| Back to the Future | |
|---|---|
 "He was never in time for his classes . . .Then one day he wasn't in his time at all." | |
| Directed By | Robert Zemeckis |
| Written By | Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale |
| Cast | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover |
| Produced By | Neil Canton, Bob Gale |
| Cinematography By | Dean Cundey |
| Film Editing By | Harry Keramidas, Arthur Schmidt |
| Music By | Alan Silvestri |
| Studio | Amblin Entertainment |
| Distributed By | Universal Pictures |
| Franchise | Back to the Future Franchise |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | July 3, 1985 |
| Runtime | 116 Minutes |
| Rating | PG |
| Budget | $19,000,000 |
| Gross | $383,874,862 |
Overview[]
Back to the Future is a 1985 American produced science fiction/comedy adventure film starring Michael J. Fox and is regarded as one of his most notable and famous roles. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis.
A huge financial and critical success, the film launched the entire Back to the Future Franchise which consists of several sequel films, an animated cartoon series, several video games, and even a theme park ride. The film won a number of Academy Awards plus a Saturn and Hugo Award and has been ranked as one of the greatest films of all time and was subsequently selected for preservation by the National Film Registry.
Marty McFly has always had a problem with time. He was always late for everything. But one night, he ends up late ... by about 30 or so years thanks to a time machine invented by his mad scientist friend Doc Brown!
Stranded in 1955, Marty inadvertently ends up changing the past and derailing his teenage parents' meeting and falling in love. Now he's in a race against time itself, he's got one week to be the right spot at the exact time in order to make the trip back to the future ... but if he doesn't figure out a way to fix things with his parents; he won't have a future to get back to!
And Marty thought he had problems with time before...
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly
- Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown
- Lea Thompson as Lorraine Baines-McFly
- Crispin Glover as George McFly
- Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen
- Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker
- James Tolkan as Mr. Strickland
- Marc McClure as Dave McFly
- Wendie Jo Sperber as Linda McFly
- Billy Zane as Match
- George DiCenzo as Sam Baines
- Frances Lee McCain as Stella Baines
- Casey Siemaszko as 3-D
- Harry Waters Jr. as Marvin Berry
- Donald Fullilove as Goldie Wilson
- Jason Hervey as Milton Baines
- Maia Brewton as Sally Baines
- Huey Lewis as High School Band Audition Judge
- George 'Buck' Flower as Red the Bum
Production[]
Additional/Alternate Movie Taglines[]
- Meet Marty McFly. He's broken the time barrier. Busted his parents' first date. And, maybe, botched his chances of ever being born.
- He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born.
- 17 year old Marty McFly got home early last night. 30 years early.
- He was never in time for his classes . . .Then one day he wasn't in his time at all.
- He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all.
- Marty McFly's having the time of his life. The only question is -- what time is it?
- Marty McFly just broke the time barrier. He's only got one week to get it fixed.