Did ET come out before Firestarter?

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Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. Drew Barrymore starred in her first Stephen King film "Firestarter" two years after her big break with "E.T."
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Which was first et Or Firestarter?

"Firestarter" was one of star Drew Barrymore's first films, after "E.T.," and it helped launch her career. Nominated for her first Golden Globe that year for her performance in "Irreconcilable Differences," she was 7 years old at the time.
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Is Firestarter a remake?

The remake of the 1984 Stephen King adaptation, Firestarter, is set to hit UK cinemas this month. Known as the 'King Of Horror', Stephen King has been giving us nightmares for decades.
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When did the movie ET come out?

Then 34-year-old director Steven Spielberg reportedly drew on his own experiences as an unusually imaginative, often-lonely child of divorce for his science-fiction classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which is released on June 11, 1982.
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What was E.T. based off of?

The screenplay was based on his own 1962 Bengali science fiction story, Bonkubabur Bandhu, published in his family magazine, Sandesh. Bonkubabur Bandhu was the story of an alien landing in Bengal and befriending a boy.
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What is E.T.'s real name?

They would have also revealed E.T.'s real name: Zrek. Did you learn something new about the iconic film?
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Is Firestarter a prequel to Carrie?

Stephen King's 6th published novel, titled Firestarter, was published on September 29th 1980. Though King feared it was too similar to Carrie, he pushed through the writing process and produced somewhat of a sister story to his first success.
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Is Firestarter based on Carrie?

The book Firestarter is very similar to the Netflix series Stranger Things. It is confirmed in the book Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down that The Duffer Brothers took inspiration from Firestarter, along with the books Carrie, The Dead Zone, The Body, The Shining and It.
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Is Firestarter 2022 a remake or sequel?

Firestarter is a 2022 American science fiction thriller film directed by Keith Thomas, from a screenplay by Scott Teems, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King and serving as a remake of the 1984 film adaptation.
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Did Stephen King write a sequel to Firestarter?

Obviously, Stephen King didn't write a sequel. So all that would need to be explored, but I feel like we created a world in this, and some characters that I feel like their stories could definitely expand, expand and go on.”
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Is Drew Barrymore in the remake of Firestarter?

Though emotional, Drew certainly approves

Drew Barrymore shared a heartfelt moment with the actress replacing her in the reboot of Firestarter, and as soon as she saw her, the host couldn't hold back her tears.
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Who was in the first movie Firestarter?

IT was one of the first of his movies to be remade from the original 1990 Tim Curry 2-part miniseries in 2017, closely followed by a remake of Pet Sematary in 2019. Firestarter was first made into a movie in 1984, directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Drew Barrymore as the main character, Charlie.
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Does the new Firestarter follow the book?

Everything The Firestarter Remake Changed From The Stephen King Book. Firestarter keeps the same premise as the Stephen King novel from which it is adapted but much of the plot is changed in the Zac Efron led film.
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What does Stephen King think of the new Firestarter movie?

King said: "I read the script beforehand and I thought to myself, okay, what they've done here is they have concentrated the story and made it a family story. And I love that. They've kept the major beats in the story and thank God they got a real Native American to play John Rainbird.
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Is E.T. based on a pug?

E.T.'s face was modeled after poet Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein and a pug dog. According to the film's novelization, E.T. is over ten million years old. Steven Spielberg also stated in an interview that E.T. was a plant-like creature, and neither male or female.
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Is E.T. a boy or a girl?

In case you are wondering about the gender of E.T., Steven Spielberg unequivocally stated in an interview that the alien was neither male nor female and instead a plant-like creature.
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Is there gonna be an E.T. 2?

E.T could have come back to Earth in a sequel, but Steven Spielberg decided not to move forward with it – and it was for the better. Here's why. E.T the Extra-Terrestrial could have had a sequel, but Steven Spielberg ultimately decided not to move forward with it.
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Did Spielberg steal ET from Satyajit Ray?

Spielberg denied copying from Ray's script, saying he “was a kid in high school when his script was circulating in Hollywood”. Ray possibly had the last word on the matter when he said that E.T. would “not have been possible without my script of The Alien being available throughout America in mimeographed copies”.
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Is ET a Jedi?

Is Not a Jedi. The Force is not with him. It has come to our attention that some ridiculous lies are being spread about the sacred Star Wars universe.
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Who taught ET to talk?

Gertie teaches E.T. how to speak English (with an assist from children's educational television). E.T.
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When did Firestarter with Drew Barrymore come out?

Our the burning question: which Firestarter is most worth firing up? The 1984 film stars Barrymore as Charlie McGee, a young girl with pyrokinetic powers who is fleeing from a sinister government organization called "The Shop" with her father Andy, played by David Keith.
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Is the institute connected to Firestarter?

Stephen King reveals his next novel, 'The Institute,' will be published this September. Stephen King's next novel is “The Institute.” Its publisher likens it to two of King's previous works, “It” and “Firestarter.” Fans of Stephen King won't have too much longer to wait for the next novel from the master of horror.
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How many versions of the movie Firestarter are there?

Firestarter: Two-Movie Collection.
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