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posted by Jason Kottke  ·  gift link

The World’s Best Audition (for Elliott in E.T.)

I’ve never seen a better audition tape than this improvised scene by Henry Thomas for the part of Elliott in E.T.

The tears were inspired by thoughts of his dead dog. And the final line from Spielberg is gold. (via @Colossal)