Drew Barrymore: Rewriting The Story | Wishful Thinking | 135
Even the Rich
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4.4 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
When E.T. makes young Drew Barrymore a star, she can’t believe her luck. With Steven Spielberg himself in her corner, she finally has all the love and attention she’s always craved. But as it turns out, sometimes elementary school is even more cutthroat than Hollywood. And when she tries to fit in, Drew discovers she’s in for a rude awakening.
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| 0:00.0 | Wundery Plus subscribers can |
| 0:01.7 | the newest season of even the rich before anyone else. |
| 0:04.4 | Join Wundery Plus in the Wundery App or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.8 | A quick heads up, this episode includes mention of substance and domestic abuse. |
| 0:12.1 | There is also some adult language. |
| 0:14.0 | Please be advised. |
| 0:16.0 | It's September 1981 in Los Angeles, California. |
| 0:25.0 | Six-year-old Drew is wearing a gray jump suit and her blonde hair is tucked up under a baseball cap. |
| 0:31.0 | She's in a closet full of stuffed animals, but tucked amongst them, something is alive. |
| 0:38.8 | It's a long-necked big-eyed alien. |
| 0:44.0 | Drew is on the set of E.T. the extraterrestrial. |
| 0:48.0 | The crew is seconds away from shooting, |
| 0:50.0 | but there's something bugging through. |
| 0:52.0 | She thinks her character Gerertie should have a different reaction to one of her lines. |
| 0:57.0 | She looks over at the director Stephen Spielberg. |
| 1:00.0 | He's deep in conversation with a cameraman, and five other people are waiting in line to talk to him next. |
| 1:06.0 | Stephen's always busy, so Drew's not sure if now's the best time to share her thoughts. |
| 1:12.0 | Plus, she's learned that voicing her opinions doesn't work. |
| 1:16.0 | Drew used to beg her mom to skip work and hang out with her, |
| 1:20.0 | but Jade never took a single day off. |
| 1:22.0 | You know, my motto, don't ask for permission. But Jade never took a single day off. |
| 1:22.5 | You know my motto, don't ask for permission, |
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