Principal cast
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson and Claudia Wells
Film 331 of 342 on the Screen Path
Back to the Future
He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all.
About the film
Back to the Future at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1985 film at stop 331 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Key craft credits
Dean Cundey (director of photography), Arthur Schmidt (editor), Harry Keramidas (editor), Alan Silvestri (original music composer) and Lawrence G. Paull (production design)
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Release
- 1985-07-03
- Runtime
- 116 minutes
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy and Science Fiction
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Michael J. FoxCharacter: Marty McFly
- Christopher LloydCharacter: Emmett Brown
- Crispin GloverCharacter: George McFly
- Lea ThompsonCharacter: Lorraine Baines
- Claudia WellsCharacter: Jennifer Parker
- Thomas F. WilsonCharacter: Biff Tannen
- Marc McClureCharacter: Dave McFly
- Wendie Jo SperberCharacter: Linda McFly
- George DiCenzoCharacter: Sam Baines
- Frances Lee McCainCharacter: Stella Baines
- James TolkanCharacter: Mr. Strickland
- J.J. CohenCharacter: Skinhead
Full crew
Full crew
- Robert ZemeckisCredits: Director, Writer
- Dean CundeyCredits: Director of Photography
- Judy TaylorCredits: Casting
- Alan SilvestriCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Neil CantonCredits: Producer
- Jane FeinbergCredits: Casting
- Mike FentonCredits: Casting
- Bob GaleCredits: Producer, Writer
- Harry KeramidasCredits: Editor
- Arthur SchmidtCredits: Editor
- Lawrence G. PaullCredits: Production Design
- Robert SchmelzerCredits: Stunts
- Spiro RazatosCredits: Stunts
- Bob YerkesCredits: Stunts
- Per WelinderCredits: Stunts
- Bernie PockCredits: Stunts
- Jimmy Corona RooneyCredits: Stunts
- Max KlevenCredits: Stunts
- Richard E. ButlerCredits: Stunts
- John-Clay ScottCredits: Stunts
- Loren JanesCredits: Stunts
- Kathleen KennedyCredits: Executive Producer
- Frank MarshallCredits: Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
- Hal GausmanCredits: Set Decoration
- Steven SpielbergCredits: Executive Producer
- Dorothy ByrneCredits: Hairstylist
- Deborah L. ScottCredits: Costume Design
- Ken ChaseCredits: Makeup Artist
- Todd HallowellCredits: Art Direction
- Robert R. RutledgeCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Bones HoweCredits: Music Supervisor
- Ralph Nelson Jr.Credits: Still Photographer
- Raymond StellaCredits: Camera Operator
- Charles L. CampbellCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Clyde E. BryanCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Barbara Palmer DixonCredits: Assistant Editor
- John A. LarsenCredits: Sound Editor
- Julie Starr DresnerCredits: Set Costumer, Key Costumer
- Dennis E. JonesCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Robert IannacconeCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Elizabeth RabeCredits: Hairstylist
- Brian CallahanCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Jack GrossbergCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Walter ScottCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Arthur F. RepolaCredits: Post Production Supervisor
- Huey LewisCredits: Songs
- Alan L. NinebergCredits: ADR Editor
- Pamela M. EilersonCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Tim StadlerCredits: Painter
- Ronald WoodwardCredits: Key Grip
- John FeinblattCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- John RoeschCredits: Foley
- John ZemanskyCredits: Property Master
- Albert HoodCredits: Electrician
- Ellen Lichtwardt GoodchildCredits: Visual Effects
- Earl SampsonCredits: Boom Operator
- Brad JeffriesCredits: Choreographer
- Charlie MullenCredits: Animation Supervisor
- David McGiffertCredits: First Assistant Director
- Marsha RobertsonCredits: Unit Publicist
- Paul PavCredits: Location Manager
- Lawrence JordanCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Kenneth KarmanCredits: Music Editor
- Laurie VermontCredits: Production Coordinator
- William B. KaplanCredits: Production Sound Mixer
- Dic AlexanderCredits: Grip
- Takeo OgawaCredits: Sound Designer
- Kevin PikeCredits: Special Effects Supervisor
- Ernest DepewCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Ramon PahoyoCredits: Craft Service
- Bonne RadfordCredits: Production Controller
- James B. CampbellCredits: Orchestrator
- Dick LasleyCredits: Production Illustrator
- Cameron BirnieCredits: Set Designer
- Al GaynorCredits: Scenic Artist
- Terry HaggarCredits: Color Timer
- Gregory DultzCredits: Driver
- Leanne MooreCredits: Production Accountant
- Sonny PettijohnCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
- Donah BassettCredits: Negative Cutter
- Ray GilbertiCredits: Assistant Camera
- Dan CooperCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Robert R. DraneyCredits: Assistant Accountant
- Haleen K. HoltCredits: Costume Illustrator
- Darcy VebberCredits: Utility Sound
- Michael MooreCredits: Assistant Editor
- Mark WalthourCredits: Chief Lighting Technician
- Nina SaxonCredits: Title Designer
- Richard BabinCredits: Dolly Grip
- Greg OrloffCredits: Foley Mixer
- Rob StevensCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
- Donna K. BakerCredits: Rotoscoping Artist
- Gary A. HeckerCredits: Foley Artist
- Alexander Xavier Ponce-BonanoCredits: Scientific Consultant
- Joe PfaltzgrafCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Charles CroughwellCredits: Stunt Double
- Warren FranklinCredits: General Manager
- Larry SingerCredits: Supervising ADR Editor
- Steve TateCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Thomas MarshallCredits: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Ted MoehnkeCredits: Pyrotechnician
- Wes TakahashiCredits: Animation Supervisor
- Phillip NorwoodCredits: Visual Effects Art Director
- S.V. Henson, Jr.Credits: Security
- Drew StruzanCredits: Art Designer
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