Back to the Future 1985 Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Back to the Future (1985) |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Screenplay Writer | Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Lead Actors | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd |
| Cast | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Claudia Wells, Thomas F. Wilson |
| Genre | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Adventure |
| Release Date | July 3, 1985 (USA) |
| Duration | ~1h 56m (116 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$19 million (estimated) |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$395–396 million |
Back to the Future 1985 Ratings
| Platform | Rating |
|---|---|
| IMDb | ⭐ 8.5 / 10 |
| Rotten Tomatoes (Critics) | 🍅 92% Tomatometer |
| Rotten Tomatoes (Audience) | 🍿 95% Popcornmeter |
| Metacritic | 🎬 ~88 / 100 (Universal acclaim) |
| Letterboxd | ⭐ ~4.2 / 5 (approx)† |
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Summary
Marty McFly, your typical 80’s teen, is accidentally transported back to the 50’s in a time machine invented by his eccentric scientist friend. There, Marty must repair the damage his presence has done to the events of the past while finding a way back to 1985.
Review
A smart movie with great acting, original story lines and a great mix of humor and suspense, Back to the Future is watchable time and again. As if all that weren’t enough, there’s a time machine made out of a DeLorean. If that’s not a winning formula, I don’t know what is. The story begins when Marty McFly (Fox), an average teenager, is transported back to 1955 in the aforementioned contraption developed by his friend, the wild eyed, white haired scientist Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown (Lloyd). Having inexplicably ventured 30 years into the past, Marty then interferes with a critical event his parents’ first meeting which jeopardizes his very existence. He tracks down a younger version of Doc, who works with him to rectify this crisis and send him back in time. As much as this has the feel of a fun loving Hollywood blockbuster on the surface, the characters and plot are both surprisingly complex.
Since he tampered with their initial run-in, Marty must force his parents to fall in love. Watching him interact with his teenage parents, who we first see in ’85 as adults (a spineless nerd and a burned-out alcoholic) is funny, awkward and sad. It shows us how George and Lorraine McFly became who they are, and where Marty gets his own set of imperfections.
Then there is the technical aspect of returning to 1985. Since the time machine runs on plutonium (unavailable in 1955), Marty and Doc devise a plan to harness an equally powerful source of energy a bolt of lightning. As cool as the sci-fi premise is, it serves to open up deeper, almost philosophical elements. What if we could somehow change our history, for better or worse? Marty learns that if go beyond what you think are your traditional boundaries, you can take control of your own destiny.
Random Facts
Creative and humorous references abound throughout the film listen for references to Ronald Reagan, Chuck Berry and others in the 1955 scenes Soundtrack features two great tracks from Huey Lewis & The News (no, really). Followed by two bad sequels that may be worth viewing once, but recycle the same stories jokes and quickly cease to entertain.
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