Zemeckis Family Film Series | Back to the Future

Presented by The Granada Theatre

As part of our Granada Centennial film series, Santa Barbara Home Movies: Films by Artists and Performers Who Call Santa Barbara Home.

The Zemeckis Family Films – Part 2

Back to the Future

Starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover

Directed by legendary filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express)

In this family-favorite sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the ’50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make sure that they fall in love or he’ll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown.

The critics love it:

Siskel:   “So, what we have in the middle of Back to the Future, this seeming kids’ movie full of screeching cars, special effects and lightning storms, is nothing less than an adult reverie.”

Washington Post:   “Back to the Future is a whirling merry-go-round of a movie, in which everything is precisely machined, but nothing seems quite safe. It’s a wildly pleasurable sci-fi comedy, filled with enchantment and sweetness and zip as only a bona fide summer hit can be.”

Centennial Special:  Buy one ticket and get one free!

So, don’t forget to bring a friend!