Jason Robert Hervey (born April 6, 1972) is an American actor and television producer. He is best known for his role as Wayne Arnold on The Wonder Years .
107-618: The Back to the Future film trilogy and subsequent animated series feature characters created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale . The lead character of the series is Marty McFly . During the course of the trilogy, he travels through time using a DeLorean time machine invented by his friend Emmett Brown . He also encounters the central antagonist, Biff Tannen , in several different time periods and visits his ancestors and descendants. Martin Seamus ("Marty") McFly (portrayed by Michael J. Fox in
214-578: A motion-simulation ride at the Universal Destinations & Experiences in Universal City, California ; Orlando, Florida ; and Osaka, Japan (all now closed), as well as a video game and a stage musical . The film's visual effects were done by Industrial Light and Magic . The first film won an Academy Award for Sound Editing . Seventeen-year-old Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time from October 26, 1985, to November 5, 1955, in
321-419: A paradox that would prevent Marty's existence. Without plutonium to power the time machine, Marty must find the 1955 Doc Brown to help him reunite his parents and return to 1985. The efforts of Biff Tannen , George's bully and supervisor, further complicate Marty's situation until Marty successfully causes his parents to fall in love and simultaneously convinces George to finally stand up to Biff. Returning to
428-527: A 2008 fan convention in Florida, stating: "The idea of making another Back to the Future movie without Michael J. Fox – you know, that's like saying, 'I'm going to cook you a steak dinner and I'm going to hold the beef. ' " Gale also said that the Telltale video-game adaptation is the closest thing to what a fourth film could be like. In an interview on October 21, 2015, the day of Marty McFly's purported arrival in
535-598: A backstage position as an executive producer for WCW, which he held until the company's closure in 2001. During this time, he became friends with then-WCW Vice President Eric Bischoff , with whom he formed Bischoff Hervey Entertainment . Their company produced several sports and reality television shows, including I Want to Be a Hilton , Scott Baio Is 45...and Single , and Hulk Hogan 's Celebrity Championship Wrestling , alongside Hogan. When Bischoff joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in January 2010, Hervey also joined
642-447: A cinema-by-cinema basis slowly reopened. Many cinemas also showed the rest of the trilogy, partially due to the coinciding 30th anniversary of Part III . Marty McFly and Doc Brown were included in Empire ' s 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, ranking No. 39 and No. 76 respectively. October 21, 2015, the date used for the setting of the future events during the first act of
749-659: A farmhouse outside of Hill Valley. She then became a teacher at Hill Valley Elementary School. Jennifer Jane Parker (portrayed by Claudia Wells in the first film and voiced by her in Back to the Future: The Game , Elisabeth Shue in the second and third film, voiced by Cathy Cavadini in the animated series) is dating Marty McFly . In 2015 as seen in Back to the Future Part II , they are married. In 1985, Jennifer attends Hill Valley High School, along with her boyfriend Marty. In
856-515: A feud with Marshal James Strickland and his deputies. Like his descendant Biff, he has a dislike for manure. "Kid" Tannen (voiced by Owen Thomas) is Biff's father who only appears in the Back to the Future: The Game . In the 1930s Hill Valley, he is a gangster who runs a local speakeasy. Like the rest of the Tannen family, Kid bullies the McFly family forcing Marty's grandfather Arthur to do his accounting. Kid
963-481: A message for Marty McFly. He explains that it is October 21, 2015, one hour before Marty, Doc, and Jennifer Parker arrive from 1985. He explains that when he traveled to the future, he discovered that there was a nuclear holocaust that occurred on October 21, 2045. He tracked it down to four inventions: the food hydrator, self-lacing shoes, the hoverboard, and the Mr. Fusion home energy reactor. The former three inventions led to
1070-489: A retail sales manager. In his early career, Hervey had small roles in films including Back to the Future , Pee-wee's Big Adventure , Meatballs Part II , Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment , and had a recurring role as Charlie in the final season of Diff'rent Strokes . His big break came as a cast member of the successful family dramedy, The Wonder Years , as the older brother of Fred Savage 's character. He ranked at #71 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Kid Stars for
1177-533: A special screening of the trilogy was held in Celebration, Florida . Bob Gale told the crowd they were seeing the digitally remastered version that was going to be used for the Blu-ray version of the movies. The Blu-ray box set was released on October 26, 2010, and includes bonus features, such as a newly produced six-part retrospective documentary titled Tales from the Future . There have been numerous complaints about
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#17328523150021284-617: A success. Both versions of Brown, along with the artificial intelligence of the Quantum Mind Jar, are shocked at discovering that there are two Emmett Browns present. An animated television series, Back to the Future: The Animated Series , lasted two seasons, each featuring 13 episodes, and ran on CBS from September 14, 1991, to December 26, 1992. The TV series Back to the Future was an animated science-fiction comedy adventure television series for television, based on
1391-416: A time machine built from a DeLorean by eccentric scientist Emmett "Doc" Brown , when they are attacked and Doc is apparently killed by Libyan terrorists from whom he stole the plutonium that gives the flux capacitor the 1.21 gigawatts it needs to time-travel. Soon after his arrival in 1955, Marty's mother, Lorraine , falls in love with him, rather than with his father George McFly , threatening to cause
