Back to the Future

Michael J. Fox Director: Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis

Overview

High schooler Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) doesn't have the most pleasant of lives. Browbeaten by his principal at school, Marty must also endure the acrimonious relationship between his nerdy father (Crispin Glover) and his lovely mother (Lea Thompson), who in turn suffer the bullying of middle-aged jerk Biff (Thomas F. Wilson), Marty's dad's supervisor. The one balm in Marty's life is his friendship with eccentric scientist Doc (Christopher Lloyd), who at present is working on a time machine. Accidentally zapped back into the 1950s, Marty inadvertently interferes with the budding romance of his now-teenaged parents. Our hero must now reunite his parents-to-be, lest he cease to exist in the 1980s. It won't be easy, especially with the loutish Biff, now also a teenager, complicating matters. Beyond its dazzling special effects, the best element of Back to the Future is the performance of Michael J. Fox, who finds himself in the quagmire of surviving the white-bread 1950s with a hip 1980s mindset. Back to the Future cemented the box-office bankability of both Fox and the film's director, Robert Zemeckis, who went on to helm two equally exhilarating sequels.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2016
UPC:	0025192336997
Original Release:	1985
Rating:	PG
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Time:	1:56:00
Sales rank:	6,306

Special Features

The Making of Back to the Future; Making the Trilogy: Chapter One; Q&A with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale; Enhanced Conversation with with Michael J. Fox; Feature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton; Deleted Scenes; Outtakes; Universal Animated Anecdotes; Original Makeup Tests; Production Archives; Excerpts from the Original Screenplay

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Fox	Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd	Dr. Emmett Brown
Crispin Glover	George McFly
Lea Thompson	Lorraine Baines
Thomas F. Wilson	Biff Tannen
James Tolkan	Mr. Strickland
Claudia Wells	Jennifer Parker
Wendie Jo Sperber	Linda McFly
Marc McClure	Dave McFly
George DiCenzo	Sam Baines
Jeffrey Jay Cohen	Skinhead
Boyd "Red" Morgan	Cop
Granville "Danny" Young	Starlighter
J.J. Cohen	Skinhead
Casey Siemaszko	3-D
Billy Zane	Match
Harry Waters	Marvin Berry
Donald Fullilove	Goldie Wilson
Lisa Freeman	Babs
Cristen Kauffman	Betty
Elsa Raven	Clocktower Lady
Will Hare	Pa Peabody
Ivy Bethune	Ma Peabody
Jason Marin	Sherman Peabody
Katherine Britton	Peabody Daughter
Jason Hervey	Milton Baines
Maia Brewton	Sally Baines
Courtney Gains	Dixon
Jeff O'Haco	Terrorist Van Driver
Johnny Green	1st Scooter Kid
Jamie Abbott	2nd Scooter Kid
Norman Alden	Lou
Read Morgan	Cop
Sachi Parker	1st Bystander
Robert Krantz	2nd Bystander
Gary Riley	Guy
Karen Petrasek	Girl
George "Buck" Flower	Bum
Tommy Thomas	Starlighter
David Harold Brown	Starlighter
Lloyd L. Tolbert	Starlighter
Paul Hansen	Pinhead
Lee Brownfield	Pinhead
Robert de Lapp	Pinhead
Deborah Harmon	Newscaster (uncredited)
Huey Lewis	High-School Band Judge
Lee McCain	Stella Baines
Richard L. Duran	Terrorist
Elizabeth Chambers	Actor

Technical Credits

Robert Zemeckis

Bob Gale

Robert Zemeckis	Director,Screenwriter
Arthur Schmidt	Editor
Cameron Birnie	Set Decoration/Design
Neil Canton	Producer
Ken Chase	Makeup
Dean Cundey	Cinematographer
Jane Feinberg	Casting
Mike Fenton	Casting
Bob Gale	Producer,Screenwriter
Hal G. Gausman	Set Decoration/Design
Todd Hallowell	Art Director
Chris Hayes	Songwriter
Bones Howe	Musical Direction/Supervision
Joe Hubbard	Set Decoration/Design
Brad Jeffries	Choreography
Kathleen Kennedy	Executive Producer
Harry Keramidas	Editor
Huey Lewis	Songwriter
Frank Marshall	Executive Producer
Marjorie Stone McShirley	Set Decoration/Design
Lawrence G. Paull	Production Designer
Kevin Pike	Special Effects
Deborah L. Scott	Costumes/Costume Designer
Walter Scott	Stunts
B. Tennyson Sebastian	Sound/Sound Designer
Alan Silvestri	Score Composer
Steven Spielberg	Executive Producer
Raymond Stella	Camera Operator
Judy Taylor	Casting

