Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985, PG, 111 min. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover.

REVIEWED Tue., Dec. 10, 2002

One of the most beloved movies of the Eighties (helmed by the future director of Forrest Gump), Back to the Future entertainingly deals with the child's eternal question: If my parents had never met, where would that leave me?

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KEYWORDS FOR THIS FILM

Back to the Future, Robert Zemeckis, Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover

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