Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 25 wins & 25 nominations total
Tom Wilson
- Biff Tannen
- (as Thomas F. Wilson)
J.J. Cohen
- Skinhead
- (as Jeffrey Jay Cohen)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe rights to the film and its sequels are owned by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. In a 2015 interview, Zemeckis maintained that no reboot or remake of the film would be authorized during his or Gale's lifetime.
- GoofsWhen Marty is being chased by terrorists, Eric Stoltz is playing Marty. Michael J. Fox was later chosen over him, but they kept the driving scenes at the mall with Stoltz in, since the shots were fairly distant and the driver's face is not particularly visible.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Marty McFly: Hey, Doc, we better back up. We don't have enough road to get up to 88.
Dr. Emmett Brown: Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
- Crazy creditsFor the video release, "To Be Continued" was added before the closing credits. This title has disappeared from the DVD release.
- Alternate versionsSpanish dubbed version also refers to Marty in 1955 as Levi Strauss instead of Calvin Klein.
- ConnectionsEdited into Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- SoundtracksThe Power of Love
Performed by Huey Lewis & The News (as Huey Lewis and The News)
Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Written by Huey Lewis, Johnny Colla and Chris Hayes
Published by Hulex Music
Administered by Red Admiral Music Inc.
Featured review
A funny sci-fi? Unusual but here it not only works but does so spectacularly. A whimsical but very clever time travel story that bedazzles you leaving you wanting more.
The charasmatic Michael J Fox plays a wonderful bumbling high schooler searching for love, a guitar gig and his existence which he himself threatens to erase.
Clever and humourous references litter this fun flick; references which are further improved upon in the sequels. Views of the same scenes from different angles, different perspectives and different timelines abound.
Fun for the entire family.
The charasmatic Michael J Fox plays a wonderful bumbling high schooler searching for love, a guitar gig and his existence which he himself threatens to erase.
Clever and humourous references litter this fun flick; references which are further improved upon in the sequels. Views of the same scenes from different angles, different perspectives and different timelines abound.
Fun for the entire family.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Volver al futuro
- Filming locations
- Whittier High School - 12417 E. Philadelphia Street, Whittier, California, USA(Hill Valley High School)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $214,077,472
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,152,500
- Jul 7, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $384,577,472
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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