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ET voted best scene of the century

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ET's cycle flight in front of the moon has been named the most memorable scene from 100 years of movies made by cinema giant Universal.

Universal commissioned its poll to coincide with its centenary, which the movies studio celebrates today.

The winning scene from Steven Spielberg's much-loved 1982 movie is set to John Williams' famous score, and sees the lovable alien carried in the basket of a bicycle pedalled by his friend Elliott.

Film fans ranked the clip ahead of runner-up Jaws with its unforgettable line delivered by Roy Scheider: 'You're gonna need a bigger boat.'

Third place in the list of memorable scenes went to the moment in Back To The Future when Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) powers-up the time-travelling DeLorean with a bolt of lightning.

The 10 Most Memorable Universal Moments are:

1: ET (Elliott and ET are silhoutted against the Moon)

2: Jaws ('You're gonna need a bigger boat')

3: Back To The Future (Lightning strikes the clock tower to power the DeLorean)

4: Gladiator (Russell Crowe's 'My name is Maximus . . .' speech)

5: Mamma Mia! (Meryl Streep leads the singing of Dancing Queen)

6: Spartacus ('I'm Spartacus!')

7: American Pie (Jason Biggs experiments with an apple pie)

8: To Kill A Mockingbird (Gregory Peck's Atticus Finch delivers a powerful closing argument in court)

9: Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell's Billy dances through the streets)

10: Bridget Jones's Diary (Hugh Grant and Colin Firth's fight scene)

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