Sci-Fi Back To The Future Trilogy (1985-1990)

Title: Back to the Future

Tagline: He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born.

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain, James Tolkan, J.J. Cohen, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, Harry Waters Jr., Donald Fullilove, Lisa Freeman, Cristen Kauffman, Elsa Raven, Will Hare, Ivy Bethune, Jason Marin, Katherine Britton, Jason Hervey, Maia Brewton, Courtney Gains, Richard L. Duran, Jeff O'Haco, Johnny Green, Jamie Abbott, Norman Alden, Read Morgan, Sachi Parker, Robert Krantz, Gary Riley, Karen Petrasek, George Buck Flower, Tommy Thomas, Granville 'Danny' Young, David Harold Brown, Lloyd L. Tolbert, Paul Hanson, Lee Brownfield, Robert DeLapp, Tony Pope, Charles L. Campbell, Huey Lewis, Kiki Ebsen, Randy Feelgood, Hal Gausman, Deborah Harmon, Eric Stoltz, Arthur Tovey, Ethel Sway, Janine King, Richard Patrick, Tom Tangen, Tom Willett

Release: 1985-07-03

Runtime: 116

Plot: 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.
Back To The Future Trilogy (1985-1990)

 
They're classic kid movies. Or old people movies... I mean, when I was a kid, I loved them. Now, I still kind of like them, but... I don't know. I still want a tricked out DeLorian(sp?), though.
 
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When this movie came out, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of the Atlanta Journal gave it a very negative review. She ridiculed it’s stars — Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd — because they were TV sitcom actors. This seemed to degrade the quality of this movie in her eyes.

And yet, in this movie (and the sequels) we see some very talented actors playing multiple roles. For example, Crispin Glover displays his talent by playing three versions of his character.


1. middle-aged looser George McFly
2. middle-aged winner George McFly
3. high school teenager George McFly

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Michael J. Fox shows his acting range admirably in four separate roles.

1. high-school age Marty McFly
2. middle-age Marty McFly
3. teenage-daughter Marlene McFly
4, 1800s Irish farmer Seamus McFly

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Lea Thompson is very enjoyable in five different roles.

1. middle-aged and alcoholic Lorraine McFly
2. middle-aged and successful Lorraine McFly
3. middle-aged and abused Lorraine Tannen
4. young and sexy Lorraine Baines
5. 1885 farmer’s wife, Maggie McFly

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But the actor who impresses me the most is Thomas F. Wilson. The guy is amazing. Consider the range demonstrated by his performances. In the course of the series he portrays seven distinctly different characters!

1. high school bully, Biff Tannen
2. middle-age and verbally abusive Biff Tannen
3. middle-aged gangster Biff Tannen
4. middle-aged and hyper-active “alternative lifestyle” Biff Tannen
5. senior citizen Biff Tannen (in the futuristic year of 2015)
6. young psychopathic, Griff Tannen
7. infamous outlaw ancestor, Mad Dog Tannen

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Ironically, Doc Brown is seen as a middle-aged man in 1955 and a senior citizen thirty years later in 1985. But he doesn’t look very different in either time period.

In fact, the second movie toys with us by having “senior citizen Doc” from 1985 reveal in 2015 (thirty years later) that he now looks like the 1955 “middle age Doc” again, because of cosmetic surgery and advanced medical procedures he received in the “future” of 2015 —
— which for us is now the present!

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And if that doesn’t mess with your head, let’s talk about Marty’s girlfriend, Jennifer. Her situation is exactly the reverse of the others! The picture below shows her in the original Back to the Future (played by Claudia Wells).

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And here she is in the sequel — at the same moment in time (played by Elisabeth Shue.)



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Which means that instead of one actress playing two fictional characters, she’s one fictional character playing two factual actresses!

(I know, I know — but it sounds funnier that way.) :D
 
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If you haven't seen the original BTTF on the big screen, this weekend is your chance! Movie Tavern has what they call Retro Cinema where some of their theaters show old and/or classic films. This week is the original 1985 classic, Back to the Future! You can find tickets here.

Mrs. Kevin & I are already booked for the Sunday 2PM showing. :D



Of course you could just buy the entire Back to the Future trilogy on Blu-Ray for less than the cost of a few tickets but that wouldn't be as much fun. :P
 
We had a theatre that just recently closed down last week, but they used to do a retro showing of movies every week...can't recall if I caught BTTF when it was showing there or not.
 
We had a theatre that just recently closed down last week, but they used to do a retro showing of movies every week...can't recall if I caught BTTF when it was showing there or not.
It was a actually pretty relaxing way to spend a Sunday afternoon... BTTF on the big screen while eating some chicken chipotle sliders in a big comfy chair. :D If you get the chance I recommend it.
 
It was a actually pretty relaxing way to spend a Sunday afternoon... BTTF on the big screen while eating some chicken chipotle sliders in a big comfy chair. :D If you get the chance I recommend it.
Awesome! Btw Kevin and the rest of the folks, I'm in Texas, and way down Houston way, Guess what they are manufacturing down there? Give? The DeLorean <spelling, car. They have all the parts, and they sell them upon request. YAYYYY!:cool:Buy a flux capacitor and you are in business.
 
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