When an alien hides in his shed, a lonely, fatherless boy smuggles it home and helps it call its ship, before the searchers close in.

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When an alien hides in his shed, a lonely, fatherless boy smuggles it home and helps it build a transmitter to call its ship; but when the creature sickens and the telepathic bond drags the boy down with it, he steals a van and leads a bicycle escape to reach the ship before it dies.

Film: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Writer(s): Melissa Mathison · Director: Steven Spielberg · Year: 1982