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'''''Back to the Future''''' is a ] ] by ] and written by Robert Zemeckis and ]. After its success, two sequels were filmed together, ''Back to the Future Part II'' and ''Back to the Future Part III'', forming a ]. '''''Back to the Future''''' is a ] ] by ] and written by Robert Zemeckis and ]. After its success, two sequels were filmed together, ''Back to the Future Part II'' and ''Back to the Future Part III'', forming a ].

The series was very popular in the ], even making fans out of celebrities like ] (who appeared in the third film) and President ], who considered accepting a role in the third film as the ] mayor of "Hill Valley".

The film was started with actor ] portraying "Marty McFly", because Fox's schedule with ''Family Ties'' initially prevented him from accepting the role. After filming began, the film makers realized that they had to drop Stoltz from the film and try again to cast Fox.

A Universal studios executive nearly retitled the film ''Space Man from Pluto'', because he didn't think that anyone would care to see a movie about time travel. Zmeckis contacted ] for help, who wrote the executive a letter. Spielberg's letter thanked the executive for the joke and said that they all really had a good laugh about it, knowing that the executive would be too proud to admit that he was serious. The issue was then dropped and never brought up again.


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*Marty McFly . . . . . . . . . . .Michael J. Fox *Marty McFly . . . . . . . . . . .]
*Doctor Emmett Brown . . . . . . Christopher Lloyd *Doctor Emmett Brown . . . . . . ]
*Biff Tannen . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas F. Wilson *Biff Tannen . . . . . . . . . . . ]
*Lorraine Baines . . . . . . . . ] *Lorraine Baines . . . . . . . . ]
*George McFly . . . . . . . . . Crispin Glover *George McFly . . . . . . . . . ]
*Jennifer Parker . . . . . . . . Claudia Wells *Jennifer Parker . . . . . . . . ]

Revision as of 19:55, 21 December 2002

Back to the Future is a 1985 film by Robert Zemeckis and written by Robert Zemeckis and Robert Gale. After its success, two sequels were filmed together, Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III, forming a trilogy.

The series was very popular in the 1980s, even making fans out of celebrities like ZZ Top (who appeared in the third film) and President Ronald Reagan, who considered accepting a role in the third film as the 1800s mayor of "Hill Valley".

The film was started with actor Eric Stoltz portraying "Marty McFly", because Fox's schedule with Family Ties initially prevented him from accepting the role. After filming began, the film makers realized that they had to drop Stoltz from the film and try again to cast Fox.

A Universal studios executive nearly retitled the film Space Man from Pluto, because he didn't think that anyone would care to see a movie about time travel. Zmeckis contacted Steven Spielberg for help, who wrote the executive a letter. Spielberg's letter thanked the executive for the joke and said that they all really had a good laugh about it, knowing that the executive would be too proud to admit that he was serious. The issue was then dropped and never brought up again.

Plot synopsis:

Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) helps out his friend Doctor Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd), and ends up being taken back in time by Doc's time-machine. Marty, a boy of the 1980s, has to come to grips with being in the 1950s and get his parents to fall in love to set straight the damage his presence has done to the events of the past.

Cast: