On 21 october 2015 we will finally be at the point in time to which marty mcfly michael j fox travels in back to the future ii, the 1989 sequel to the time. This is a list of known filming locations used in universal studios back to the future trilogy. Back to the future part ii is a 1989 american sciencefiction film directed by robert zemeckis. Back in 1989, the pair released the movie back to the future ii in which marty mcfly travels forward in time to 21 october 2015. Read the case for back to the future here and back to the future part 2 here. Back to the future trilogy back to the future part ii. I wont try to argue that back to the future part 3 is better than robert zemeckis original. Doc sets the time machine for november 12, 1955, but the destination display. Filming locations 17 filming dates 1 filming locations. This time they must travel into the future to prevent martys kids from getting in d. Marty mcfly, a 17yearold high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a timetraveling delorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist doc brown. It is the sequel to the first movie in the trilogy, back to the future. The hoverboard scene in back to the future 2 nearly killed.
Another classic location was used for the railroad scenes, which filmed on the old sierra railroad in central california. Fox, christopher lloyd, lea thompson, and thomas f. It used to be called mockingbird square, because to kill a. Shot backtoback with the second chapter in the trilogy, back to the future, part iii is less hectic than that film and has the same sweet spirit of the first, albeit in a whole new setting. Given those factors, im not sure that a back to the future iii, set in 2040, could be quite as sunny. The film follows marty mcfly fox and his friend dr.
Fox digging the trusty delorean out of a mineshaft and looking up doc christopher lloyd in the wild west of 1885. Fox once again time travels this time not because hes fleeing terrorists but because doc brown christopher lloyd implores him to go to the future. The hoverboard scene in back to the future 2 nearly. Fox and his girlfriend are whisked into the future to the year 2015, where marty must tangle with a teen. Bttf 2 back to the future becomes a series the american. The railroad is also seen in films such as bad day at black rock and high noon. Filmed back to back with back to the future part ii and released only six months apart. Filming began in february 1989 after two years were spent building the sets and writing the scripts.
This movie and the third part of the trilogy, back to the future part iii, were filmed backtoback and released six months apart. Were sharing a look behind the scenes of the 1989 film, with photographs from the new book back to the future. A worldwide cultural phenomenon and the highestgrossing film of 1985, back to the future launched one of the most successful. Learn the secrets, the techniques and read comments from the cast and crew about the production of back to the future part. Behind the scenes of back to the future part iis version of 2015. After visiting 2015, marty mcfly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985. A parody trailer for jaws 19, the film seen in back to the future ii, has been released shares jaws 19 was being shown in cinemas when marty mcfly travelled to 2015 in back to the future ii. Back to the future part ii is a 1989 american sciencefiction film directed by robert zemeckis and written by bob gale. We then see marty skateboarding down his home street, past those aging lyon estates gates. In future, boy returns to the past the new york times. Many of these locations are privately owned, and may be viewed only from a distance. Shot back to back with the second chapter in the trilogy, back to the future, part iii is less hectic than that film and has the same sweet spirit of the first, albeit in a whole new setting. During the skateboarding scene, the movie abruptly switches to a fake street in hill valley above, which is really a large outdoor set on the back lot of a nearby movie studio. When i showed my kids back to the future, i worried a bit that they wouldnt get anything out of it.
Marty mcfly michael j fox has to engineer his own parents romance after being whisked back from the 1980s to the 1950s in this enjoyably slambang fantasy film. Were about to be living in the future, people specifically, the campy future of back to the future part ii, partially set in october 2015, which is 30 years out from the universe of 1985. Back to the future iis 2015 predictions were surprisingly. I should have brought a big yellow legal pad to the screening, so i could take detailed notes just to keep the timelines straight. It has been severely damaged by fire several times, including in. Back to the future part ii is a 1989 movie and is the second part of the back to the future trilogy. Marty runs down the dark street, which is lined with wrecked and abandoned cars, including an abandoned police car. Fox as teenager marty mcfly, who accidentally travels back in time from 1985 to 1955, where he meets his future parents and becomes his mothers romantic interest. And yet the movie is fun, mostly because its so screwy.
A worldwide cultural phenomenon and the highestgrossing film of 1985, back to the future launched one of the most successful franchises in universals history, including two theatrical sequels, an animated television series, a theme park ride, toys, comic books, video games and apparel. In his last adventure, marty learned that his unwitting interaction between his parents in 1955 had a profound effect on his life in 1985. Fox, christopher lloyd, lea thompson, crispin glover. Trespassing on private property is an offence usually backed up with heavy fines for offenders and to do so to take photographs is not encouraged. A stretch of the line lives on as railtown 1897 state historic park at jamestown, a few miles south of columbia. Things have barely settled from the excitement and resolve of the original back to the future, when in pops that crazy inventor dr. The set is best known for being featured as downtown hill valley in the back to the future trilogy, and as kingston falls in the gremlins series.
