Back to the Future celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. The popular science-fiction adventure comedy celebrated 30 years since the release of the original film on July 3rd, 1985.
The original film starred Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, Christopher Lloyd as Emmett Brown, Lea Thompson as Lorraine Baines and Crispin Glover as George McFly, with Robert Zemeckis as the director.
The film series contained three instalments- Back to the Future (1985), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). The franchise has also expanded into a TV animated series (which ran for two seasons on CBS from September 14th 1991 to December 26th 1992), a video-game made by Telltale Games and a simulator ride at Universal Studios Japan.
Back to the Future Day was celebrated on October 21st, 2015. This date was chosen because of a plot-line in Back to the Future Part II where Marty McFly travels to October 21st, 2015, in order to save his children. Back to the Future is just one franchise to have its own dedicated day with Star Wars being another example (Star Wars Day being every year on May 4th).
The Back to the Future 30th anniversary was celebrated with cast and crew interviews, as well as the release of a special edition Back to the Future 30th anniversary trilogy Blu-Ray and DVD. The set was released on October 20th (the day before Back to the Future Day) and proved to be an immediate hit among fans of the films.
The original film gained $389.1 million at the box office, with the sequels (Part II and III respectively) earning $332 million and $244.5 million respectively.
Haven’t watched the Back to the Future series yet? Check out this trailer and clip below:
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