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Back to the Future Part II
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Amblin Entertainment Amblin Entertainment
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures
Back to the Future Collection Back to the Future Collection

Back to the Future Part II

Getting back was only the beginning.

1989 108 min ★ 7.8 (14,244) Released
Adventure Comedy Science Fiction

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

Original title
Back to the Future Part II
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$40,000,000
Revenue
$332,000,000
Reviews & Ratings 5
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kevin2019

Nov 29, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

"Back to the Future Part II" is a refreshing and inexhaustible source of entertainment and inventive fun for everyone. It features an abundance of memorable action sequences which have been brought to the screen with innovation and skill and great visual imagination. It also draws upon events featured in the original film to create an entirely different slant on the same sequences, but this time around the motivating factors in doing this retread are entirely different. Of course such sequences as these could mean a distinct lack of creative inspiration, but fortunately that is never the case here because they are visually inspired and they only add to the overall fabulous enjoyment to be had.

Rob

Rob

May 23, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

Don't bother. Just rewatch the original again and be thankful.

Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

Apr 22, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

My favorite out of the series. I like this one better, because your rewatching the 1st one as the 2nd one is helping the 1st one at the same time. So you get to enjoy the 1st one again with new twists added from the 2nd one. But you can't see yourself watching the 1st one while watching the 2nd one, because the 1st one is not suppose to see the 2nd one watching it, and vice versa. Otherwise something bad will happen if the 1st and 2nd one see each other. Lol you get what I'm saying!

JPV852

JPV852

Oct 28, 2020 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

This was one I think I was slightly disappointed in when I first saw it in theaters back in '89 and even with subsequent viewings on VHS and DVD, however I've come to appreciate it more over the years post-2000s. Lots of fun though feels disjointed at times going back and forth in time from 1985 to 2015 to alternate 1985 and back to 1955. But I did like the technical aspects re-creating the events of the first movie. **4.0/5** PS: Still remember back in the day seeing a TV special and believing the hoverboard was real, lol.

John Chard

John Chard

Jul 8, 2019 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

You gotta go forward to save the past and back to alter the future. Yikes! Back to the Future Part II sees Marty & Jennifer coerced by Doc into travelling forward in time to correct the future. But Biff is still around and spies an opportunity for untold riches; which he takes. Meaning our three time travelling wonders have to find a way back to the past to stop Biff from changing the course of history. The gargantuan, and deserved, success of Back To The Future ensured {demanded} that a sequel would follow. So taking the bull by the horns, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gray crafted not only a sequel, but a trilogy, of which part two is ultimately a sort of interim plot filler for the finale to come a year later. There's no doubt about it, part two is at first a puzzle box of a picture, one that had this particular viewer back in the day venturing in for multiple viewings to unravel the deft, daft, but intricate plot. I have grown to love part two very much as I have got older, with each viewing tending to reward me just a little bit more. Directed with absolute keenness by Zemeckis, the film moves at such a pace there is barely time to catch breath, something that hardly helps one to follow exactly what is going on. But it does make sense under scrutiny, and as we lurch from one magnificent set piece to another, we find a dark undercurrent of bleakness in amongst the froth. The makers offer up two visions of the future, one is all colourful and swamped in glorious 80s nostalgia, yet it's knowingly enveloped in consumerism and hi-tech reliability. The other is bitten by greed and almost under despotic control, it's food for thought and rather wry in its telling. Not content with that, the makers whisk us back to 1955 just to remind us that a time of innocence and hope did exist; and simultaneously with skill they repeat the ending of part one with the additional story of part two! Clever eh? The returning cast are again uniformly strong {Michael J. Fox, Thomas F. Wilson & Christopher Lloyd} while Elisabeth Shue confidently steps into Jennifer's shoes after Claudia Wells {Jennifer in part one} fell ill and was unable to continue the role. Alan Silvestri's score still packs a cross dimension's punch and the effects crew again come up trumps {it's ace in HD}. It now can be seen as the bridge between two better movies, that's for sure, but I liken it to Spielberg's Temple Of Doom-more darker than the more favourable films in a series; but one that is crucially still having fun. It may be a high-tempo ball of funny confusion at times, but this one, courtesy of it's ream of homages and sly observations, is one of the best trilogy sandwich fillers going. Munch it. 8/10