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Back to the Future
1. Main Titles [:26]
2. Late for School [1:49]
3. The Slacker [1:56]
4. The Family McFly [:57]
5. A Time Machine? [1:29]
6. Escape to the Past [:07]
7. 1955 [1:54]
8. Dad the Dork [2:02]
9. Calvin & Lorraine [1:01]
10. Future Boy & Doc [2:19]
11. Marty's Problem [1:44]
12. The Matchmaker [1:26]
13. Skateboard Hero [:48]
14. The Big Date [1:53]
15. The Real George [1:29]
16. Johnny B. Goode [3:30]
17. Back to the Future [3:15]
18. Doc's Decision [3:18]
19. Future Shock [7:09]
20. Roads? (Credits) [2:41]
21. Chapter 21 [6:30]
22. Chapter 22 [7:59]
23. Chapter 23 [2:56]
24. Chapter 24 [6:26]
25. Chapter 25 [11:23]
26. Chapter 26 [3:34]
27. Chapter 27 [3:04]
28. Chapter 28 [4:04]
29. Chapter 29 [3:48]
30. Chapter 30 [10:28]
31. Chapter 31 [5:00]
32. Chapter 32 [4:43]
33. Chapter 33 [4:40]
34. Chapter 34 [:01]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Back to the Future
   Play
   Bonus Materials
      The Making of Back to the Future
      Making the Trilogy: Chapter One
      Q&A With Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale
      Enhanced Conversation with Michael J. Fox
         Play
      Feature Commentary With Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton
      Deleted Scenes
         Deleted Scenes with Commentary By Bob Gale
            Peanut Brittle
            "Pinch Me"
            Doc's Personal Belongings
            "She's Cheating"
            Darth Vader (Extended Version)
            "Hit Me, George"
            "You Got A Permit?"
            The Phone Booth
            Play All
            Commentary: On/Off
               Commentary: On
               Commentary: Off
      Outtakes
         For Fullest Enjoyment of These Ouutakes, First Watch the Deleted Scene "She's Cheating"
            Deleted Scenes
               Deleted Scenes with Commentary By Bob Gale
                  Peanut Brittle
                  "Pinch Me"
                  Doc's Personal Belongings
                  "She's Cheating"
                  Darth Vader (Extended Version)
                  "Hit Me, George"
                  "You Got A Permit?"
                  The Phone Booth
                  Play All
                  Commentary: On/Off
                     Commentary: On
                     Commentary: Off
            Play Outtakes
      Did You Know That? Universal Animated Anecdotes
         Anecdotes: On
         Anecdotes: Off
      Original Makeup Tests
      Production Archives
         Marty McFly Photo Album
         Behind-The-Scenes Photographs
         The DeLorean Designs
         Time Travel Designs
      Excerpts From the Original Screenplay
      Theatrical Teaser Trailer
      Cast & Filmmakers
      Production Notes
      DVD-ROM Featuring Including Total Axess
      Recommendations
      Special Announcements
   Scenes
   Languages
      Spoken Language
         English 5.1 Dolby Digital
         Français 5.1 Dolby Digital
      Captions And Subtitles
         Captions
            Captioned For The Hearing Impaired
         Subtitles
            English
            Español
            Subtitles: None

Editorial Reviews

Back to the Future is Robert Zemeckis/Steven Spielberg storytelling at its best, with humor, action, special effects and a Huey Lewis soundtrack rolled together in a package that proves "Fun" and "PG" are not antonyms. Michael J. Fox, then known mostly for his role on TV's Family Ties, is a teenage everyman who fulfills the dream of escaping his go-nowhere home life and dorky parents, only to find them transformed by his own hand. Supporting him is Christopher Lloyd, let loose to do what he does best -- act like a complete nut -- in the role of mad scientist Doc Brown. The film makes the most of the notion that Fox's Marty McFly can change the future, and successfully pays off on an astounding number of plot angles. Marty not only assures his own continued existence but changes the makeup of his family and community by helping his dad grow a backbone or (if you're watching carefully) altering the name of the local mall. More than just a series of anachronisms, Back to the Future has a real heart. You suffer along with Marty's teenaged dad, George, at the depredations of his tormentor, Biff, and get a genuine surge of adrenaline and pride when George finally takes his stand. Could this event lead to a changed life? In Back to the Future it does, believably. In fact, the film has more in common with the sentimental fantasy of It's a Wonderful Life than with the often-mindless action of the science fiction pictures that followed, proving that bigger budgets and more elaborate special effects didn't exactly lead to a higher-quality summer blockbuster.

All Movie Guide