Back To The Future

Great Scott, 3 classic films in one trilogy. A feat not match (well except for the original Star Wars trilogy).

Award winning filmmakers Steven Speilberg & Robert Zemeckis joined forces to produce probably one of the biggest film franchise of the 80s. With an off the wall storyline and ahead of it's time special effects, The Back To The Future trilogy become one of the best loved and very successful trilogies of all time. Still enjoyed by millions, whilst constantly being introduced to new fans, the films have never aged.

The first film was introduced in 1985, staring Michael J Fox as the high school time traveller, Marty McFly. Travelling back in time to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the ever eccentric Doc Brown (played by Christopher Lloyd). As Marty is transported into the past, he's on a race against time to get his parents (who are both high school students in 1955) together so that he doesn't disappear from time itself. With plenty of action and laughs, the first film of the trilogy went on to become the highest grossing film of 1985.

It would be another four years before the sequel was released into the movie theaters. Again the film went on to become a box office hit. This time Marty & the Doc have to travel to the future, to the year 2015 to save Marty's children from getting into trouble. However whilst in the future, not all goes to plan and they must go back to 1955 to correct the errors of the future.

During the making of the second film, the filmmakers also shoot the third & final installment of the trilogy. The film was eventually released during the summer of 1990 (however we still consider it an 80s gem). The film was set in the Wild West and due to the era and it's lack of technology produce probably the best story of the trilogy.

Throughout the trilogy, the films retain all the original characters and represents them during the different time zones that the films are set in. Who can forget the Tannen clan, causing mayhem whatever the decade is? Or the family members, past, present and future of the McFly family? Also the strict presence of the Strickland family tree?

2015 is going to be the 30th anniversary of the 1st film and also the year that the second film is set. What have they planned for next year to celebrate this milestone? Hopefully a full reunion of the cast with a TV special or DVD / Blu-Ray documentary and will we actually be wearing the self fastening Nike trainers and "skateboarding" on our hover boards?

Whatever happens, I'm sure the fans won't be let down and more importantly we have been lucky enough to have been given such an excellent trilogy of films.