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Movie

Back to the Future

1985PG1h 56m8.3 / 10

He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all.

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.

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Synopsis

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.

More about Back to the Future

Cast

Michael J. FoxMarty McFly
Christopher LloydEmmett Brown
Crispin GloverGeorge McFly
Lea ThompsonLorraine Baines
Claudia WellsJennifer Parker
Thomas F. WilsonBiff Tannen
Marc McClureDave McFly
Wendie Jo SperberLinda McFly

Credits

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Written by
Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Collection
Back to the Future Collection
Budget
$19M
Box office
$381.1M

Production

  • Universal PicturesUnited States
  • Amblin EntertainmentUnited States

Themes

1950sbullyingburlesquecar racechanging the past or futureclock towerdestinyexcited