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Back to the Future is a movie trilogy written by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, produced by Gale, and directed by Zemeckis during the 1980s. The three films in the trilogy are:

The films depict the adventures of time-traveling high-school student Marty McFly and inventor Doc Brown throughout several time periods in the past (1885, 1955), present (1985), and future (2015). The first film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international phenomenon, leading to two sequels which were filmed back-to-back and released in 1989 and 1990 respectively. The trilogy is widely noted for its irreverent comedy, eccentric characters, and ability to incorporate complex theories of time-travel into its world without confusing the audience. Though the two sequels did not perform as well at the box office as the first film did, the trilogy remains immensely popular after 20 years, and has yielded such spin-offs as an animated television series and a motion-simulation ride at the Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando, Florida, North Hollywood, California, and Osaka, Japan.

Main cast

Michael J. Fox
as Marty McFly
, Marty McFly Jr. (son of Marty), Marlene McFly (daughter of Marty) and Seamus McFly (great-great-grandfather of Marty). In Back to the Future III, Marty's great-grandfather is seen in an old family photo. Marty comments that he's a "good looking guy." (As with most of the McFlys, it is Michael J. Fox in the photograph.)
Christopher Lloyd
as Dr. Emmett Brown
Thomas F. Wilson
as Biff Tannen
, Griff Tannen
(grandson of Biff) and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
(great-grandfather of Biff)
Lea Thompson
as Lorraine Baines (McFly/Tannen) and Maggie McFly (Seamus' wife, Marty's great-great-grandmother)
James Tolkan
as Mr. Strickland and Chief Marshal James Strickland (great-grandfather)
Claudia Wells
and Elisabeth Shue
as Jennifer Parker
(McFly)
Crispin Glover
and Jeffrey Weissman
as George McFly

Themes

A hallmark of the Back to the Future trilogy and a contributor to its popularity is its use of running gags, similar events, catch phrases, and parallel situations that recur in the different time frames from film to film. Note that, due to simutanious productions of Part II and Part III, they have the most themes that occur. The following is a list of these:

Marty McFly is called "chicken" in Part II by both Biff and Griff, and replies with "Nobody calls me chicken!" He's called "Yella" (yellow) by Mad Dog in Part III and replies the same way.

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Movies - Back to the Future trilogy

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