"Back to the Future (franchise) The ""Back to the Future"" franchise is an American science fiction–adventure comedy film series written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Bob Gale and Neil Canton for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), and an eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmett L. Brown (Christopher Lloyd), as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in the history of Hill Valley, California. The first film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international"
"Bob Gale Michael Robert Gale (born May 25, 1951) is an American screenwriter, producer and film director. He famously co-wrote the science fiction comedy film ""Back to the Future"" with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screenplays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films, and served as associate producer on the subsequent animated TV series. Michael J. Fox noted that ""Back to the Future"" co-creator Bob Gale is ""the gatekeeper"" to the franchise. Gale was born to a Jewish family in University City, Missouri, the son of Maxine, née Kippel, (died 2010), an art dealer and"
"Back in Time (2015 film) Back in Time is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Jason Aron. The film explores the production, impact, and legacy of the ""Back to the Future"" film series, and includes interviews with members of the series' cast and crew, including Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, as well as fans of the franchise. The film includes footage of various cast and crew members of the ""Back to the Future"" film series, discussing the trilogy and its cultural impact. Among these interviewees are actors Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson,"
"Fox, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Christopher Lloyd, the 1985 film was wildly successful upon its release, and was followed by two sequels, released as ""Back to the Future Part II"" in 1989 and ""Back to the Future Part III"" in 1990. Before the ""Back to the Future"" sequels were released, Zemeckis collaborated with Disney and directed another film, the madcap 1940s-set mystery ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"", which painstakingly combined traditional animation and live action; its US$70 million budget made it one of the most expensive films made up to that point. The film was both a financial and critical"
"Kevin Pike John Kevin Pike (born 9 May 1951) is an American film special effects supervisor. Pike is best known for supervising the visual effects on the 1985 film ""Back to the Future"" and as one of the main crew members who built the modifications to create the film's iconic DeLorean time machine. Pike was born in Hartford Connecticut to John Thomas Pike and Barbara Ann Clapp. He showed interest in the arts at an early age by making his own 8mm films. While attending Granby Memorial High School he served as President of the Drama Club for all four"
"and directors. The following is a list of the most notable films with special effects by Kevin Pike. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Kevin Pike John Kevin Pike (born 9 May 1951) is an American film special effects supervisor. Pike is best known for supervising the visual effects on the 1985 film ""Back to the Future"" and as one of the main crew members who built the modifications to create the film's iconic DeLorean time machine. Pike was born in Hartford Connecticut to John Thomas Pike and Barbara Ann Clapp. He showed interest in the arts at an early age by"
"Back to the Future: The Game Back to the Future: The Game is an episodic graphic adventure based on the ""Back to the Future"" film franchise. The game was developed and published by Telltale Games as part of a licensing deal with Universal Pictures. Bob Gale, co-creator, co-writer and co-producer of the film trilogy, assisted Telltale in writing the game's story. Original actors Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd allowed the developers to use their likenesses in the game for the lead characters Marty McFly and Doc Brown, respectively. Lloyd reprises his role as Doc, while A.J. Locascio plays the"
"2,000 theaters worldwide showed back-to-back screenings of the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy on October 21 and continuing through that weekend, which earned over $4.8M in single day ticket sales. Universal studios offered location tours of the various filming locations around the date. The town of Reston, Virginia, temporarily changed its name to ""Hill Valley"" to commemorate the series during its annual film festival. Esquire Network aired the trilogy all day that day, plus all weekend. Back to the Future (franchise) The ""Back to the Future"" franchise is an American science fiction–adventure comedy film series written and directed by Robert"
"World Without End (film) World Without End (also known as Flight to the Future) is a 1956 science fiction film in CinemaScope and Technicolor from Allied Artists, produced by Richard Heermance, directed by Edward Bernds, and starring Hugh Marlowe and Nancy Gates. ""World Without End"" features an early screen role for Australian-born Rod Taylor. The film was distributed on a double feature with the Lon Chaney Jr. film ""Indestructible Man"". In March 1957, commander Dr. Eldon Galbraithe (Nelson Leigh), engineer Henry Jaffe (Christopher Dark), radioman Herbert Ellis (Rod Taylor) and scientist John Borden (Hugh Marlowe), are returning to Earth from"
