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1989 film by Robert Zemeckis

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Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. Produced by Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures, the movie stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and Thomas F. Wilson. The narrative is set in California, specifically Hill Valley, and centers on the subject of time travel.

The film has a runtime of 108 minutes and was released in November 1989. It received a rating of 7.8 from IMDb based on 622,919 votes and a 7.78 average from 13,911 votes on TMDb. With a budget of 40,000,000, the film generated 332,000,000 in revenue. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects.

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Film · TMDB

7.8

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

Released: 1989-11-22108 minDir: Robert ZemeckisAdventure, Comedy, Science FictionBudget: $40.0MBox office: $332MPart of: Back to the Future Collection

Cast

  • Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
  • Christopher Lloyd as Doctor Emmett Brown
  • Lea Thompson as Lorraine
  • Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen / Griff
  • Elisabeth Shue as Jennifer
  • James Tolkan as Strickland

Themes

  • flying car
  • skateboarding
  • car race
  • lightning
  • guitar
  • inventor
  • time travel
  • diner
  • car crash
  • sequel

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Ratings

IMDb

7.8/10

622,919 votes

Year
1989
Runtime
108 min
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
time travel
Screenwriter
Bob Gale
Cast member
Neil Ross
Producer
Neil Canton
Production company
Amblin Entertainment
Cinematographer
Dean Cundey
Narrative location
Hill Valley
Filming location
Los Angeles
Duration
108
FilmAffinity ID
775323
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
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Commons category
Back to the Future Part II
publication date
1989-00-00
executive producer
Frank Marshall
film editor
Arthur Schmidt
title
Back to the Future Part II
distributed by
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production designer
Rick Carter
capital cost
40000000
box office
119000002
set in period
1955
costume designer
Joanna Johnston
review score
57/100
samples from work
A Fistful of Dollars
form of creative work
feature film
characters
Marty McFly
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Encyclopedic overview

Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Bob Gale; both conceived the story. It is a sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future and the second installment in the Back to the Future franchise. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Thomas F. Wilson, with Elisabeth Shue (replacing Claudia Wells) and Jeffrey Weissman (replacing Crispin Glover) in supporting roles.

The film follows Marty McFly (Fox) and his friend Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown (Lloyd) as they travel from 1985 to 2015 to prevent the former's son from tarnishing their family's future. When their arch-nemesis Biff Tannen (Wilson) steals the DeLorean time machine and uses it to alter history for his benefit, the duo must return to 1955 to set things right.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Back to the Future Part II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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