Back to the Future (franchise) Back to the Future (franchise) The "Back to the Future" franchise is an American science fiction–adventure comedy film series written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Bob Gale and Neil Canton for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), and an eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmett L. Brown (Christopher Lloyd), as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in the history of Hill Valley, California. The first film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international
Back to the Future (franchise) the cast and crew along with the cultural impact of the trilogy 30 years later. October 21, 2015, the date used for the setting of the future events during the first act of the second film, has been called ""Back to the Future" Day" by the media. The year 2015 also commemorated the 30th anniversary of the release of the original film. Many promotions were planned to mark the passing of the date, with many playing to the depiction of the future in the film, including: Cast members appeared on "Today" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on October 21, 2015. Nearly