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 ----------------------