Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Writing
Every setup pays off. Every. Single. One. It's criminal how tight this is.
Score
Alan Silvestri's brassy bombast = instant goosebumps.
Acting
Lloyd's unhinged energy meets Fox's perfect everyteen. Chef's kiss.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
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
James Tolkan
Mr. Strickland
J.J. Cohen
Skinhead
Casey Siemaszko
3-D
Billy Zane
Match
Harry Waters, Jr.
Marvin Berry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eric Stoltz originally played Marty for five weeks before Zemeckis fired him for being 'too intense.' Fox learned his lines during Family Taping breaks.
The DeLorean was chosen because its stainless steel body looked futuristic—ironically, it's now the most 80s thing imaginable. The car company was already bankrupt when the film released.
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