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30 Secrets About Back to the Future

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Jul 03, 2025 4:39 PM
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25. In the original script, Lorraine's name was Meg.


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26. To achieve Lorraine's 1985 look, Thompson's prosthetic makeup took three and a half hours to apply. 


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27. In 2015, footage of Stoltz as Marty was released for the first time in a documentary included on the 30th anniversary Blu-ray set. "We wanted to soft pedal that," Gale said of the decision to release a small look at his performance. "We didn't want to make Eric feel bad."


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28. Back to the Future: The Animated series ran for two seasons, airing on CBS from 1991 until 1992.


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29. In March 2020, the musical adaptation of Back to the Future made its debut in England, with Olly Dobson as Marty McFly and Tony winner Roger Bart as Dr. Emmett Brown. It eventually made its way to Broadway, ending an 18-month run in January 2025.


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30. Zemeckis and Gale are firmly against the idea of a fourth film, with the director saying on a Zoom cast reunion that, "If I had an idea which I could have pitched to Bob [Gale] with a straight face, we would have made it."


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