

The bizarre alien creature that awkwardly wobbles from a tool shed towards a terrified Elliot (Henry Thomas) with Reese's Pieces candy in hand looks just as ugly and strange as the first time audiences saw it, but in the capable, brilliant hands of Steven Spielberg, the weird puppet, animatronic or little person inside a costume becomes an extraordinary and surprisingly believable being we soon grow to care for and even wish to be a part of our own lives. The rainbow bordering that wraps around the box is also glued on and the box is completely sealed shut but has something of weight in it, most probably a wooden block.Thirty years since its initial theatrical run, the story of the friendship between a boy and an extra-terrestrial still manages to bring me to tears. picture in the middle of the box is glued on and the back of the box is completely blank, just plain silver. Then, whenever you both are on the 8-pit screen, the letters JD will appear on the top status bar.Ī promo box exists that was used as a prop for the commercial (see scans below). The initials of the graphic artist, Jerome M. The phone pieces (while in the pit) are in fact the letters H, S, and W. You only need to collect the H piece for the YAR, the S piece for Indy, and the W piece for the initials. Actually, you don’t have to get all of the phone pieces for the trick to work.


Repeat this a third time and the initials HSW3 (for Howard Scott Warshaw – the 3 denotes this is his 3rd game) will appear. Repeat this for the next round and the flower will change into Indy. Collect all the phone pieces and give Elliot 7 pieces of candy.