"to See Before You Die"". ""Back to the Future"" success led to two film sequels: ""Back to the Future Part II"" and ""Back to the Future Part III"". ""Part II"" was released on November 22, 1989, to mixed reviews and similar financial success as the original, finishing as the third highest-grossing film of the year worldwide. The film continues directly from the ending of ""Back to the Future"" and follows Marty and Doc as they travel into the future of 2015, an alternative 1985, and 1955 where Marty must repair the future while avoiding his past self from the original"
"date of ""Back to the Future's"" UK release date of December 1985. Principal photography took place over six weeks between January and March of 1985. Before Neil Dickson was cast as Biggles, Dudley Moore was in the running for the part. Dickson had been a fan of the original books since childhood and was very keen to appear in the film, however when he signed on, there was no final script written. ""Biggles"" was both Dickson's and Alex Hyde-White's first leading role in a motion picture. It was also Fiona Hutchison's first movie role. She described her character Debbie as"
"Robert Zemeckis Robert Lee Zemeckis (; born May 14, 1952) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. He first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of ""Romancing the Stone"" (1984) and the science-fiction comedy ""Back to the Future"" film trilogy, as well as the live-action/animated comedy ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"" (1988). In the 1990s he directed ""Death Becomes Her"" and then diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's ""Forrest Gump"", for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. The film itself won Best Picture."
"Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, author, and film producer with a film and television career spanning from the 1970s. He starred in the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy where he portrayed Marty McFly. Other notable roles have included Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom ""Spin City"" (1996–2000) and his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom ""Family Ties"". He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's"
"Steven Spielberg, executive producer of the films, served as creative consultant for it. The idea of a ""Back to the Future""–based ride was first discussed in a 1986 meeting between Steven Spielberg and MCA Planning and Development's Peter N. Alexander on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot on the eve of the debut of the King Kong Encounter scene for the park's Studio Tour. Spielberg recalled how his friend George Lucas had just taken him for a ride on Lucas' ""Star Tours"" ride at Disneyland, telling Spielberg that ""[ Universal ] could never do a ""Star Tours"""". Spielberg requested that Alexander"
"James Tolkan James Stewart Tolkan (born June 20, 1931) is an American actor, known for his work in films such as ""Serpico"", ""Top Gun"" and the ""Back to the Future"" franchise. James Stewart Tolkan was born in Calumet, Michigan, the son of Dale Nichols and Ralph M. Tolkan, a cattle dealer. He attended the University of Iowa, Coe College, the Actors Studio and Eastern Arizona College. Tolkan is known for his role in the 1985 film ""Back to the Future"" as the strict Hill Valley High School principal, Stanford S. Strickland; the character refers to Marty McFly, his father, and"
"its relationship with ImageMovers Digital. The studio's final film, 2011's Zemeckis-produced ""Mars Needs Moms"", was the second worst box office failure in history, with a net loss of roughly $130 million. Zemeckis made his return to live-action filmmaking with ""Flight"", a 2012 drama for Paramount, starring Denzel Washington. On January 31, 2014, it was announced that a stage musical adaptation of Zemeckis's first ""Back to the Future"" film was in production. The show will be co-written by original writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. According to Gale, the musical will be ""true to the spirit of the film without being"
"Donald Fullilove, and Claudia Wells; filmmakers Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, and Steven Spielberg; musicians Huey Lewis and Alan Silvestri; fans of the films such as Dan Harmon, co-creator of the ""Back to the Future""-inspired animated series ""Rick and Morty""; and former head of Columbia Pictures, Frank Price. While delving into the legacy of the films themselves, the documentary also studies the cultural importance of the DeLorean DMC-12, used as a time machine in the series, the technology involved in creating a real-life hoverboard, and the cast and crew's experiences during the pre-production, production, and post-production of the original film. ""Back"
"actors in a role. ""Back to the Future Part II"" was also a ground-breaking project for effects studio Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): In addition to digital compositing, ILM used the VistaGlide motion control camera system, which allowed an actor to portray multiple characters simultaneously on-screen without sacrificing camera movement. ""Back to the Future Part II"" was released by Universal Pictures on November 22, 1989. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $331 million worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 1989. On October 26, 1985, Dr. Emmett Brown arrives in the DeLorean time machine and persuades"
