"on."" Zemeckis concurred, dubbing ""Back to the Future"" ""the film that would not wrap"". He recalled that because they shot night after night, he was always ""half asleep"" and the ""fattest, most out-of-shape and sick I ever was"". The Hill Valley town square scenes were shot at Courthouse Square, located in the Universal Studios backlot (). Gale explained it would have been impossible to shoot on location ""because no city is going to let a film crew remodel their town to look like it's in the 1950s."" The filmmakers ""decided to shoot all the 50s stuff first, and make the"
"Back to the Future Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955, where he meets his future parents and becomes his mother's romantic interest. Christopher Lloyd portrays the eccentric scientist Dr. Emmett ""Doc"" Brown, inventor of the time-traveling DeLorean, who helps Marty repair history and return to 1985. Zemeckis and Gale wrote the script after Gale wondered whether he would have befriended his father if they had attended school"
"film. ""Part II"" became notable for its 2015 setting and predictions of technology such as hoverboards. ""Part III"", released on May 25, 1990, continued the story, following Marty as he travels back to 1885 to rescue a time-stranded Doc. ""Part III"" was less financially successful than its predecessors despite being better received by critics than ""Part II"". Back to the Future Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955,"
"Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Bob Gale. It is the sequel to the 1985 film ""Back to the Future"" and the second installment in the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, and Lea Thompson. In the plot, Marty McFly (Fox) and his friend Dr. Emmett ""Doc"" Brown (Lloyd) travel to 2015, where bully Biff Tannen (Wilson) steals Doc's DeLorean time machine and uses it to alter history for the"
"Back to the Future Part III Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 American science fiction Western comedy film and the third and final installment of the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson. The film continues immediately following ""Back to the Future Part II"" (1989); while stranded in 1955 during his time travel adventures, Marty McFly (Fox) discovers that his friend Dr. Emmett ""Doc"" Brown, trapped in 1885, was killed by Biff Tannen's great-grandfather Buford. Marty travels"
"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"
"In 1990, the film won a Saturn Award for Best Music for Alan Silvestri and a Best Supporting Actor award for Thomas F. Wilson. In 2003, it received an AOL Movies DVD Premiere Award for Best Special Edition of the Year, an award based on consumer online voting. Back to the Future Part III Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 American science fiction Western comedy film and the third and final installment of the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F."
"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"
"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,"
"capacitor appears, manned by Doc, Clara, and their two children Jules and Verne. Doc gives Marty a photo of the two of them by the clockworks in 1885. Jennifer asks about the fax, and Doc tells them it means that the future has not yet been written. Doc departs and the train disappears into an unknown time. The origins of the western theme for ""Back to the Future Part III"" lie in the production of the original film. During filming for the original, director Zemeckis asked Michael J. Fox what time period he would like to see. Fox replied that"
"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"
"Marty McFly Martin Seamus McFly is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy. He is portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox. McFly also appears in the , where he was voiced by David Kaufman. In by Telltale Games, he is voiced by A.J. Locascio; in addition, Fox voiced McFly's future counterparts at the end of the game. In 2008, McFly was selected by ""Empire"" magazine as the 12th Greatest Movie Character of All Time. Marty was born in Hill Valley, California to a family of Irish descent. Little is known about Marty's life"
"the trilogy. Co-writer and director Robert Zemeckis, who has approval over all films in the ""Back to the Future"" franchise, has stated that he will block all attempts to remake or reboot the original film. Bob Gale stated that he did not wish to see another film in the series without the Marty McFly character nor any other actor than Michael J. Fox playing him, while acknowledging that Fox's current health condition would make this impossible. He illustrated this at a 2008 fan convention in Florida, stating ""The idea of making another ""Back to the Future"" movie without Michael J."
