ON THE COVER 80
With a box office take of $200 million, E.T. gives director Steven Spielberg something to "phone home" about. Now he and his crew share secrets about how it was done
UP FRONT 24
Stricken by a rare, disabling disease, Catch-22 author Joseph Heller discovers some truths about the medical profession—and the love of friends
Elton John's tribute to John Lennon brings a special audience: Yoko and son Sean
For John Travolta, Susan Anton and others, summer stock is next best to Broadway
SEQUEL 38
Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk joins forces with old enemies—the Communist Khmer Rouge—to drive the Vietnamese out
BODY 48
R.N. Sally Langendoen has a diet that may help mothers-to-be influence their babies' sex
JOCKS 52
Oakland A's base-running whiz Rickey Henderson is the game's grandest larcenist
ON THE JOB 58
On his Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose tour, C & W star Bobby Bare keeps in touch with his fans by hitting America's highways and honky-tonks
IN HIS OWN WORDS 69
Folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand scuttles scuttlebutt about the devil and Procter & Gamble and other absurdities
COUPLES 77
After five decades, Scott and Helen Nearing of Maine are the undisputed masters of the simple life
LOOKOUT 90
Producer David Bohrman
Singer Laura Branigan
ON THE MOVE 95
As a New York fireman, John McKernan is a modest hero; as an off-duty model, he's less modest
TROUBLE 100
Whistleblowing EPA staffer Hugh Kaufman becomes a hazard to the bureaucratic environment
TUBE 104
Leslie Nielsen collars an Emmy nomination as Police Squad's offbeat gumshoe
MAIL 4
PICKS & PANS 8
Cloris Leachman tracks down a rapist in NBC's Mrs. R's Daughter, while James Earl Jones tackles crooks in CBS' A Piece of the Action
A remarkable book, Man Ray Photographs, reflects a unique approach to camera and subjects
Chicago, Elvis Costello and Ronnie Milsap hit the racks with new LPs
Three popular stars—Woody Allen, Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds—are stuck in two mediocre films, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
STAR TRACKS 42
Sly Stallone cheers on real-life Italian Stallion Lee Canalito
Tenacious Tanya Tucker takes on New York, Andy Gibb and Gerry Cooney
Sam Robards debuts in Tempest, while Mom Lauren Bacall rocks the boat
Olivia de Havilland and Valerie Perrine fight fat
It's Mothers' Day on Happy Days as Marion Ross teams up with Harriet Nelson and Jane Wyatt
PEOPLE PUZZLE 92
CHATTER 106
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