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Authors: Caseen Gaines
and fans, 225–26, 229, 241–42
and Fox, 44, 54
interview with, xi
and Nike commercial, 243
performance of, 49
promotional art depicting, 211, 213
on quality of film, 112
and screening of
BTTF
, 107
and sequels, 120–21, 132, 155–56, 207–8
and soundtrack, 97
and Steenburgen, 207–8
and Stoltz’s replacement, 36, 39
and television commercials, 243
and theme park ride, 230
and train sequence, 216–17
and video game, 240
and Wells, 139
LoCascio, A. J., 239
Lucas, George, 2, 199
Maddalena, Joe, 245
Madsen, Dan, 228–29
Maltin, Leonard, 9, 52, 110, 197, 220
Mann, Wesley, 166
marathon showings of trilogy, 202
Marshall, Frank
and music soundtrack, 98
and Nike product placement, 150
and promotional strategy, 53
and screenplay for
BTTF
, 17
and sequels, 117, 120, 199
and Stoltz as Marty, 28, 37, 40
and success of
BTTF
, 249
and television commercial, 243
Mask
(1985), 20, 52–53
Mattel’s hoverboard replicas, 233–37
May, Tim, 87, 88
McClure, Marc, 111, 125–26, 138
McConnell, Pamela, 150–51
McCullough, Lisa, 182, 184, 187, 192
merchandise from
BTTF
franchise, 232–37, 240
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, 243–46
Milius, John, 7–8, 60
Morgan, Gary, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189, 190, 191
music, 82–84, 87–102, 107–8
National Film Archive, 232
Neitlich, Scott, 233–35
Nelson, Ralph, 36, 209
Newbern, George, 18
Nike, 150–51, 243–44
1941
(1979), 8
Norwood, Phil, 70
Old West.
See
Back to the Future Part III
Paull, Larry, 40, 48, 61–62, 64, 66, 141–44
Pike, Kevin
and clothesline scene, 51
and DeLorean time machine, 57, 63, 64, 65, 68, 237
and mall parking lot scene, 44
and opening sequence, 105
replacement of, 152
and skateboard scenes, 76
as special effects supervisor, 62
Pollock, Tom, 197–98
“The Power of Love” (Huey Lewis and the News), 94–98, 101, 117
Price, Frank, 9, 10, 12–13
Probert, Andrew, 62, 64, 110
product placement, 143, 144, 150–51
promotional art, 53, 208–14
props from films auctioned for charity, 245–46
publicity team, 52
Quaid, Dennis, 111
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981), 120
Ralston, Ken, 69, 70, 178, 200, 224
Raven, Elsa, 75
Reed, Peyton, 249
Romancing the Stone
(1984), 15–16, 248
Ross, Scott, 175–76, 180
Rowden, David, 182, 189
Scheffe, Michael, 62–65, 66, 240
Schmelzer, Bob, 227, 236
Schmidt, Arthur
and DeLorean time machine, 68–69, 70
on footage from Stoltz era, 50
and release date for
BTTF III
, 220
and rough-edit screening, 1–2, 21
and screening of
BTTF
, 104–5
and sequels, 136, 203, 204–5
and Stoltz as Marty, 23, 27
and work-print, 104
and Zemeckis, 2–3, 206, 224
Scott, Deborah Lynn, 144, 146, 150
Scott, Walter, 184–85, 186, 187, 192, 193, 195
The Secrets of the
Back to the Future
Trilogy
(bonus feature), 229
sequels
and cast, 120–21, 123–29
concept behind, 129–30
decision to make two, 132
discussions about, 117–22
and Glover, 123–29, 153, 157–58
and
Paradox
script, 130–31, 136
and pressures on cast and crew, 165–67
shooting schedule of, 132–33
writing of, 122–23
See also
Back to the Future Part II
;
Back to the Future Part III
Sheen, Charlie, 19
Sheinberg, Sid
and Amblin offices, 60
and casting of Marty, 20
and screening of
BTTF
, 109
and screening of
BTTF II
, 196
and screenplay for
BTTF
, 18
and sequels, 118, 122, 131, 135, 136
and Spielberg, 8, 17
and Stoltz as Marty, 28, 33–34, 48
on success of film, 115
on title, 109–11
Shue, Elisabeth, 138–40, 153, 158
Silvestri, Alan, 18, 92–93, 100, 109, 136, 224
soundtrack for
Back to the Future
, 88, 94, 100–101, 115
Sperber, Wendie Jo, 138, 181
Spielberg, Steven
backing of
BTTF
, 16–17
and Biffhorrific timeline, 138
and DeLorean time machine, 59, 60–61
early career of, 6
and Goldberg, 29, 32
and
The Goonies
, 86–87
and Lorraine’s cleavage, 160–61
and promotional strategy, 53
recruitment of Fox, 4, 32
and rough-edit screening, 28, 49
and sequels, 132
and shopping
