▁g ad get - lad en ▁sci - fi ". ▁At ▁the ▁film ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 1 %, ▁based ▁upon ▁ 1 4 ▁reviews . ▁Gre ater ▁Mil w au kee ▁Today ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" an ▁app alling ▁film ". ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁▁ ▁Castle ▁Films ▁released ▁a ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 2 - min ute ▁( dep ending ▁on ▁project or ▁speed ) ▁ 8   mm ▁cutting ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁( and ▁ret itled ▁it ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Plan ets ) ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁movie ▁audience , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁Ex pl or ers ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁mov ies ▁that ▁Ben ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Eth an ▁Haw ke ) ▁watch es ▁is ▁This ▁Island ▁Earth . ▁In ▁that ▁movie ▁and ▁this ▁one , ▁the ▁character ▁builds ▁a ▁device ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁an ▁al ien ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁meet . ▁ ▁A ▁brief ▁hom age ▁to ▁This ▁Island ▁Earth ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁E . T . ▁the ▁Ext ra - T err est rial ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁E . T . ▁turns ▁the ▁television ▁on ▁during ▁a ▁showing ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁when ▁Cal ▁and ▁Ruth ▁are ▁being ▁ab duct ed ▁by ▁the ▁al iens ▁and ▁Cal ▁says ▁" They ' re ▁pulling ▁us ▁up !" ▁ ▁A ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Wonder ▁Woman ▁(