news Melissa Mathison writing Jun 3, 1950 Nov 4, 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA news ✕ loading… add oscars oscars ✕ 1 nomination 1982 WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 14 of 14 films rated IMDb avg 7.1 IMDb median 7.0 RT avg 81% RT median 80% highest rated Apocalypse Now 8.4 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 7.9 Spielberg 7.7 The Black Stallion 7.4 In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese 7.4 Kundun 7.0 The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' 7.0 Twilight Zone: The Movie 6.4 The BFG 6.3 The Escape Artist 6.1 writing 8 acting 7 production 4 writing The BFG → Screenplay Kundun → Screenplay The Indian in the Cupboard → Screenplay Son of the Morning Star (TV) → Teleplay Twilight Zone: The Movie → Screenplay E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial → Writer The Escape Artist → Screenplay The Black Stallion → Screenplay
