What Happened to Henry Thomas?

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  • Опубліковано 4 кві 2024
  • Anybody who has ever taken a stab at acting knows one aspect of the process deemed the absolute worst: the audition. Imagine stepping foot into a room filled with several people who are all there to judge you. Your looks, personality, emotions... every aspect of who you are on display for a room full of strangers. Well, in Hollywood, there is a legend of one audition that has been deemed the best put on tape. It was an audition for a new film by a director who was credited with single-handedly creating the summer blockbuster and who had a dream about crafting a more intimate family story about a kid and an alien. Imagine the immense pressure any actor, let alone a ten-year-old child, would be under to nail this audition. Yet this audition was so good that within seconds, the director, Steven Spielberg, uttered the words that would forever change this ten-year-old life: “Ok, kid, you got the job!” For many of us, we know Henry Thomas simply as “the kid from E.T.,” but in the last 40 years, we have seen this child prodigy emerge into one of the most successful supporting players in roles many of us probably didn’t even recognize him in. Allow us to delve into the world of that kid from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as we find out just What happened to Henry Thomas!
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  • @nc32203
    @nc32203 Місяць тому +30

    He did a good job portraying Jack in the Shining Sequel, Dr Sleep😎👍

  • @octhorror
    @octhorror Місяць тому +5

    I consider myself a fan of his work, especially since Flanagan adopted him into his stable, but I've seen so many of these individual films and just completely glossed over the fact it was him in so many. He deserves all the resurgence and accolades, and this was a great video! Cheers!

  • @Omar-wq9dz
    @Omar-wq9dz Місяць тому +16

    I loved seeing him do the ET sequel commercial, and then he did a reunion on Drew Barrymore’s show

  • @msjsq1966
    @msjsq1966 Місяць тому +8

    Right on, JoBlo! I love Henry Thomas! Thanks for spotlighting him!

  • @dougbutabi5085
    @dougbutabi5085 Місяць тому +6

    He was great in Gangs of New York

  • @Blitzo8390
    @Blitzo8390 Місяць тому +12

    He was incredible in The Haunting of Hill House

    • @jayxeno7206
      @jayxeno7206 Місяць тому +1

      ❤❤❤❤

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +1

      Lionel Barrymore was in the valley of decision 1945 with Gregory peck

  • @jessedesrosier6339
    @jessedesrosier6339 Місяць тому +2

    Man I never knew that kid grew up to be in so many movies I watched. Thanks Joe blo for pointing that out, he literally looks the same from when he was a kid acting in ET lol.

  • @MLJ7956
    @MLJ7956 Місяць тому +7

    I loved him in the movies, Raggedy Man, ET, Cloak & Dagger, The Quest (Frog Dreaming), Psycho IV: The Beginning, Fire In The Sky, Legends Of The Fall, All The Pretty Horses, Gangs Of New York, Suicide Kings, Doctor Sleep & Pet Semetery Bloodlines.

    • @JoBloOriginals
      @JoBloOriginals  Місяць тому +1

      raggedy man is really underrated

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +1

      Lionel Barrymore was in calling dr Gillespie 1942 with Phillip dorn Nat Pendleton Alma Kruger Donna reed Phillip brown Charles dingle Walter kingford Marie Blake Eddie acuff

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +1

      Lionel Barrymore was in dr Kildare victory aka the doctor and the debutante 1942 with lew ayres Barry nelson Robert sterling Walter kingford frank orth Edward gargan Eddie acuff frank orth jean rogers Alma Kurger William Bakewell Marie Blake Charlotte wynters gus schlling Stuart Crawford

  • @Locadel2003
    @Locadel2003 Місяць тому +4

    I actually liked his performance in Legends of the Fall

  • @OofHearted
    @OofHearted Місяць тому +2

    Holy cow, I never knew he did that much! Out of all the things I have seen in this list, I must've only recognised it was him in about 25% of them.

  • @biguy617
    @biguy617 Місяць тому +4

    It is awesome that Henry got the chance to kiss Baywatch actress Erika Eleniak. Lucky guy.

  • @clairegresswell
    @clairegresswell Місяць тому

    Henry Thomas is a superb actor; he is supremely talented & a joy to watch.
    I remember going to the pictures (a rare treat as I was living in Cyprus at the time), to see E.T. as a child (5yrs), & was mesmoriesd. He's one of those actors whose films you watch simply because of his presence.

  • @wangson
    @wangson Місяць тому +2

    I've noticed the same thing about Henry Thomas recently - he's like a chameleon in nearly every film I see him in - I never recognize him at first.

