Back to the Future
The brilliant first chapter of Robert Zemeckis' peerless Back to the Future trilogy. Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine invented by Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). There he bumps into his young mum (Lea Thompson) and dad (Crispin Glover) and finds himself mixed up in a time-shattering chain reaction that could destroy his own future and leave him trapped in the past.
- Director:
- Robert Zemeckis ('Romancing the Stone')
- Writer:
- Bob GaleRobert Zemeckis
- Cast:
- Michael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonCrispin GloverThomas F. WilsonClaudia WellsMarc McClureWendie Jo SperberBilly ZaneHuey Lewis
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressPerformances by the earnest Fox, the lunatic Lloyd, the deceptively passionate Lea Thompson, and, particularly, the bumbling-to-confident Glover, who runs away with the picture, merrily keep the ship sailing.
Total Film
pressPitch-perfect scripting, pacing and performances conclusively prove it don’t take money to make a blockbuster for the ages.
The New York Times
pressZemeckis is able both to keep the story moving and to keep it from going too far. He handles Back to the Future with the kind of inventiveness that indicates he will be spinning funny, whimsical tall tales for a long time to come.
The Guardian
pressHandled with easy wit and flair, like a Shakespearian disguise comedy, and it made a whopping star of Fox.
Roger Ebert
pressShows not only a fine comic touch but also some of the lighthearted humanism of a Frank Capra.
Empire Magazine
pressTo put it bluntly: if you don't like Back To The Future, it's difficult to believe that you like films at all.
Variety
pressPerformances by the earnest Fox, the lunatic Lloyd, the deceptively passionate Lea Thompson, and, particularly, the bumbling-to-confident Glover, who runs away with the picture, merrily keep the ship sailing.
Total Film
pressPitch-perfect scripting, pacing and performances conclusively prove it don’t take money to make a blockbuster for the ages.
The New York Times
pressZemeckis is able both to keep the story moving and to keep it from going too far. He handles Back to the Future with the kind of inventiveness that indicates he will be spinning funny, whimsical tall tales for a long time to come.
The Guardian
pressHandled with easy wit and flair, like a Shakespearian disguise comedy, and it made a whopping star of Fox.
Roger Ebert
pressShows not only a fine comic touch but also some of the lighthearted humanism of a Frank Capra.
Empire Magazine
pressTo put it bluntly: if you don't like Back To The Future, it's difficult to believe that you like films at all.
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