Original E.T. Movie Posters

E.T. movie posters — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — Steven Spielberg's science fiction family drama starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, and Robert MacNaughton alongside the alien — produced one of the most universally recognized pieces of movie poster art in cinema history: the two fingers touching across the cosmic dark, a visual quotation from Michelangelo that communicated the film's emotional ambition to every audience in every market around the world. Find original E.T. theatrical one-sheets and you're working with campaign materials for the highest-grossing film of 1982 and one of the most beloved family films ever made. John Alvin's iconic poster design — the silhouetted bicycles against the full moon, the single illuminated finger, the landing spacecraft — remains the defining image of the Spielberg era, and original first-release examples in fine condition are actively collected. The 20th Anniversary re-release in 2002 produced additional materials that are widely available; the 1982 originals are the primary collecting focus. International variants for E.T. were produced across every major theatrical market and reflect the film's extraordinary global reach: Japanese B2 posters, French grandes, British quads, and Italian 2-fogli all offer independent visual interpretations of one of cinema's most emotionally direct images. The Drew Barrymore lobby card materials, capturing her extraordinary child performance, are among the most warmly regarded in Spielberg's theatrical catalogue. Browse alongside our Close Encounters and Steven Spielberg pages. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.