1h 56min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 3 July 1985
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/
MJF (b. 1961) is a bit older than 17. But Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard play Romeo & Juliet in 1936; this is far more reasonable.
Cute film. No point criticizing the time travel fine points or the plot holes.
Because of the 50's/80's timelines, and high school setting, this reminds me of Peggy Sue Got Married ('86).
I think a lot more has changed in the 32+ years since the film, than changed in the 30 year span within the film. Cell phones, internet, dvds are becoming passe, no more photo development kiosks in parking lots.
I was happy to see Cattle Queen of Montana ('54 Nov 18) on the marquee 5 Nov '55. B. Stanwyck & R. Reagan, and Reagan is President in '85, which is mentioned in the film.
Interesting '85 featurette on the disc. What was the intended venue for that to be shown? Some cable channel? Spielberg's hair in '85 is almost a mullet.
From the IMDb Trivia page:
The device in Doc Brown's lab that Marty plugs his guitar into is labeled "CRM-114", which was the name of the message decoder on the B-52 in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
What kind of memory does someone need to see THAT connection? Or maybe it was pointed out on on one of the many commentary tracks that I skipped.
Universal, Amblin, U-Drive Prod., dir. Zemeckis; 6+
