beaufait Avenue.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The chase goes up Beaufait Avenue to the north, towards Eddleston Drive.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The chase descends Eddleston Drive and turns onto Celtic Way, behind the house at 11860.
Culver City, United States
The scene : Elliott and Gertie's rooms and closets, Mary's room, and the upstairs hallway were filmed on this set.
Culver City, United States
The scene : The kitchen and backyard of Elliott's house, as well as the inside of the shed where E.T. is hiding.
Culver City, United States
The scene : The setting of the landing site of the vessel, in a recreated forest.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : Elliott rides his bike towards the forest; shot taken from Stewarton Drive on the curve of Brasilia Drive.