1498-399: Is an alcoholic and a gambling addict following George's death and Lorraine's second marriage to Biff Tannen. Linda McFly (portrayed by Wendie Jo Sperber ) is the middle child of George and Lorraine McFly. In 1985 before Marty went to 1955, Linda is having boy trouble and it is unknown if she is in college or has a job. In 1985 after Marty went to 1955, Linda works in a boutique and has gained
1605-433: Is brought down with the help of Marty, a young version of Doc, and Arthur McFly. He later marries Edna Strickland and reforms from his criminal ways with her help. Griff Tannen (portrayed by Thomas F. Wilson in both Back to the Future Part II and in the animated series) is the only known grandson of Biff. He is part of a gang that also consists of Rafe "Data" Unger, Leslie "Spike" O'Malley and Chester "Whitey" Noguera. In
1712-632: Is credited in The Eddie Guerrero Story: Cheating Death, Stealing Life for coming up with the idea for the Latino World Order (LWO). Hervey appeared in an episode of Hogan Knows Best alongside Eric Bischoff, talking about energy drinks , and in several episodes of Scott Baio Is 45...and Single . In 2002, he made a brief appearance on the VH1 special I Love the '80s . Along with Baio, he co-hosts VH1 's Confessions of
1819-399: Is harassed by a member of the Tannen family, Buford Tannen, however unlike his descendants he didn’t take any notice of Tannen. He also had a brother, Martin, who was fatally stabbed prior to the film's events. Due to Lea Thompson playing both roles, Maggie bears resemblance to Lorraine, despite her being an ancestor of George; in a DVD commentary track for Part III , Bob Gale stated that
1926-416: Is no longer being produced. A comic book series was published by Harvey Comics in 1992 detailing further adventures of the animated series. Only seven issues were produced. IDW published a mini-series which presents the first meeting of both Marty and Doc Brown and is written by co-screenwriter Bob Gale, which was released in stores on October 21, 2015, the same date that Marty travels with Doc Brown to
2033-407: Is one of Hill Valley's outlaws during the 1880s. David "Dave" McFly (portrayed by Marc McClure ) is the eldest child of George and Lorraine McFly. In 1985, before Marty went to 1955, Dave works at Burger King , but in the post-time travel 1985, he wears a suit as a nondescript white-collar worker for an accounting firm. In a deleted scene from Part II , the alternate 1985 timeline shows that Dave
2140-444: Is short-lived, however, as he reaches in his pocket. He pulls out the Quantum Mind Jar, which he thought he disposed of in 2075. He is worried that not doing so will unravel everything they accomplished. The artificial intelligence of the Quantum Mind Jar tells Brown that they need to go back to the future, which he dismisses as he does not want to risk further time travel. Another Emmett Brown then arrives, also declaring his experiment
2247-627: Is still happily married to George in 2015 but they are constantly disappointed in Marty for giving in to peer pressures that make his life difficult. In the alternate 1985 timeline, she is widowed and married to Biff Tannen. Clara Clayton (portrayed by Mary Steenburgen in both Back to the Future Part III and the animated series) is married to Doc Brown and is the mother of Jules and Verne Brown. Clara moved to Hill Valley and originally died in an accident when her wagon plummeted into Shonash Ravine, which
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#17328523150022354-469: Is the strict principal of Hill Valley High School. He is a descendant of Chief Marshal James Strickland of 1885's Hill Valley. He frequently makes a great noisy show of sternly reprimanding his students for faults such as "slacking" or liquor consumption, although he himself is revealed to sneak a drink of alcohol at his desk at school. Strickland's office door in Part II identifies him as "S.S. Strickland", and
2461-500: The Back to the Future trilogy on October 21 and continuing through that weekend, which earned over $ 4.8M in single day ticket sales. Universal Studios offered location tours of the various filming locations around the date. The town of Reston, Virginia , temporarily changed its name to "Hill Valley" to commemorate the series during its annual film festival. Esquire Network aired the trilogy all day that day, plus all weekend. In July 1997, Universal Studios announced that Back to
2568-540: The Back to the Future Time Machine Construction Kit , includes customizable in-game replicas of the DeLorean time machine. In April 2023, it was announced that Back to the Future and characters from the films would be featured in the upcoming video game, Funko Fusion , set to be released in 2024. The game is set to include Marty McFly and Emmett Brown . Back to the Future: The Game (2010)
2675-518: The Mirai , entitled Fueled by the Future . The commercial doubled as a tribute to the franchise and illustrated how the idea of converting trash into fuel had become reality. The commercial was released on October 21—the same date to which Marty, Doc and Jennifer traveled in Back to the Future Part II . Jason Hervey Hervey was born in Los Angeles, the son of Marsha, a talent agent, and Alan Hervey,
2782-483: The World Championship Wrestling organization), a handful of television films, and a few television series. As the wave of 1980s nostalgia washed over the media in the early 2000s, Hervey became a frequent contributor to VH1 's I Love the 80s and I Love the 80s Strikes Back and appeared as himself on reality shows such as Hogan Knows Best and Scott Baio Is 45...and Single . Hervey served as
2889-462: The steam engine time machine Doc invented at the end of the third film. Although Marty McFly is the show's main character and Jennifer Parker makes occasional appearances, the show focused primarily on the Brown family, whereas the films focused on the McFly family. The film's villain, Biff Tannen , also appeared frequently. In addition, relatives of McFly, Brown, and Tannen families were plentiful in
