Back to the Future Part III Back to the Future Part III Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 American science fiction Western comedy film and the third and final installment of the "Back to the Future" trilogy. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson. The film continues immediately following "Back to the Future Part II" (1989); while stranded in 1955 during his time travel adventures, Marty McFly (Fox) discovers that his friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, trapped in 1885, was killed by Biff Tannen's great-grandfather Buford. Marty travels
Back to the Future (franchise) the trilogy. Co-writer and director Robert Zemeckis, who has approval over all films in the "Back to the Future" franchise, has stated that he will block all attempts to remake or reboot the original film. Bob Gale stated that he did not wish to see another film in the series without the Marty McFly character nor any other actor than Michael J. Fox playing him, while acknowledging that Fox's current health condition would make this impossible. He illustrated this at a 2008 fan convention in Florida, stating "The idea of making another "Back to the Future" movie without Michael J.