Back to the Future Part II actors in a role. "Back to the Future Part II" was also a ground-breaking project for effects studio Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): In addition to digital compositing, ILM used the VistaGlide motion control camera system, which allowed an actor to portray multiple characters simultaneously on-screen without sacrificing camera movement. "Back to the Future Part II" was released by Universal Pictures on November 22, 1989. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $331 million worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 1989. On October 26, 1985, Dr. Emmett Brown arrives in the DeLorean time machine and persuades
Back to the Future The film ranked number 28 on "Entertainment Weekly"s list of the 50 Best High School Movies. In 2008, "Back to the Future" was voted the 23rd greatest film ever made by readers of "Empire". It was also placed on a similar list by "The New York Times", a list of 1000 movies. In January 2010, "Total Film" included the film on its list of "The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time". In 2007, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2006,