Star Wars: 10 Obscure Movie Secrets That Took Years To Discover

10. Confirming E.T.'s Link To The Star Wars Galaxy

For many years George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have hidden references to one another's movies in their own films. Indiana Jones is famed for its many nods to Star Wars, but when Spielberg released E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) fans of Star Wars became ecstatic with the implications of a particular scene. In a moment that saw E.T. seeming to recognise Yoda - actually a kid dressed up - E.T. exclaims the word "Home!". Did this mean E.T. was from the Star Wars galaxy, or was it just a bit of fun?

Well, In 1999 Lucas continued to fan the theory's flames. During the senate scene in the Phantom Menace he included a group of aliens that looked all too familiar. In Legends the alien senator that appeared in Coruscant was given the name "Grebleips", which is Spielberg spelt backwards. Again, this could just be another inside joke between two of cinema's greats.

The premise was expanded further when HoloNet News was launched before the release of the Attack of the Clones (2002). The website included a number of in-universe articles and press releases about the goings on in the galaxy. Among them was a story that stated the Asogians (E.T.'s species) had funded an expedition to another galaxy, thus explaining how E.T. ended up on Earth, and confirming the link between the two films.