US Edition‘Back To The Future’ Turns 40: A Time-Traveling Flashback
- The 1985 movie Back to the Future features Michael J. Fox playing Marty McFly, a teen from California who uses a time machine created by his friend Doc Brown to travel back to the year 1955.
- Universal produced the film after Disney passed due to objections to a subplot where Marty’s mother falls in love with him before knowing he is her son.
- The movie opened on July 3, 1985, earned $381 million globally on a $19 million budget, held the number one box office spot for 11 of its first 12 weeks, and received four Academy Award nominations.
- Lea Thompson, Marty’s mother on-screen, said, "For me, it's Back to the Future 1," and she enjoys sharing the film with audiences, many of whom were born after its release.
- Back to the Future became a cultural touchstone that launched Fox’s superstardom, led to two successful sequels, a musical, and continues to resonate through time for its themes of family and second chances.
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Screenwriter Bob Gale found a yearbook of his father and wondered if teenagers would have been friends. From that occurrence he developed with Robert Zemeckis a story of temporary journeys where family paradoxes became the heart of the plot. Both came from working on the crazy comedy Used Cars and needed success, but the script was rejected more than 40 times. Some studies considered her too innocent for Porky’s time, others were afraid that she…
Lea Thompson says the first 'Back to the Future' is still the best
Forty years later, the actress loves attending screenings of the time travel classic with new audiences. Ralph Nelson/Universal Lea Thompson in 'Back to the Future'Forty years ago this week, everyone was looking 30 years into the past. (Wait, let's grab a calculator and make sure that adds up.) The release of Back to the Future firmly established Michael J. Fox as a superstar (and Teen Wolf six weeks later confirmed it), thanks to his charming a…
Great Scott! It's A Back to the Future Block Party! - Wellington Daily News
Kick off your Independence Day weekend by going Back to the Future! Local podcast A Cartridge and a Quest is teaming up with the Wellington Regent Theatre to host a time-bending celebration: the Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Block Party, happening Thursday, July 3 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Throw on your comfiest sneakers and head downtown for an evening of food, sweet treats, a beer garden, and a variety of local vendors—including Big Sky Tie Dy…
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