>> i remember shooting the scene on the lawn and i wake up john cusack and darren. >> take those ridiculouss off! >> and i have lynn morris in the car. i was 15, but looked 12. i'm thinking, this is unbelievable. >> they were both teenagers when they shot this coming of age classic, but gedde watanabe who played long duck dong, welsh he was 28. >> open the door. >> no way jose! >> he told us a major behd scen casting director in order to get the part. >> they didn't know i wasn't from a foreign country. they didn't know. they had no idea. it took a while before they realized that i was from ogden, utah. it was great. it was a lot of fun. >> all these years later the donger can still deliver his most memorable lines. >> what's happening, hot stuff? what's happening, hot stuff? yeah, i don't remember the accent anymore, either. >> donger need food. [ laughs ] >> yeah, you. >> a big question on everyone's mind, whatever happened to michael schoeffling who played hundredky jake ryan? >> it made me feel really good inside, and i hope it makes them feel good too. >> the last time "e.t." sat down