Back to the future part 2 812 movie clip the almanac 1989 hd duration. Fox, doc brown christopher lloyd and a time traveling delorean for the adventure of a lifetime as they travel to the past, present and future, setting off a timeshattering chain reaction that disrupts the spacetime continuum. This time, marty ends up in the old west of 1885, trying to prevent the death of mad scientist christopher lloyd at the hands of gunman buford mad dog. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. Back to the future peabody farm barn crash scene by beyondthemarqueeshow. Back to the future part 2 212 movie clip hill valley, 2015 1989. Part 2 actual southern california locations where back to the future was filmed click here for an interactive map of all b. Back to the future part 3 film set public event youtube.
In this sequel to robert zemeckis wildly popular blockbuster back to the future, marty mcfly michael j. As marty crosses another street, three police cars race by, sirens wailing. The ultimate back to the future filming locations map. Marty brings his girlfriend, jennifer elisabeth shue along, and the three of them travel via delorean to the year 2015 in order to save. Emmett brown christopher lloyd with news that in order to prevent a series of events that could ruin the mcfly name for posterity, marty mcfly michael j. To the, 1985 is even more remote than 1955 was to me as a kid, so i figured that none of the fishoutofwater jokes would land. It was directed by robert zemeckis and written by zemeckis and bob gale. Its funny that the plot of back to the future ii should be based on altering marty mcflys. Back to the future is a 1985 american science fiction film directed by robert zemeckis and written by zemeckis and bob gale. Lets go back to the future 1985, back to the future ii 1989, back to the future iii 1990 this is a list of known filming locations used in universal studios back to the future trilogy. Its back to the future day, its time to take a look at what the scifi series got right and wrong about the world in 2015. Starring bruce willis, madeleine stowe, and brad pitt in the lead roles, the movie is about james cole, played by bruce willis, who time travels back from 2035 to 1990 to prevent an epidemic caused by a deadly virus outbreak that destroys the most of. There is in fact a back to the future part iii, but it takes place further.
Experience one of the most popular movie series of all time like never before with the back to the future 25th anniversary trilogy. Marty then comes upon the chalk outlines of two recent driveby shooting victims. Back to the future 210 movie clip the libyans find doc brown 1985 hd by movieclips. Before succumbing to the ravages of time, the hill valley 1885 film set in historic jamestown, california, was open to the public for a special event on june 9, 1990. Doc sends marty back in time at the potatchee drivein, a set constructed by the film crew in monument valley, located near the border of utah and arizona. Back to the future part ii is an exercise in goofiness, an excursion into various versions of the past and future that is so baffling that even the characters are constantly trying to explain it to each other. But just in case they have a change of heart and decide that a back to the future 4 is a good idea after all, theres at least one member of the original cast who will gladly show up for more. The stars of back to the future, minus one or two absentees, celebrated the films official 25th anniversary in new york this week gallery published. Sure, back to the future ii has a clunky first act which takes place in a hilariously overblown futuristic society but the film knows just how, and when, to entertain us, and it does so in. To the, 1985 is even more remote than 1955 was to me as a kid, so i. It is the sequel to the 1985 film back to the future and the second installment in the back to the future trilogy. The final installment of the back to the future trilogy finds marty michael j.
Back to the future 310 movie clip back in time 1985 hd by movieclips. Victory blvd is one of the few real streets youll see in back to the future. Back to the future part ii is a 1989 movie and is the second part of the back to. At the end of 1984 director robert zemekis, who had been shooting his second movie, back to the future, for over a. Courthouse square is a longstanding set on the universal studios lot. Prior to the back to the future series, the area was known as mockingbird square owing to its role in the film to kill a mockingbird. Christopher lloyd portrays the eccentric scientist dr. The cleverest part of back to the future part ii for me is when we scoot back to 1955, and zemeckis weaves in a recreation of the enchantment under the. In the film we show what are basically the same sets and locations in. Fox and christopher lloyd reprise their roles as marty mcfly and doc emmett brown in back to the future part ii, a steven spielberg presentation of a robert zemeckis film. Back to the future part 2 112 movie clip we dont need roads 1989. Even though back to the future is a movie about two specific historic moments, its held up.
Town square set 1 of 2 found this interesting interesting. The film has been inducted into the national film registry, having. With the current release of back to the future part ii, zemeckis finally. Back to the future part 3 is perfect and better than part 2. The end of back to the future, part 2 introduces its sequel as the zany professor has already timedashed away to the wild west of the late 1800s and invites marty into a new adventure. In it, marty is given the latest technology by doc including a. The hero of the film is named marty mcfly, though his mother insists, when he ventures back in time 30 years, on calling him calvin klein. Gunshots are heard in the distance and a girl is heard screaming. Bell started working on ron howards 1988 film, willow, without giving future too much of a second thought, until a phone call came from rick carter that august.
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