Drew Barrymore reunited with the cast of iconic 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to mark the film's 40th anniversary - with the emotional moment captured for a special Halloween episode of her chat show.The acclaimed actress, 47, shot to fame aged just six when she starred as Gertie in the Steven Spielberg film - with the star visibly emotional as she was joined by Henry Thomas, 51, (who played her brother Elliott) Robert McNaughton (who played eldest brother Michael and Dee Wallace, 73, (who played the children's mom Mary.) In the movie, 10-year-old Elliott befriends an alien, who becomes stranded on Earth after his fellow aliens depart in their spaceship without him.
Iconic: Drew Barrymore reunited with the cast of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to mark the film's 40th anniversary on her chat show (pictured Drew with L-R Henry Thomas (who played Elliott) Robert McNaughton (who played Michael) and Dee Wallace (who played mom Mary)Elliott later introduces the alien, who names himself E.T.
for Extra-Terrestrial, to Gertie and his older brother Michael.The siblings, along with their mother Mary and Elliott's friends, later help E.T.
escape from the government and return home - with the film becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time - a record it held for 11 years.
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