2996-532: The 13th-highest-grossing trilogy of all time, worldwide (not adjusted for inflation). The trilogy was re-released in certain countries worldwide on October 21, 2015, to commemorate the date traveled to by the protagonists in Back to the Future Part II and generated $ 4.8 million on its opening day. In the United States and Canada, it earned $ 1.65 million from ticket sales across 1,815 North American theaters on its opening day. Germany opened with $ 1.4 million and
3103-473: The 2015 McFly home, 2015 Biff steals the DeLorean time machine and gives the book to his 1955 self just before he goes to the dance at the end of the first film. When Doc and Marty return to 1985, they find that Biff has used the sports almanac's knowledge for financial gain, which allowed him to turn Courthouse Square into a casino with 27 floors, take over Hill Valley, get away with the murder of Marty's father, and later marry Marty's mother. Marty learns that Biff
3210-425: The DeLorean appears in 1985, a modern train destroys it, with Marty barely escaping. Reuniting with Jennifer, Marty avoids a street race and the two visit the scene of the wreckage of the DeLorean. Suddenly, Doc, Clara and their children appear in a time-travelling steam locomotive. Doc reminds Marty and Jennifer that "[their] future is whatever [they] make it", so they must "make it a good one". The locomotive lifts off
3317-481: The DeLorean's fuel line is torn. Marty convinces Doc to come back with him and find a way to get back to his time before it is too late, but Doc is smitten after saving schoolteacher Clara Clayton. After running afoul of and defeating Buford Tannen and several dramatic action scenes involving using a speeding locomotive to push the DeLorean to 88 miles per hour (142 km/h), Marty returns to 1985 without Doc Brown. When
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3424-411: The Future film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international phenomenon, leading to the second and third films , which were back-to-back film productions , released in 1989 and 1990, respectively. Though the sequels did not perform as well at the box office as the first film, the trilogy remains immensely popular and has yielded such spin-offs as an animated television series and
3531-414: The Future would be one of their first ten releases on the new DVD format, though it ended up being delayed for five years. The films were released as a box set on VHS and DVD on December 17, 2002 in both widescreen (1.85:1) and full screen (1.33:1) formats. The widescreen DVDs had to be reissued a year later because of framing errors in converting from open matte to widescreen. In June 2008,
3638-430: The Future (franchise) Back to the Future is an American science fiction franchise created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale . The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly , and an eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown , as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in the history of the fictional town of Hill Valley, California . The first Back to
3745-413: The Future , Jeffrey Weissman in Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III , voiced by Michael X. Sommers in Back to the Future: The Game ) is married to Lorraine McFly ( née Baines) and is the father of Marty , Linda and Dave. Although he is one of the main characters in the first movie, George only makes cameos in Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III . In
3852-584: The Future -themed toy packs . The Level Pack adds a bonus level that adapts the events of the first film and includes a Marty McFly Minifigure, along with a constructible DeLorean and Hoverboard. The Fun Pack includes a Doc Brown Minifigure and a constructible Time Train from Part III . Both unlock access to an in-game open world set in Hill Valley. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reprise their roles as Marty McFly and Emmett "Doc" Brown respectively. A downloadable content pack for Planet Coaster (2016), titled
3959-548: The Future Chronology , by Greg Mitchell and Rich Handley, was released in 2013. Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History is an officially licensed book which includes 224 pages of behind-the-scenes stories, interviews, rare and never-before-seen images, concept art, storyboards, photos, and special removable replicas of paper items from the films. The book was written by Michael Klastorin, who
4066-486: The Future Part III , voiced by Josh Keaton and Troy Davidson in the animated series) are the two children of Doc Brown and his wife, Clara, who named them after their favorite author Jules Verne . The characters had minor, non-speaking roles in Back to the Future Part III but were further developed in the animated series. Jules, an introvert, mostly imitates his father's interests and mannerisms while Verne appears to be more outgoing and extroverted. Several plot points of
4173-512: The Future: The Game and voiced by Michael X. Sommers and Melissa Hutchison respectively. Marty Jr. and Marlene McFly (both portrayed by Michael J. Fox) are Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker's future son and daughter in 2015 in Part II . Originally, 17-year-old Marty Jr. was to be arrested and sentenced to fifteen years in prison for joining a robbery initiated by Griff and his gang. Marlene attempted to help Marty Jr. break out of jail but failed and
4280-479: The Future: The Game ), is married to George McFly and the mother of Marty, Linda and Dave. She is the oldest daughter of Sam ( George DiCenzo ) and Stella ( Frances Lee McCain ) Baines, and sister of Milton ( Jason Hervey ), Sally ( Maia Brewton ), Toby, and Joey. In Back to the Future , Lorraine is initially portrayed in 1985 as middle-aged and unhappy. After Marty changes the timeline, she is shown to be fit and happily married to George in 1985. In Part II , Lorraine
