Stars: Michael J. Fox, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Summary: A fast-moving and heart-warming comedy, 'Back To The Future' presents the story of Marty McFly, a teenager from 1985 who commandeers the time-travelling DeLorean invented by Doc Brown, a wacky scientist friend, and is accidentally sent back in time to the 1950s. But the real problems start after he inadvertently disrupts the first meeting between his future parents - and his mom ends up falling for him instead. Eliciting help from the inventor of the time machine (who is now 30 years younger), Marty must untangle the reverse oedipal knot he's created, or he will never be born. If he can't influence them to fall in love, he might never exist! And if he somehow manages to succeed, he must then find a way to get 'back to the future'.

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Has Hollywood produced many more rounded, enjoyable trilogies such as this? We think not, and it's real testament to the quality of the Back To The Futuretrilogy that it all holds up so spectacularly well over twenty years since the first film appeared.

The films, as you probably know, following the time-travelling antics of Marty McFly, played by Michael J Fox, and Dr Emmett Brown, brought wonderfully to life by Christopher Lloyd. Across the three films, Marty and the Doc head back to the old west, meet Marty's kids in the future, nearly ruin the meeting between his parents in the past, and all the while deal with the unwelcome interference of Biff Tannen and his family tree.

Bluntly, for sheer excitement, these movies are hard to beat. Mixing in tightly woven scripts with good effects, lively direction and an endearing set of performances from a superbly-chosen cast, the whole trilogy is just tremendously good fun. Fox and Lloyd must take a good chunk of credit for that, as their on-screen partnership is in many ways the glue that sticks everything so firmly in place, but conversely, it feels odd singling them out when so much else has gone right.

A worthy addition to any DVD collection, the Back To The Future Trilogyis what can happen when Hollywood really works. From the carefully layered screenplays through to the proliferation of standout moments, you can only hope that the occasional rumours of a fourth instalment continue to prove false. After all, how can the filmmakers possibly match their achievements with these three?--Simon Brew

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary - 1. Robert Zemeckis - Director, Writer, Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Featurettes - 1. THE MAKING OF BACK TO THE FUTURE, 2. MAKING THE TRILOGY CHAPTER 1, 3. DID YOU KNOW THAT? Universal's Animated Anecdotes
Year:	1985
Release Date:	December 2, 2002
Runtime:	112 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	902 974 9
Keywords:	Back, Future, Comedy, Off, General, Futuristic, Schedule
Genre:	Comedy