No need to phone home on this one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. According to casting director Marci Liroff, who was in charge ...

Henry Thomas, who plays Elliott, the main character of one of the best sci-fi films of all time, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, almost bombed his audition and lost out on the role of a lifetime. He saved ...