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Cast 38
Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Doctor Emmett Brown

Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson

Lorraine

Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Biff Tannen / Griff

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Jennifer

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Strickland

Jeffrey Weissman

Jeffrey Weissman

George McFly

Casey Siemaszko

Casey Siemaszko

3-D

Billy Zane

Billy Zane

Match

J.J. Cohen

J.J. Cohen

Skinhead

Charles Fleischer

Charles Fleischer

Terry

E. Casanova Evans

E. Casanova Evans

Video Waiter (Michael Jackson)

Jay Koch

Jay Koch

Video Waiter (Ronald Reagan)

Charles Gherardi

Charles Gherardi

Video Waiter (Ayatollah Khomeini)

Ricky Dean Logan

Ricky Dean Logan

Data (Griff Gang)

Darlene Vogel

Darlene Vogel

Spike (Griff Gang)

Jason Scott Lee

Jason Scott Lee

Whitey (Griff Gang)

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Video Game Boy

Stephanie Williams

Stephanie Williams

Officer Foley

Flea

Flea

Needles

Jim Ishida

Jim Ishida

Fujitsu

Al White

Al White

Dad

George Buck Flower

George Buck Flower

Bum

Neil Ross

Neil Ross

Museum Narrator (voice)

Tamara Carrera

Tamara Carrera

Jacuzzi Girl

Tracy Dali

Tracy Dali

Jacuzzi Girl

Lisa Freeman

Lisa Freeman

Babs

John Erwin

John Erwin

Radio Sportscaster (voice)

Harry Waters, Jr.

Harry Waters, Jr.

Marvin Berry

David Harold Brown

David Harold Brown

Starlighter

Tommy Thomas

Tommy Thomas

Starlighter

Lloyd L. Tolbert

Lloyd L. Tolbert

Starlighter

Granville 'Danny' Young

Granville 'Danny' Young

Starlighter

Wesley Mann

Wesley Mann

CPR Kid

Joe Flaherty

Joe Flaherty

Western Union Man

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

George McFly (archive footage)

Marc McClure

Marc McClure

Dave McFly (uncredited)

Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Officer Reese (uncredited)

Crew 34
Drew Struzan

Drew Struzan

Art Designer

Rick Carter

Rick Carter

Production Design

Dean Cundey

Dean Cundey

Director of Photography

Joanna Johnston

Joanna Johnston

Costume Design

Allen Payne

Allen Payne

Hairstylist

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan

Stunt Double

Charles Croughwell

Charles Croughwell

Stunts

Gary Morgan

Gary Morgan

Stunts

John-Clay Scott

John-Clay Scott

Stunts

Karen E. Laine

Karen E. Laine

Stunts

Mike Watson

Mike Watson

Stunts

Pat Romano

Pat Romano

Stunts

Richie Gaona

Richie Gaona

Stunts

Tony Brubaker

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Director

Max Kleven

Max Kleven

Second Unit Director

Arthur Schmidt

Arthur Schmidt

Editor

Steve Starkey

Steve Starkey

Associate Producer

Mike Fenton

Mike Fenton

Casting

Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

Executive Producer

Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

Executive Producer

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Executive Producer

Bob Gale

Bob Gale

Producer

Neil Canton

Neil Canton

Producer

Alan Silvestri

Alan Silvestri

Conductor

Alan Silvestri

Alan Silvestri

Original Music Composer

Dennis Sands

Dennis Sands

Scoring Mixer

Charles L. Campbell

Charles L. Campbell

Supervising Sound Editor

Ken Ralston

Ken Ralston

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bob Gale

Bob Gale

Characters

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Characters

Bob Gale

Bob Gale

Screenplay

Bob Gale

Bob Gale

Story

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Story

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US Release Dates 3

Nov 20, 1989

Century City, California

PG Premiere

Nov 22, 1989

PG Theatrical

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