Back to the Future USA Today edition sold out in record time. All the newspaper business needed was a DeLorean.
Related On Thursday, one day after the world paid tribute to Marty McFly during on Back to the Future Day, the special edition of USA Today that recreated the front page seen in Back to the Future Part II sold out in record time across the country. The paper was stacked with jokes about the film, from a reference to Jaws 19 to a subtle pun about real-life Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis adapting George McFly’s sci-fi novel.
According to a USA Today representative, the special edition paper sold over 17,000 copies through the paper’s online store alone. Additionally, special edition papers in the original wrapping have been going for as much as $600 on eBay. 'Back to the Future': Watch Previously Unreleased Behind-the-Scenes Clip. 6 things we learned at the 'Back to the Future' cast reunion. When Back to the Future Day finally arrived Wednesday, after more than 25 years of anticipation, the Internet and various brands threatened to bludgeon it to death — as they are wont to do.
But luckily, even our version of 2015 couldn't tarnish the magic of Robert Zemeckis's original film — which was clear when the cast and creative team reunited in New York City on Oct. 21. Everyone involved in Back to the Future and its sequels has been asked the same questions dozens, if not hundreds, of times: What makes the movie special?
Who's your favorite character? Where are our Hoverboards? Nike will sell the self-lacing sneakers from Back to the Future in 2016. Of all the technological innovations promised by Back to the Future II, two are most desired: the hoverboard, and self-lacing shoes.
While the former is still only in prototype form (despite what some might say), it seems like we might be getting a pair of the latter sooner rather than later. Email from Michael J. Fox: "Today, we're in the future." Michael J.
Fox, aka Marty McFly, sent the following message to the White House email list, in honor of Back to the Future Day. Didn't get his email? That's heavy. Sign up for email updates here. We’ve come a long way since 1985. When Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled 30 years into the future, we could only imagine the innovations we take for granted today -- new ideas and technologies that have completely changed the way we live, learn, and work.
Back then, if you’d have told me that I’d go from talking on a cell phone to talking cell biology, I would never have believed you. So what’s possible in another 30 years? The 'Back To The Future' Nikes are here, and Michael J. Fox is ready. Updated at 3:01 p.m.
ET Every six months or so for the last couple years, some poor, misguided folks on the internet get conned into thinking it's "Back To The Future Day" — meaning, the "future" date Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to in "Back To The Future II. " And every time it happens — usually through someone photoshopping the DeLorean date input screen — it gets funnier and more mockable. People are increasingly desperate for the dopamine ping that nostalgia provides, and mining that nostalgia for internet traffic is a hell of a racket.
All 15 #BTTF days we've endured are reminders of that. Now, "Back to the Future Day" is actually here, and references, naturally, are everywhere. In any case, it's happening, and Michael J. Flying DeLorean: NASA mission launched 'Back to the Future' car into space. — Hoverboards, self-lacing shoes and flying cars may still largely be the stuff of science fiction, but at least one DeLorean has already traveled "where we don't need roads," thanks to NASA, Lockheed Martin and a star from the original "Back to the Future" movie.
Today (Oct. 21) marks the day when Emmett "Doc" Brown and Marty McFly (Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox) traveled from 1985 to 2015 in the film's first sequel, "Back to the Future II," released in 1989. The two arrive in future (or as of today, present day) Hill Valley, California riding in a DeLorean that's not just a time machine but also a flying car. Alas, in real life, the flux capacitor has yet to be invented, but a DeLorean has already flown — to space and back. The Orion was also packed with a DeLorean. "Of course, I had to include a DeLorean Time Machine for the journey! " Wells wrote "Hello Orion!
" "This is my childhood dreams coming true," stated Wells, who also attended the EFT-1 launch. Great Scott! Great Scott! The story behind the car that made time travel stylish. The incredulous response -- intended to suggest that it's difficult to know which is harder to believe, a time machine or something actually fashioned out of a DeLorean -- would probably have mirrored the reaction of moviegoers at the time of the film's release.
As "Back to the Future" co-writer and producer Bob Gale explains, the car was an unconventional choice, even by Hollywood standards. "When we were working on the movie, the company's founder, John DeLorean, was on trial for cocaine trafficking -- he was in the news pretty much every day -- and then, of course, his company went bust. "But to us, there was something dangerous, something counterculture, something so very gorgeous about just how beautiful that car was. And we loved those gull-wing doors. " Stanford made a self-drifting electric DeLorean named Marty. Last night, a group of Stanford researchers unveiled the university's latest self-driving vehicle, only at first glance this one looked more retro than the autonomous car of the future.
The new prototype is a DeLorean DMC-12 with a power steering motor that can drift with, well, let's call it "robotic precision. " (Strangely, this isn't the first self-drifting car, but it's definitely the first self-drifting DeLorean.) And, in keeping with the tradition of giving their autonomous vehicle projects human names, the Stanford Revs team named the car Marty, which technically stands for "Multiple Actuator Research Test bed for Yaw control. " In reality, it's an obvious nod to Marty McFly from Back to the Future. "Drifting, for us, was part of our larger goal on vehicle safety," Chris Gerdes, director of the Stanford Revs program, said in a panel discussion moderated by MythBusters star Jamie Hyneman. Supercar maker Renovo worked on the drivetrain. Christopher Lloyd on the timeless charm of 'Back to the Future' "Doc's been busy," said Lloyd who played the lovable mad scientist Doc Brown in the "Back to the Future" series.
