Back to the Future facts for kids
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Back to the Future movie poster
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| Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
| Produced by | Bob Gale Neil Canton Johnny Colla (uncredited) |
| Written by | Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale |
| Starring | Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Crispin Glover Thomas F. Wilson |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
| Editing by | Harry Keramidas Arthur Schmidt |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 3, 1985 (USA) |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$19,000,000 |
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction teen comedy adventure movie. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Crispin Glover. The movie was produced by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The movie is part of a trilogy of three movies telling the entire story.
Release Dates
| Country | Premiere |
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 United States |
3 July 1985 |
 Greece |
5 August 1985 |
 Australia |
15 August 1985 |
 West Germany |
3 October 1985 |
 Italy |
18 October 1985 |
 Taiwan |
25 October 1985 |
 France |
30 October 1985 |
 Spain |
2 December 1985 |
 United Kingdom |
4 December 1985 |
 Japan |
7 December 1985 |
 Iceland |
12 December 1985 |
 Netherlands |
12 December 1985 |
 Denmark |
13 December 1985 |
 Hong Kong |
14 December 1985 |
 Sweden |
18 December 1985 |
 Norway |
19 December 1985 |
 Finland |
20 December 1985 |
 Ireland |
20 December 1985 |
 Brazil |
25 December 1985 |
 Uruguay |
25 December 1985 |
 Argentina |
26 December 1985 |
 Colombia |
10 July 1986 |
 Portugal |
19 December 1986 |
 Turkey |
February 1987 |
 South Korea |
17 July 1987 |
 Hungary |
15 October 1987 |
 Czechoslovakia |
20 February 1992 |
Plot
In 1985, Doc Emmett Brown shows teenage Marty his new creation: a car which can travel through time. The heart of the time machine is "the flux capacitor," invented by Dr. Brown. The time machine needs plutonium to provide the power for the flux capacitor. Marty uses the car to escape from Libyan terrorists and accidentally goes back to the year 1955. Marty seeks out and meets Dr. Brown in 1955. The time machine is out of plutonium, and there is no plutonium available for the time machine in 1955. By chance, Marty knows the time and place of a one-time natural event (lightning strike) that can provide the power to transport the time machine and Marty back to 1985.
The situation in 1955 is complicated when Marty meets his own parents as teenagers. When he helps his father, he accidentally changes the events that lead to his parents becoming a couple. Marty's teenage mother becomes interested in Marty instead of Marty's father, George. With the help of the Doc of 1955, Marty tries to undo the damage he has done, and make his mother fall in love with his father. If he can get his parents back together, he has very little time to get back to the car to use the lightning strike to take the time machine and him (Marty) back to the future (i.e. 1985).
Cast
- Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly
- Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown
- Lea Thompson as Lorraine Baines-McFly
- Crispin Glover as George McFly
- Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen
- Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker
- James Tolkan as Mr. Strickland
- Marc McClure as Dave McFly
- Wendie Jo Sperber as Linda McFly
Related pages
Images for kids
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Director Robert Zemeckis in 2010. He developed Back to the Future with his longtime friend Bob Gale.
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Steven Spielberg in 2018. He mentored Zemeckis and lent his experience and Hollywood studio clout to support the production of Back to the Future.
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Eric Stoltz (pictured in 2012) was cast as Marty McFly and spent several weeks filming Back to the Future before he was re-cast.
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A residential home in Arleta, Los Angeles, served as the home of the McFly family.
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The Hill Valley town square and clock tower were a set built on the Universal Studios' backlot
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A rough cut of the film was test screened for audiences at Century 22 theater in San Jose, California, only three weeks after filming concluded.
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The DeLorean time machine on display in 2011
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Artist Drew Struzan in 2012. He designed the Back to the Future theatrical release poster.
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The Back to the Future: The Ride (in 2011) at Universal Studios Japan
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Actor Thomas F. Wilson (in 2011). He began carrying cards containing answers to the repetitive questions he was asked by fans about the Back to the Future series.
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See also
In Spanish: Back to the Future para niños
