US EditionOn 40th Anniversary of ‘Back to the Future,’ Allstate Celebrates Its Role in Creation of DeLorean Time Machine
- Northbrook-Based Allstate marked the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future by revealing its role in developing the DeLorean, which debuted in 1985.
- After over 40 studio rejections, Zemeckis and Gale persuaded Spielberg’s Amblin to fund the script, leading to the film’s eventual green light.
- During filming, Eric Stoltz was replaced after over a month, with $4 million spent on reshoots, while Allstate invested $500,000 in safety prototypes for the DeLorean.
- Merchandise from hoverboards to flux capacitor replicas still sells, underscoring the film’s ongoing impact and legacy, as the 2023 documentary about Michael J. Fox highlights its cultural resonance.
- The 40th anniversary of 'Back to the Future' highlights Allstate's role in developing the DeLorean, underscoring its lasting cultural and technological legacy since its 1985 release.
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‘Great Scott!’ It Was 40 Years Ago the DeLorean in ‘Back to the Future’ Drove Onto Our Screens
“Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me that you built a time machine out of a DeLorean?” It was 40 years ago today, July 3, 2025, that Marty McFly, Michael J. Fox’s character in the “Back to the Future” film franchise, first discovered on the big screen that Dr. Emmet Brown, Christopher Lloyd in a wild-haired scientist role, had invented a time traveling machine. The movie proved to be a box office sensation, bringing in more than $380 million,…
Darren Rovell Proudly Boasts He Owns Michael J. Fox's 'Back To The Future' Underwear
Oh, Darren.For anyone who has followed Darren Rovell, you know that the sports business analyst and memorabilia aficionado is, at the very least, quite quirky. He's one of those people who tends to "step in it," even sometimes, willingly.There's no better example of that than earlier on Thursday, when the cllct Media founder informed everyone that he owns the underwear worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future. As you can imagine, the comment…
A visit to his parents' house in San Luis, Missouri, shot the idea to producer Bob Gale. When he went down to the loft of the building he found a curiosity, a relic. His own father's graduation yearbook, who, to his surprise, was the course president, which he didn't count on. He probably sketched some naughty smile, but then he thought: would he and his dad have been friends if they had been classmates?With that question in mind, he returned to…
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On 40th anniversary of ‘Back to the Future,’ Allstate celebrates its role in creation of DeLorean time machine
CHICAGO — On the 40th anniversary of the “Back to the Future” movie premiere, Northbrook-based insurance giant Allstate is traveling back to the past to reveal its little-known role in developing the DeLorean, the futuristic but short-lived, gull-winged, stainless steel…
Released in the United States on July 3, 1985, the fantastic comedy with Michael J. Fox has lost nothing of its overwhelming and totally timeless charm.
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