  • @matthewblackwood4704
    @matthewblackwood4704 Місяць тому +5

    Cloak & Dagger was awesome

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +1

      Lionel Barrymore was in a guy named Joe 1943 with ward bond Spencer Tracy van Johnson

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Місяць тому +3

    I remember watching "Dear John", and being surprised when I realised that Henry Thomas was the same actor for Elliot. Same goes for "To All the Boys 3" and "Doctor Sleep."

  • @ECKohns
    @ECKohns Місяць тому +2

    While he may not he as recognizable as his ET co-Star Drew Barrymore, he’s still had a pretty decent career as an adult.

  • @MrMachu22
    @MrMachu22 Місяць тому +1

    I love him in all of the Mike Flanagan shows.

  • @dougbutabi5085
    @dougbutabi5085 Місяць тому +3

    Cheers! Love how much content JoBlo puts out!

  • @Olive-oilien
    @Olive-oilien Місяць тому +2

    Great actor

  • @boogiedaddy3434
    @boogiedaddy3434 Місяць тому +1

    I love Henry Thomas He's especially good in all of Flanagan's stuff.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 28 днів тому

      He's a highlight for me in Flanagan's productions.

  • @LaurenMiddleton28
    @LaurenMiddleton28 Місяць тому +3

    Raggedy man ❤
    &
    Cloak & Dagger ❤

  • @rappeezy
    @rappeezy Місяць тому +1

    Indictment was so damn good

  • @old.leming
    @old.leming Місяць тому +4

    WTF happened to Hollywood?

  • @BrianRetro
    @BrianRetro Місяць тому +1

    I remember seeing Henry Thomas and I had no idea it was him in the role he played in that movie Dear John (Tim). When the end credits rolled and his name came up, I thought about that character and was like, "Oh my God, it IS Henry Thomas!" Yes, I call him by his name, not "the kid from E.T." I bet he is sick of hearing that!

  • @chichiboypumpi
    @chichiboypumpi Місяць тому +2

    ET influenced the later creature meets kid movies, chased by sinister agents trope.

  • @littlemiss_76
    @littlemiss_76 Місяць тому +1

    ET gave me nightmares as a kid. I remember him from Fog dreaming

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Місяць тому

    Henry's incredible performance in "ET" at only ten years old was one of the best performances from child actors that I've ever seen. I love that he's continued working steadily as an adult, and even did a sequel ET advert.

  • @watsomd
    @watsomd Місяць тому +1

    People have been sleeping on Frog Dreaming aka The Quest aka Go Kids! I love that movie. It can be made a mystery game as well by asking what could have cause the first disturbance in in the pond. I said it was a giant frog.

  • @cadillacdeville5828
    @cadillacdeville5828 Місяць тому

    Thanks 👍🏾

  • @ThisFinalHandle
    @ThisFinalHandle Місяць тому

    Time for an E.T. reboot with a HT cameo as one of the scientists in a hazmat suit.

  • @paulroman3668
    @paulroman3668 Місяць тому +1

    He was excellent in Midnight Mass, one of my favorite miniseries and he was a highlight.

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 28 днів тому

      He's usually the best part of any Flanagan production.

  • @thespicemelange.1
    @thespicemelange.1 Місяць тому +1

    That movie Niagara Niagara was a really good movie. It really hits you in the feels. Robin Tunney was really good in that movie. I definitely recommend watching it if you haven't seen it. Do you guys feel the same way?

  • @johnr.7906
    @johnr.7906 Місяць тому +1

    I loved Cloak & Dagger when I was kid...

  • @jamierozelle9334
    @jamierozelle9334 Місяць тому +1

    I love him in dead birds. Great movie that a lot of people don't know about

  • @SparkyMarkyMark23
    @SparkyMarkyMark23 Місяць тому

    He auditioned for the role of Will Benson in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer before the role eventually went 2 Matthew Settle.

  • @archer1949
    @archer1949 Місяць тому +1

    He was such a POS in House of Usher. Brilliant. Flanagan has an uncanny eye for casting.

  • @tizkonfusionvoiceover2446
    @tizkonfusionvoiceover2446 Місяць тому +1

    "E.T"?
    You mean not everyone knows him as
    That guy from the episode of Masters of horror Chocolate

  • @davexrocks
    @davexrocks Місяць тому +1

    For some reason I always get him and Jeremy Davies mixed up lol

  • @chuckpoore
    @chuckpoore Місяць тому

    We hear so many horror stories about child actors, and how they are taken advantage of by the adults around them, and end up broke, drug addicted, etc. So it's always nice to see a nice story like this. I remember him in Psycho IV, and thought he was perfect as young Norman Bates. I also saw the TV movie Moby Dick, which also starred Patrick Stewart as Ahab. He was really good in that also. This story kind of reminds me of another child actor from around that time, Joaquin Phoenix. He was just about ten or so, when he was in Space Camp. Just a silly kids movie. And then goes on as an adult to win an Oscar, playing one of the creepiest characters ever. Actually he should have won two, as he should have won for I Walk the Line. Maybe Henry will find "that role" that wins him an Oscar someday?

