Related : Lea Thompson Talks "Back to the Future" Message
"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."
Hop in the DeLorean, check the plutonium levels and hit 88 miles per hour because we're going back in time—to July 3, 1985, to be exact—to celebrate Back to the Future.
The iconic film was released 35 years ago, with the time travel epic starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd going on to become the highest grossing film of the year, making over $389 million and going on to become a beloved movie franchise.
It's hard to imagine anyone other than Fox stepping into Marty McFly's Nike Mags, but another star had actually landed the role and filmed for several weeks before Steven Spielberg, director Robert Zemeckis and co-writer and producer Bob Gale realized they needed to recast their leading man.
Plus, another major star auditioned for the role of Doc Brown, almost landing it when Lloyd initially was going to pass on his career-defining role.
MuNansen on July 3rd, 2020 at 18:32 UTC »
Lea Thompson could use some more recognition for how she manages to play multiple versions of the same character, each successfully. She even manages to creep on her own son without turning the audience off. That's a helluva tight rope.
torchpenny on July 3rd, 2020 at 16:17 UTC »
Why dont you make like a tree and get outta here.
Not_Quite_Boomer on July 3rd, 2020 at 15:45 UTC »
I saw it on Independence Day the year it came out.