Back to the Future
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Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
In 1985, teenager Marty McFly lives in Hill Valley, California, with his depressed alcoholic mother, Lorraine; his older siblings, who are professional and social failures; and his meek father, George, who is bullied by his supervisor, Biff Tannen. After Marty's band fails a music audition, he confides in his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, that he fears becoming like his parents despite his ambitions. That night, Marty meets his eccentric scientist friend, Emmett "Doc" Brown, in the Twin Pines mall parking lot. Doc unveils a time machine built from a modified DeLorean, powered by plutonium he swindled from Libyan terrorists. After Doc inputs a destination time of November 5, 1955 (the day he conceived his time travel invention), the terrorists arrive unexpectedly and gun him down.
Production
Written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the film was produced by Universal Pictures. Alan Silvestri composed the score. Dean Cundey handled the cinematography. The film runs 116 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $19,000,000, Back to the Future grossed $381,109,762 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
Back to the Future is part of the Back to the Future Collection franchise; its influence and legacy endure in later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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