# Did E.T. levitate objects, besides the bikes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 6, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002 "2021-10-06T13:38:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/1 "2021-10-06T13:38:12Z")
In _E.T. the Extraterrestrial_ did E.T. levitate any objects besides lifting the boys and their bikes? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/2 "2021-10-06T13:43:14Z")
Yes, he levitated a bunch of balls in Elliot’s room to show the solar system. Probably some other stuff. I had the tie-in book as well, so may be remembering stuff that wasn’t in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/3 "2021-10-06T13:49:28Z")
He could levitate anything that started with the letter B (in English). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/4 "2021-10-06T14:36:05Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I had the tie-in book as well, so may be remembering stuff that wasn’t in the movie. No, that was a pretty important scene in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/5 "2021-10-06T16:06:42Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > He could levitate anything that started with the letter B (in English). That is a very specific spell for an evil demon-wizard or offspring of Tsathoggua to have learned. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/6 "2021-10-06T16:10:55Z")
You mean it wasn’t the power of love? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/7 "2021-10-06T16:11:42Z")
That’s another movie ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/8 "2021-10-06T16:32:02Z")
Yeah, we’re talking about the movie that ended with ET appearing at a Neil Diamond benefit concert, performing a duet of “Heartlight.” Right? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/9 "2021-10-06T16:34:01Z")
Along with the boy and the girl from “Big.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/10 "2021-10-06T16:34:34Z")
Didn’t he levitate the bicycle that he was being given a ride upon? I remember it passing across the sky under a full moon, right? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/11 "2021-10-06T16:36:10Z")
Levitated the entire gang. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AvbUkBG0yrc/maxresdefault.jpg "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Flying Bike Rides") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvbUkBG0yrc) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/12 "2021-10-06T16:38:18Z")
That image is so iconic, it’s used for the logo of Amblin Entertainment, Spielberg’s production company. ---
**Author:** ![Paxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/13 "2021-10-06T16:49:43Z")
The movie clip has two scenes but they seem to be in reverse order. The night scene follows the late afternoon scene, doesn’t it? Or are two different days depicted? Edited to add: Yeah, I’m pretty sure the night scene precedes the afternoon scene with the boys. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/14 "2021-10-06T16:58:07Z")
> [@Paxx](#): > > Yeah, I’m pretty sure the night scene precedes the afternoon scene with the boys. Correct. The afternoon scene with the boys was near the climax of the movie, after he was resurrected. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/15 "2021-10-06T18:16:15Z")
He could levitate himself out of a pit in the atari game. Sorta. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/16 "2021-10-07T15:52:15Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > That is a very specific spell for an evil demon-wizard or offspring of Tsathoggua to have learned. > > Stranger It came in really handy when he landed on the planet of Bitches. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/17 "2021-10-07T16:21:11Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Levitated the entire gang. - Why are they still pedaling in mid-air? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/18 "2021-10-07T16:21:39Z")
Would _you_ stop? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/19 "2021-10-07T16:47:50Z")
Did he point his finger to levitate? And have to put up his antennae first? Because that’s how I learned it worked! From my…uncle. Yea, uncle. Martin. That’s the ticket! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002/20 "2021-10-07T16:56:25Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever seen the moon that big in the horizon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-e-t-levitate-objects-besides-the-bikes/952002.md?page=2)