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 (franchise) brief segment in which Doc Brown returns to announce a special message explaining the discrepancy between reality and the "future" as depicted in the film. Marty McFly and Doc Brown were included in "Empire"s "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time", ranking No. 39 and No. 76 respectively. , the "Back to the Future" series is the 14th-highest-grossing trilogy of all time at the domestic market (adjusted for inflation), 17th-highest-grossing trilogy of all time at the domestic market (not adjusted for inflation), and the 13th-highest-grossing trilogy of all time, worldwide (not adjusted for inflation). The trilogy was re-released in certain