E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (U) - BUSHY PARK - LONDON

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This event was originally due to take place on the same date at Richmond Park. Tickets for the original event are valid for this new venue. If you have tickets for this original event, you will have been sent an email by We Got Tickets, explaining to you the different options. If you have any further queries, please drop us a line at hello@whereisthenomad.com

The screen will be located at the Woodland Gardens Pheasantry Welcome centre, benefitting from amenities including limited parking, toilets and a cafe. Access is from Teddington Gate from the North, Hampton Court Gate from the south or via Hampton Hill New Gate from the West. The best train stations are Teddington, Hampton Court or Hampton, though all require a 10-15 minute walk to get to the park.

Please note that for public safety and environmental reasons, glass is not permitted anywhere in the Royal Parks. If bringing a picnic, please bring plastic cups and plastic bottles instead. Many thanks.

For one night only, E.T. touches down in beautiful Bushy Park, as our Nostalgic Adventure mini-season continues with perhaps Spielberg’s best-loved movie. As the great, smooth and oddly oblong-faced Roger Ebert puts it: ”E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” is a reminder of what movies are for. Most movies are not for any one thing, of course. Some are to make us think, some to make us feel, some to take us away from our problems, some to help us examine them. What is enchanting about “E.T.” is that, in some measure, it does all of those things.

Famously based on an imaginary friend Spielberg invented during his parents’ messy divorce, the film was knocked back initially by Columbia Pictures, who described it as “a wimpy Disney movie”, only to be picked up by MCA – d’oh! There are so many great scenes and sequences, such inspirational music and effects, so many great ideas (leading to soooo many merchandising opportunities), so much heart, charm and love in the film, it’s easy to forget that this “wimpy Disney movie” is also quite a dark look at childhood, families and “the suburban ideal”. Come relive it yourself, or introduce a new generation to E.T.

As with all our outdoor screenings, bring a blanket or low chair to sit on, and something warm to wear for after sunset.

Please note that for public safety and environmental reasons, glass is not permitted anywhere in the Royal Parks. If bringing a picnic, please bring plastic cups and plastic bottles instead. Many thanks.

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