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Today, July 3, marks the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future!
That’s right folks, 35 years ago, Marty McFly went to the year 1955, made his parents fall in love, repaired the DeLorean with Doc Brown, and traveled back to the year 1985 to save the space-time continuum.
We all have fond memories of what is easily one of the greatest Hollywood films ever made and to celebrate the 35th anniversary, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Donald Fullilove and Claudia Wells came out for a special screening and concert, where they also spoke to People Magazine about their involvement in the film.
"It's amazing after 30 years that it thrives the way it does and continues to grow," said Christopher Lloyd, who played the iconic Emmett "Doc" Brown. "Kids who saw it when it first came out are adults with children now, and it's cycling. It just keeps going on. It's extraordinary, and the impact it's had on so many people's lives. It's sort of stunning."
"It was love at first sight. Everything just happened so easily with Michael. He has a comic flair, very spontaneous, had wonderful energy. It just all came through. And the chemistry we had between each other – I felt we never had to work for it. It simply existed."
"When I started to do Lorraine, it fit me perfectly," Lea Thompson said of her role in Back to the Future. "It was really easy. So, I just feel really blessed that if I'm really going to be known for one thing, on my headstone, that it's this movie, and that it was such a great product."
When Back to the Future was released, it grossed over $381 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1985. It won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, and the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing. It received three Academy Award nominations, five BAFTA nominations, and four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy).
That's a lot of awards but there's more...
In 2007, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry, and in June 2008 the American Film Institute's special AFI's 10 Top 10 designated it the 10th-best science fiction film.
Not too shabby!
The film began a franchise including two sequels, Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990), an animated series, a theme park ride, several video games, a series of comic books, and a stage musical and so much more!
But what makes Back to the Future so special is that it teaches us there is always a future to look forward to. The present might appear bleak but, in Marty McFly’s immortal words, “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything”.
If there was ever a perfect time to watch Back to the Future, it would be now. As the new coronavirus continues to spread, so do anxieties so if you're feeling down, why not sit back and take a trip down memory lane.
Back to the Future is available to watch online on Amazon Prime.