Where They Went

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Stranded in the woods above a California suburb, a young alien is hidden by a boy in his family's house while government agents close in and the two try to get a message home.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Forest landing site
    Elliott's suburb (fictional)
    ≈ 00:00:00
    InferredFictional

    Aliens collecting plants flee in their ship when agents arrive, leaving one behind in the woods.

  2. 2Taylor family house
    Elliott's suburb (fictional)
    ≈ 00:07:00
    InferredFictional

    Elliott lures the creature from the shed into his bedroom and hides it from his mother, then shows his brother and sister.

  3. 3Elliott's school
    Elliott's suburb (fictional)
    ≈ 00:40:00
    InferredFictional

    Linked to E.T.'s feelings, Elliott frees the frogs in biology class while E.T. watches TV at home.

  4. 4Forest clearing on Halloween
    Elliott's suburb (fictional)
    ≈ 01:00:00
    InferredFictional

    After a flying bike ride, Elliott helps E.T. set up his improvised communicator in a clearing.

  5. 5Culvert near the forest
    Elliott's suburb (fictional)
    ≈ 01:10:00
    InferredFictional
  6. 6Taylor house under quarantine
    Elliott's suburb (fictional)
    ≈ 01:15:00
    InferredFictional
  7. 7Landing site
    Elliott's suburb (fictional)
    ≈ 01:45:00
    InferredFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
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Places
1
Countries
1
Stops
7
  • On foot: 0.0 km
  • Not shown: 0.0 km
  • Bicycle: 0.0 km
  • Car: 0.0 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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