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Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Quiz: As the film turns 40, test your knowledge of ‘Back to the Future'
In addition to the first film, director Robert Zemeckis and co-writer Bob Gale made two sequels. All three starred Michael J. Fox as Marty and Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown. While the sequels are not as revered as the original, I personally think the Western-spoofing 'Back to the Future Part III' is the best in the series. Don't tell anyone! Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Instead, pop 'The Best of Huey Lewis' into your Sony Walkman — it might just save your life — and hop into the Globe's DeLorean for this fun little quiz. Where we're going, you won't need roads! Just bring your knowledge of 'Back to the Future.' Advertisement Good luck! Advertisement Odie Henderson is the Boston Globe's film critic.
USA Today
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Back to the Future' cast seeks help in search for red guitar
'Back to the Future' cast seeks help in search for red guitar "Back to the Future" co-creator Bob Gale described the red electric guitar as an important piece of cinema history and memorabilia. Show Caption Hide Caption Original E.T. model from 1982 sci-fi classic film up for auction An original E.T. model from the 1982 film is up for auction along with other items from classic horror, science fiction, and fantasy films. Marty McFly's iconic red guitar from the original "Back to the Future" is missing, and the movie's cast and filmmakers are asking for the public's help to bring it back to the present. Musical instrument chain Gibson uploaded a video on Tuesday, June 2, revealing the cherry red Gibson ES-345 guitar hasn't been seen since 1985, when the film premiered. The video featured several stars from the movie, including Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly), Lea Thompson (Lorraine Baines McFly), Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Emmett Brown) and Harry Waters Jr. (Marvin Berry). "It's somewhere lost in the space time continuum, or it's in some teamster's garage," Fox said in the video. "If you know where it is, if you know who has it, call us, text us. We need that guitar. I need it." "Back to the Future" co-creator Bob Gale said the electric guitar is an important piece of cinema history and memorabilia. It's unclear who last had the instrument, with Lloyd saying "somehow it's vanished," but added the team will be forever grateful for its return. Where was the Gibson guitar last seen? The team behind the sci-fi adventure film rented the Gibson guitar from Los Angeles business Norman's Rare Guitars and returned it to them following production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, "Lost to the Future" director Doc Crotzer and Gibson's Brand Experience Director, Mark Agnesi, clarified they have no clue where it is now. "We've been looking into leads and rumors for a long time, and as you can imagine, we're talking 40 years ago, so memories fade," Crotzer told the outlet. "We weren't in the era of digital trails, or of receipts and things like that. There are conflicting reports too. You can find about as many different rumors as you can people." Crotzer and Agnesi said there have been many stories about where the guitar went, including the likely scenario that it was sold at the LA store. Yet, they are hoping the global search could lead to more concrete answers. "I knew that guitar came from Norm's, the first day on the job, I was looking in cases," Agnesi told The Hollywood Reporter. "Every time I'd go to storage to Norm's warehouse, I was checking ES-cases to see if he still had it. I've been looking since 2009, 15 years of looking for this thing. It's cool we're going to let the world know we're looking for it and everyone gets to join in." Anyone with information on the instrument's whereabouts is encouraged to submit a tip to the new Lost To The Future website or contact (855) 345-1955 through a text message or a phone call.
CBC
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Michael J. Fox and Gibson launch search for stolen Back to the Future guitar
In the 1985 time travel movie Back to the Future, there's a scene where Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, has one last chance to save his parents's marriage (and his own life). In it, he steps in for an injured guitarist and helps the band play covers of the Penguins' Earth Angel and Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode, with a cherry red Gibson ES-345 in hand. Shortly after filming, that guitar was stolen from the set and has been missing ever since. Today, Gibson and Fox launched a campaign to get the guitar back. "It's somewhere lost in the space-time continuum or it's in a Teamster's garage," says Fox in the campaign video. Christopher Lloyd, who played Dr. Emmett Brown, continues with: "This guitar has been lost to the future." WATCH | Michael J. Fox and more launch the Lost to the Future search: Other stars from the film — including Lea Thompson and Henry Waters Jr., plus musician Huey Lewis, who contributed to the movie's soundtrack — are all part of the campaign. The movie's co-creator Bob Gale calls the guitar an "important piece of cinema history, cinema memorabilia." The dance scene is cemented in film history, and Marty's furiously energetic playing inspired many rock stars, including Coldplay's Chris Martin, to pick up a guitar for the first time. Anyone with any information is encouraged to submit tips online at or call or text the tipline. There's a countdown on the site, marking four months and 18 days to Back to the Future Day on Oct. 21, which was the day Marty McFly embarked on his time travel journey in the original movie.
