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Back to the Future (film series)

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NameBack to the Future
Directed byRobert Zemeckis
Produced byBob Gale
Neil Canton
Frank Marshall
Kathleen Kennedy
Steven Spielberg
Steve Starkey (associate [1 & 2])
Written byRobert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
StarringMichael J. Fox
Christopher Lloyd
Thomas F. Wilson
Lea Thompson
James Tolkan
Part 1:
Claudia Wells
Crispin Glover
Parts 2 and 3:
Elisabeth Shue
Jeffrey Weissman
Part 3:
Mary Steenburgen
Music byAlan Silvestri
CinematographyDean Cundey
Editing byHarry Keramidas
Arthur Schmidt
StudioAmblin Entertainment
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date1985-1990
Running time337 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$99,000,000
Gross revenue$957,587,347

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The Back to the Future series is a comedic science fiction adventure film series written by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, directed by Zemeckis, produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The main plot follows the adventures of a high school student Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and eccentric scientist Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) as they use a modified DeLorean automobile to time travel to different periods of the history of Hill Valley, California.

The first film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international phenomenon, leading to the second and third films which were filmed back-to-back and released in 1989 and 1990 respectively. Though the two sequels did not perform quite as well at the box office as the first film, the trilogy remains immensely popular after nearly a quarter century and has yielded such spin-offs as an animated television series and a motion-simulation ride at the Universal Studios Theme Parks in Universal City, California (now closed); Orlando, Florida (now closed), and Osaka, Japan, as well as an upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 video game. The film's visual effects were done by Industrial Light and Magic. All together, the trilogy was nominated for five Academy Awards, one of which (Best Sound Editing) was won.

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Film Year Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Executive Producer(s)
Back to the Future 1985 Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
Neil Canton
Bob Gale
Steven Spielberg
Kathleen Kennedy
Frank Marshall
Back to the Future Part II 1989 Story:
Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
Screenplay:
Bob Gale
Back to the Future Part III 1990

Box office performance :
United States Foreign Worldwide All time domestic All time worldwide
Back to the Future July 3, 1985 $210,609,762 $170,500,000 $381,109,762 #86
#56(A)
#126 $19,000,000
Back to the Future Part II November 22, 1989 $118,450,002 $213,500,000 $331,950,002 #320 #180 $40,000,000
Back to the Future Part III May 25, 1990 $87,727,583 $156,800,000 $244,527,583 #509 #292 $40,000,000
Total $416,787,347 $540,800,000 $957,587,347 $99,000,000
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Critical reaction :
Overall Cream of the Crop
Back to the Future 96% (45 reviews) 80% (5 reviews)
Back to the Future Part II 63% (38 reviews) 33% (6 reviews)
Back to the Future Part III 71% (35 reviews) 50% (6 reviews)

Release formats and features : Framing issues
Box Audio Scene Specific Commentary Framing Enhanced MJ Fox interview
CED Tan with Marty and DeLorean Stereo No ? No
1986 (Part I) VHS Blue with Marty and DeLorean Stereo No Correct Widescreen No
Laserdisc Charcoal with logo Stereo No Generous No
VCD Blue with Marty and DeLorean Stereo No Correct Widescreen No
2002 R1 DVD Blue with Marty and Doc with DeLorean Dolby 5.1 Yes Incorrect Widescreen Yes
2002 R2/R4 UK DVD Black with DeLorean Dolby 5.1 and DTS No Incorrect Widescreen No
2002 R2 German DVD Black with DeLorean Dolby 5.1 and DTS No Incorrect Widescreen ?
2003 "V2" (Part II & Part III) DVD No box Dolby 5.1 Yes Corrected Widescreen Yes
2005 R1 DVD Blue with Marty and Doc Dolby 5.1 Yes Corrected Widescreen Yes
2005 R2/R4 UK DVD Blue with DeLorean Dolby 5.1 and DTS Yes Corrected Widescreen Yes
2005 R2 German DVD Blue with DeLorean Dolby 5.1 and DTS No Corrected Widescreen ?
2005 R2 Japanese DVD Blue with DeLorean ? ? Corrected Widescreen ?
2006 R2 UK DVD Blue with DeLorean Dolby 5.1 and DTS Yes Corrected Widescreen Yes
2008 R2 UK DVD Black Steelbook Case with DeLorean Dolby 5.1 and DTS Yes Corrected Widescreen Yes
2009 R1 Individual DVDs BTTF: Marty with DeLorean
BTTF II: Marty and Doc with DeLorean
BTTF III: Marty, Doc, and Clara with DeLorean
Dolby 5.1 Yes Corrected Widescreen Yes

Back to the Future

Films
Back to the Future * Back to the Future Part II * Back to the Future Part III
Characters
McFly familyMarty McFly * George McFly * Lorraine Baines * Jennifer Parker
Brown familyDr. Emmett "Doc" Brown * Clara Clayton
Tannen FamilyBiff Tannen * Griff Tannen * Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
Media
SoundtracksBack to the Future * Back to the Future Part II * Back to the Future Part III * The Back to the Future Trilogy * Intrada 2-CD Score
Songs"The Power of Love" * "Back in Time" * "Johnny B. Goode" * "Mr. Sandman" * "Earth Angel" * "Doubleback"
Other related mediaBack to the Future: The Animated Series (episodes) * Back to the Future: The Ride * Video games * Back to the Future: The Pinball * Back to the Future Part II & III
Universe
DeLorean time machine * Hill Valley * Hoverboard * In popular culture



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