Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Michael J. Fox
Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd
Emmett Brown
Crispin Glover
George McFly
Lea Thompson
Lorraine Baines
Claudia Wells
Jennifer Parker
Thomas F. Wilson
Biff Tannen
Marc McClure
Dave McFly
Wendie Jo Sperber
Linda McFly
George DiCenzo
Sam Baines
Frances Lee McCain
Stella Baines
Billy Zane
Match
J.J. Cohen
Skinhead
Casey Siemaszko
3-D
James Tolkan
Mr. Strickland
Harry Waters, Jr.
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
Richard L. Duran
Terrorist
Jeff O'Haco
Terrorist Van Driver
Johnny Green
Scooter Kid #1
Jamie Abbott
Scooter Kid #2
Norman Alden
Lou
Read Morgan
Cop
Sachi Parker
Bystander #1
Robert Krantz
Bystander #2
Gary Riley
Guy #1
Karen Petrasek
Girl #1
George Buck Flower
Red the Bum
Tommy Thomas
Starlighter
Granville 'Danny' Young
Starlighter
David Harold Brown
Starlighter
Lloyd L. Tolbert
Starlighter
Paul Hanson
Pinhead
Lee Brownfield
Pinhead
Robert DeLapp
Pinhead
Tony Pope
1985 Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Charles L. Campbell
1955 Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Supervising Sound Editor
Huey Lewis
High School Band Audition Judge (uncredited) / Songs
Kiki Ebsen
Band Member (uncredited)
Randy Feelgood
Zoot Boogallo (uncredited)
Hal Gausman
Mayor Red Thomas (uncredited) / Set Decoration
Deborah Harmon
TV Newscaster (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Wilbur (uncredited)
Ethel Sway
Wilbur's Wife (uncredited)
Janine King
Student (uncredited)
Richard Patrick
Teenager (uncredited)
Tom Tangen
Student (uncredited)
Tom Willett
Pedestrian in Town Square (uncredited)
Robert Zemeckis
Director / Writer
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Harry Keramidas
Editor
Lawrence G. Paull
Production Design
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Judy Taylor
Casting
Neil Canton
Producer
Mike Fenton
Casting
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Bob Gale
Producer / Writer
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer / Presenter
Ken Chase
Makeup Artist
Frank Marshall
Executive Producer / Second Unit Director
Deborah Lynn Scott
Costume Design
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Producer
Todd Hallowell
Art Direction
Dorothy Byrne
Hairstylist
Robert R. Rutledge
Supervising Sound Editor
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Barbara Palmer Dixon
Assistant Editor
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Bones Howe
Music Supervisor
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
John A. Larsen
Sound Editor
Arthur F. Repola
Post Production Supervisor
Brian Callahan
Costume Supervisor
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Iannaccone
Costume Supervisor
Julie Starr Dresner
Set Costumer / Key Costumer
Dennis E. Jones
Unit Production Manager
Elizabeth Rabe
Hairstylist
Jack Grossberg
Unit Production Manager
Drew Struzan
Other
Alan L. Nineberg
ADR Editor
Leanne Moore
Production Accountant
Brad Jeffries
Choreographer
Lawrence Jordan
Assistant Sound Editor
Ernest Depew
Construction Coordinator
John Feinblatt
Transportation Coordinator
Takeo Ogawa
Sound Designer
Kevin Pike
Special Effects Supervisor
Laurie Vermont
Production Coordinator
Tim Stadler
Painter
Gregory Dultz
Driver
Albert Hood
Electrician
Cameron Birnie
Set Designer
Ramon Pahoyo
Craft Service
Bonne Radford
Production Controller
Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild
Visual Effects
Al Gaynor
Scenic Artist
Paul Pav
Location Manager
John Roesch
Foley
William B. Kaplan
Production Sound Mixer
Charlie Mullen
Animation Supervisor
David McGiffert
First Assistant Director
Ronald Woodward
Key Grip
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
James B. Campbell
Orchestrator
Dick Lasley
Production Illustrator
Terry Hager
Color Timer
John Zemansky
Property Master
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Dic Alexander
Grip
Marsha Robertson
Unit Publicist
Haleen K. Holt
Costume Illustrator
Sonny Pettijohn
Apprentice Sound Editor
Steve Tate
Second Assistant Camera
Eric Stoltz
Stunt Driver
Ted Moehnke
Pyrotechnician
Warren Franklin
General Manager
Joe Pfaltzgraf
Assistant Property Master
Larry Singer
Supervising ADR Editor
Robert R. Draney
Assistant Accountant
Donna K. Baker
Rotoscoping Artist
Nina Saxon
Title Designer
Mark Walthour
Chief Lighting Technician
Darcy Vebber
Utility Sound
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Ray Gilberti
Assistant Camera
Dan Cooper
Best Boy Grip
Rob Stevens
Assistant Production Coordinator
Thomas Marshall
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Greg Orloff
Foley Mixer
Charles Croughwell
Stunt Double
Michael Moore
Assistant Editor
Richard Babin
Dolly Grip
Top Reviews.
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 3, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Budget$19,000,000
Box Office$381,109,762
Filming LocationsLos Angeles · Gamble House, United States
Genres
Wiki.
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, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, it follows Marty McFly (Fox), a teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean automobile built by his eccentric scientist friend Emmett "Doc" Brown (Lloyd), where he inadvertently prevents his future parents from falling in love – threatening his own existence – and is forced to reconcile them and somehow get back to the future.
Gale and Zemeckis conceived the idea for Back to the Future in 1980. They were desperate for a successful film after numerous collaborative failures, but the project was rejected more than forty times by various studios because it was not considered raunchy enough to compete with the successful comedies of the era. A development deal was secured with Universal Pictures following Zemeckis's success directing Romancing the Stone (1984). Fox was the first choice to portray Marty but was unavailable; Eric Stoltz was cast instead. Shortly after principal photography began in November 1984, Zemeckis determined Stoltz was not right for the part and made the concessions necessary to hire Fox, including re-filming scenes already shot with Stoltz and adding $4 million to the budget. Back to the Future was filmed in and around California and on sets at Universal Studios, and concluded the following April.
After highly successful test screenings, the release date was brought forward to July 3, 1985, giving the film more time in theaters during the busiest period of the theatrical year. The change resulted in a rushed post-production schedule and some incomplete special effects. Back to the Future was a critical and commercial success, earning $381.1 million to become the highest-grossing film of 1985 worldwide. Critics praised the story, humorous elements, and the cast, particularly Fox, Lloyd, Thompson, and Glover. It received multiple award nominations and won an Academy Award, three Saturn Awards, and a Hugo Award. Its theme song, "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News, was also a success.
Back to the Future has since grown in esteem and is now considered by critics and audiences to be one of the greatest science-fiction films and among the best films ever made. In 2007, the United States Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. The film was followed by two sequels, Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). Spurred by the film's dedicated fan following and effect on popular culture, Universal Studios launched a multimedia franchise, which now includes video games, theme park rides, an animated television series, and a stage musical. Its enduring popularity has prompted numerous books about its production, documentaries, and commercials.