![This week saw the 30th Anniversary of the original release of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. But did you know that it almost wasn’t Reese’s Pieces that would be used to lure that cute alien around?
The original candy that they had planned to use were M&M’s, but according to this 1982 Time magazine clipping, M&M/Mars wouldn’t give permission for their product to be included in the film.
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This week saw the 30th Anniversary of the original release of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. But did you know that it almost wasn’t Reese’s Pieces that would be used to lure that cute alien around?
The original candy that they had planned to use were M&M’s, but according to this 1982 Time magazine clipping, M&M/Mars wouldn’t give permission for their product to be included in the film.
