This Behind The Scenes E.T. Casting Video Will Make You Cry — cinemablend.com

This little short was created by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of their series of Academy Originals, and the story featured is pretty fantastic – highlighted by video from Henry Thomas’ audition. Told to improvise a scene between Elliott and an official from NASA trying to take E.T. away, Thomas stunned Steven Spielberg and the casting directors by becoming amazingly emotionally raw. As he started crying, so did the filmmakers, and I imagine that many of you have tears in your eyes right about now as well.

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