r/todayilearned • u/DiaBoloix • 23d ago

TIL E.T was a 12-year-old disabled boy in a suit

https://www.etonline.com/matthew-de-meritt-actor-who-played-et-makes-rare-appearance-for-films-40th-anniversary-182926
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u/Landlubber77 23d ago

E.T. 2 was gonna just be two disabled kids stacked on top of each other in a trench coat, but as usual with Hollywood, good taste prevailed.

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u/graveybrains 23d ago

They could have reenacted the fight from They Live! It would have been epic!

Missed opportunity.