Back to the Future | |
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Created by | Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale |
Original work | Back to the Future (1985) |
Owners | Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment |
Years | 1985–1990 |
Films and television | |
Film(s) |
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Short film(s) | Doc Brown Saves the World (2015) |
Animated series | Back to the Future (1991–1992) |
Theatrical presentations | |
Play(s) | Back to the Future Day (2015) |
Musical(s) | Back to the Future: The Musical (2020) |
Games | |
Video game(s) | List of video games |
Audio | |
Soundtrack(s) | List of soundtracks |
Miscellaneous | |
Theme park attraction(s) | Back to the Future: The Ride (1991) |
Pinball | Back to the Future: The Pinball (1990) |
Character(s) | List of characters |
Official website | |
Backtothefuture.com |
Back to the Future is an American science fiction franchise created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly, and an eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in the history of the fictional town of Hill Valley, California.
The first Back to the Future film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international phenomenon, leading to the second and third films, which were back-to-back film productions, released in 1989 and 1990, respectively. Though the sequels did not perform as well at the box office as the first film, the trilogy remains immensely popular and has yielded such spin-offs as an animated television series and a motion-simulation ride at the Universal Destinations & Experiences in Universal City, California; Orlando, Florida; and Osaka, Japan (all now closed), as well as a video game and a stage musical. The film's visual effects were done by Industrial Light and Magic. The first film won an Academy Award for Sound Editing.[1]