Principal cast
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson and Claudia Wells
Film 330 of 498 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 330 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
- Arthur SchmidtCredits: Editor
- Mike FentonCredits: Casting
- Dean CundeyCredits: Director of Photography
- Harry KeramidasCredits: Editor
- Judy TaylorCredits: Casting
- Jane FeinbergCredits: Casting
- Lawrence G. PaullCredits: Production Design
- Bob GaleCredits: Producer, Writer
- Alan SilvestriCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Neil CantonCredits: Producer
- Spiro RazatosCredits: Stunts
- Robert SchmelzerCredits: Stunts
- Bob YerkesCredits: Stunts
- Per WelinderCredits: Stunts
- Jimmy Corona RooneyCredits: Stunts
- Bernie PockCredits: Stunts
- John-Clay ScottCredits: Stunts
- Max KlevenCredits: Stunts
- Loren JanesCredits: Stunts
- Richard E. ButlerCredits: Stunts
- Frank MarshallCredits: Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
- Ken ChaseCredits: Makeup Artist
- Kathleen KennedyCredits: Executive Producer
- Steven SpielbergCredits: Executive Producer
- Deborah L. ScottCredits: Costume Design
- Dorothy ByrneCredits: Hairstylist
- Todd HallowellCredits: Art Direction
- Hal GausmanCredits: Set Decoration
- Charles L. CampbellCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Bones HoweCredits: Music Supervisor
- John A. LarsenCredits: Sound Editor
- Barbara Palmer DixonCredits: Assistant Editor
- Clyde E. BryanCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Robert R. RutledgeCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Ralph Nelson Jr.Credits: Still Photographer
- Raymond StellaCredits: Camera Operator
- Jack GrossbergCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Julie Starr DresnerCredits: Set Costumer, Key Costumer
- Dennis E. JonesCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Elizabeth RabeCredits: Hairstylist
- Robert IannacconeCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Brian CallahanCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Walter ScottCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Arthur F. RepolaCredits: Post Production Supervisor
- Huey LewisCredits: Songs
- Alan L. NinebergCredits: ADR Editor
- Pamela M. EilersonCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Ronald WoodwardCredits: Key Grip
- Dic AlexanderCredits: Grip
- Brad JeffriesCredits: Choreographer
- Albert HoodCredits: Electrician
- Takeo OgawaCredits: Sound Designer
- Bonne RadfordCredits: Production Controller
- Ellen Lichtwardt GoodchildCredits: Visual Effects
- Al GaynorCredits: Scenic Artist
- James B. CampbellCredits: Orchestrator
- Leanne MooreCredits: Production Accountant
- John ZemanskyCredits: Property Master
- John FeinblattCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- Earl SampsonCredits: Boom Operator
- David McGiffertCredits: First Assistant Director
- Terry HaggarCredits: Color Timer
- Lawrence JordanCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Kenneth KarmanCredits: Music Editor
- John RoeschCredits: Foley
- Kevin PikeCredits: Special Effects Supervisor
- Ernest DepewCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Ramon PahoyoCredits: Craft Service
- Marsha RobertsonCredits: Unit Publicist
- Paul PavCredits: Location Manager
- Cameron BirnieCredits: Set Designer
- Laurie VermontCredits: Production Coordinator
- Tim StadlerCredits: Painter
- Dick LasleyCredits: Production Illustrator
- Gregory DultzCredits: Driver
- William B. KaplanCredits: Production Sound Mixer
- Charlie MullenCredits: Animation Supervisor
- Charles CroughwellCredits: Stunt Double
- Donna K. BakerCredits: Rotoscoping Artist
- Richard BabinCredits: Dolly Grip
- Darcy VebberCredits: Utility Sound
- Steve TateCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Joe PfaltzgrafCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Thomas MarshallCredits: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Donah BassettCredits: Negative Cutter
- Alexander Xavier Ponce-BonanoCredits: Scientific Consultant
- Greg OrloffCredits: Foley Mixer
- Ray GilbertiCredits: Assistant Camera
- Larry SingerCredits: Supervising ADR Editor
- Rob StevensCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
- Dan CooperCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Nina SaxonCredits: Title Designer
- Mark WalthourCredits: Chief Lighting Technician
- Warren FranklinCredits: General Manager
- Ted MoehnkeCredits: Pyrotechnician
- Haleen K. HoltCredits: Costume Illustrator
- Sonny PettijohnCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
- Gary A. HeckerCredits: Foley Artist
- Michael MooreCredits: Assistant Editor
- Robert R. DraneyCredits: Assistant Accountant
- Wes TakahashiCredits: Animation Supervisor
- Phillip NorwoodCredits: Visual Effects Art Director
- S.V. Henson, Jr.Credits: Security
- Drew StruzanCredits: Art Designer
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