4387-572: The Hill Valley Courthouse when Griff was sentenced. He vowed to get back at the world for laughing at him and planned to do it through a company that he would found, GriffTech. Doc holds up a tablet computer with a digital version of the Hill Valley Telegraph. On June 13, 2032, GriffTech invented a social media network called ThingMeme, which secured funding from Douglas J. Needles. ThingMeme allowed inanimate objects to post selfies on
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4494-446: The R1 packaging, leading to the release of an instruction sheet on how to safely remove and insert discs. On October 20, 2015, one day before the date of the fictional events transpiring in the 2015 segment of Part II , the trilogy was once again released on Blu-ray and DVD. A bonus disc was included, which featured new bonus material such as Outatime which is a look into the restoration of
4601-585: The Senior Vice President of Media and Communications for HealthSouth Corporation , based in Birmingham, Alabama . Hervey relocated to Birmingham to assume the post. He worked for the company from late 2001 until late 2003, during events that would lead to a fraud scandal. He later sued HealthSouth, demanding $ 300,000 in compensation. After a guest appearance on World Championship Wrestling television during his tenure on The Wonder Years , Hervey obtained
4708-520: The United Kingdom with $ 345,000. Revenues from other territories such as Australia, Austria, France, Italy were moderate. The first movie in the trilogy returned to certain countries once again for the 35th anniversary of the first film. In the United Kingdom, this was originally scheduled to begin on May 29, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the opening dates of various cinemas were delayed, and on
4815-464: The World is a 2015 direct-to-video short film starring Christopher Lloyd as Emmett Brown. The short debuted on the 2015 Blu-ray and DVD release of the Back to the Future trilogy commemorating the franchise's 30th anniversary. The short was released on October 20, 2015. Emmett Brown is in an undisclosed location outside Hill Valley, California. He sets a video camera to track his body in order to videotape
4922-474: The almanac by his future self. The latter is also co-written by Gale. Transformers/Back to the Future is a four-issue crossover comic miniseries published by IDW Publishing, to commemorate the 35th anniversaries of Back to the Future and Hasbro 's Transformers franchise. It was published from October 7, 2020, to May 12, 2021. A Japanese light novel adaptation was announced in August 2021. Each film in
5029-442: The animated series revolve around either Jules or Verne altering history and the steps necessary to correct the damage. In the Back to the Future game when asked about his family, Doc reveals that his sons are now teenagers and their parents are discussing what time period they should attend college at. Copernicus is Doc's dog from 1955. Like his other dogs, Copernicus was used in many of Doc's experiments. When Copernicus died, he
5136-460: The animated series) is the inventor of the DeLorean time machine . At various points in time, Doc helps Marty restore the space-time continuum and reverse the changes that were caused by time travel. In 2008, the character was selected by film magazine Empire as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time , ranking at No. 20. George Douglas McFly (portrayed by Crispin Glover in Back to
5243-405: The animated series, Griff makes a brief cameo appearance in the episode "Solar Sailors" where his grandson, Ziff (also voiced by Wilson), is detained after he attempts to sabotage Marta McFly's space cruiser due to his hatred towards her family. Griff's last name is never mentioned in the movie, which means he could either be the son of Biff's son Biff Jr, or the son of Biff's daughter, Tiff, but in
5350-493: The animated series, Jennifer is enrolled to Hill Valley College with Marty after graduating high school and working part-time as a tutor. She lives with her family on a ranch, the deed to which was owned by Biff Tannen , after one of his ancestors forced Jennifer's great-great-grandfather to sign it over by holding Jennifer's great-great-grandmother hostage. In the episode "A Friend in Deed", Marty travels back in time to 1875 and sabotages
5457-547: The animated series, Ziff says that both he and Griff are Tannens. In the animated series, Biff Jr. (voiced by Benji Gregory ) is the son of Biff Tannen. Like his father and paternal relatives, he likes to bully and steal from children around him including Jules and Verne Brown with whom he developed a feud. In addition, Biff Jr. delights in vandalizing other people's properties. Biff Jr. lives with his father with whom he has an abusive relationship. Stanford S. Strickland (portrayed by James Tolkan ), also known as Gerald Strickland,
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#17328523150025564-481: The attention of many boys. Seamus and Maggie McFly (portrayed by Michael J. Fox and Lea Thompson ) are Irish immigrants and the paternal great-great-grandparents of Marty McFly . In Part III , Marty is befriended by Seamus and Maggie. While Maggie distrusts the "strange young man", Seamus has a familiar feeling about him and believes that helping him is the right thing to do. They have a son named William (Marty's great-grandfather). Much like his descendants, Seamus
5671-456: The book Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History identifies his full name as "Stanford S. Strickland". However, the first episode of Back to the Future: The Game states that his first name is Gerald. James Strickland (portrayed by James Tolkan in Back to the Future Part III ) is the chief marshal of Hill Valley in 1885 and an ancestor of Stanford S. Strickland. He also has an unnamed son (portrayed by Kaleb Henley). Back to
5778-454: The character, as Hardin was deemed too tall to appear next to the much shorter Fox. However, Wells was not available to film the sequels for personal reasons , and the role was recast to Elisabeth Shue although Wells reprised her role as Jennifer in Back to the Future: The Game as a punk rock version of her character. Consequently, the opening scene of Back to the Future Part II was re-shot with Shue taking Wells' place, rather than using
