UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures and
Amblin Entertainment will present a special advance screening of the 20th
anniversary edition of Steven Spielberg's "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" as part
of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival of the Salt Lake Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games. The screening for athletes, their friends and families and
other Olympic guests will take place at Abravanel Hall on Wednesday,
February 20 at 6 PM.
The Spielberg classic will be re-released in theaters nationwide on
March 22 with never-before-seen footage, enhanced visual effects and a
digitally-remixed soundtrack.
"The IOC charter calls for the Cultural Olympiad to promote harmonious
relations among people, which is the central theme of 'E.T.,'" said Raymond T.
Grant, artistic director of the Olympic Arts Festival. "I can't think of a
better context to present the film in than at the Olympic Winter Games where
the world will gather as one."
With the power of a fable and the soul of a fairy tale, "E.T." is the
thrilling and deeply moving story of the special friendship that develops
between a lonely young boy and a wise, benevolent visitor from another planet
who becomes lost on Earth. As the boy attempts to help his extra-terrestrial
companion contact his home planet so that he might be rescued, they must elude
scientists and government agents determined to apprehend the alien for their
own purposes...which results in an adventure greater than anything either of
them could have imagined.
From its wordless, poetic and suspenseful introductory sequence to an
exhilarating, poignant finale, "E.T." has become an indelible part of American
film history. Directed by Spielberg from a screenplay by Melissa Mathison and
produced by Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, "E.T." co-stars Dee Wallace Stone,
Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Henry Thomas and Robert MacNaughton.
Universal Pictures is a unit of Universal Studios
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Contact: Nancy Volmer
SLOC Media Relations
(801) 212-3786 or (801) 971-5260
Jeffrey Sakson
Universal Pictures
(818) 777-4791
SOURCE Universal Pictures; Amblin Entertainment
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CONTACT:
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