wallace winfrey - From the "I know it was just a movie" department of observations.

I was just thinking -- if the government couldn't keep Elliott's house -- you know -- Elliott from ET -- quarantined properly with all those big elaborate duct systems connected to the van and with the zipper windows and doors everywhere -- what makes people think that some plastic window covering and duct tape is going to prevent them from the effects of a nearby chemical attack? Admittedly, it was the 80s and we had 80s technology and all, but still what the heck good is this gonna do?