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\n Related: <\/span>Ross Mathews Plans to Watch \u2018ET\u2019 With Drew Barrymore and Her Kids<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tMatt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images Ross Mathews\u2019 first viewing of ET is going to be special as he plans on seeing the film with pal Drew Barrymore and her family. \u201cI\u2019m going to watch it with her and her girls,\u201d Mathews, 44, exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this week while attending the annual GLAAD Media Awards in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Starring as Gertie, the kind hearted younger sister of Elliot, played by Henry Thomas<\/strong>, and Michael, played by Robert MacNaughton<\/strong>, in E.T.<\/em>, Barrymore was also profoundly impacted by the filming experience at the time.<\/p>\n\u201cI think E.T.<\/em>, for me, is the [film] I\u2019m the most proud of,\u201d Barrymore said, \u201cbecause it\u2019s the one that changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Drew](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1450754203-E.T.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Drew Barrymore in E.T.<\/span> Mark Sennet\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe continued, \u201cThere\u2019s no question about that. Everything in my life is about how I got believed in by one human being, and that is the life that I try to honor every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
The duo\u2019s trip down memory lane also saw Spielberg, who is a father to seven children aged between 28 and 48, reveal that E.T.<\/em> serves as one of his most-watched projects<\/a>. He told the panel\u2019s crowd that he\u2019s seen the film, \u201cprobably more than I\u2019ve seen any other movie I\u2019ve ever directed, partially because I\u2019ve shown the film to all my kids.\u201d<\/p>\nSpielberg shares Max, 39, with ex-wife Amy Irving<\/strong>, as well as Jessica, 48, Theo, 36, Sasha, 34, Sawyer, 32, Mikaela, 28, and Destry, 28, with wife Kate Capshaw<\/strong>. He is also a grandfather to six children.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve shown the film to all my kids and a couple of my grandkids,\u201d he detailed. \u201cSome of them are still too young, because I\u2019m always worried about them being worried about E.T.<\/em> and I want to let them know before they turn the corner and are surprised by something, what to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
\u201cI think E.T.<\/em>, for me, is the [film] I\u2019m the most proud of,\u201d Barrymore said, \u201cbecause it\u2019s the one that changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cThere\u2019s no question about that. Everything in my life is about how I got believed in by one human being, and that is the life that I try to honor every day.\u201d<\/p>\n The duo\u2019s trip down memory lane also saw Spielberg, who is a father to seven children aged between 28 and 48, reveal that E.T.<\/em> serves as one of his most-watched projects<\/a>. He told the panel\u2019s crowd that he\u2019s seen the film, \u201cprobably more than I\u2019ve seen any other movie I\u2019ve ever directed, partially because I\u2019ve shown the film to all my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n Spielberg shares Max, 39, with ex-wife Amy Irving<\/strong>, as well as Jessica, 48, Theo, 36, Sasha, 34, Sawyer, 32, Mikaela, 28, and Destry, 28, with wife Kate Capshaw<\/strong>. He is also a grandfather to six children.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve shown the film to all my kids and a couple of my grandkids,\u201d he detailed. \u201cSome of them are still too young, because I\u2019m always worried about them being worried about E.T.<\/em> and I want to let them know before they turn the corner and are surprised by something, what to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Drew Barrymore in E.T.<\/span> Mark Sennet\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n