Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy [DVD]

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Product Description Experience one of the most popular movie series of all time with Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy! Join Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and a time traveling DeLorean for the adventure of a lifetime as they travel to the past, present and future, setting off a time-shattering chain reaction that disrupts the space-time continuum! From filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, this unforgettable collection features hours of bonus features and is an unrivaled trilogy that stands the test of time.Bonus Content:Disc 1 - Back to the Future:The Making of Back to the FutureMaking the Trilogy: Chapter OneQ&A with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob GaleEnhanced Conversation with Michael J. FoxFeature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil CantonDeleted ScenesOuttakesDid You Know That? Universal Animated AnecdotesOriginal Makeup TestsProduction ArchivesExcerpts from the Original ScreenplayTheatrical Teaser TrailerCast and FilmmakersProduction NotesDVD-ROM Features Including Total AxessRecommendationsSpecial AnnouncementsDisc 2 - Back to the Future Part II:The Making of Back to the Future Part IIMaking the Trilogy: Chapter TwoQ&A with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob GaleFeature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil CantonDeleted SceneOuttakesDid You Know That? Universal Animated AnecdotesProduction DesignStoryboardingDesigning the DeLoreanDesigning Time TravelHoverboard TestEvolution of Visual Effects ShotsProduction ArchivesHuey Lewis & The News "Power of Love" Music VideoTheatrical TrailerCast and FilmmakersProduction NotesDVD-ROM Features Including Total AxessRecommendationsDisc 3 - Back to the Future Part III:The Making of Back to the Future Part IIIMaking the Trilogy: Chapter ThreeQ&A with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob GaleFeature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil CantonDeleted SceneOuttakesDid You Know That? Universal Animated AnecdotesDesigning the Town of Hill ValleyDesigning the CampaignProduction ArchivesZZ Top "Doubleback" Music VideoThe Secrets of the Back to the Future TrilogyFAQ's About the TrilogyTheatrical TrailerCast and FilmmakersProduction NotesDVD-ROM Features Including Total AxessRecommendations]]> Amazon.com Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis topped his breakaway hit Romancing the Stone with Back to the Future, a joyous comedy with a dazzling hook: what would it be like to meet your parents in their youth? Billed as a special-effects comedy, the imaginative film (the top box-office smash of 1985) has staying power because of the heart behind Zemeckis and Bob Gale's script. High schooler Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox, during the height of his TV success) is catapulted back to the '50s where he sees his parents in their teens, and accidentally changes the history of how Mom and Dad met. Filled with the humorous ideology of the '50s, filtered through the knowledge of the '80s (actor Ronald Reagan is president, ha!), the film comes off as a Twilight Zone episode written by Preston Sturges. Filled with memorable effects and two wonderfully off-key, perfectly cast performances: Christopher Lloyd as the crazy scientist who builds the time machine (a DeLorean luxury car) and Crispin Glover as Marty's geeky dad. --Doug Thomas Critics and audiences didn't seem too happy with Back to the Future, Part II, the inventive, perhaps too clever sequel. Director Zemeckis and cast bent over backwards to add layers of time-travel complication, and while it surely exercises the brain it isn't necessarily funny in the same way that its predecessor was. It's well worth a visit, though, just to appreciate the imagination that went into it, particularly in a finale that has Marty watching his own actions from the first film. --Tom Keogh Shot back-to-back with the second chapter in the trilogy, Back to the Future, Part III is less hectic than that film and has the same sweet spirit of the first, albeit in a whole new setting. This time, Marty ends up in the Old West of 1885, trying to prevent the death of mad scientist Christopher Lloyd at the hands of gunman Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson, who had a recurring role as the bully Biff). Director Zemeckis successfully blends exciting special effects with the traditions of a Western and comes up with something original and fun. --Tom Keogh