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

Back to the Future Part III

They've saved the best trip for last... But this time they may have gone too far.

1990 119 min ★ 7.5 (11,798) Released
Adventure Comedy Science Fiction

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

Original title
Back to the Future Part III
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$40,000,000
Revenue
$244,527,583
Reviews & Ratings 6
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kevin2019

Aug 8, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

"Back to the Future III" is based upon the almost impossible to dispute fact that the whole concept of time travel has always been a potent one with its endless opportunities for happiness, heartache and catastrophe and on these terms this film is hard to beat. It draws upon a generous selection of assorted elements - there are some funny references to Clint Eastwood's The Man with No Name character from the spaghetti westerns plus Doc Brown being mocked by the locals when attempting to explain some of the more popular past time activities in the 20th century - and it makes extremely good use of them and this all adds up to an incredibly thrilling (the superbly directed and edited execution of Doc Brown's eccentric plan designed to return them all back to the future comes readily to mind here) and well paced film the whole family can enjoy.

Rob

Rob

May 27, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

Maybe a little better than the second movie, but still not a patch on the first. It's worth a watch for the in-jokes but have a standby movie ready.

Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

Apr 22, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

Not my favorite. I didn't really like the 3rd movie because I'm not really into western type movies.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Apr 13, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

"Marty" (Michael J Fox) is stuck in 1955 when he learns of the untimely demise of his mentor "Doc. Brown" (Christopher Lloyd) back in 1885. Luckily, the DeLorean is on hand and back he goes - to the wild west - to try and prevent this calamity. Once there, he has no idea how to get back; a task not made any easier by local bully "Mad Dod" (Tom Wilson) who has it in for this meek city boy from day one. Spielberg is at his best with stories like this, and borrowing heavily from the Western film genre - and quite a bit from Clint Eastwood too, we have a quickly paced an amiable adventure film as Fox and Lloyd have to stay alive whilst figuring out how to charge the flux capacitor and get themselves home. Wilson is super as the "baddie" and Mary Steenbergen gives the "Doc" a little bit of love interest as the story ticks along nicely. These three films fit nicely with each other, and happily they all decided to hang up their stetsons after this one. It's still great fun 30 years later, with fun pithy dialogue; loads of great action photography and strong entertaining performances all through. Good fun.

JPV852

JPV852

Oct 30, 2020 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

As with Part II, I've come to appreciate this one more, a great blend of sci-fi and western and features once more some fine performances from both Fox and Lloyd, who each do great work portraying different characters (or at least for Lloyd a different time version of Doc Brown). Beyond that, well done set and costume designs and a good enough story to conclude the trilogy. **3.75/5**

John Chard

John Chard

Feb 10, 2017 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

Oh, I know you did send me back to the future. But I'm back! I'm back from the future. Doc Brown is back in 1885 in the Old West, soon to be joined by Marty who has found that Doc is in mortal danger from Burford "Mad-Dog" Tannen. Rounding out what turned out to be a hugely popular trilogy, Back to the Future Part III restored the core essence heart of Part 1, whilst simultaneously tying up all the threads with a fully formed story. More sedate in its telling (not hard following on from the manic pacing of part 2) part 3 fuses science fiction malarkey with, well, Western malarkey. All played out with the usual array of clever jokes and series reprises - only in a Wild Wild West setting. An interesting point to note is how the roles of Doc & Marty have been reversed from the first film, here Marty is the maniacal plot axis, whizzing around getting into scrapes as Doc ambles around in love, courtesy of the delightfully classic looking Mary Steenburgen as Clara Clayton. Thomas F. Wilson returns for villain duties as Tannen, a Western bully villain pulled straight out of many a classic Oater from way back in the day, and Lea Thompson & Elisabeth Shue ensure the "past" is not forgotten. When Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale started making Back To The Future in 1985, could they have envisaged that they would make three films and end up with a steam engine time machine in the Wild West? Possibly not, but as part 3 hurtles (literally) towards the suspense laden finale, two things are for certain. One is that they wisely closed the series down with a surefire coda winner. Two is that between them they crafted one of the most entertaining family trilogies to have ever graced the screen. No doubt about the fact that part one is the uniformly class act of the three, but parts two & three themselves reward groups of all ages. Great Scot indeed. 8.5/10

User reviews courtesy of TMDB.

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Cast 26
Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Marty McFly / Seamus McFly

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Doctor Emmett Brown

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Clara Clayton

Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen

Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson

Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Jennifer

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Bartender

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Barbwire Salesman

Pat Buttram

Pat Buttram

Saloon Old Timer

Harry Carey Jr.

Harry Carey Jr.

Saloon Old Timer

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Saloon Old Timer

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Marshal Strickland

Marc McClure

Marc McClure

Dave McFly

Wendie Jo Sperber

Wendie Jo Sperber

Linda McFly

Jeffrey Weissman

Jeffrey Weissman

George McFly

Christopher Wynne

Christopher Wynne

Buford Tannen's Gang / Needles' Gang

Sean Sullivan

Sean Sullivan

Buford Tannen's Gang

Mike Watson

Mike Watson

Buford Tannen's Gang

Hugh Gillin

Hugh Gillin

Mayor

Burton Gilliam

Burton Gilliam

Colt Gun Salesman

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Engineer

Donovan Scott

Donovan Scott

Deputy

Flea

Flea

Needles

J.J. Cohen

J.J. Cohen

Needles' Gang

Ricky Dean Logan

Ricky Dean Logan

Needles' Gang

Dean Cundey

Dean Cundey

Photographer

Crew 35
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

Tim Monich

Tim Monich

Dialect Coach

Alan Howarth

Alan Howarth

Special Sound Effects

Charles Croughwell

Charles Croughwell

Stunt Double

Debbie Evans

Debbie Evans

Stunt Double

Ben Scott

Ben Scott

Stunts

Bob Yerkes

Bob Yerkes

Stunts

Brian Smrz

Brian Smrz

Stunts

Gary Morgan

Gary Morgan

Stunts

Jeff O'Haco

Jeff O'Haco

Stunts

Marguerite Happy

Marguerite Happy

Stunts

Batan Silva

Batan Silva

Additional Second Assistant Director

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

Jim Morris

Jim Morris

Executive In Charge Of Production

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

Original Music Composer

Charles L. Campbell

Charles L. Campbell

Supervising Sound Editor

Ken Ralston

Ken Ralston

Visual Effects Supervisor

Scott Farrar

Scott Farrar

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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May 25, 1990

PG Theatrical

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