"""Back to the Future"" and was not a serious indication of a potential continuation. However, Applebaum and Hoss later asked Bennett what he would have done if given the opportunity and Bennett provided broad points about the consequences of the first film and the themes that they would have explored. The adventure picks up with Mario and Luigi returning to Dinohattan to aid Daisy in defeating mad scientist Wart, the final boss from ""Super Mario Bros. 2"". ""We did heavily discuss the world of the film, from its backstory to the character's motivations,"" says Applebaum. Bennett provided general direction before"
"who survived the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. His mother, Collette McAllister (1931-2008), was from the United Kingdom. Siemaszko narrated the 1998 feature, ""The Polish-Americans"". He is a graduate of the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, as is his sister, actress Nina Siemaszko. He also has a brother, Corky Siemaszko, who previously worked as a reporter/writer for the New York ""Daily News"" and currently works as a reporter for NBC News. Casey Siemaszko Kazimierz A. ""Casey"" Siemaszko (born March 17, 1961) is an American actor. His best known film roles are ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and ""Back"
"Crispin Glover Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American actor and director. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen, such as George McFly in ""Back to the Future"", Layne in ""River's Edge"", unfriendly recluse Rubin Farr in ""Rubin and Ed"", mentally ill Cousin Dell in David Lynch's ""Wild at Heart"", Andy Warhol in ""The Doors"", the Thin Man in ""Charlie's Angels"" and , Willard Stiles in the ""Willard"" remake, Bobby McBurney in ""What's Eating Gilbert Grape"", Ilosovic Stayne / The Knave of Hearts in ""Alice in Wonderland"", Phil Wedmaier in ""Hot Tub Time Machine"", and"
"rehearse and shoot until 2:30 a.m. This schedule lasted for two full months. ""Back to the Future"" was both a commercial and critical success. The film spent 8 consecutive weekends as the number-one grossing movie at the US box office in 1985 and eventually earned a worldwide total of $381.11 million. ""Variety"" applauded the performances, stating that Fox and his co-star Christopher Lloyd imbued Marty and Doc Brown's friendship with a quality reminiscent of King Arthur and Merlin. The film was later followed by two similarly-successful sequels, ""Back to the Future Part II"" (1989) and ""Back to the Future Part"
"to 1885 to rescue Doc. ""Back to the Future Part III"" was filmed in California and Arizona, and was produced on a $40 million budget back-to-back with ""Part II"". ""Part III"" was released in the United States on May 25, 1990, six months after the previous installment. ""Part III"" earned $244.5 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1990. On November 12, 1955, moments after witnessing his apparent death via lightning bolt, Marty McFly (from 1985) learns that Dr. Emmett Brown (also from 1985) was transported to 1885 and is trapped. Marty and Doc's 1955 self use the information"
"Alan Silvestri Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer and conductor known for his film and television scores. He is best known for his frequent collaboration with Robert Zemeckis, composing for such major hit films as the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy, ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"", ""Cast Away"", and ""Forrest Gump"", as well as the superhero films """", ""The Avengers"", and """". His other film scores include ""Predator"" and its sequel ""Predator 2"", ""The Abyss"", ""Stuart Little"", ""The Mummy Returns"", ""Lilo & Stitch"", ""Night at the Museum"", and ""Ready Player One"". He is a two-time Academy"
"the help of Nike via two auctions, one in Hong Kong and the other in London. Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, author, and film producer with a film and television career spanning from the 1970s. He starred in the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy where he portrayed Marty McFly. Other notable roles have included Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom ""Spin City"" (1996–2000) and his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom ""Family Ties"". He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden"
"The Future (film) The Future is a 2011 German-American drama film written, directed by, and starring Miranda July. ""The Future"" made its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where it was screened in the Premieres section. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. The story involves a couple in their mid-30s, Sophie (Miranda July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater)—whose relationship is on the rocks—and their plans to adopt an injured cat, Paw Paw. When the couple decides to adopt the stray cat, their perspective on life changes radically, testing their faith"
"Calm"", in which Zane had one of the lead roles. Billy Zane William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role in the epic romantic disaster film ""Titanic"" (1997), as well as roles in the science fiction comedies ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and ""Back to the Future Part II"" (1989), ""Dead Calm"" (1989), the television series ""Twin Peaks"" (1991), the western film ""Tombstone"" (1993), the horror film ""Demon Knight"" (1995), the first Kingdom Hearts video game (2002) as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, and the comedy-drama ""CQ"" (2001)."
