Back to the Future Part II

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Back to the Future II is far more uneven than its predecessor, but its madcap highs outweigh the occasionally cluttered machinations of an overstuffed plot.

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Things have barely settled from the excitement and resolve of the original Back to the Future, when in pops that crazy inventor Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) with news that in order to prevent a series of events that could ruin the McFly name for posterity, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox ) and his girlfriend are whisked into the future to the year 2015, where Marty must tangle with a teen rogue named Griff, who's obviously the descendant of Biff, the first Future film's bully. Marty foils Griff and his group when he jumps on an air-foil skateboard that flies him through town at rakish speeds with the loser bullies beaten again. Marty gets a money-making brainstorm before hopping in the time-traveling DeLorean, and he purchases a sports almanac. He figures that back in 1985 he'll be able to place sure-fire bets using the published sports scores of the games that are yet to happen. Unfortunately for Marty, Dr. Brown disapproves of his betting scheme -- he feels too much messing with time is very dangerous -- and he tosses the almanac. A hidden Biff overhears the discussion about the almanac, sees it get tossed out, and grabs it. Thus begins a time-traveling swirl to make the head spin. Biff swipes the DeLorean, heads back to 1955, and with the help of the unerring almanac, bets his way to power. The now-altered "Biff world" has turned into a nightmarish scene with Biff the mogul, residing in a Vegas-styled pleasure palace and running everything. It's all our hero Marty can do to pull the pieces together this time, as he must jump between three generations of intertwined time travel. The end of Back to the Future, Part 2 introduces its sequel as the zany professor has already time-dashed away to the Wild West of the late 1800s and invites Marty into a new adventure. ~ Rovi

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Cast

Michael J. Fox
as Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd
as Dr. Emmett Brown
Charles Fleischer
as Terry
Lea Thompson
as Lorraine
Thomas F. Wilson
as Biff Tannen/Griff Tannen
Elisabeth Shue
as Jennifer
Joe Flaherty
as Western Union Man
Harry Waters Jr.
as Marvin Berry
James Tolkan
as Strickland
Flea
as Needles
Jeffrey Weissman
as George McFly
Casey Siemaszko
as 3-D
Billy Zane
as Match
J.J. Cohen
as Skinhead
Jay Koch
as Ronald Reagan
Casanova E. Evans
as Michael Jackson
Charles F. Fitzsimmons
as Biff Photo Double
Charles Gherardi
as Ayatollah Khomeini
Ricky Dean Logan
as Data
Darlene Vogel
as Spike
Jason Scott Lee
as Whitey
Lloyd L. Tolbert
as Starlighter [1955]
Judy Ovitz
as Anitque Store Saleswoman
Stephanie E. Williams
as Officer Foley
Granville "Danny" Young
as Starlighter
Marty Levy
as Cab Driver
Jim Ishida
as Fujitsu
Rick Logan
as Data [2015]
Nikki Birdsong
as Loretta
Al White
as Dad
Junior Fann
as Mom
Elijah Wood
as Video Game Boy, Mickey
Shaun Hunter
as Harold
John Thornton
as Video Game Boy
Theo Schwartz
as Hoverboard Girl
Neil Ross
as Museum Narrator
Lindsey Barry
as Hoverboard Girl
Lisa Freeman
as Babs
John Erwin
as Radio Sportscaster
Wesley Mann
as CPR Kid
Freddie
as Einstein
Kevin Holloway
as Marty Photo Double
Charles F. Fitzsimons
as Biff Photo Double
Crispin Glover
as George McFly in footage from BACK TO THE FUTURE
Tamara Carrera
as Jacuzzi Girl
Tracy D'Aldia
as Jacuzzi Girl
Irina Cashen
as Baseball Kid
Angela Greenblatt
as Baseball Kid
Cameron Moore
as Baseball Kid
Justin Mosley Spink
as Baseball Kid
David Harold Brown
as Starlighter
Tommy Lee Thomas
as Starlighter
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Audience Reviews for Back to the Future Part II

Very futuristic and broad in direction, Back to the Future Part II is adventurous, even though it doesn't compare to the impact the first installment provided. Fox and Lloyd once again partner up and make a great team in Zemeckis' sci-fi picture. 4/5

Eugene Bernabe
Eugene Bernabe

Super Reviewer

Excellent part two to the triology. Doc takes Marty into the future to save Marty's kids, but they end up in a different parallel life due to Biff changing history back in 1950s. So they have to go back in time. Exciting ride, full of adventure. Doc gets lost in the past.

Candy Rose
Candy Rose

Super Reviewer

The second part to the Back to the Future trilogy is more confusing, cheesy, and hokey than the first one (especially the aging make-up), but it's still lots of fun. It's future scenes are definitely clunky, and are probably the most confusing of all the scenes in the movie. But when they have fun, so do we, and that's the whole point of this second part.

Raymond Wieser
Raymond Wieser

Super Reviewer

In my opinion, the BTTF sequel is superior to the first installment. The twisting and turning plotline may seem confusing to some but it is ultimately more rewarding. Also this may be the only time I've actually enjoyed mass product placement in a film.

Graham Jones
Graham Jones

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