40 Films in Robotech: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Admittedly, this is one of my least favorite Spielberg movies…hence why we have not covered it on the blog till now. But you cannot deny its cultural impact on the world…and the world of Robotech . ROBOTECH MENTION: Throughout Robotech’s The New Generation series, the character of Annie is rarely seen without her “ET” cap on. Still from Robotech Episode 66 Hard Times featuring Annie in her E.T. cap. In the novelization of Robotech , Jack McKinney explains Annie’s cap on page 41 of Robotech book #10 Invid Invasion … E.T. appears throughout the saga in all kinds of Robotech media. It appears as a sign in Southern Cross episode 45 Metal Fire . Its first of many appearances in Comico’s Robotech comic book series was in The New Generation issue #2 entitled The Lost City . SYNOPSIS: As written on page 221 in The Rough Guide to Cult Movies (2004): “The cuddly alien is one of cinema’s many Christ figures, the o...
