Back to the Future Part II (1989)

After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Robert Zemeckis (characters), Bob Gale (characters)

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael J. Fox	...	Marty McFly / Marty McFly Jr. / Marlene McFly
Christopher Lloyd	...	Dr. Emmett Brown
Lea Thompson	...	Lorraine
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Biff Tannen / Griff
Elisabeth Shue	...	Jennifer
James Tolkan	...	Strickland
Jeffrey Weissman	...	George McFly
Casey Siemaszko	...	3-D
Billy Zane	...	Match
J.J. Cohen	...	Skinhead
Charles Fleischer	...	Terry
E'Casanova	...	'Michael Jackson' Video Waiter (as E. Casanova Evans)
Jay Koch	...	'Ronald Reagan' Video Waiter
Charles Gherardi	...	'Ayatollah Khomeini' Video Waiter
Ricky Dean Logan	...	Data

Storyline

Marty McFly has only just gotten back from the past, when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty's job in the future is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the present.

---

Plot Keywords:

second part | adultery | lift skirt | year 2015 | time machine | 

---

Taglines:

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!

---

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

---

Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film takes place on October 26, 1985, on October 21, 2015, from October 26 to October 27, 1985 in the alternate timeline and on November 12, 1955.

---

Goofs

The DeLorean travels through time, not space per se (for example if it started a trip on Main St in 1955 it ended on Main St in 1985 although it does travel through time in the sense that the Earth's position in the galaxy would differ), however in the beginning they leave 1985 relatively close to the ground yet don't arrive in the same spot in 2015, instead appear to be at a much higher altitude.

---

Quotes

[first lines]
Young Jennifer: How 'bout a ride, mister?
Marty McFly: Jennifer! Oh, man, are you a sight for sore eyes; let me look at you.
Young Jennifer: Marty, you're acting like you haven't seen me in a week.
Marty McFly: I haven't.

---

Crazy Credits

The DVD version (Region 4) has "To Be Concluded" just before the start of the credits.

---

Alternate Versions

Spanish dubbed version also refers to Marty as Levi Strauss instead of Calvin Klein.

---

Connections

Referenced in Barshens: Movie Quiz of Doom (2016)

---

Soundtracks

Jaws Theme
(uncredited)
Written by John Williams

User Reviews

Best time travel adventure!

As a huge BTTF fan, I have to admit that this is the best BTTF flick ever made. It has all the ingredients to please all audience of any age. I personally like the 50's stuff in it, but I am also a huge 80's fan (the present in the movie) and the future is just hilarious. Of course...it has been almost two decades since this movie came out, and now we know that the future that is shown in BTTF 2 is a bit funny, but hey...do you remember Total Recall? Now THAT is also a future that would never see daylight, but at least the BTTF 2 future is amusing.

I have seen this movie over a dozen times, and I tried to find things that don't match, movie mistakes etc. (yes..I am a pain in the ..)but the thing is, I KNOW that there are mistakes (like reflections in window glass) but this movie keeps your mind drifting away, enchanted by the great story and great moments. Of course Spielberg never intended to have more ingredients then the past (50's), the present and the future. But almost 20 years later...it is also a (another) great movie to see what the 80's were all about. (so another great moment for people of my age, born in the late 70's)

I recommend this movie to ANYONE, but watch BTTF(the first movie) first, because you can't watch part 2 or 3 without watching it in the right sequence.

Have fun! (I recommend the trilogy box, you can purchase it anywhere)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paradox

Filming Locations:

161 N. Magnolia Avenue, Monrovia, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,835,125, 26 November 1989

Gross USA:

$119,000,002

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$335,973,020

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, U-Drive Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1