E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Spielberg's 1982 alien-and-boy fable. Highest-grossing film for over a decade.
Writer: Melissa Mathison
Melissa Mathison wrote E.T., which brought a Best Original Screenplay nomination, and The Black Stallion and Kundun. She travelled with Harrison Ford, to whom she was married, and worked on Tibetan advocacy.