5885-404: The courage to stand up to Biff, knocking him unconscious. As a result, he and Lorraine fall in love and George becomes popular in school for defeating Biff in a fight. In the new future, they are both married with George working as a college professor and being a successful writer who orders Biff around. In the dystopian timeline in Part II , George was murdered by Biff in 1973. Glover didn’t like
5992-581: The creative team considered it important to include Thompson in the film, and explained that McFly men were simply "genetically predisposed" to be attracted to women who resemble Maggie. William "Willie" McFly (portrayed by Lindsay Vail Clark, voiced by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future: The Game ) is the son of Seamus and Maggie McFly as well as Marty's great-grandfather. Arthur "Artie" McFly and Sylvia Miskin (stage name "Trixie Trotter") are Marty's paternal grandparents and George's parents introduced in Back to
6099-405: The deal with help from Jules and Verne. In the future witnessed in Back to the Future Part II , Jennifer and Marty had two children, Marlene and Marty Jr. (both played by Michael J. Fox). Melora Hardin was initially cast in the role, to appear alongside Eric Stoltz ' Marty McFly. After Stoltz was fired from the production and Michael J. Fox was brought in, Claudia Wells was cast to portray
6206-464: The dinner table with his family and Marty McFly, whom his father had hit with the car earlier that day. He remained silent while the guest was present. Joey Baines was born on August 28, 1954, to Sam and Stella Baines, and was the fifth child in the Baines family. In the early 1970s, Joey was Marty McFly's favorite uncle. Joey would allow Marty to do dangerous things, but would always be there to make sure he
6313-465: The ending of Back to the Future . Biff Howard Tannen (portrayed by Thomas F. Wilson ) is the main antagonist of the first two films, and a local bully who harassed George McFly and managed to alter history in the second film. He comes from a long line of bullies in Hill Valley, most of whom harassed members of the McFly family, including Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen (also portrayed by Wilson, in Part III ), who
6420-448: The episode, alluding to Thomas F. Wilson 's career as a stand-up comedian . This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in two or more installments in the franchise. As of June 2011 , 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
6527-420: The family dog, Einstein . As with the films, time travel was achieved through the use of a modified DeLorean , which had apparently been re-built after it was destroyed at the end of the trilogy. The DeLorean now has voice-activated "time circuits" and can also travel instantaneously to different locations in space and time, in addition to folding into a suitcase. The characters also travel through time using
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#17328523150026634-591: The films and voiced by him in Lego Dimensions , voiced by David Kaufman in the animated series) is the son of George and Lorraine McFly. Marty travels between the past and the future, encountering his ancestors and descendants. Marty and his friend Doc Brown help restore the space-time continuum while encountering Biff Tannen (or members of the Tannen clan) at various points in time. Doctor Emmett Lathrop ("Doc") Brown (portrayed by Christopher Lloyd and voiced by him in Lego Dimensions , voiced by Dan Castellaneta in
6741-411: The final episode. A.J. LoCascio provided the voice for Marty McFly, and Bob Gale assisted with the script. Thomas Wilson reprised his role as Biff Tannen in the 2015 re-release. The plot of the video game depicts Marty traveling back to 1931 to help Doc, who is in trouble again. The video game depicts several trips by Marty and Doc back and forth from 1931 to the present, due to multiple disruptions to
6848-573: The first film, George is portrayed as weak and the main target of Biff Tannen's bullying. The novelization of the film expounds on George's history of weakness, describing two incidents in which he is unable to stand up for himself. In 1955, in contrast with Marty, George did not have any friends for support and was targeted not only by Biff and his gang but also other kids in school. He has a penchant for science fiction , and writes some of his own but never allows himself to share them with anyone due to his fear of rejection. In 1955, with Marty's help, he gets
6955-520: The first five comics in the series. The series has now gone on to what IDW calls "chapter 2" of the series with "Tales from the Time Train". This is a series of stories detailing where Doc and the Brown family went after time traveling at the end of Back to the Future Part III . Other mini-series published by IDW include "Citizen Brown", which adapts the Telltale video game , and "Biff to the Future", which depicts Biff Tannen's rise to power after being given
7062-515: The first time. The set included a new digitally remastered 4K picture, Dolby Atmos sound, and more previously unreleased content. The Back to the Future: Back in Time board game was released in 2020. It is a fully cooperative game, in which each player is a character in the film, and must collect items to help Marty McFly and Doc to return from 1955 to their own time, as depicted in the first film in
7169-422: The future , Christopher Lloyd stated that he would consider making a fourth film under the condition that the original cast and creative team returned, along with a story "worth telling". The same day, Lloyd reprised his role as Doc Brown in a brief segment in which the character returns with a special message marking the 2015 date. In 2020, actor Tom Holland claimed in an interview with BBC Radio 1 that he