"him to 2015 to resolve a problem with their future children. The trio board the DeLorean, which has been upgraded with hover technology, and warp to the future. Writer and producer Bob Gale conceived ""Back to the Future"" after he visited his parents in St. Louis, Missouri after the release of ""Used Cars"". Searching their basement, Gale found his father's high school yearbook and discovered he was president of his graduating class. Gale had not known the president of his own graduating class, and wondered whether he would have been friends with his father if they went to high school"
"world was small-town United States. Sixty years go by, and who are we today? Are we better?"" He cited the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy as an influence, and claimed he had ""someone in mind to be the star, and definitely someone in mind to be the director"". In February 2006, Arad hoped to have a summer 2008 theatrical release date. In April 2006, David Self was hired to write the script. Joe Johnston met with Marvel to discuss directing the film, and signed on in November 2008, hiring Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely to rewrite. ""Variety"" reported in March"
"studio previewed it, so Ron Howard was then hired as director. ""Romancing the Stone"" turned out to be a huge commercial success and gave Zemeckis the clout to do ""Back to the Future"" which he had already scripted and had been previously turned down by every major studio. About 10,000 years ago, peaceful aliens from the planet Antarea set up an outpost on Earth on Atlantis. When Atlantis sank, twenty aliens were left behind, kept alive in large rock-like cocoons at the bottom of the ocean. Now, a group of Antareans have returned to collect them. Disguising themselves as humans,"
"""Used Cars"", and ""Trespass"", the last set in East St. Louis, Illinois near Gale's home town. In 1985, both Gale and Zemeckis were nominated for an Academy Award in honor of their screenplay for ""Back to the Future"". In 2002, Gale debuted as a feature-film director with ""Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road"". He had previously directed and written the 45-minute theatrical release """". He also wrote the novelization for his movie ""1941"" and helped develop the arcade game ""Tattoo Assassins"". On 31 January 2014, it was announced that a stage musical adaptation of the first ""Back to the Future"""
"Billy Zane William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role in the epic romantic disaster film ""Titanic"" (1997), as well as roles in the science fiction comedies ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and ""Back to the Future Part II"" (1989), ""Dead Calm"" (1989), the television series ""Twin Peaks"" (1991), the western film ""Tombstone"" (1993), the horror film ""Demon Knight"" (1995), the first Kingdom Hearts video game (2002) as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, and the comedy-drama ""CQ"" (2001). Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Thalia and William"
"Time Machine (unfinished film) Time Machine is an unfinished Bollywood science-fiction film which was in production in 1992 and was directed by Shekhar Kapur. The film's cast included Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Khan, Raveena Tandon, Gulshan Grover and Vijay Anand. After three-fourths of the film's shooting was completed, it was shelved due to financial constraints. In 2008, Shekhar Kapur announced he would attempt to revive the film with a new cast but this never materialised. The film was said to be based on the Hollywood hit time-travel film ""Back to the Future"". Aamir Khan was to play the leading character"