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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial  is a 1982 American  science fiction film  produced and directed by  Steven Spielberg , and written by  Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by  Carlo Rambaldi  and  Dennis Muren , and stars  Henry Thomas ,  Dee Wallace ,  Peter Coyote ,  Robert MacNaughton ,  Drew Barrymore , and  Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott (Thomas), a boy who befriends an  extraterrestrial , dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help E.T. return to his home planet, while attempting to keep him hidden from the government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial ------------------------------ A  raincoat  or slicker is a  waterproof or water-resistant   coat  worn to protect the body from  rain . The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats that are waist length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair o...

Jurassic Park  is a 1993 American  science-fiction   adventure film  directed by  Steven Spielberg  and produced by  Kathleen Kennedy and  Gerald R. Molen . The first installment in the  Jurassic Park  franchise, it is based on the 1990  novel of the same name  by  Michael Crichton  and a screenplay written by Crichton and  David Koepp . The film is set on the fictional island of  Isla Nublar , located off  Central America 's Pacific Coast near  Costa Rica , where a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists have created a  wildlife park  of  cloned   dinosaurs . Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios put in bids for its film rights. With the backing of  Universal Studios , Spielberg acquired the rights for $1.5 million before its publication in 1990; Crichton was hired for an additional $500,000 to adapt the novel for the screen. Ko...