7276-406: The future depicted in the storyline for Part II. In issue #3, it was revealed that it had become an ongoing monthly comic due to popular demand. Beginning in issue #6, the original format of one or two untold stories per issue was replaced with a multi-issue ongoing story arc. The original subtitle for the comic, "Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines", was used for the trade paperback which contained
7383-430: The future via a lightning strike that powers the machine, Marty discovers a vastly improved situation for the McFly family, as a much more confident George has become an accomplished science fiction author, Marty's two older siblings have better lives, he owns the car of his dreams, and an apparently-softened Biff is now an auto detailer, rather than George's supervisor. Despite 1955 Doc's insistence on not knowing details of
7490-416: The future, a note Marty leaves in his pocket on November 12, 1955, prevents him from being killed by the terrorists. In the film's final moments, Doc Brown appears in a modified version of the DeLorean and tells Marty and his girlfriend Jennifer Parker that they must travel to the future to fix a problem caused by Marty and Jennifer's kids. The series continues as Doc Brown travels with Marty and Jennifer to
7597-414: The future. In the animated series, Einstein becomes anthropomorphic and smarter, helping Doc with his inventions for traveling to the past and the future. Buford Tannen (portrayed by Thomas F. Wilson in Back to the Future Part III , Liam O'Brien in Lego Dimensions ) is the main antagonist of the third film . He is the great-grandfather of Biff Tannen and the local town outlaw in 1885 Hill Valley. He
7704-450: The internet, but it was a scam, as it allowed Griff to gain access to every object on Earth. On the 30th anniversary of his arrest, on October 21, 2045, he uploaded a virus that was supposed to flash the word "butthead" on everything. However, it short-circuited the Mr. Fusion network, causing nuclear explosions in 100 million homes worldwide. Doc Brown travels to an unknown date to ensure these inventions are never created, which will prevent
7811-478: The lawsuit was settled before a legal precedent could be set, it did result in the adoption of stricter rules by the Screen Actors Guild to help prevent similar situations from occurring again. According to Hollywood Reporter , Glover had initially asked for $ 1 million, and the settlement sum amounted to $ 760,000. Lorraine McFly, née Baines (portrayed by Lea Thompson , voiced by Aimee Miles in Back to
7918-417: The live-action film trilogy. Although the series takes place after the films, creator Bob Gale stated that the animated series take places in its own alternate timeline. The show lasted two seasons, each featuring 13 episodes, and ran on CBS from September 14, 1991, to December 26, 1992, with reruns until August 14, 1993. The network chose not to renew the show for a third season (citing low ratings). It
8025-438: The nuclear explosion. He leaves his camera on, which captures the inventions being erased from history. He arrives back in 2015, in a winter jacket and ski goggles, declaring that the mission was more complicated than he calculated, but declaring it a success. He holds up the tablet computer, where the headline on the Hill Valley Telegraph changes from "Griff Tannen Founds Grifftech" to "Griff Tannen Found Guilty". Doc's excitement
8132-542: The opposite roles were better challenges. Hervey was the voice of Eddie McDowd on the Nickelodeon series 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd for season two. He made a brief appearance in the 1993 adventure game Return to Zork as the troll king. While post- Wonder Years acting credits were few and far between for Hervey, he did maintain ties to the entertainment industry as the producer of various sports-themed videos and specials (a substantial number of which were related to
8239-623: The original Data East version and features 3-D animated figures and visual effects that are impossible to reproduce on a physical table. Back to the Future: The Musical is a stage musical with original music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard , and a book adapted from the original screenplay by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The show features hit songs from the film, including " The Power of Love " and " Johnny B. Goode ". Originally slated to première in London's West End in 2015,
8346-401: The past or future parallel time zones visited. Unlike the films, which took place entirely in Hill Valley and the surrounding area, the series frequently took the characters to exotic locations. At the end of every episode, Doc Brown would appear to do an experiment, often related to the episode's plot. The first season also included post-credits segments with Biff Tannen telling a joke related to
8453-554: The promotion as an executive producer. He co-created the reality show TNA Reaction . Hervey appeared in a backstage segment with Eric Young on the June 16, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling which was his last appearance. In 2013, along with partners Eric Bischoff and Ike McFadden , Hervey formed the online gaming company MX Digital. The company specializes in creating celebrity-themed online games, including games featuring David Hasselhoff and Hulk Hogan , among others. Hervey
8560-506: The role. Hervey's role on The Wonder Years led to a later guest appearance on the animated show Justice League Unlimited . He appeared alongside Savage in the episode "Hawk and Dove", where Hervey provided the voice of the younger, more passive brother Don Hall/Dove , opposite Savage's role of the older and more aggressive brother, in a role reversal from The Wonder Years . The original idea had been to cast Hervey as Hawk in tribute to his role as Wayne Arnold, until both he and Savage felt
8667-511: The second film, has been called " Back to the Future Day" by the media. The year 2015 also commemorated the 30th anniversary of the release of the original film. Many promotions were planned to mark the passing of the date, with many playing to the depiction of the future in the film, including: Cast members appeared on Today and Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 21, 2015. Nearly 2,000 theaters worldwide showed back-to-back screenings of
