E.T.The Extra-Terrestrial

Daisy's story is below the poster.

Daisy was happy to join the cast due to her respect for director Steven Spielberg. Acting in this film was easy because the models and their smells, even with the animatronics, were small and closer to her size. And they didn't move quickly or make strange sounds.

The man who brought E.T. to life was special effects wizard Carlo Rambaldi. His design for E.T.'s face incorporated elements of famous people including Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway, and Carl Sandburg, plus a Pug dog. The blend helped create an impression of familiarity for the audiences even though none of the inspirations were recognizable in the models.

Daisy thought it would have been more attractive for audiences if a cat had been used rather than a dog, but she understood that dogs in general and Pugs in particular were much more alien-looking than cats.

It initially took some time for Daisy to adjust to the presence of the different E.T.s. Most of the time, E.T. was a puppet, but there was also a life-sized model with animatronics, and in a few scenes, real actors wore rubber E.T. costumes.

However, there was an immediate comfort factor in the filming due to Daisy's natural inclination to rest and sleep in boxes and baskets. That made her favorite scenes those that were with E.T. in the basket of Elliot's bicycle.

That's also where she mostly napped when the bicycle props weren't being used.