The original cut of the 1980s movie included a scene where police officers chase young children while holding firearms. However, Spielberg edited the guns out for an anniversary release of the film.
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg has said he regrets editing guns out of his classic 1980s movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
The 1982 theatrical cut includes a scene where police officers chase young children while holding firearms.edited the guns out of the 20th anniversary release of the film and replaced them with walkie talkies."I never should have done that. "E.T. is a product of its era. No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are, either voluntarily, or being forced to peer through.
"'E.T. was a film that I was sensitive to the fact that the federal agents were approaching kids with firearms exposed and I thought I would change the guns into walkie talkies.