Monday, January 22, 2007

The Skinny On... E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial

NAME: E.T.

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: Three million light years from Earth.

FORGOTTEN FILM CLASSIC: Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

FILM ROLES TURNED DOWN: Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction

PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS & NOMINATIONS: 1982 Nine Academy Award Nominations including four Wins, a Saturn Award, Five Golden Globe nominations

PETS: A triffid plant from Day Of The Triffids

NEXT ON THE PLATE: More shameless commercialism

SECOND CAREER AS: Botanist

DEFINING QUOTE: “Phone home.”

SIX DEGREES OF WILLIE AAMES: E.T. was in E.T. The Extra Terrestrial with Drew Barrymore who was in Everyone Says I Love You with Ed Norton who was in American History X with Elliot Gould who was in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice with Natalie Wood who was Rebel Without A Cause with James Dean who was in East Of Eden with Willie Aames.

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