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Melissa Mathison

Born 1950-06-03 Los Angeles, California, USA 7 films

Melissa Marie Mathison (June 3, 1950 – November 4, 2015) was an American film and television screenwriter and an activist for the Tibetan independence movement. She was best known for writing the screenplays for the films The Black Stallion (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), the latter of which earned her the Saturn Award for Best Writing and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Mathison later wrote The Indian in the…

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Filmography

7 films

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A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Ste…

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Spielberg

★ 7.5 2017

The following documentary is composed exclusively of original behind-the-scenes footage shot during…

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The 'E.T.' Journals

★ 10.0 2012

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Refuge

★ 0.0 2006

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special poster

A retrospective of "E.T.," featuring a cast reunion and a look at the making of the 20th anniversar…

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

★ 7.3 2002

In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese poster

In Search of Kundun, a “making-of” documentary that is so much more, follows Scorsese as he plans h…

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In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese

★ 7.3 1998

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' poster

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's 1982 film "E.T. the Extra-Te…

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The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

★ 7.4 1996

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidde…

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

★ 7.5 1982