On Wednesday, fans of the classic film trilogy will celebrate "Back to the Future Day," the day that Doc and Marty travel to the year 2015 in 1989's "Back to the Future Part II. " The franchise has gained an immense cult following and one that has withstood the test of time. Lloyd told CNNMoney that he recently watched the movie again. "It has a lot of charm," Lloyd said. Lloyd, 76, said that much of that charm is because the movies fulfill dreams of traveling through the time-space continuum. "Time travel is a fantasy we all have," Lloyd said. Related: Great Scott! Back to the Future Day: Christopher Lloyd on his incredible chemistry with Michael J Fox. The incredible onscreen chemistry between Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd is one of the things that sets the Back to the Future films apart.
As time-travelling teen Marty McFly and his eccentric scientist friend Doc Emmett Brown, the duo created one of the funniest, most enthralling and best-loved big-screen comedy partnerships in movie history – and Lloyd says it just came naturally. "It's pretty amazing but we never had to think about it," he told RadioTimes.com. "I don’t ever remember [director] Bob Zemeckis saying ‘tweak this’ or ‘change this a little bit’ or ‘try to find a natural chemistry’ – it just existed from when Michael came in, and we never had to think about the relationship in terms of how should I react to him doing this or vice versa.
"We went into it with full commitment and the way we related was just natural, the chemistry was right there. Watch Christopher Lloyd's Inspiring Message in Honor of 'Back to the Future' Day. Doc Brown is back with his characteristic wisdom in a new video to honor Back to the Future Day. The 50-second clip was released by Universal Pictures early on Oct. 21, 2015 -- the day Marty McFly traveled to in the then-future of Robert Zemeckis' Back to the Future Part II. It features Christopher Lloyd speaking to fans from the driver's seat of the film's time-traveling DeLorean. "Great Scott! If my calculations are correct it is now precisely Oct. 21, 2015," Doc says. "Yes, it is different than we all thought, but don’t worry, it just means your future hasn’t been written yet. Thirty Years After Back to the Future, Lea Thompson Still Has The Prom Dress.
By Scott Huver After all these years, Lea Thompson still has that dress. As fans celebrate Back to the Future Day on Wednesday, Thompson tells PEOPLE she still has the '50s-style pastel pink prom dress she wore as part of the first film's Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. "I can't get in it any more, though," she tells PEOPLE with a chuckle. ‘Back to the Future’ Writer: Biff Tannen Is Based on Donald Trump. There’s a very specific analog between Biff Tannen, the bully and bad guy in almost every timeline in Back to the Future Part II, and a certain political figure who is rather popular in the United States right now. He’s been handed the keys to fortune, he’s unrepentantly used that fortune exclusively for himself, and he’s even become a public advocate for plastic surgery for women in his family. It is not hard to put two and two together. So, Bob Gale—writer of Back to the Future Part II and man who helped predict the IMAX theater and the self-checkout line—in these past few months, were you thinking what we’re all thinking?
“We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding?” “Yeah,” says Gale. 'Back to the Future': What the movie got right, and wrong, about 2015. Great Scott! The future is here. The second installment of the Back To The Future trilogy finds Marty McFly, portrayed by Michael J. Fox, time-traveling to Oct. 21, 2015. Among his discoveries are hand-held computers, video chatting, Major League Baseball in Miami, and a preponderance of cameras. But what is life really like 30 years after the movie? Marty McFly and Doc Brown are supposed to arrive from 1985 in two months. Presented by Toyota Mirai. Back to the Future Day Has Finally Arrived. Yes, it's finally really Back to the Future Day. Great Scott! Great Scott! IDW & BobGale Go Back to Back to the Future.
Great Scott! Watch Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd's Back to the Future reunion. Great Scott! Pepsi goes 'Back to the Future' with Pepsi Perfect collectible. Back to the Future screenings will feature Christopher Lloyd and James Tolken. In Back to the Future, Principal Strickland, the chrome-domed martinet who harasses Marty McFly, is no fan of Emmett “Doc” Brown, the reclusive inventor whose best days are ahead of him. “This so-called Dr. Brown is dangerous,” Strickland warns a tardy McFly. “He’s a real nutcase. Back to the Future anniversary: What critics thought 30 years ago. Great Scott! Back to the Future Stars Reminisce at Mini-Reunion 30 Years Later. We're still waiting on our flying cars in 2015, but as Back to the Future celebrated its 30th anniversary with a combination reunion, screening and concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, it's clear audiences are still feeling the "Power of Love" for the iconic film three decades later.
To celebrate the anniversary of Robert Zemeckis's enduring time-travel comedy/adventure – which made a movie star out of Michael J. Fox, who did not attend – costars Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Claudia Wells, Donald Fullilove and key members of the production team joined a packed house for a screening of the film accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, which performed composer Alan Silvestri's celebrated score. 'Back to the Future' 30th Anniversary: Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks Time Travel. Why 'Back to the Future's' Composer Is Writing New Music for the Film. Exclusive: Your first look at ‘Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History’ In the 30 years since its release, countless frames of “Back to the Future” have become iconic images: The time-traveling DeLorean shooting a blaze of fire trails through Doc’s and Marty’s legs.
Marty staring, horrified, at his 17-year-old mother as she comes onto him in her bedroom. Doc Brown wearing a mind-reading contraption on his head, a damn thing that doesn’t work at all. Marty doing the duckwalk with a red Gibson guitar. Lightning striking the Hill Valley clock tower with a spectacular burst of sparks and light. So what better way to celebrate 2015 — a big year for “Back to the Future” — than with a big hardcover book packed with large color photos and concept art? #BTTF2015: Something 'Back To The Future'-Related Is Coming.