Well, it is such a lovely, sad/happy movie
l love the juxtaposition between the adult/adolescent worlds - ‘get the bikes’ - and how they outwit the G Men even before ET intervenes.
On a darker note, supposedly this, along with ‘Close Encounters’, was one of the disclosure movies.
My husband and his pals served in East Anglia in the 80s, and can tell tales that will make your hair curl.
I always love Spook stories at Xmas, but sometimes he just freaks me out.