"teen idol. VH1's show ""The Greatest"" later naming him among their ""50 Greatest Teen Idols."" In January 1985, Fox was cast to replace Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly, a teenager who is accidentally sent back in time from 1985 to 1955 in ""Back to the Future"". Robert Zemeckis, the director, originally wanted Fox to play Marty, but Gary David Goldberg the creator of ""Family Ties"", which Fox was working on at the time, refused to allow Zemeckis even to approach Fox as he felt that as Meredith Baxter was on maternity leave at the time, Fox's character Alex Keaton was"
"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"
"heavily from the original. Following the events of ""Back to the Future Part III"", Dr. Emmett ""Doc"" Brown moves to the present time in Hill Valley where, in 1991, he founded the Institute of Future Technology, a scientific institute specializing in his ""futuristic"" inventions. On May 2, 1991, he invites tourists into the facility as ""volunteers"" in order to test out his newest invention, the eight-passenger DeLorean time machine, by traveling one day into the future. Meanwhile, Doc travels to 2015 in the original DeLorean (a new time machine being built out of another DeLorean) to make sure the space"
"more seriously). She briefly assumes the mantle of the Flash, after Wally enters the Speed Force. John Fox was a historian for the National Academy of Science in Central City in the 27th Century. He was sent back in time to get the help of one or more of the three Flashes (Garrick, Allen, West), in order to defeat the radioactive villain Mota back in Fox's own time period. (Each Flash had individually fought Mota over the course of several years in the 20th century.) Fox's mission was a failure, but during his return trip, the tachyon radiation that sent"
"Planet Vulcan"" while wearing a radiation suit in an attempt to coerce George into asking Lorraine out to the dance. In Part III, Marty claims to be ""Clint Eastwood"" when asked for a name first by Maggie McFly and later by Buford Tannen. In """", he uses one of the three aliases; Sonny Crockett, Harry Callahan, and Michael Corleone. Marty McFly on IMDb Marty McFly Martin Seamus McFly is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy. He is portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox. McFly also appears in the , where he was"
"DeLorean time machine The DeLorean time machine is a fictional automobile-based time travel device featured in the ""Back to the Future"" franchise. In the feature film series, Dr. Emmett Brown builds a time machine based on a DeLorean DMC-12 car, to gain insights into history and the future. Instead, he ends up using it to travel over 30 years of Hill Valley history (from 1985 to 2015) with Marty McFly to change the past for the better and to undo the negative effects of time travel. One of the cars used in filming is on display at Universal Studios Hollywood"
"the world. Austin travels ten minutes into the past, meeting up with himself and saving the world and Felicity. Dr. Evil initiates the self-destruct mechanism of the moon base and escapes after throwing Austin's mojo into the air. Both Austins fail to catch it and it is destroyed. Felicity points out that all the things Austin has done show that he never lost his mojo. They escape through the time portal to 1999. At Austin's Pad, Fat Bastard makes another attempt to assassinate Austin, but Felicity disarms him. Felicity and Austin throw a party. In 1969, Dr. Evil recovers Mini-Me"
"together. Film studios rejected it until the financial success of Zemeckis' ""Romancing the Stone"". Zemeckis approached Steven Spielberg, who agreed to produce the project at Amblin Entertainment, with Universal Pictures as distributor. Fox was the first choice to play Marty, but he was busy filming his television series ""Family Ties"", and Eric Stoltz was cast; after the filmmakers decided he was wrong for the role, a deal was struck to allow Fox to film ""Back to the Future"" without interrupting his television schedule. ""Back to the Future"" was released on July 3, 1985 and it grossed over $381 million worldwide,"
"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"
"""Back to the Future"" films, he did like to indulge in stating that he had built a ""Back to the Future"" DeLorean, but never disclosed that it was a replica car. In 2007 Universal Studios officials sent Barris a cease and desist order demanding that he never again make misrepresentations regarding any involvement with the Back to the Future films. They called upon Barris to remove images of the flying DeLorean from his company's website and restrict his display of replicas of the gull-wing car used by Michael J. Fox in the popular 1985 movie and its sequels. ""Back to"
