Adventure ·Comedy ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1985 · 1h 56m

Back to the Future

Back to the Future poster
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Cast
Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly Christopher Lloyd as Emmett Brown Crispin Glover as George McFly Lea Thompson as Lorraine Baines Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen
Crew
Dean Cundey — Director of Photography Harry Keramidas — Editor Arthur Schmidt — Editor Alan Silvestri — Original Music Composer Robert Zemeckis — Writer Bob Gale — Writer
Tagline

He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Back to the Future — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
flying carrace against timeclock towercar racelightningguitarinventorjourney in the pastinventiontime travelbullyingmad scientist
Key Collaborators
Robert Zemeckis Director Dean Cundey Director of Photography Harry Keramidas Editor Arthur Schmidt Editor Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer Robert Zemeckis Writer Bob Gale Writer Neil Canton Producer Bob Gale Producer Lawrence G. Paull Production Design Deborah L. Scott Costume Design
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