From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!ucbvax!mhtsa!ihnss!ihuxi!otto
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: ET (Spoiler)
Article-I.D.: ihuxi.170
Posted: Thu Jun 24 18:06:38 1982
Received: Mon Jun 28 03:27:56 1982
Reply-To: huxi!otto


Actually, the first time we see the abdominal glow in the aliens is
*immediately* after a wolf or coyote starts howling.  Thus it would
seem that the glow is somehow associated with some kind of group
alerting system (danger, be aware, warning, etc.).  Thus, it seems
likely that when ET lights up at the end of the film, it is in response
to a signal from the ship or people on it that he should be aware that
they are coming.

George Otto
Bell Labs, Indian Hill
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