Heather Albert's (sophomore-earth science) favorite scene is when he hides in the closet among stuffed animals.

Rhiannon McClintock (junior-American studies) remembers the scene where they fly in front of the moon — on bicycles.

It was the first movie Darren Curtis (senior-landscape architecture) ever saw in a drive-in movie theater.

Everyone seems to have a story or a memory from the film E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. The 1982 film, directed by Steven Spielberg, will be re-released into theaters today for its 20th anniversary.

The film, which was nominated for Best Picture in 1983 but lost to Gandhi, tells the story of a stranded alien who needs the help of a group of Earth children to return home.

The re-released version of the film has additional scenes that were edited out of the original, new scenes, restored sound and new special effects.

E.T. was the first film that Amaey Mundkur (sophomore-biology) saw. His favorite scene is when the children start to fly.

"But in the new version, at the point where they start to fly, the guns are taken out of the cops hands," Mundkur explained. "Now they hold walkie talkies."

According to Internet Movie Database, Spielberg is reported to have spent $100,000 digitally removing guns from the re-released version of the movie. IMDb states that Spielberg regretted using the scene and said he would remove it if he ever re-issued the film.

Spielberg filmed most of E.T. from a child's perspective to emphasize the relationship between E.T. and the boy who befriends him, Elliot (Henry Thomas).

At age seven, Drew Barrymore had a memorable role in the film as Gertie, Elliot's younger sister.

Both Thomas and Barrymore continue to make movies. Thomas's most recent films include Legends of the Fall and All the Pretty Horses. Barrymore was seen recently in Riding in Cars with Boys and Charlie's Angels, a film she also produced. Charlie's Angels 2 is now in production and expected to be released in 2003.

Albert and McClintock both said they own the videocassette of E.T. and have no plans to see the film in theaters, since they can see it anytime at home.

"They're just re-releasing it to make more money," McClintock said.

Natalie Hovsepian (freshman-international business) said that she does not plan on seeing the film again because she disliked it when she was a child.

"E.T. grosses me out," Hovsepian said. "I wouldn't pay to see it. The story is sad, strange and bizarre."

Sara Sapos (freshman-advertising), who last saw E.T. dubbed in French in a high school language course, agreed.

"The story is depressing," she said.

But Manasi Ghate who graduated in December said she would see E.T. again because it's a classic children's movie.