America Online Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Re-Release Of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.Business Editors DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Groundbreaking "E.T. Owns Home" Event to Feature E.T. and Elliott Flying Across AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and AOL Time Warner Online Properties In celebration of the much-anticipated 20th anniversary re-release of Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, America Online See AOL. has joined forces with Universal Pictures for an innovative online event called "E.T. Owns Home." Today, the famous image of E.T. and Elliot on a bicycle will fly across the Welcome Screens of Moviefone.com, AOL(R) Instant Messenger AOL's instant messaging service. See AIM and instant messaging. (TM) (AIM(R)), People.com, EW.com and AOL's Kids Only Channel each time people log on. Then, on March 22--the day the film arrives in theaters--E.T. and Elliott will appear again on these properties, as well as the Welcome Screens of America Online, Netscape and CompuServe, throughout the day. This marks the first time that an animated image has ever moved across the AOL Welcome Screen. In addition to the "E.T. Owns Home" event, AOL members and online consumers who want to re-live the magic of E.T. can access the following: - At AOL Keyword: E.T. and on Moviefone.com, members can access the official E.T. movie site, create E.T. fan pages, download screensavers and a printable E.T. movie kit, remember the era when the film was first released with a nostalgic look back at the 1980s, and much more. Plus, on Moviefone.com, users can find theater locations and showtimes for the film, purchase tickets and watch the trailer. - On AOL's Kids Only Channel, kids have their very own place to learn about the film at AOL Keyword: KO E.T. This special destination introduces kids to the wonder of E.T. with polls, quizzes and downloads created with young moviegoers in mind. - On Netscape and CompuServe, fans can create their own E.T. fan pages with the fun and easy-to-use templates available on Netscape's My Webpages and CompuServe's Our World Webpage building services. - On AIM, fans can test their skills at getting Elliot's bike off the ground in a special game. AIM users can also enjoy special E.T. Buddy Icons, an E.T. Photo Gallery and an "invite a friend" feature allowing AIM users to instantly invite friends to see the movie. "We're pleased to team up with Universal Pictures to offer our members and users of our online brands an opportunity to re-live the magic of E.T. and to help introduce the film to a whole new generation," said Robert Friedman, America Online's President of Interactive Marketing. Added Kevin Campbell Kevin Campbell is the name of:
Directed by Spielberg from a screenplay by Melissa Mathison and produced by Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy Kathleen Kennedy is the name of:
tr.v. e·lud·ed, e·lud·ing, e·ludes 1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect continues to elude the police. 2. scientists and government agents determined to apprehend the alien for their own purposes--which results in an adventure greater than anything either of them could have imagined. The film co-stars Dee Wallace Stone, Henry Thomas
Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. , Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton Robert Jermaine MacNaughton (born December 19 1966 in New York City) is an American actor, best known for his role as Elliott's brother Michael in Steven Spielberg's E.T. and Drew Barrymore. About Universal Pictures Universal Pictures is a unit of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com), a part of CANAL +, the TV and Film division of Vivendi Universal, a new global leader in media and communications. About America Online America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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