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Back to the Future

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Back to the Future (1985)

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Reviews Counted:2174

Fresh:2118

Rotten:56

Average Rating:8.7/10

Consensus: Romantic, funny, and action-packed, Back to the Future is rousing entertainment for all ages.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A massive success upon its 1985 release, BACK TO THE FUTURE has since become a bona fide classic--Robert Zemeckis’s time-travel adventure has spawned sequels, theme park rides, and even a mention... A massive success upon its 1985 release, BACK TO THE FUTURE has since become a bona fide classic--Robert Zemeckis’s time-travel adventure has spawned sequels, theme park rides, and even a mention in Ronald Reagan’s 1986 State of the Union address. Michael J. Fox stars as Marty McFly, a restless '80s teen who takes a ride in Doc Brown’s (Christopher Lloyd) "flux capacitor"-rigged DeLorean and ends up in 1955. Once on the ground, Marty meets his teenaged mother (Lea Thompson) and accidentally wins her affections, thereby threatening the relationship she’s supposed to form with his father (the delightfully geeky Crispin Glover). Now it’s a do-or-never-be-born situation: Marty must get his parents to fall in love before Doc Brown can send him back to the proper decade. BACK TO THE FUTURE remains one of the rare family films that enjoyed both critical and box office success, and garnered a permanent spot in the pop-culture lexicon thanks to highly-quotable dialogue. The picture garnered both Golden Globe and Oscar nods (though it lost Best Original Screenplay to WITNESS), and continues to rank as one of the top-100 highest grossing films of all time. [More]

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Director: Robert Zemeckis

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Release:

Jun 21, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • Snap Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French
  • Subtitles - English, (SDH), Spanish

DVD-ROM Features:

  • Total Access

Disc 1:

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Trailers: Theatrical Teaser Trailer

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Producers, Bob Gale
  • 2. Neil Canton

Featurette:

  • 1. The Making of Back to the Future
  • 2. Making the Trilogy: Chapter One
  • 3. Enhanced Conversation with Michael J. Fox
  • 4. Q & A Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale
  • 5. Did You Know That? Universal Animated Anecdotes
  • 6. Original Makeup Tests
  • 7. Excerpts from the Original Screenplay
  • 8. Special Announcements

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Photo Galleries
  • Production Notes

Biographies:

  • 1. Cast
  • 2. Filmmakers

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Additional Release Material:

Featurette:

  • 1. Back to the Future: The Ride
  • 2. Looking Back at the Future
  • 3. Back to the Future Night
  • 4. Michael J. Fox (Q&A)
 
 
 
 

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