Gizmodo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
An Iconic Prop From ‘Back to the Future' Is Missing, and a New Documentary Aims to Track It Down
There are two places memorable props from blockbuster movies and TV tend to end up: in someone's personal collection, or on the auction block (destined for someone's personal collection). But sometimes, a much-coveted item goes missing, lost in the sands of time or maybe in a long-forgotten storage unit. That's the case with a crucial Back to the Future item—Marty McFly's red guitar, deployed to disrupt musical history at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance—and now there's a whimsical push to track it down. According to Gibson, which is behind this effort as well as an in-production documentary entitled Lost to the Future: The Search for Marty McFly's Back to the Future Guitar, the instrument has been MIA since at least 1989, when it couldn't be found to appear in Back to the Future Part II. Do you, perhaps, have a cherry red Gibson ES-345 gathering dust that you acquired in 1985 or thereabouts? Gibson has a tip line set up just for fans to chime in: you can call or text 1-855-345-1955, or head to the website for the documentary being made about the search. If you have it, you will surely play a big part in the future documentary. Check out the adorable 'call to action' video below featuring some familiar faces from Back to the Future's cast, including Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, and Harry Waters Jr. (as 'Marvin Berry,' he famously shared the stage during Marty's show-stopping guitar solo). Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale is also featured, as is Huey 'The Power of Love' Lewis. I guess that means they're all off the hook—but has anyone looked through Robert Zemeckis' garage lately?
Daily Mail
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Back to the Future star, 61, looks unrecognizable on rare public outing... can you guess who he is?
This reclusive actor who starred in a legendary 80s movie was spotted on a rare public outing in Los Angeles recently. The 61-year-old was dressed in all-black attire for his outing, concealing his identity beneath dark sunglasses and a bucket hat - 40 years after his starring role in Back To The Future. The character actor was worlds away from Hollywood as he was snapped visiting a local garden center on his low-key bike ride. His film roles also include turns in What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Hot Tub Time Machine and Wild At Heart So can you guess who he is? From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop It's Crispin Glover! The 6ft1 star's breakout role was as Michael J. Fox's onscreen awkward father George McFly in Robert Zemeckis' 1985 cinematic classic Back to the Future, which amassed $388.8M at the box office. Crispin hated the ending when the McFlys became rich and after he turned down writer-producer Bob Gale's $125K offer to reprise his role in Part II, he was replaced with stand-in Jeffrey Weissman wearing a prosthetic mask of his face. Glover sued over the use of his likeness without permission and reportedly scored a $760K settlement, which inspired the Screen Actors Guild to put rules in place preventing the use of AI and prosthetics to recreate an absent actor. Younger generations might better remember the Big Slide Show star's silent role as henchman The Thin Man in McG's 2000 big-screen remake of the TV show Charlie's Angels and its 2003 sequel Full Throttle. Crispin memorably appeared in Tim Hunter's 1987 crime drama River's Edge, David Lynch's surrealist 1990 drama Wild at Heart, Miloš Forman's 1996 patriot comedy The People vs. Larry Flynt, and Oliver Stone's 1991 drama The Doors. Glover appeared in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Alice in Wonderland, Hot Tub Time Machine, Willard, and he took on his first small-screen role in Starz fantasy American Gods from 2017-2021. In 2005, the 15-time published author stepped behind the camera to direct What Is It? and the 2007 sequel It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine, two surreal films populated entirely by actors with Down's Syndrome. Audiences can next catch Crispin as the disturbing Tommy Taffy in David Michaels' sci-fi horror thriller The Third Parent - hitting US theaters October 31 - alongside Rob Lowe and Roselyn Sanchez. Glover was dressed in all-black attire for his outing, concealing his identity beneath dark sunglasses and a bucket hat Crispin was seen visiting a garden center on his bike ride The Beverly Hills High School grad rarely goes on talk shows following his erratic 1987 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman where he donned a wig and nearly kicked the host in the face with his platform boots The 6ft1in star hated the ending when the McFlys became rich and after he turned down writer-producer Bob Gale's $125K offer to reprise his role in Part II, he was replaced with stand-in Jeffrey Weissman (R) wearing a prosthetic mask of his face The Bleecker Street flick is based on the popular viral 'creepypasta' series from writer Elias Witherow. Glover will also play the titular traveling magician in Tallulah H. Schwab's surrealist mystery drama Mr. K, which Doppelgänger Releasing will screen in US theaters later this year. His other upcoming projects include Adam Sigal's softcore porn industry comedy Skinemax, Paul Bunnell's reimagining of 1922 Lon Chaney film A Blind Bargain, and Albert Sandoval's thriller By the Rivers of Babylon. The Beverly Hills High School grad rarely goes on talk shows following his erratic 1987 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman where he donned a wig and nearly kicked the host in the face with his platform boots. Crispin proved it was all for performance art when he reprised the same erratic 'character' called Rubin Farr in Trent Harris' 1991 buddy comedy Rubin & Ed. Glover is a life-long bachelor who's never had children, and he only ever publicly dated Penthouse model Alexa Lauren from 2001-2003. Bruce was best known for playing Bond villain Mr. Wint in Guy Hamilton's 1971 spy flick Diamonds Are Forever (pictured) as well as Duffy in Roman Polanski's 1974 ne-noir mystery Chinatown On March 12, Crispin suffered the loss of his father Bruce Glover who passed away, at age 92, from natural causes. Bruce was best known for playing Bond villain Mr. Wint in Guy Hamilton's 1971 spy flick Diamonds Are Forever as well as Duffy in Roman Polanski's 1974 ne-noir mystery Chinatown. Glover - who rarely posts on social media - shared seven Instagram snaps as a tribute to his late father.
