Back to the Future

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comedy film film science fiction film time travel film

Back to the Future is a 1985 science-fiction comedy film about a teenager who accidentally travels back in time and must ensure his parents fall in love to preserve his own existence.

Aliases (7)

Back to the Future (film score) ×1
Back to the Future Part II ×1
Back to the Future Part III ×1
Back to the Future film trilogy ×1
Back to the Future franchise ×1
Back to the Future trilogy ×1
Back to the Future trilogy film scores ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comedy film → film → science fiction film → time travel film →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing →
basedOn	original screenplay →
character	Biff Tannen → Dr. Emmett Brown → George McFly → Lorraine Baines → Marty McFly →
cinematographyBy	Dean Cundey →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Robert Zemeckis →
distributor	Universal Pictures →
editedBy	Arthur Schmidt → Harry Keramidas →
executiveProducer	Steven Spielberg →
featuresVehicle	DeLorean time machine →
fictionalLocation	Hill Valley →
followedBy	Back to the Future Part II →
genre	adventure → comedy → science fiction →
hasSequel	Back to the Future Part II → Back to the Future Part III →
hasSettingPlace	Hill Valley →
hasSettingTime	1955 → 1985 →
hasTheme	changing the past → family relationships → time travel →
mpaaRating	PG →
musicBy	Alan Silvestri →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Original Song →
notableSong	The Power of Love →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Back to the Future franchise →
plotSummary	Teenager Marty McFly accidentally travels from 1985 to 1955 and must ensure his parents fall in love to preserve his own existence. →
producer	Bob Gale → Neil Canton →
productionCompany	Amblin Entertainment → Universal Pictures →
ratingSystem	MPAA →
releaseDate	1985-07-03 →
releaseYear	1985 →
runtimeMinutes	116 →
songBy	Huey Lewis and the News →
starring	Christopher Lloyd → Crispin Glover → Lea Thompson → Michael J. Fox → Thomas F. Wilson →
writer	Bob Gale → Robert Zemeckis →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alan Silvestri ("Back to the Future (film score)") → Dean Cundey → Michael J. Fox → Robert Zemeckis → Robert Zemeckis ("Back to the Future Part II") → Robert Zemeckis ("Back to the Future Part III") →	notableWork
Back to the Future ("Back to the Future franchise") → Back to the Future Part III ("Back to the Future trilogy") →	partOf
Back to the Future Part III ("Back to the Future film trilogy") →	concludes
Robert Zemeckis →	directed
Back to the Future Part II →	follows
Universal Pictures →	notableFilm
Alan Silvestri ("Back to the Future trilogy film scores") →	notableFor
Dean Cundey →	workedOn