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Back to the Future Part II

"Getting back was only the beginning."

1989-11-22 Adventure 1hr 48m

Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

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Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

  • Released
    1989-11-22
  • Revenue
    $332,000,000
  • Budget
    $40,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 48m
  • Genre
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.8
  • Production
    Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Crew

Robert Zemeckis
Director
Bob Gale
Screenplay
Bob Gale
Producer

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Cast

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Marty McFly / Marty McFly Jr. / Marlene McFly
Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Emmett Brown
Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson

Lorraine McFly
Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Biff Tannen / Griff Tannen
Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Jennifer Parker
James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Strickland
Jeffrey Weissman

Jeffrey Weissman

George McFly
J.J. Cohen

J.J. Cohen

Skinhead
E. Casanova Evans

E. Casanova Evans

Video Waiter (Michael Jackson)
Jay Koch

Jay Koch

Video Waiter (Ronald Reagan)
Charles Gherardi

Charles Gherardi

Video Waiter (Ayatollah Khomeini)
Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Video Game Boy
John Thornton

John Thornton

Video Game Boy
Theo Schwartz

Theo Schwartz

Hoverboard Girl
Lindsey Whitney Barry

Lindsey Whitney Barry

Hoverboard Girl
Judy Ovitz

Judy Ovitz

Antique Store Saleswoman
Stephanie Williams

Stephanie Williams

Officer Foley
Marty Levy

Marty Levy

Cab Driver
Flea

Flea

Needles
Jim Ishida

Jim Ishida

Fujitsu
Neil Ross

Neil Ross

Museum Narrator (voice)
Tamara Carrera

Tamara Carrera

Jacuzzi Girl
Tracy Dali

Tracy Dali

Jacuzzi Girl
Jennifer Brown

Jennifer Brown

Basketball Kid
Irina Cashen

Irina Cashen

Basketball Kid
Angela Greenblatt

Angela Greenblatt

Basketball Kid
Cameron Moore

Cameron Moore

Basketball Kid
Justin Mosley Spink

Justin Mosley Spink

Basketball Kid
John Erwin

John Erwin

Radio Sportscaster (voice)
Harry Waters, Jr.

Harry Waters, Jr.

Marvin Berry
Tommy Thomas

Tommy Thomas

Starlighter
Lloyd L. Tolbert

Lloyd L. Tolbert

Starlighter
Joe Flaherty

Joe Flaherty

Western Union Man
Marc McClure

Marc McClure

Dave McFly (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Officer Reese (uncredited)
Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

George McFly (Archive Footage)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Back to the Future Part II
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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2019-07-08

You gotta go forward to save the past and back to alter the future. Yikes! Back to the Future Part II sees Marty & Jennifer coerced by... read more

You gotta go forward to save the past and back to alter the future. Yikes! Back to the Future Part II sees Marty & Jennifer coerced by Doc into travelling forward in time to correct the future. But Biff is still around and spies an opportunity for untold riches; which he takes. Meaning our three time travelling wonders have to find a way back to the past to stop Biff from changing the course of history. The gargantuan, and deserved, success of Back To The Future ensured {demanded} that a sequel would follow. So taking the bull by the horns, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gray crafted not only a sequel, but a trilogy, of which part two is ultimately a sort of interim plot filler for the finale to come a year later. There's no doubt about it, part two is at first a puzzle box of a picture, one that had this particular viewer back in the day venturing in for multiple viewings to unravel the deft, daft, but intricate plot. I have grown to love part two very much as I have got older, with each viewing tending to reward me just a little bit more. Directed with absolute keenness by Zemeckis, the film moves at such a pace there is barely time to catch breath, something that hardly helps one to follow exactly what is going on. But it does make sense under scrutiny, and as we lurch from one magnificent set piece to another, we find a dark undercurrent of bleakness in amongst the froth. The makers offer up two visions of the future, one is all colourful and swamped in glorious 80s nostalgia, yet it's knowingly enveloped in consumerism and hi-tech reliability. The other is bitten by greed and almost under despotic control, it's food for thought and rather wry in its telling. Not content with that, the makers whisk us back to 1955 just to remind us that a time of innocence and hope did exist; and simultaneously with skill they repeat the ending of part one with the additional story of part two! Clever eh? The returning cast are again uniformly strong {Michael J. Fox, Thomas F. Wilson & Christopher Lloyd} while Elisabeth Shue confidently steps into Jennifer's shoes after Claudia Wells {Jennifer in part one} fell ill and was unable to continue the role. Alan Silvestri's score still packs a cross dimension's punch and the effects crew again come up trumps {it's ace in HD}. It now can be seen as the bridge between two better movies, that's for sure, but I liken it to Spielberg's Temple Of Doom-more darker than the more favourable films in a series; but one that is crucially still having fun. It may be a high-tempo ball of funny confusion at times, but this one, courtesy of it's ream of homages and sly observations, is one of the best trilogy sandwich fillers going. Munch it. 8/10

