The being befriended and can be discovered by a young boy named Elliott after a alien becomes stranded on Earth. Obtaining the extra-terrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott presents E.T., since the extraterrestrial is dubbed, into his brother and his small sister, Gertie, and also the kids choose to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, leading to government intervention and also a dire position for both Elliott and the alien.