{"product_id":"stranded-on-earth-max-evry-9781948221450","title":"Stranded on Earth: How Night Skies Became E.T. the Extra Terrestrial","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor and film journalist Max Evry returns with \u003ci\u003eStranded on Earth: How Night Skies Became E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial\u003c\/i\u003e, a follow-up to his acclaimed bestseller, \u003ci\u003eA Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch's Dune\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStranded on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a thrilling insider's look at the long, winding road that brought 1982's \u003ci\u003eE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial\u003c\/i\u003e to the big screen. Following Steven Spielberg's journey from his teenage UFO film \u003ci\u003eFirelight\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1960s through 1977's \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, the book then explores the creation -- and collapse -- of the nightmarish alien project \u003ci\u003eNight Skies\u003c\/i\u003e, ultimately reborn as the heartfelt classic \u003ci\u003eE.T.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, \u003ci\u003eStranded on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the creative chaos, studio politics, and radical rewrites that transformed a dark and unsettling sci-fi film into one of the most beloved movies ever made. The book also reveals how pieces of the abandoned \u003ci\u003eNight Skies\u003c\/i\u003e lived on in classics like \u003ci\u003ePoltergeist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGremlins\u003c\/i\u003e, helping shape the explosion of sci-fi horror from the early '80s to today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing brand-new interviews with Spielberg collaborators, actors, artists, and industry insiders, \u003ci\u003eStranded on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating chronicle of the making, unmaking, and remaking of a cinematic phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Evry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948221454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948221450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.75d","brand":"Max Evry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659937853695,"sku":"9781948221450","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stranded-on-earth-max-evry-9781948221450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}