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‘The film wouldn’t even be made today’: the story behind Back to the Future at 40

The time travel comedy was a surprise smash in 1985 and remains a Hollywood touchpoint and as it reaches a major anniversary, those who made it share their memories

The Guardian - US

Back to the Future at 40: the trilogy has never been remade – let’s hope that doesn’t change

It has now been four decades since Marty McFly first hit 88 miles per hour in a time-travelling DeLorean. Robert Zemeckis’s sci-fi adventure blockbuster didn’t just navigate the space-time continuum onscreen (thanks to the flux capacitor). It also found a lasting place in the hearts of its audience.

The Conversation

“I said, ‘I want to riff through all of my favorite guitarists –doing Jimi Hendrix behind the head, Pete Townshend’s windmill, the Eddie Van Halen hammer thing”: Michael J. Fox and others discuss the Back to the Future guitar – and a clue to its identity

The Cherry Red ES-345 has become a cultural icon since the film was released in 1985, but it hasn’t been since since

Guitar World

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Huey Lewis says he ‘can’t hear music’ after severe hearing loss

The Grammy-winner says he’s ‘not going to give up’ hope that he might enjoy music again

The Independent UK

Lost To The Future: 'Back To The Future’ stars join Gibson in search for missing guitar

“We are on the lookout for a missing guitar...” No one has seen this now-iconic instrument since 1985 and the stars of the Back To The Future films have teamed up with Gibson to locate this important piece of cinema history. The hunt is on.

Euronews

“No one has seen this guitar since 1985, and we need to find it”: Gibson teams up with Back To The Future cast to launch global hunt for Marty McFly’s lost ES-345

Gibson asks anyone who has information as to the whereabouts of the Cherry Red ES-345 that Marty McFly played in the 1985 blockbuster to get in touch

MusicRadar

Back to the Future cast reunites in plea to locate long-lost iconic film prop

Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson all appear in a new video

The Independent UK

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Where's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop 4 decades later

Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s

The Independent UK

“Cinema's most influential guitar hasn't been seen in 40 years”: The guitar from Back to the Future's iconic Johnny B. Goode scene has been missing for decades – now Gibson has launched a worldwide search for it

The guitar, rented from Norman Harris, was used for Marty McFly’s influential Johnny B. Goode performance, but it hasn’t been seen since

Guitar World

22 Iconic Movies And Series That Had To Recast Actors And Actresses

We have compiled the most famous recasting decisions in movies and TV shows.

Bored Panda

5 new Prime Video movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes I think you should stream in March

Here are five movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes I'll be streaming on Prime Video in March 2025.

TechRadar

Rave, games and showers of Coco Pops: a night out at Liverpool’s Bongo’s Bingo

The city’s madcap mix of bingo, dressing up and dancing has become a cultural phenomenon, bucking the trend of a declining UK club scene and expanding nationwide

The Guardian - UK

Michael J Fox recreates Back to the Future scenes ahead of 40th anniversary

‘Kids don’t understand how epic this photo is’ wrote fans

The Independent UK

Ten films that bend, stretch and play with time, from Citizen Kane to Memento

The festive season can have a strange effect on our perception of time. Days blur together, hours stretch or vanish, and a sense of timelessness sets in. So, what better period to enjoy films that help us to reflect on time itself?

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35 Years Ago, the Best Sci-Fi Sequel Ever Managed to Do the Impossible

It's been 35 years since 'Back to the Future Part II' hit theaters. Here's why the film was so clever, but not in the way you might think.

Reason

Trump's Grammatical Time Machine

The president-elect uses conditional grammar to craft self-fulfilling speculative historical fiction.

Evening Standard

Leigh Francis receives standing ovation as he makes special appearance in Back to the Future: The Musical

The comedian, famed for TV characters including Keith Lemon and Avid Merrion, took to the stage at the Adelphi Theatre in celebration of Back to the Future Day

Inverse

35 Years Ago, an Iconic Time-Travel Movie Changed the Future By Trying to Predict it

“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” That’s what Doctor Emmett Brown declares when he and Marty McFly drove his time-traveling DeLorean into the bright future of October 21st, 2015.

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The Independent UK

Back to the Future star makes admission about Michael J Fox

‘Did you hit it off right away?’ actor was asked

Tom’s Guide

One of the best sci-fi trilogies ever made is leaving Netflix — here's your last day to watch

Great Scott! One of the best sci-fi trilogies ever made is about to leave one of the biggest streaming services on the market.

The Conversation

A college course that’s a history of the future

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

TechRadar

I drove an electric DeLorean – and it's the icon the Tesla Cybertruck wishes it was

We took an electrified DeLorean DMC-12 for a spin on track –because where we're going, we don't need roads.

Inverse

Netflix Just Quietly Added the Most Important Sci-Fi Trilogy of All Time

The 'Back to the Future' trilogy is back on Netflix. Here's why the films were so important to sci-fi cinema, and how they almost didn't happen at all.

Tom’s Guide

5 new to Netflix movies with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Netflix is getting a wave of new movies this month including "Spider-Man 2", "Back to the Future" and plenty more.

Inverse

Hollywood's Newest Money-Making Scheme Is... Books

Buying and selling movie scripts has been a thing since 'Pulp Fiction,' but now, Hollywood is transforming the trend from a nerdy side-hustle to a major source of revenue and prestige.

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