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For the 2002 DVD release of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” Steven Spielberg made some alterations to the original movie. He swapped out the agents’ guns for walkie-talkies and changed the word “terrorist” to “hippie”. This caused many to accuse Spielberg of “cleaning up” the film.

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For the 2002 DVD release of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” Steven Spielberg made some alterations to the original movie. He swapped out the agents’ guns for walkie-talkies and changed the word “terrorist” to “hippie”. This caused many to accuse Spielberg of “cleaning up” the film.

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