8774-427: The sequel's script, and when he demanded more money than the producers were willing to pay him, the role was recast with Jeffrey Weissman. Weissman wore prosthetics to resemble Glover and imitated Glover's rendering of McFly, and his scenes were spliced with shots of Glover from Back to the Future . The result was so convincing that many people were fooled by it. However, Glover did not appreciate this and sued . While
8881-648: The setting for the film characters in Part II , the production was delayed following the August 2014 departure of director Jamie Lloyd , due to "creative differences" with Zemeckis. The show received its premiere at Manchester Opera House in February 2020 ahead of an expected West End transfer. The March 11, 2022, release of the original cast recording preceded a Broadway production that opened August 3, 2023. In 2015, Fox and Lloyd starred alongside popular YouTube science personality Go Tech Yourself in an extended Toyota commercial for Toyota's new fuel cell vehicle ,
8988-444: The sister-in-law of George McFly, and the aunt of David, Linda, and Marty McFly. Born in 1949, she was present when Marty McFly in 1955 had dinner with her family, but did not speak. Toby Baines was the fourth child of Sam and Stella Baines, the brother of Lorraine, Milton, Sally, Joey, and Ellen Baines, the brother-in-law of George McFly, and the uncle of David, Linda, and Marty McFly. He was born in 1951. On November 5, 1955, he sat at
9095-459: The time machine from 2012; Doc Brown Saves the World! , a new short movie starring Christopher Lloyd; two episodes from The Animated Series ; two novelty commercials about "Jaws 19" and the "2015 Hoverboard"; and other additional features. A new set was released in October 2020 for The Ultimate Trilogy , to celebrate the franchise's 35th anniversary, and featured a release on Ultra HD Blu-ray for
9202-406: The timeline. In several separate differing timelines, various altered outcomes are shown for the McFly family, and then separately for the entire Hill Valley region. At the conclusion of the game, the timeline is largely restored by Marty and Doc, although with some small differences from the "original" timeline. Two pinball adaptations of the film trilogy were released. The first pinball adaptation
9309-564: The tracks and departs from 1985, ending the trilogy. Co-writer and director Robert Zemeckis, who holds the rights to the films in the franchise , has stated that he will block all attempts to remake or reboot the original film. Co-writer Bob Gale commented that he did not wish to see another film in the series without the Marty McFly character nor any other actor than Michael J. Fox playing him, while acknowledging that Fox's current health condition would make this impossible. He illustrated this at
9416-602: The trilogy also received a novelization that expanded on the movies by adding scenes, characters, and dialog, often culled from early-draft scripts. In 2012, Hasslein Books released A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon , written by Rich Handley. The book was released in cooperation with BTTF.com, the official Back to the Future website. A second volume, Back in Time: The Unauthorized Back to
9523-495: The trilogy. In 2010, Looney Labs introduced Back to the Future: The Card Game , a strategy game using the same mechanics as the company's game Chrononauts . In the game, a timeline of cards are laid out in a grid with each era in the movies grouped together. Randomly distributed ID cards outline goals or timeline changes necessary to make sure the future character exists. The license for this game expired in 2012 and
9630-510: The uncle of David, Linda, and Marty McFly. He was 12 years old in 1955. In 1955, Milton liked to wear a coonskin cap, a fad inspired by the Davy Crockett film and television show, which Stella took off his head twice while Marty was eating dinner with the family, putting it back on both times. Sally Flora Baines (portrayed by Maia Brewton ) was the third child of Sam and Stella Baines, the sister of Lorraine, Milton, Toby, Joey, and Ellen Baines,
9737-566: The world becoming lazy and obese, leading to widespread waste. The invention of hoverboards led to hovercars, which led to people throwing their trash out of the windows, causing a great trash storm in 2021. All of this trash needed to be disposed of, which led to 100 million Mr. Fusion units being manufactured. All of the Mr. Fusion units had a tiny nuclear reactor inside, and all of them detonated on October 21, 2045. The chain of events that led to this happening began less than twenty-four hours after Marty caused Griff Tannen to crash his hoverboard into
9844-494: The year 2015, where he has discovered Marty's family is in ruins. Shortly after rectifying the situation, Marty buys a sports almanac containing the outcomes of 50 years (1950–2000) worth of sporting events to make easy money. However, Doc talks him out of it and throws the almanac in the trash bin, where the 2015 Biff Tannen finds it. A sleeping Jennifer has been taken by police to her future home, needing Marty and Doc to retrieve her before returning to 1985. While Marty and Doc are at
9951-493: Was a physical one produced by Data East , available in 1990, and titled Back to the Future: The Pinball . Over two decades later, Zen Studios developed and released a new, digital pinball adaptation in 2017, available as add-on content for Pinball FX 3 along with two other tables based on iconic classic films from Universal Pictures, Jaws and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial . The latter table behaves differently than
10058-545: Was all right. He spent many years in Folsom Prison. On October 25, 1985, he failed to earn his release on parole for at least the second time. By the 21st century, USA Today ran an article on Joey Baines in their October 22, 2015 issue, titled Parole denied again , which mentioned that this was Joey's twelfth consecutive parole hearing to end in denial. He was serving a twenty-year term at Folsom for racketeering and had spent two-thirds of his life behind bars. Ellen Baines
