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May 2022
1h 47m

‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ With Bill S...

The Ringer
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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin hop on their bikes and head to the forest to rewatch Steven Spielberg’s iconic ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ starring Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, and Drew Barrymore.


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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