Steven Spielberg Producer, Director
C. Thomas Howell Tyler
Drew Barrymore Gertie
Dee Wallace Mary
Henry Thomas Elliott
Erika Eleniak Pretty Girl
Debra Winger Nurse Zombie Carrying Poodle (uncredited)
Fred Lerner Stunts
K.C. Martel Greg
Gene S. Cantamessa Sound Mixer
Bennie E. Dobbins Stunts
Peter Coyote Keys
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Samuel C. Crutcher Sound Effects Editor
Charles L. Campbell Supervising Sound Editor
Casey Kasem Himself (Uncredited) (Voice on Archival Footage)
Louis L. Edemann Sound Effects Editor
Deborah L. Scott Costumer
Lola 'Skip' McNalley Hairstylist
Richard Vane Location Manager
John Williams Original Music Composer
William James Teegarden Set Designer
Carlo Rambaldi Visual Effects, Special Effects
Dan Attias Second Assistant Director
David Pettijohn Sound Effects Editor
Ted Grossman Stunts, Government Agent (uncredited)
Kathleen Kennedy Producer
Herbert W. Spencer Orchestrator
Anne Lockhart Nurse (uncredited)
Frank Marshall Production Supervisor
James D. Bissell Production Design
Richard E. Butler Stunts
Donald L. Hartley Dolly Grip
Glenn Randall Jr. Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Dennis Muren Visual Effects Supervisor
Felix Silla Stunts
Mike Fenton Casting
Milt Kogan Medical Unit
Alex Daniels Federal Agent in Car Chase (uncredited)
Bobby Porter Stunts
Chuck Waters Stunts
Melissa Mathison Writer, Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited), Associate Producer
Chuck Neely Assistant Sound Editor
Robert MacNaughton Michael
Don Digirolamo Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Glass Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gene Kearney Key Grip
Kenneth Hall Music Editor
Richard C. Franklin Sound Effects Editor
Jane Feinberg Casting
Bruce McBroom Still Photographer
Mary Stein Medical Unit
Dale L. Martin Special Effects
Robert Elswit Visual Effects Camera
Nicholas Korda ADR Editor
Donah Bassett Negative Cutter
Carol Littleton Editor
Robert Raring Color Timer
Esther Vivante Script Supervisor
Marci Liroff Casting
Quinn Smith Kid 3 (uncredited)
Dennis Brookins Negative Cutter
Robert Barton Ultra Sound Man
Jackie Carr Set Decoration
James Kahn Mustachioed Medical Unit Member Who Confirms E.T.'s Death (uncredited)
Michael Lepre Pizza Man (uncredited)
Hank Salerno ADR Editor
Selwyn Eddy Camera Operator
James Plannette Gaffer
Allen Daviau Director of Photography
Karl Herrmann Camera Production Assistant
Bob Muñoz Best Boy Grip