Back to the future

Resource Information

The work Back to the future represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Anaheim Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Back to the future

Statement of responsibility

Universal ; Steven Spielberg presents ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; executive producers, Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy ; written by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale ; produced by Bob Gale and Neil Canton ; directed by Robert Zemeckis

Contributor

• Industrial Light and Magic (Studio)
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Canton, Neil
• Fox, Michael J., 1961-
• Gale, Bob, 1951-
• Glover, Crispin
• Lloyd, Christopher, 1938-
• Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
• Thompson, Lea, 1961-
• Wilson, Thomas F., 1959-
• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Adventure films
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Inventors -- United States -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• National Film Registry
• Parent and teenager -- Drama
• Science fiction films
• Science fiction films
• Teenage boys -- United States -- Drama
• Teenagers -- United States -- 1950-1959 -- Drama
• Time travel -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Comedy films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• National Film Registry
• Science fiction films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

It's the mid-80's, and Marty McFly is your average 17-year-old slacker who happens to be friends with an inventor, Doc Brown. Doc's latest invention is a time machine, that ends up transporting Marty back to 1955 where he must bring his parents together so that he will exist when he gets back to his own time

Awards note

Named to the National Film Registry in 2007 by the Library of Congress ; Winner, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Charles L. Campbell, Robert R. Rutledge), 1986 Academy Awards (USA) ; Winner, Favorite Motion Picture, 1986 People's Choice Awards (USA) ; Winner, Saturn Award, Best Actor (Michael J. Fox), Best Science Fiction Film, Best Special Effects (Kevin Pike), 1986 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (USA).

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Alan Silvestri ; editors, Arthur Schmidt, Harry Keramidas ; director of photography, Dean Cundey ; visual effects produced at Industrial Light & Magic

Dewey number

791.4372

Intended audience

Rating: PG

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue ; optional Spanish subtitles ; optional English captions for hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.B335 2009

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

116

Technique

live action