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entertainment2 years ago

Steven Spielberg's Helplessness Over Drew Barrymore's Childhood During 'E.T.' Filming

Steven Spielberg, who has been a father figure to Drew Barrymore since the filming of "E.T.", felt "helpless" watching her troubled life at home while they were filming the movie. Barrymore's actual father, the late actor John Drew Barrymore, was an abusive alcoholic. Spielberg declined Barrymore's request to be her real father but agreed to be her godfather. During the making of "E.T.", Spielberg kept operators for the alien on set during times when they weren't filming so that the alien could react to Barrymore as she spoke to him.