BTTF
to studios, 13
sneakers of, 151
and Stoltz as Marty, 24, 27, 28, 37, 40, 48
and Struzan, 209
and stunts in
Twilight Zone
, 193
and title of
BTTF
, 110–11
and Weissman, 170–71, 173
and Zemeckis, 8, 249
Starkey, Steve, 140–41, 178, 224, 249
Steenburgen, Mary, 207–8, 213–14, 229
Stoltz, Eric
cast as Marty, 19–20
and clothesline scene, 51
difficulties with role, 22–28
false start with, 111
Fox’s replacement of, 48, 248
and
Mask
, 20, 52–53
and musical scenes, 89
and punch scene with Wilson, 37–38, 47, 50
release of, 33–34, 35–41, 45, 52, 127
size differential between Fox and, 51, 68
Struzan, Drew, 53, 208–14
Takahashi, Wes, 70–72, 112, 219
Tate, Steve, 45
Taylor, Judy, 18, 159
Team Fox, 245–46
Teen Wolf
(1985), 32, 35, 121
Telltale Games, 239–40
theme park ride, 229–30, 241
Thomas, Tommy, 91
Thompson, Lea
and aging of Lorraine, 162
awards and nominations, 200
and Biffhorrific timeline, 199
and camera perspective of rescue scene, 56
and costuming/makeup for
BTTF II
, 146, 160–61, 162
and Enchantment Under the Sea scene, 79–80, 91
and family appeal of
BTTF
, 248
and fans, 225, 242
on Fox’s performance, 46–47, 48
and Glover, 126, 168, 169
and screening of
BTTF
, 106
and sequels, 123, 132, 136
and shooting
BTTF II
, 160
and Shue, 139–40
and Stoltz, 25, 37, 38–39
and Weissman, 168–70, 171
and Zemeckis, 76
Tippie, Greg, 187–88, 192
title of
Back to the Future
, 109–11
Tolbert, Lloyd L., 91
Tolkan, James, 84–86
Trainor, Mary Ellen, 162–63
Turner, Kathleen, 14–15, 81
Used Cars
(1980), 9, 12, 95
video game, 239–40
Vogel, Darlene, 183, 191, 230
Walser, Joe, 238, 246
Walt Disney Company, 14
Waters, Harry, Jr.
and
BTTF
, 82–84, 90–91, 92–93, 101–2
and
BTTF II
, 137, 167
and
BTTF III
, 214
and Glover, 127
Watts, Robert, 141
website for
BTTF
fans, 231
Weissman, Jeffrey, 158–60, 167–74, 215
Wells, Claudia, 43, 111–12, 138–39, 153, 158, 227
Wheeler, Cheryl, 181, 184–95
Williams, Stephanie E., 162–63
Wilson, Thomas F.
and Biffhorrific timeline, 199
and costuming/makeup for
BTTF II
, 161–62
and fans, 226–27
on punch scene with Stoltz, 37–38, 47, 50
and sequels, 123, 132, 136
and Stoltz’s replacement, 37, 39
and theme park ride, 230
Winfield, Gene, 152
Yerkes, Bob, 73
Young, Granville “Danny,” 91
Zemeckis, Robert
and Amblin Entertainment, 16–18
attention to detail of, 22, 76, 77
and Buffett’s bracket challenge, 223
on camera work of
BTTF II
, 215
and cavern scene, 212–13
character development of, 84–85
and clock tower scene, 73, 74
and clothesline scene, 51
and costuming, 150
and DeLorean time machine, 57–59, 61, 67, 69–70
early career of, 5–9
and Enchantment Under the Sea scene, 81
on ending of film, 124
and Fox’s first scene, 45
and Gale, 249–50
and genesis of
Back to the Future
, 10
and Glover, 125, 172
and Hill Valley scenes, 143
and hoverboards, 176, 178, 236
interview with, xi–xiii
and Johnston, 140, 150
leadership of, 45–46, 76–77, 81
and Lloyd, 112
and mall parking lot scene, 44
and musical scenes, 90, 94–95, 96, 97, 98, 99
and police car scene, 164
and pressures on cast and crew, 167
and promotional strategy, 53
and reshoots with Fox, 50
and
Romancing the Stone
, 15–16, 248
and rough-edit screening, 1–2, 21–23, 27, 28
and screening of
BTTF
, 106, 107, 109
and screening of
BTTF II
, 196
and screenplay for
BTTF
, 11–12, 247
search for actor to play Marty, 2–3, 4, 5, 20
and sequels, 117–19, 121, 128, 129–31, 198, 202–3, 204, 220
and shooting/editing schedule, 205
shopping
BTTF
script to studios, 13–14
sneakers of, 151
and Spielberg, 8, 249
and Stoltz as Marty, 20, 22–23, 24, 26–28
and Stoltz’s replacement, 34, 35, 37, 40, 45
and Struzan, 209
and success of
BTTF
, 247
and Takahashi, 71
and Thompson, 76
and title of
BTTF
, 110
and train sequence, 219
and viewers’ response to
BTTF II
, 205–6
and visual effects, 112–13
and Waters, 83
and Weissman, 159, 168
and Wheeler injury and lawsuit, 181, 193
ZZ Top, 214
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