  • @al5068
    @al5068 Місяць тому

    I just finished watching The Fall of the House of Usher and had NO idea that was him. He was truly terrifying!

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 Місяць тому +1

    Henry was brilliant in the fall of the house of usher and in doctor sleep

  • @actionstudios9502
    @actionstudios9502 Місяць тому +2

    Do WTF Happened to TJ Miller?

  • @keremgo3d
    @keremgo3d Місяць тому +1

    He is with India Eisley... Practically The Heaven On Earth.

  • @gdSwow
    @gdSwow Місяць тому +1

    Can you do a wtf happened to Suits?

  • @fredricclack7137
    @fredricclack7137 Місяць тому +1

    11:14 1of my Fav 📽️

  • @fredricclack7137
    @fredricclack7137 Місяць тому +2

    💕 Psy4! 👀 Anthony!

  • @deanraney1049
    @deanraney1049 Місяць тому +1

    Ok kid you got the job.

  • @S8ER
    @S8ER Місяць тому

    I get the idea behind your opening here but we don't have to imagine... it's called a job interview.

    • @gethugh6715
      @gethugh6715 13 днів тому

      Asshole fa...... Rrgorttt

  • @filmbuff2777
    @filmbuff2777 Місяць тому +1

    I love Gangs of New York.

  • @mr.afrikaans1747
    @mr.afrikaans1747 Місяць тому +1

    HeWasSectioned

  • @RadioofHorror
    @RadioofHorror Місяць тому +1

    He's in all the Netflix horror shows 😂 that's what happened

    • @ECKohns
      @ECKohns Місяць тому

      Seems like Mike Flanagan likes working with him. He was also in the movie Ouija Origin of Evil which Flanagan directed.

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +1

      Lionel Barrymore was in the yellow ticket 1931 with Laurence Oliver

  • @tyler_rake88
    @tyler_rake88 Місяць тому +1

    Great actor Henry Lee Thomas been in the cult hit et extra terrestrial and other movies also

  • @NeonPlanes
    @NeonPlanes Місяць тому +2

    HOLY SHIT THAT'S THE ET KID???

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +2

      Lionel Barrymore was in duel in the sun 1946 with Walter Huston Gregory peck Joseph Cotten

  • @fredricclack7137
    @fredricclack7137 Місяць тому +1

    my DAD 😭🎉

  • @Dr_1212
    @Dr_1212 Місяць тому +2

    ET Phone Home

  • @WolfJax
    @WolfJax Місяць тому +2

    I hate to be that guy but I'm pretty sure it's pronounced Ouija "we-gee"

  • @OntarioBearHunter
    @OntarioBearHunter Місяць тому +1

    He barely took time off, he has consistently been in a movie every 1 to 2 years. He just doesn't do the Hollywood fame grind.

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +1

      Lionel Barrymore was in a free soul 1931 test pilot 1938 with Clark gable

    • @JoBloOriginals
      @JoBloOriginals  Місяць тому +1

      Haha - you sure love Lionel Barrymore

  • @fredricclack7137
    @fredricclack7137 Місяць тому +1

    hav OG/ET w/ Guns!

  • @guyjperson
    @guyjperson Місяць тому +1

    Not my cup of tea. I liked him in Gangs of New York

  • @tatayaya
    @tatayaya Місяць тому +1

    C'mon JoBlo... it's pronounced "caan"

  • @justme6591
    @justme6591 Місяць тому +2

    I saw et with my family in the cinema. . I wanted to see Mad Max 3 in the next hall..but it was good

    • @JoBloOriginals
      @JoBloOriginals  Місяць тому +1

      first movie i ever saw in cinemas

    • @nicolamcguinness8689
      @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +1

      Lionel Barrymore was in a yank at Oxford 1938 with Robert Taylor

  • @jonathanward7320
    @jonathanward7320 Місяць тому +2

    WTF happened to Matthew Fox?

  • @nicolamcguinness8689
    @nicolamcguinness8689 Місяць тому +2

    WTF happened to Lionel Barrymore

  • @Chadsolderbrotherbrad1111
    @Chadsolderbrotherbrad1111 8 днів тому

    He’s a weirdo

  • @objectivejerk
    @objectivejerk Місяць тому +1

    Im not a fan of ET, I don’t dislike it, but I just never got into it.