Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II
	Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by	Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay by	Bob Gale
Story by	Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale;
Based on	Characters; by Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale;
Produced by	Bob Gale; Neil Canton;
Starring	Michael J. Fox; Christopher Lloyd; Lea Thompson; Thomas F. Wilson;
Cinematography	Dean Cundey
Edited by	Arthur Schmidt; Harry Keramidas;
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production; companies	Amblin Entertainment; Universal Pictures;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 22, 1989;
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$332.5 million

Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Bob Gale; both wrote the story. It is the sequel to the 1985 film Back to the Future and the second installment in the Back to the Future franchise. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and Thomas F. Wilson with Elisabeth Shue (replacing Claudia Wells), and Jeffrey Weissman (replacing Crispin Glover) in supporting roles. It follows Marty McFly (Fox) and his friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown (Lloyd) as they travel from 1985 to 2015 to prevent Marty's son from sabotaging the McFly family's future. When their arch-nemesis Biff Tannen (Wilson) steals Doc's DeLorean time machine and uses it to alter history for his benefit, the duo must return to 1955 to restore the timeline.

The film was produced on a $40 million budget and was filmed back to back with its sequel Part III. Filming began in February 1989, after two years were spent building the sets and writing the scripts. Back to the Future Part II was also a ground-breaking project for visual effects studio Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). In addition to digital compositing, ILM used the VistaGlide motion control camera system, which allowed an actor to portray multiple characters simultaneously on-screen without sacrificing camera movement.

Back to the Future Part II was released by Universal Pictures on November 22, 1989. Though the film received mostly positive reviews from critics, it was deemed inferior to its predecessor. The film grossed over $332 million worldwide in its initial run, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 1989. Part III followed on May 25, 1990, concluding the trilogy.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Back to the Future Part II". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^ "Back to the Future Part II (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. November 22, 1989. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Back to the Future II (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2016.

[afi-1] "Back to the Future Part II". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[2] "Back to the Future Part II (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. November 22, 1989. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[BOM-3] "Back to the Future II (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2016.

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