MovieChat Forums > E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Discussion > How did E.T. walk down the stairs when E...

How did E.T. walk down the stairs when Elliott wasn't home?


So E.T. pretty much walks like a duck. How did his short legs walk down each step? I doubt he could jump high enough to slide down the railing.

reply

I guess I'll take this one: You saw how he could raise and lower himself plus he could fly and climbed the ladder at the end so I don't think he had too much trouble with stairs.

reply

I don't recall the ladder climbing, but yeah, he could fly with the bikes. I always assumed that because the bike thing was the first time we saw it (Late in the film) he could only do it under special circumstances.

reply

I think you're right. The ladder or stairs was on a lift. Been too long since I saw it.

reply

Probably the same way he lifted the bikes,.

reply

Yeah, I wasn't even thinking about that. But I find it hard to believe that they didn't see him do it going down the stairs before they saw him lift the bikes so late in the film.

reply

Artoo was able to do it in SW.

reply

That's right, E.T. had little rockets like this: https://static1.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/r2d2-fly.jpg

reply

Duh. Midichlorians of course. E.T. and all the squashy little people are obviously the descendants of Yoda.

reply