"Back to the Future"
Screenplay | Script
Written By: Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale
Revised Pink • 10.21.1984
July 3, 1985 • Universal Pictures
When teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), he finds himself mixed up in a time-altering chain reaction that could vaporize his future — and leave him trapped in the past.
You built a time machine -- out of a DeLorian?
Marty,
pg. 19 : scene: 19
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Cast
| Notable Cast | |||
 | Michael J. Fox | ... | Marty McFly |
 | Christopher Lloyd | ... | Dr. Emmett Brown |
 | Lea Thompson | ... | Lorraine Baines |
 | Crispin Glover | ... | George McFly |
 | Thomas F. Wilson | ... | Biff Tannen |
 | Claudia Wells | ... | Jennifer Parker |
 | Marc McClure | ... | Dave McFly |
 | Wendie Jo Sperber | ... | Linda McFly |
 | George DiCenzo | ... | Sam Baines |
 | Frances Lee McCain | ... | Stella Baines |
 | James Tolkan | ... | Mr. Strickland |
 | J.J. Cohen | ... | Skinhead |
 | Casey Siemaszko | ... | 3-D |
 | Billy Zane | ... | Match |
 | Harry Waters Jr. | ... | Marvin Berry |
 | Donald Fullilove | ... | Goldie Wilson |
Awards
| Notable Wins | |||
 | National Film Preservation Board, USA (2007) | ... | National Film Registry |
 | Charles L. Campbell, Robert R. Rutledge | ... | Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing |
 | Michael J. Fox | ... | Best Actor |
| Kevin Pike | ... | Best Special Effects |
Box Office
| (1985) U.S. Dollars | |||
| Budget | ... | $19,000,000 | |
| Opening weekend | ... | $11,152,500 | |
| Gross (US & Canada) | ... | $211,406,762 | |
| Gross (World) | ... | $381,109,762 | |
Poster
| U.S. Version | |||
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Sources
| Additional Content | |||
| Cast Photos | ... | IMDb | |
| Box Office | ... | IMDb Pro | |
| Poster | ... | Official Site | |
| Awards | ... | The 58th Academy Awards | |
| Awards | ... | 13th Saturn Awards | |
| Studio | ... | Universal Pictures | |
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