"video features photos of her with family interspersed among present-day footage of Hart walking through Montreal, Quebec, his birthplace. Hart is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism. Hart was briefly considered for the role of Marty McFly in the 1985 film ""Back to the Future"". Producer Steven Spielberg sent Hart a copy of the script with an invitation for a screen test - a flattered Hart declined, preferring to focus on music instead of acting. Fellow Canadian Michael J. Fox eventually starred in the hit film. At the height of his mid-1980s success, Hart was approached to"
"Back to the Future (1985 video game) Back to the Future is the name of a 1985 video game released by Electric Dreams Software for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. The game is loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name. The game is a side view arcade adventure. The aim of the game is to get George McFly to spend as much time as possible with Lorraine Baines. The more time George and Lorraine spend together, the more they will fall in love, and thus more segments will be added to the family photograph"
"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"
"Back to the Future (1989 video game) Back to the Future is a 1989 video game released by LJN for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name. A sequel, ""Back to the Future Part II & III"", was released in 1990. In the single mode game, the player controls Marty McFly through various stages set in 1955 in which he collects various clock icons in order to advance to the next level, and avoid the gradual vanishing of his future (indicated by a fading photograph at the bottom of the"
"Hill Valley (Back to the Future) Hill Valley is the fictional town in California as shown with the clock that serves as the setting of the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy and its . In the trilogy, Hill Valley is seen in four different time periods (1885, 1955, 1985 and 2015) as well as in a dystopian alternate 1985. The films contain many sight gags, verbal innuendos and detailed set design elements, from which a detailed and consistent history of the area can be derived. The name ""Hill Valley"" is a joke, being an oxymoron. However, an early script for"
"As Trump and his friends are about to celebrate his 40th birthday, a time traveler comes from the year 2016, planning to stop Trump from running for President of the United States. Then, the 2016 Trump appears, wiping the time traveler from existence, having apparently killed Christopher Lloyd so that he would never appear in the Back to the Future movies. 2016 Trump assures 1986 Trump that he will become President. When Trump and the boy blow out the candles of Trump's birthday cake together, they apparently switch bodies. In a post-credits scene, Ron Howard says that the film was"
"of time travel—travelling backwards and forwards through time—has always been a popular staple of science fiction film and science fiction television series. Time travel usually involves the use of some type of advanced technology, such as H. G. Wells' classic ""The Time Machine"", the commercially successful 1980s-era ""Back to the Future"" trilogy, ""Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"", the ""Terminator"" series, ""Déjà Vu"" (2006), ""Source Code"" (2011), ""Edge of Tomorrow"" (2014), and ""Tomorrowland"" (2015). Other movies, such as the ""Planet of the Apes"" series, ""Timeline"" (2003) and ""The Last Mimzy"" (2007), explained their depictions of time travel by drawing on physics"
"III"" (1990). During and immediately after the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy, Fox starred in ""Teen Wolf"" (1985),"" Light of Day"" (1987), ""The Secret of My Success"" (1987), ""Bright Lights, Big City"" (1988), and ""Casualties of War"" (1989). In ""The Secret of My Success"", Fox played a recent graduate from Kansas State University who moves to New York City, where he has to deal with the ups and downs of the business world. The film was successful at the box office, grossing $110 million worldwide. Roger Ebert in ""The Chicago Sun Times"" wrote; ""Fox provides a fairly desperate center for"
"flashback from 1919 (in black-and-white) and contains other flashbacks; for example, Madame Giry rescuing the Phantom from a freak show. An extremely convoluted story may contain flashbacks within flashbacks within flashbacks, as in ""Six Degrees of Separation"", ""Passage to Marseille"", and ""The Locket"". This technique is a hallmark of Kannada movie director Upendra whose futuristic flick ""Super"" (2010) is set in 2030 and contains multiple flashbacks ranging from 2010 to 2015 depicting a utopian India. Satyajit Ray experimented with flashbacks in ""The Adversary"" (Pratidwandi, 1972), pioneering the technique of photo-negative flashbacks. Quentin Tarantino makes extensive use of the flashback and"
"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"