Dungeons & Dragons in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

[NuxBloodhoof]

I like how there's what looks to be smoke billowing up from somewhere...are the kids smoggin' out? Also, how they tell him to get 'lots of sausage and pepperoni' when clearly the pizza man has already been given the delivery and this kid has no power over anything on the pizzas at that point.

This reminds me of my youth, when I choose to go see this movie and my siblings wussed out and went to see Bambi instead, fearing what would be in E.T. My big brother never lived that down. Good times.

[LanceVader]

The weregeek comic for today (2011/02/08) references this exact scene.

[MrNobCake]

in the novel of the movie though it does say they are playing Dungeons and Dragons.

[sinistar83]

A made up game that's similar to D&D.

[sinistar83]

It's not D&D, because TSR (Like Mars with M&Ms) didn't agree to have their product in the movie, and missed out on some serious advertising.

[PObserver]

@sinistar83 It may not be explicitly D&D but the idea is the same, it can be instantiated... they're playing D&D.

[faultelectronica]

@sinistar83 What game are they playing then?