It's not that we don't believe you, honey.
Well, it was real, I swear...
Maybe a, a, you know how they say there are alligators in the sewers.
Gertie Alligators in the sewers.
All we're trying to say is, 'Maybe you just probably imagined it.'
I couldn't have imagined it!
Maybe it was a pervert, a deformed kid or something?
Gertie A deformed kid.
Maybe an elf or a leprechaun?
It was nothing like that, penis breath!
Maybe you ought to call your father and tell him about it.
I can't. He's in Mexico with Sally.
Gertie Where's Mexico?
Excuse me. [leaves the table and walks to the window]
[softly to Elliott]
I'm gonna kill you.
If you ever see it again, whatever it is, don't touch it. Just call me and we'll have somebody come and take it away.
Gertie Like the dogcatcher?
They'll give it to a lobotomy or do experiments on it or something.
It's your turn to do the dishes, fellas.
[quickly]
I did breakfast.
Gertie I did breakfast.
[slams a pot down on the sideboard]
He hates Mexico.
[to Elliott]
Damn it! Why don't you grow up? Think about how other people feel for a change!
Gertie What is it?
He won't hurt you, Gertie. He won't hurt you, Gertie. He's not gonna hurt you.
Gertie Is he a boy or a girl?
Gertie Was he wearing any clothes?
No. But look. You can't tell, not even Mom.
Gertie Why not?
Because, um, grown-ups can't see him. Only little kids can see him.
Gertie [snapping back]
Give me a break.
[imitating Dracula]
Well, do you know what's going to happen if you do tell? [to Gertie] ...you promise?
Gertie [E.T. watches intently]
Yes.
[to Michael]
Do you promise? [his brother nods]
Maybe it's some animal that wasn't supposed to live? Like those rabbits we saw. Could be a monkey or an orangutan.
Gertie Is he a pig? He sure eats like one.
[pointing at a globe]
OK. We're here. We are here. Where are you from?
Gertie [E.T. points out the window at the sky] [looks at E.T.'s feet]
I don't like his feet.
They're only feet, you little twerp. He's trying to tell us something. [to E.T.] Earth. [he touches the globe] Home. Home. Home.
Home. [points out the window at the sky]
Gertie [Mary hits E.T. with the refrigerator door]
Here he is.
Gertie The man from the moon. But I think you've killed him already.
Just as soon as I unload this stuff, O.K.?
Gertie I want you to meet somebody.
[after E.T. learns how to talk]
Gertie, I've gotta go pick up Elliott from school. Will you be a good girl until I get back?
Gertie Mommy, he can talk!
[thinking she meant Elliott]
Of course he can talk. I'll be back in ten minutes. Stay there.
Phone. Home. [pointing at the window] E.T. home phone.
Gertie E.T. phone home.
E.T. phone home. E.T. phone home!
Gertie He wants to call somebody...
[entering the room]
What's all this shit?
[famous line]
E.T. phone home.
My God, he's talking now.
E.T. phone home. [pointing at the window again]
Come? Home. Home.
Note: the bolded line is ranked #15 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.
S Scientist
Does he sleep at night?
I don't know, I don't know. What's the matter with Elliott?
S Scientist
Have you noticed any surfaced sweating?
S Scientist
Has it lost any hair?
Gertie He never had any hair.
S Scientist
Are the children all right.
S Scientist
Has it built anything or write anything down?
S Scientist
You said it has the ability to manipulate its own environment?
He's smart. He communicates through Elliott.
S Scientist
Elliott thinks its thoughts.
No, Elliott... Elliott feels his feelings.
Gertie [tearfully]
I just wanted to say goodbye.
He doesn't know 'goodbye.'
Gertie Yes. [kisses E.T.'s nose]
[Michael gently strokes E.T.'s head]
Thank you.
[after touching his heart light and then touching his lips]
Ouch.
[after repeating the gesture]
Ouch.
[after touching his finger to Elliott's forehead, his fingertip glows]
I'll be right here.
Gertie Here he is.
Gertie The man from the moon. [as Mary unknowingly hits E.T. with the refrigerator door] But I think you've killed him already.
Just as soon as I unload this stuff, okay? [inspects a small basket of cherry tomatoes] Medbugs.
Gertie I want you to meet somebody.
[Later, after E.T. learns how to talk]
Gertie, I've gotta go pick up Elliot. Will you be a good girl until I get back?
Gertie Momma, he can talk!
[thinking she meant Elliot]
Of course he can talk. I'll be back in 10 minutes. Stay there.
E Elliot
[upon seeing E.T. in a dress, hat, wig, and jewelry]
Oh, God!
E Elliot
[still frustrated]
What?!
Gertie [Then Elliot realized that E.T. started talking]
I taught him how to talk. He can talk now. [Elliot sees electronics and supplies together in the closet] Look what he brought up here all by himself. What's he need this stuff for?
E Elliot
E.T., can you say that? Can you say 'E.T.'? E.T.?
E Elliot
[laughs in amazement]
Ha! Ha!
[waddling away]
E.T.! E.T.! E.T.! Be good.
Gertie "Be good." I taught him that too.
E Elliot
You should give him his dignity. This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.
[gives Elliot a newspaper and points at a comic picture]
Phone.
"Phone"? He said "phone"? He said "phone"?!
Gertie Can't you understand English? He said "phone".
You're right. That's E.T.'s home.
[scurries over to the window and points his long finger towards it]
E.T. home phone.
Gertie E.T. phone home.
E Elliot
[understanding what E.T. means]
E.T. phone home. E.T. phone home!
Gertie He wants to call somebody.
[entering the room; chuckles upon seeing E.T. in costume]
What's all this shit?
[shocked]
My God, he's talking now.
E Elliot
E.T. phone home?
[pointing at the window again]
E.T. phone home.
E Elliot
[softly]
And they'll come?
Come? [taking off the hat and wig] Home. Home.
Note: Bolded line is ranked #15 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes
