Since its release 30 years ago, "Back to the Future" has been everyone's favorite time-travel movie. It's remained a must-see long enough for Marty McFly's own kids to enjoy it.
Even so, there's much you may not know about the beloved sci-fi comedy, from the unused ideas that popped up in other films, to why there has yet to (thankfully) be a reboot. To celebrate Back to the Future Day (October 21), here are 30 things you need to know about Marty McFly's first trip through time.
"Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Trilogy" is available to own now on Blu-ray & DVD.
1. Director Robert Zemeckis and co-screenwriter Bob Gale (pictured above) tried for years to create a time-travel story. The key came in 1980, when Gale was looking over his father's high school yearbook and wondered whether he and his father would have been friends if they'd both been teenagers at the same time.
Even so, there's much you may not know about the beloved sci-fi comedy, from the unused ideas that popped up in other films, to why there has yet to (thankfully) be a reboot. To celebrate Back to the Future Day (October 21), here are 30 things you need to know about Marty McFly's first trip through time.
"Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Trilogy" is available to own now on Blu-ray & DVD.
1. Director Robert Zemeckis and co-screenwriter Bob Gale (pictured above) tried for years to create a time-travel story. The key came in 1980, when Gale was looking over his father's high school yearbook and wondered whether he and his father would have been friends if they'd both been teenagers at the same time.
- 10/21/2015
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Since its release 30 years ago this week (on July 3, 1985), "Back to the Future" has been everyone's favorite time-travel movie. It's remained a must-see long enough for Marty McFly's own kids to enjoy it.
Even so, there's much you may not know about the beloved sci-fi comedy, from the unused ideas that popped up in other films, to why there has yet to (thankfully) be a reboot. To celebrate the film's 30th anniversary, we're firing up the flux capacitor and traveling back 30 years to learn the secrets of "Back to the Future."
1. Director Robert Zemeckis and co-screenwriter Bob Gale (pictured above) tried for years to create a time-travel story. The key came in 1980, when Gale was looking over his father's high school yearbook and wondered whether he and his father would have been friends if they'd both been teenagers at the same time.
2. Zemeckis and Gale took their idea to Steven Spielberg,...
Even so, there's much you may not know about the beloved sci-fi comedy, from the unused ideas that popped up in other films, to why there has yet to (thankfully) be a reboot. To celebrate the film's 30th anniversary, we're firing up the flux capacitor and traveling back 30 years to learn the secrets of "Back to the Future."
1. Director Robert Zemeckis and co-screenwriter Bob Gale (pictured above) tried for years to create a time-travel story. The key came in 1980, when Gale was looking over his father's high school yearbook and wondered whether he and his father would have been friends if they'd both been teenagers at the same time.
2. Zemeckis and Gale took their idea to Steven Spielberg,...
- 7/3/2015
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Tim McGraw broke a sweat during a serious workout in San Diego, CA, on Wednesday. The country star and a group of pals did push-ups and running drills, even showing off their handstand skills against a wall. Tim's impressive shirtless body was on display during the session, as was his sweet "Faith" arm tattoo, honoring his wife, Faith Hill. The outdoor workout came just before Tim took the stage for a private concert for restaurant chain, Zaxby's, at the Hotel del Coronado. The party's guests weren't the only ones who enjoyed the show - since the setup was on the sand, plenty of beachgoers got to watch Tim sing his stuff too. Tim may have kept the fun going until the end of the week, since Friday marked his 49th birthday!
- 5/1/2015
- by Lauren-Turner
- Popsugar.com
Tim McGraw is Not in trouble with the law for slapping a woman at a concert ... in fact, law enforcement sources in Atl tell TMZ ... Tim may actually be the Victim.Our sources at Atlanta Pd tell us ... they've seen the video of Tim bitch slapping a woman who grabbed onto him at Sunday's concert. TMZ has 2 views of the incident. In one it looks like she might be grabbing for his crotch, but in...
- 7/18/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug premiered in Los Angeles earlier this week, ahead of its theatrical release on December 13, so herewith a new quiz to celebrate the return of our indomitable hobbit, played pitch-perfectly by Martin Freeman. It was during the Lord Of The Rings years, from 2001 to 2003, that The Office first appeared, and for the ten plus years since I have seen nobody but Freeman as the inevitable Bilbo. While his role as Tim may have sparked this dream casting, it has been his rich and varied work in the intervening years that kept the dream alive. During this period he has been increasingly hailed in the UK, but has remained largely unknown to the wider world until recent roles...
