While visiting the Earth at Night, a group of alien botanists is discovered and disturbed by an approaching human task force. Because of the more than hasty take-off, one of the visitors is left behind. The little alien finds himself all alone on a very strange planet. Fortunately, the extra-terrestrial soon finds a friend and emotional companion in 10-year-old Elliot, who discovered him looking for food in his family's garden shed. While E.T. slowly gets acquainted with Elliot's brother Michael, his sister Gertie as well as with Earth customs, members of the task force work day and night to track down the whereabouts of Earth's first visitor from Outer Space. The wish to go home again is strong in E.T., and after being able to communicate with Elliot and the others, E.T. starts building an improvised device to send a message home for his folks to come and pick him up. But before long, E.T. gets seriously sick, and because of his special connection to Elliot, the young boy suffers, too. The situation gets critical when the task force finally intervenes. By then, all help may already be too late, and there's no alien spaceship in sight.
中文
小埃利奧特（亨利托馬斯）發現壹個意外走失的小外星人，他悄悄的收留了小外星人，並把他介紹給自己的哥哥和妹妹。孩子們與外星人友好的相處，給他吃巧克力，帶他去郊外尋找家人留下的痕跡，並為小外星人的種種特異功能興奮不已。漸漸的埃利奧特與外星人之間形成了某種奇妙的聯系，跨越了言語溝通的障礙。
可是不久，外星人的存在被大人們知曉，無情的追捕行動展開了。ET被抓進實驗室，小埃利奧特也壹病不起。孩子們憤怒了，他們自發組織起來，營救外星人。埃利奧特也在心靈的感召下蘇醒過來，加入營救行動。他們能成功麽？
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