Back to the Future

Rating: ****/*****, or 9/10

Instant classic Sci-Fi adventure film, one of the great signature films of the eighties. In 1985, teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), aiding the local lunatic inventor Doc Brown (delightful role for Christopher Lloyd), finds himself transported back to 1955 in a Delorean car equipped with time travel technology, where he jeopardizes his own existence when his then young mother accidentally falls in love with him. To make sure history plays out as it should, Marty needs to hook up his nerdy father with his mother, a job made harder by the continuous avances of his mom and the dangerous interference of town bully Biff (Thomas F. Wilson). Great Scott! One of the most fun movies ever made, utilizing the time travel ploy to great success without worrying too much about temporal paradoxes (but instead, making them work for the story of the next two installments of this hit trilogy).

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

USA: Universal Pictures, 1985