Back to the Future Part II Movie Details:
Also known as | Back to the Future 2 Back to the Future Part 2 |
Based on | Characters by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi |
Release date | November 22, 1989 |
Running time | 1hr 48min |
Age rating | PG |
Starring | Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Thomas F. Wilson |
Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
Story by | Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale |
Screenplay by | Bob Gale |
Produced by | Bob Gale Neil Canton |
Cinematography by | Dean Cundey |
Edited by | Arthur Schmidt Harry Keramidas |
Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Production Company | Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures |
Distributor | Universal Pictures |
Back to the Future Part II Movie Cast & Characters:
- Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Jr. / Marlene McFly
- Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown
- Lea Thompson as Lorraine
- Tom Wilson as Biff Tannen / Griff
- Elisabeth Shue as Jennifer
- James Tolkan as Strickland
- Jeffrey Weissman as George McFly
- Casey Siemaszko as 3-D
- Billy Zane as Match
- J.J. Cohen as Skinhead
- Charles Fleischer as Terry
- E’Casanova as ‘Michael Jackson’ Video Waiter
- Jay Koch as ‘Ronald Reagan’ Video Waiter
- Charles Gherardi as ‘Ayatollah Khomeini’ Video Waiter
- Ricky Dean Logan as Data
- Darlene Vogel as Spike
- Jason Scott Lee as Whitey
- Elijah Wood as Video Game Boy
- John Thornton as Video Game Boy
- Theo Schwartz as Hoverboard Girl #1
- Lindsey Whitney Barry as Hoverboard Girl #2
- Judy Ovitz as Antique Store Saleswoman
- Stephanie Williams as Officer Foley
- Marty Levy as Cab Driver
- Flea as Needles
- Jim Ishida as Fujitsu
- Nikki Birdsong as Loretta
- Al White as Dad
- Junior Fann as Mom
- Shaun Hunter as Harold
- George ‘Buck’ Flower as Red the Bum
- Neil Ross as Museum Narrator
Storyline:
It follows Marty McFly (Fox) and his friend Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown (Lloyd) as they travel from 1985 to 2015 to prevent Marty’s son from sabotaging the McFly family’s future. When their arch-nemesis Biff Tannen (Wilson) steals Doc’s DeLorean time machine and uses it to alter history for his benefit, the duo must return to 1955 to restore the timeline.
About Back to the Future Part II Movie:
Back to the Future Part II is an American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Bob Gale; both wrote the story. It is the sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future and the second installment in the Back to the Future franchise. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and Thomas F. Wilson with Elisabeth Shue (replacing Claudia Wells), and Jeffrey Weissman (replacing Crispin Glover) in supporting roles.
The film was produced on a $40 million budget and was filmed back to back with its sequel Part III. Filming began in February 1989, after two years were spent building the sets and writing the scripts. Back to the Future Part II was also a ground-breaking project for visual effects studio Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).
In addition to digital compositing, ILM used the VistaGlide motion control camera system, which allowed an actor to portray multiple characters simultaneously on-screen without sacrificing camera movement.
Back to the Future Part II was released by Universal Pictures on November 22, 1989. Though the film received mostly positive reviews from critics, it was deemed inferior to its predecessor.
The film grossed over $332 million worldwide in its initial run, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 1989. Part III followed on May 25, 1990, concluding the trilogy.
Back to the Future Part II Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | $40 million |
Domestic Opening | $27,835,125 |
Domestic Collection | $119,000,002 |
International Collection | $213,500,000 |
Worldwide Collection | $332,500,002 |