Aided by stolen plutonium, a tricked-out DeLorean, and the ingenious flux capacitor, Marty McFly took his first trip back to 1955 forty years ago. As a result, he flew into the hearts of the American public, ruling the top of the box office for nearly three months. The brainchild of partners Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, the science fiction adventure comedy perfectly blended ‘80s style and ‘50s nostalgia into the story of a young man who has to save his life by saving his parents’ marriage. Unprecedented in Hollywood production, the pair followed up their success by shooting two sequels back-to-back and released them within six months of each other in the next five years. This year, between Christmas and New Year’s, The Dryden is celebrating this iconic trilogy on 35mm film, including two chances to see the original on the big screen. It’s heavy!
Dates and Titles:
December 26: Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, US 1985, 116 min., 35mm)
December 27 (2 p.m.): Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, US 1985, 116 min., 35mm)
December 27: Back to the Future, Part II (Robert Zemeckis, US 1989, 108 min., 35mm)
December 30: Back to the Future, Part III (Robert Zemeckis, US 1990, 118 min., 35mm
Events in this Series
Back to the Future, Part III (35mm)
Back to the Future @ 40 Following the events of the previous film, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) has been thrown in the nineteenth century, forcing Marty (Michael J. Fox) to mount a rescue operation. While he manages to retrieve the DeLorean and travel back to 1885, the car crashes and severs the fuel line, leaving everyone stranded without a way to get the machine up to 88 miles per hour.
Back to the Future, Part II (35mm)
Back to the Future @ 40 Co-creators Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis followed up their 1985 megahit with two sequels, shot back-to-back and released within six months of each other. In this first sequel, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) has to travel 30 years into the future to save his children from traveling the wrong path.
Matinee: Back to the Future (35mm)
Back to the Future @ 40 Skateboarding high-schooler Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) finds himself transported to 1955 via a DeLorean time machine invented by his nutty professor pal, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). Stuck in the past, Marty must initiate his own existence by finding a way to introduce his hopelessly nerdy father (Crispin Glover) to his mother (Lea Thompson).
Back to the Future (35mm)
Back to the Future @ 40 Skateboarding high-schooler Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) finds himself transported to 1955 via a DeLorean time machine invented by his nutty professor pal, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). Stuck in the past, Marty must initiate his own existence by finding a way to introduce his hopelessly nerdy father (Crispin Glover) to his mother (Lea Thompson).