10165-409: Was approached by an unnamed producer over a possible reboot of the franchise with him starring the lead role as Marty McFly (or a similarly new character). However, Holland stated that he was reluctant to take up this offer as he described the existing films as "perfect films", though he would be interested in re-creating scenes from the films in a deep-fake homage video or short film. Doc Brown Saves
10272-437: Was eventually replaced by Einstein. Einstein (portrayed by Tiger and stuntman Dick Butler in the first film and Freddie in the other two, voiced by Danny Mann in the animated series) is Doc Brown's pet Catalan sheepdog . He later becomes one of the main characters in the animated series as the Brown family's dog. In the first film, Doc successfully tests his time machine by placing Einstein in it and sending him one minute into
10379-485: Was given the book by 2015 Biff on November 12, 1955, so he and Doc go back to that date in order to steal the almanac from Biff before he can use it to destroy their lives. They accomplish this in a complex fashion, often crossing their own past selves' paths. When the duo is about to travel back to 1985, a lightning bolt strikes the DeLorean and activates the time circuits, sending Doc back to 1885 and leaving Marty stranded once again in 1955. After finding out that Doc Brown
10486-563: Was later rerun on Fox , as a part of the FoxBox block, from March 22 to August 30, 2003. This show marked the debut television appearance of Bill Nye on a nationally broadcast show. The central premise of the TV series was that, after the conclusion of Back to the Future Part III , in 1991, Dr. Emmett Brown moved into a farm in Hill Valley with his wife Clara , their sons Jules and Verne , and
10593-500: Was nicknamed "Mad Dog" by a newspaper reporter, due to his violent temper and propensity for drooling, a nickname Tannen greatly despises. Buford is cruel, murderous, rude, and emotionally unstable. He displays a need for control and is brought down to childlike tantrums when he is humiliated or makes mistakes, whether it be something that happens to him or something he says or does. He is often accompanied by his gang (played by Christopher Wynne, Sean Sullivan and Mike Watson), and developed
10700-584: Was reissued on November 3, 2020, with added contents, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the trilogy. Various video games based on the Back to the Future movies have been released over the years for home video game systems, including the Atari ST , ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 , Master System , Genesis , Nintendo Entertainment System , Super Famicom , Microsoft Windows , macOS , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Wii , iOS , Xbox 360 and Xbox One platforms. Lego Dimensions (2015) features two Back to
10807-422: Was released from December 22, 2010, to June 23, 2011, developed and published by Telltale Games . The game is an episodic graphic adventure , and takes place in an alternate timeline based on the original trilogy. It was released as five episodes , with Christopher Lloyd reprising his role as Emmett "Doc" Brown, Claudia Wells reprising her role as Jennifer Parker, and Michael J. Fox making cameo appearances in
10914-423: Was renamed Clayton Ravine in her memory. This later changed after Doc rescued her, with Mayor Herburt naming it Eastwood Ravine in honor of Marty's alias Clint Eastwood, remembered as a town hero who saved Clara, defeated Buford Tannen, and allegedly died trying to stop two bandits who hijacked a locomotive. The animated series reveals that Clara, along with the rest of the family, moves to the early 1990s and lives in
11021-435: Was sentenced to twenty years in a woman's prison. Doc and Marty prevented the event from ever happening. Sam Baines (portrayed by George DiCenzo ) was the husband of Stella Baines and the father of six children, including Lorraine, Milton, Toby, Joey, Sally, and Ellen Baines. He is the father-in-law of George McFly and the maternal grandfather of Marty, David, and Linda McFly. Stella Baines (portrayed by Frances Lee McCain )
11128-499: Was the production publicist on Back to the Future Part II and Part III , with Randal Atamaniuk. The book includes a foreword by Michael J. Fox , preface by Christopher Lloyd , introduction by Bob Gale and an afterword by Robert Zemeckis . It was released on October 16, 2015, to coincide with Back to the Future Day , and was published by Titan Books in the UK and Harper Design in the US. It
11235-406: Was the sixth child of Sam and Stella Baines, the sister of Lorraine, Milton, Sally Toby, and Joey Baines, the sister-in-law of George McFly, and the aunt of David, Linda, and Marty McFly. Born in 1956 (a few months after Marty's trip to 1955), she moved to Chicago at some point prior to 1986. Jules Eratosthenes Brown and Verne Newton Brown (portrayed by Todd Cameron Brown and Dannel Evans in Back to
11342-428: Was the wife of Sam Baines and the mother of six children, including Lorraine, Milton, Toby, Joey, Sally, and Ellen Baines. She is the mother-in-law of George McFly and the maternal grandmother of Marty, David, and Linda McFly. Milton Samuel Baines (portrayed by Jason Hervey ) is the second child of Sam and Stella Baines, the brother of Lorraine, Sally, Toby, Joey, and Ellen Baines, the brother-in-law of George McFly, and
11449-480: Was trapped in 1885, Marty and the 1955 Doc find and fix the DeLorean. Learning that Doc gets shot in 1885 by Biff's great-grandfather, the outlaw Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, Marty travels back in time to save Doc (who has become a blacksmith ) and bring him back to the future. Arriving in the middle of a chase between the United States Cavalry and American Indians , Marty is forced to flee to a cave, discovering
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