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Back to the Future is a super popular series of three movies with real actors. These exciting films are all about time travel! They follow a teenager who goes on incredible adventures through different times in a special car. This car was built by his scientist friend and can actually travel through time!

The three movies in the series are:

The main character lives in 1985. But he travels to the past and even the future! Most of his adventures happen in a town called Hill Valley.

Meet the Main Characters

The movies feature a fantastic group of characters. Here are some of the most important ones and the actors who played them:

  • Marty McFly / Seamus McFly - Played by Michael J. Fox. Marty is the brave teenager who travels through time.
  • Dr. Emmett L. Brown - Played by Christopher Lloyd. He's the brilliant but quirky scientist who invents the time machine.
  • Biff Tannen / Griff Tannen / Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen - Played by Thomas F. Wilson. These are the main bullies and bad guys in different time periods.
  • George Douglas McFly - Played by Crispin Glover and Jeffrey Weissman. He is Marty's dad.
  • Lorraine Baines-McFly / Maggie McFly - Played by Lea Thompson. She is Marty's mom.
  • Strickland - Played by James Tolkan. He is the strict principal at Marty's school.
  • Jennifer Parker - Played by Claudia Wells and Elisabeth Shue. She is Marty's girlfriend.
  • Clara Clayton - Played by Mary Steenburgen. She is a schoolteacher who Dr. Brown meets in the Old West.

How the Movies Were Made

Making a movie series like Back to the Future takes a lot of talented people!

  • The movies were directed by Robert Zemeckis. A director is like the captain of the movie set. They decide how everything looks and sounds.
  • The story was written by Bob Gale and Neil Canton. They came up with all the amazing ideas for the time travel adventures.
  • The films were produced by Amblin Entertainment. Producers help organize everything and make sure the movie gets made.
  • Universal Pictures helped distribute the movies. This means they helped get the films into movie theaters for everyone to see.

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