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- 12/6/2013
- Screen Anarchy
About Time
Written and directed by Richard Curtis
UK, 2013
Charm gets you only so far, so it’s lucky that Richard Curtis has three exceedingly likable actors in his new film, About Time. This is very much a Richard Curtis affair, fitting comfortably alongside Notting Hill, Love Actually, and Four Weddings and a Funeral, for good or ill. There are bold, outsized declarations of love; there is a pop-song-laden soundtrack; there are gawky yet winning lead characters; and on, and on, and on. Even with the science-fiction concept at the story’s core, About Time is, at best, a very cute movie. For most of its running time, being very cute is good enough.
Domnhall Gleeson is Tim, said gawky lead who finds out from his father (Bill Nighy) that, at age 21, all the men in his family are gifted with the ability to travel in time, only to previous points in their own lives.
Written and directed by Richard Curtis
UK, 2013
Charm gets you only so far, so it’s lucky that Richard Curtis has three exceedingly likable actors in his new film, About Time. This is very much a Richard Curtis affair, fitting comfortably alongside Notting Hill, Love Actually, and Four Weddings and a Funeral, for good or ill. There are bold, outsized declarations of love; there is a pop-song-laden soundtrack; there are gawky yet winning lead characters; and on, and on, and on. Even with the science-fiction concept at the story’s core, About Time is, at best, a very cute movie. For most of its running time, being very cute is good enough.
Domnhall Gleeson is Tim, said gawky lead who finds out from his father (Bill Nighy) that, at age 21, all the men in his family are gifted with the ability to travel in time, only to previous points in their own lives.
- 11/1/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Aww, poor Tim Tebow. As the New England Patriots trimmed down their roster in preparation for the NFL regular season on Aug. 31, Tim was one of the players let go by the team.
Tim Tebow can’t get any respect. It looked as though the overly-publicized quarterback had found a spot on the New England Patriots, but it was not meant to be — the team cut him on Aug. 31. So where does Tim go now?
Tim Tebow Released By The New England Patriots
Tim was officially released by the Patriots as they work to whittle down their training camp roster from about 75 players to the regular season limit of 53, according to Espn. Apparently, the team didn’t feel Tim was worth keeping.
After it looked like Tim might not be signed by anyone this offseason, the Patriots gave him a shot, but he unfortunately struggled to find consistency on the squad.
Tim Tebow can’t get any respect. It looked as though the overly-publicized quarterback had found a spot on the New England Patriots, but it was not meant to be — the team cut him on Aug. 31. So where does Tim go now?
Tim Tebow Released By The New England Patriots
Tim was officially released by the Patriots as they work to whittle down their training camp roster from about 75 players to the regular season limit of 53, according to Espn. Apparently, the team didn’t feel Tim was worth keeping.
After it looked like Tim might not be signed by anyone this offseason, the Patriots gave him a shot, but he unfortunately struggled to find consistency on the squad.
- 8/31/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
'The Bachelor' host Chris Harrison says he thinks Tim Tebow would make a great Bachelor. The football idol and rumored new beau of Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow may be a superstar at playing both the football and dating fields. But could he handle the hearts of 25 beautiful women on primetime television as well as he handles a pigskin? "I think he'd be a great Bachelor," said the show's host Chris Harrison to Access Hollywood Live. Chris thought he'd be so good that he even approached Tim to be Ben Flajnik's successor, but unfortunately he was shot down by the devoutly christian quarterback. Chris said right now Tim is a too busy with his rigorous football career to travel the world romancing dozens of ladies. But maybe one day, if things don't work out with Taylor, Tim may reconsider Chris's offer. Tell us what You think! Would you want a celebrity Bachelor,...
- 3/6/2012
- by HL Staff
- HollywoodLife
Where to begin to say goodbye to such an incredible series? In "Always," the time came for the lights to go out in Dillon. And you bet your ass I was misty-eyed.
Friday Night Lights has always had incredible writing (minus the season two murder plotline, of course), so it came as no shock that it produced an episode so full of heart, one that allowed us to come full circle in so many ways. The player interviews under the tents mimicked the same scenes in the pilot, except this time it was Vince and not Jason Street. It was a wonderful way to bookend the series and stay true to the story of these people.
We got to revisit the Alamo Freeze, the site of so many Dillon memories. But forget the ice cream sundaes with jimmies, Matt Saracen had a serious question for Julie Taylor. The engagement was just so raw and real,...
Friday Night Lights has always had incredible writing (minus the season two murder plotline, of course), so it came as no shock that it produced an episode so full of heart, one that allowed us to come full circle in so many ways. The player interviews under the tents mimicked the same scenes in the pilot, except this time it was Vince and not Jason Street. It was a wonderful way to bookend the series and stay true to the story of these people.
We got to revisit the Alamo Freeze, the site of so many Dillon memories. But forget the ice cream sundaes with jimmies, Matt Saracen had a serious question for Julie Taylor. The engagement was just so raw and real,...
- 7/16/2011
- by leigh.raines@gmail.com (Leigh Raines)
- TVfanatic
Timothy Fattig, of low-budget horror group Desert Screams Productions in Tombstone, Arizona, hid his mother's corpse and lied about her whereabouts to police. Why?
Tim Fattig was a 34-year-old aspiring horror filmmaker in Tombstone, Arizona, USA. His company, Desert Scream Productions, was basically just him and whoever would tag along to help him make his short films, but he was excited about his first feature-length horror movie, which he described alternately as a "psychological slasher" to be called The Collector and "an anarchic, darkly funny" vampire film called Bringing Down the Sun. Neither film has been completed.
He must have been sooo busy trying to decide which film to make first that he totally forgot to tell anyone his mother, Jill Fattig (68) had passed away. In something straight out of Hitchock's Psycho, he kept her skeletal remains inside his home for about a year. When the Tombstone Marshal's Office came...
Tim Fattig was a 34-year-old aspiring horror filmmaker in Tombstone, Arizona, USA. His company, Desert Scream Productions, was basically just him and whoever would tag along to help him make his short films, but he was excited about his first feature-length horror movie, which he described alternately as a "psychological slasher" to be called The Collector and "an anarchic, darkly funny" vampire film called Bringing Down the Sun. Neither film has been completed.
He must have been sooo busy trying to decide which film to make first that he totally forgot to tell anyone his mother, Jill Fattig (68) had passed away. In something straight out of Hitchock's Psycho, he kept her skeletal remains inside his home for about a year. When the Tombstone Marshal's Office came...
- 3/14/2011
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
I thought that maybe Fnl would go easy on Tim Riggins after having him take the fall and do time for Billy's transgressions, maybe give him some well-deserved happiness, but no. Tim may be free physically, but his soul is still locked up in a dark space, festering with resentment and anger. As Mindy notes, Tim's different. The good news is that it gives Taylor Kitsch a reason to glower darkly and shoot threatening looks at everybody (and later punches), which is a pretty great thing.
In "The March," at his own welcome home party, Tim stares out the window and Becky approaches and says he looks lonely. His relationship with her is complex. Sure, he rebuffed her. But his brotherliness may have evolved into romantic affection for her all those months in jail from the looks they exchange. You also get the sense that upon Tim's return, their distance...
In "The March," at his own welcome home party, Tim stares out the window and Becky approaches and says he looks lonely. His relationship with her is complex. Sure, he rebuffed her. But his brotherliness may have evolved into romantic affection for her all those months in jail from the looks they exchange. You also get the sense that upon Tim's return, their distance...
- 1/27/2011
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
" White Collar " hottie Matt Bomer ( right ) got his dance on at Comic-Con -- and busted some serious moves to Ke$ha 's " Tik Tok ." Bomer, joined by co-star Tim DeKay ( left ) and some random kid ( right ), tested out the " Just Dance 2 " game for the Wii at the convention yesterday in San Diego. Matt and Tim may be the celebs, but the kid in the middle is the real star here. Read more...
- 7/23/2010
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Paul Reubens' career went from the playhouse to the doghouse in just a few days. After his arrest back in 1991 for indecent exposure, Paul never could get the negative media stampede off of his back. He decided to stay out of the limelight, only doing occasional projects from time to time.Paul is known for his extremely quirky, childish and hilarious character, Pee Wee Herman. A persona he created while with The Groundlings comedy group. After two movies and a successful children's TV show, that was watched by as many adults as kids, Pee Wee disappeared from the spotlight. After 18 or so years, he's back. The Pee Wee Show is a live stage show now playing at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. It's a stage version of his Playhouse television program and it is absolutely fantastic. I saw it tonight and I smiled for the entire 80 minutes. It really was a lot of fun.
- 1/17/2010
- LRMonline.com
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