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 Part III film played to a more materialistic idea of success, Zemeckis considered "Part III" more of a "human journey" with spiritual overtones. The shooting of the "Back to the Future" sequels, which were shot back-to-back throughout 1989, reunited much of the crew of the original. The films were shot over the course of 11 months, save for a three-week hiatus between filming of "Parts II" and "III". The most grueling part was editing "Part II" while filming "Part III", and Zemeckis bore the brunt of the process over a three-week period. While Zemeckis was shooting most of the train sequences in