‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ Was A Sequel To ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
Steven Spielberg had been trying to make an alien story for a while and he proposed sequel to “Close Encounters” was an alien horror story called “Night Skies.” After a friend was moved to tears by the friendly alien subplot, Spielberg retooled the story to give us the “E.T.” we know and love.