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A Review by JPV852 8

Written by JPV852 on 2020-10-28

This was one I think I was slightly disappointed in when I first saw it in theaters back in '89 and even with subsequent viewings on VHS and... read more

This was one I think I was slightly disappointed in when I first saw it in theaters back in '89 and even with subsequent viewings on VHS and DVD, however I've come to appreciate it more over the years post-2000s. Lots of fun though feels disjointed at times going back and forth in time from 1985 to 2015 to alternate 1985 and back to 1955. But I did like the technical aspects re-creating the events of the first movie. **4.0/5** PS: Still remember back in the day seeing a TV special and believing the hoverboard was real, lol.

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A Review by SoSmooth1982 8

Written by SoSmooth1982 on 2023-04-22

My favorite out of the series. I like this one better, because your rewatching the 1st one as the 2nd one is helping the 1st one at the same... read more

My favorite out of the series. I like this one better, because your rewatching the 1st one as the 2nd one is helping the 1st one at the same time. So you get to enjoy the 1st one again with new twists added from the 2nd one. But you can't see yourself watching the 1st one while watching the 2nd one, because the 1st one is not suppose to see the 2nd one watching it, and vice versa. Otherwise something bad will happen if the 1st and 2nd one see each other. Lol you get what I'm saying!

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A Review by Arcanum101 4

Written by Arcanum101 on 2023-05-23

Don't bother. Just rewatch the original again and be thankful.... read more

Don't bother. Just rewatch the original again and be thankful.

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A Review by kevin2019 8

Written by kevin2019 on 2024-11-29

"Back to the Future Part II" is a refreshing and inexhaustible source of entertainment and inventive fun for everyone. It features an abunda... read more

"Back to the Future Part II" is a refreshing and inexhaustible source of entertainment and inventive fun for everyone. It features an abundance of memorable action sequences which have been brought to the screen with innovation and skill and great visual imagination. It also draws upon events featured in the original film to create an entirely different slant on the same sequences, but this time around the motivating factors in doing this retread are entirely different. Of course such sequences as these could mean a distinct lack of creative inspiration, but fortunately that is never the case here because they are visually inspired and they only add to the overall fabulous enjoyment to be had.

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A Review by John Chard

You gotta go forward to save the past and back to alter the future. Yikes! Back to the Future Part II sees Marty & Jennifer coerced by Doc into travelling forward in time to correct the future. But Biff is still around and spies an op...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2019-07-08

You gotta go forward to save the past and back to alter the future. Yikes! Back to the Future Part II sees Marty & Jennifer coerced by Doc into travelling forward in time to correct the future. ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by JPV852 8

Written by JPV852 on 2020-10-28

This was one I think I was slightly disappointed in when I first saw it in theaters back in '89 and even with subsequent viewings on VHS and DVD, however I've come to appreciate it more over the years...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by SoSmooth1982 8

Written by SoSmooth1982 on 2023-04-22

My favorite out of the series. I like this one better, because your rewatching the 1st one as the 2nd one is helping the 1st one at the same time. So you get to enjoy the 1st one again with new twists...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Arcanum101 4

Written by Arcanum101 on 2023-05-23

Don't bother. Just rewatch the original again and be thankful....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by kevin2019 8

Written by kevin2019 on 2024-11-29

"Back to the Future Part II" is a refreshing and inexhaustible source of entertainment and inventive fun for everyone. It features an abundance of memorable action sequences which have been brought to...

read more