The marzipan model of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was bought as a Father's Day present 40 years ago.
The marzipan model of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was bought as a Father's Day present in 1982, the year of the film's release
The family of a man who died have found a preserved marzipan model of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial that was bought in 1982. Jim Robson, a fan of the hit movie and marzipan, received the confectionary as a gift from his daughter.The bakery director was amazed to see the product 40 years on but said he "wouldn't recommend eating it"."Dad loved marzipan so we always got it for him but he never wanted to eat this," said Ms Duke, who now lives in Bedford.
She said she first saw the film with her father at the St Albans Odeon as an eight-year-old and they both cried.Ms Duke also recalled how her late mother told her that when they visited Universal Studios in California, the couple went on the ride where you sit on bicycles with E.T. in its basket.Mary DukeMary Duke and her dad Jim Robson enjoyed the film E.T. but cried every time they saw it
She found the vintage sweet treat at his house in St Albans following his death last year and said it brought back happy memories."It was nice to see it again, it's like a familiar face, so finding it wasn't sad because it just always made us laugh.'E.T. phone home'
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