Back to the Future is a fun movie that asks you to swallow a complete implausibility in exchange for a good time. Robert Zemeckis (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forest Gump) directed this tightly-woven science fiction/comedy.

The weak point is the villain who is too simplistic, and the strong point is not the hero, but the mad scientist sidekick who caused this whole mess.

Future does a great job with the settings and technology to the 1950s. The people are the stereotype we think of when we think of the '50s. Think of going into a dinner and finding everything laden with sugar, and a diet cola? Never heard of that.

Hungry for some popcorn? Need a great date movie? This is a good choice. Just remember, it's bubble gum, not a social statement.

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Film Facts

Cast
• Michael J. Fox
• Christopher Lloyd
• Lea Thompson
• Crispin Glover
• Thomas F. Wilson
• Claudia Wells
• Marc McClure
• Wendie Jo Sperber
• George DiCenzo
• Lee McCain
• James Tolkan
• J.J. Cohen
• Casey Siemaszko
• Billy Zane
• Harry Waters Jr.
• Donald Fullilove
• Lisa Freeman
• Cristen Kauffman
• Elsa Raven
• Will Hare
• Ivy Bethune
• Jason Marin
• Katherine Britton
• Jason Hervey
• Maia Brewton
• Courtney Gains
• Richard L. Duran
• Jeff O'Haco
• Johnny Green
• Jamie Abbott
• Norman Alden
• Reed Morgan
• Sachi Parker
• Robert Krantz
• Gary Riley
• Karen Petrasek
• George 'Buck' Flower
• Tommy Thomas
• Granville 'Danny' Young
• David Harold Brown
• Lloyd L. Tolbert
• Paul Hansen
• Lee Brownfield
• Robert DeLapp
• Deborah Harmon
• Huey Lewis
• Eric Stoltz

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Released in 1985

MPAA Rating: PG

Reviewed by Mongo