Back to the Future
1985 film directed by Robert Zemeckis
Facts
57 properties- Instance of
- film
- Award received
- Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, Saturn Award for Best Special Effects, Saturn Award for Best Actor, Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film, David di Donatello, Goldene Leinwand, International Film Music Critics Association Awards, Jupiter Awards, Young Artist Awards[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis[14]
- Genre
- science fiction film, adventure film, comedy film, teen film, time-travel film[18][19][20][21][22]
- Followed by
- Back to the Future Part II[23]
- Official website
- www.bttfmovie.com, www.backtothefuture.com
- Screenwriter
- Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale[15][16]
- Producer
- Bob Gale, Neil Canton[38][39]
- Part of the series
- Back to the Future[40]
- Part of
- National Film Registry[44]
- Coordinate location
- 🗺️ 34.141°, -118.350°
- Nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Sound
- Duration
- +115
- Assessment
- Bechdel test, reverse Bechdel Test
- Australian Classification
- PG
- BBFC rating
- PG certificate
- Box office
- 383.3M (212.8M–383.3M, n=3)
- CNC film rating (France)
- no age restriction
- Capital cost
- +19000000
- Cast member
- Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Michael J. Fox, Thomas F. Wilson, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, James Tolkan, Norman Alden, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain, Will Hare, George Buck Flower, Billy Zane, Casey Siemaszko, Claudia Wells, Courtney Gains, Huey Lewis and the News, Jason Hervey, Jason Marin, Maia Brewton, Huey Lewis, J. J. Cohen, Donald Fullilove[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
- Characters
- Marty McFly, Jennifer Parker, George McFly, Lorraine Baines McFly, Biff Tannen, Emmett Brown
- ClassInd rating
- 12
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- Composer
- Alan Silvestri[17]
- Copyright holder
- Universal Pictures
- Costume designer
- Deborah Lynn Scott
- Country of origin
- United States[55]
- Derivative work
- Back to the Future
- Different from
- Back to the Future
- Director of photography
- Dean Cundey[43]
- Distributed by
- MOKÉP, Netflix, Universal Pictures, Xfinity Streampix, Ivi.ru
- Distribution format
- video on demand[48]
- Executive producer
- Steven Spielberg
- FSK film rating
- FSK 12
- Film editor
- Harry Keramidas, Arthur Schmidt
- Filming location
- Los Angeles, Gamble House
- Filmiroda rating
- Category II
- Has characteristic
- title for Spain, title for Hispanic America
- ICAA rating
- general audiences
- Kijkwijzer rating
- Kijkwijzer 6, 12
- MPA film rating
- PG
- Main subject
- time travel
- Media franchise
- Back to the Future
- Medierådet rating
- Suitable for a general audience
- Narrative location
- Hill Valley
- Production company
- Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures[41][42]
- Significant event
- premiere, principal photography
- Soundtrack release
- Back to the Future – Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack, The Power of Love[46][47]
- Takes place in fictional universe
- Hill Valley fictive universe
- Title
- Back to the Future
- Uses
- time travel
- Voice actor
- Charles L. Campbell
🏷️ Also known as
en Back to the Future
ar العودة إلى المستقبل
ar باك تو ذا فيوتشر (فيلم)
ar عودة إلى المستقبل (فيلم)
ar العودة إلى المستقبل (فيلم)
cs Návrat do budoucnosti
da Tilbage til fremtiden
de Zurück in die Zukunft
el Επιστροφή στο Μέλλον
fa بازگشت به آینده
fi Back to the Future
fi Paluu tulevaisuuteen
fr Retour vers le futur
he בחזרה לעתיד
hi बैक टू द फ़्यूचर
hu Vissza a jövőbe
it Ritorno al futuro
it Back to the Future
ja バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー
ko 백 투 더 퓨처
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Summary
Back to the Future is a film[1].
Body
Cultural Impact
Things named for Back to the Future include I Don't Know How But They Found Me[60], a musical duo[61], founded in 2016[62].
Why It Matters
Entities named for it include I Don't Know How But They Found Me[60], a musical duo[61], founded in 2016[62].
FAQs
What awards did Back to the Future receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[2], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[4], and Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film[5].
🛰️ Living Edge
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Cast member
Michael J. Fox
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evidence “Back to the Future star Michael J.” hellomagazine.com · read source
Publication date
1985
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evidence “Fox starred as teenager Marty McFly in the science fiction movie Back To The Future in 1985, as well as in the sequels Back To The Future Part II (in 1989) and Back To The Future III (in 1990).” dailymail.com · read source