future future american science fiction adventure comedy film directed written stars teenager sent time meets future parents high school accidentally mother romantic interest portrays eccentric scientist brown friend helps repair damage history advising cause parents fall love find way return gale wrote script gale befriended father attended school film studios rejected script financial success stone approached steven_spielberg agreed produce project distributor choice role busy filming television series family ties producers allow star film consequently cast role filming filmmakers decided role fox approached flexibility schedule blessing producers fox managed work time commitment future released july grossing million worldwide highest grossing film won hugo award best dramatic presentation receiving additional academy_award nominations bafta nominations nominations including ronald_reagan quoted film state union address library congress selected preservation june american_film_institute special afi designated film 10th best film science fiction genre film marked beginning franchise sequels future future iii animated series theme park ride video games forthcoming musical plot aspiring musician dating girlfriend california father george bullied supervisor mother overweight depressed alcoholic dissatisfied relationship recalls met george father hit car october meets scientist friend shopping mall parking lot time machine built modified powered stolen terrorists demonstrates navigation system example date november day conceived machine moment later arrive kill escapes inadvertently time machine arrives required needed return encounters teenage george bullied classmate saves george oncoming car knocked unconscious awakens find tended leaves tracks younger self help return explains power source capable generating necessary electricity power time machine bolt lightning shows future recounts lightning strike town courthouse coming saturday night instructs leave house interact inadvertently change course history alter future refuses warnings death realizes prevented parents meeting warns erased existence doesn find way introduce george plan harness power lightning sets introducing parents gang process asks upcoming school dance plans george rescue inappropriate advances plan goes drunken attempts force george arrives rescue finds instead george knocks follows george dance floor kiss fall love plays music band satisfied secured future existence leaves meet storm arrives returns clock tower lightning strikes cue sending october finds dead listened warnings worn bullet proof vest takes home departs awakens morning find family changed george self confident successful author physically fit happy david successful businessman works auto reunites appears dressed futuristic outfit insisting accompany fix problem future children trio inside disappear future cast brown thompson production development writer producer conceived idea visited parents missouri release cars searching basement gale found father high school discovered president graduating class gale thought president graduating class gale wondered friends father went high school returned california told new concept subsequently thought mother claiming kissed boy school fact highly took project development deal script september gale said set story year old traveling meet parents age required script travel decade era marked rise teenagers important cultural element birth rock roll suburb expansion flavor story early script time machine designed user needed use power atomic explosion return home concerned kids accidentally lock found convenient time machine mobile chosen design gag family farmers flying believable gale found difficult create believable friendship brown created giant guitar resolved relationship mother wrote line like kissing brother named studio executive behaved aggressively gale script meeting wanna hold hand draft future finished february presented columbia film turnaround thought nice cute warm film sexual gale said suggested disney decided major studios wanted piece major film studio rejected script years future went drafts early 1980s popular teen comedies high adult aimed script commonly rejected light gale finally decided pitch future disney told mother falling love son appropriate family film disney banner gale said tempted ally steven_spielberg produced cars wanna hold hand box office bombs gale initially shown screenplay loved absent project development felt produced flop able film gale said afraid reputation guys job steven_spielberg chose direct stone instead box office success high profile director concept agreeing produce future set project production company joining executive producers film script remained columbia shelf legal issues forced withdraw studio set begin shooting comedic send double entitled big trouble columbia legal department determined film plot similar double needed permission owners earlier film film begin shooting big trouble set desperate columbia executives universal necessary price columbia executive fond script future tenure result universal agreed trade double license exchange rights future film finally home universal executive suggestions script changing mother wife actress change brown professor brown replace pet dog wanted title changed convinced successful film future title suggested introduce planet dressed alien forcing dad ask mom planet vulcan farmer son comic book titled space zombies appalled new title wanted impose asked help subsequently dictated memo convinced thought title joke embarrassing dropping idea addition original climax deemed expensive universal executives simplified keeping plot incorporating sequence later omitted nevada nuclear site elements film casting choice play committed family ties family ties producer felt fox essential success star leave refused allow fox time work film future originally scheduled release late learned fox unable star film choices impressed producers earlier portrayal mask released selected play difficult casting process start date pushed twice weeks filming determined realized shooting film add million million budget decided recast explained felt comedic gave dramatic performance gale explained felt simply acting role fox personality like felt uncomfortable riding fox confessed director phone weeks shoot unsure gale direction concurred wrong role fox schedule opened january returned family ties following pregnancy future crew met deal fox main priority family ties scheduling conflict arose win fox loved script impressed gale sensitivity releasing spoke highly assisted scenes fox found portrayal personal high school chase girls play bands dreamed rock star cast choice unavailable having worked producer suggested lloyd originally turned role changed mind reading script persistence wife improvised scenes taking inspiration conductor brown way physicist said word met gale researched script initial hard acceptable notable came lloyd considerably taller fox needed look closer height played said improvised george mannerisms hands director joked throwing net completely percent time interpretation character contract disagreement replaced iii cast acted opposite wild life producers noticed watched film casting prosthetic makeup scenes beginning film set took half hours apply cast producers felt original choice wasn physically imposing bully recast fox cast beginning probably won sufficiently taller fox originally cast role girlfriend let dismissed explanation actress tall playing fox dismissed chance shoot single scene replaced actress considered play girlfriend filming following departure fox schedule consisted filming family ties day future averaged hours sleep night shot moved film exterior scenes weekend available daytime hours fox found exhausting dream film television business didn know simultaneously weird ride got concurred dubbing future film wrap recalled shot night night half asleep shape sick town square scenes shot courthouse square located universal_studios gale explained impossible shoot location city going let film crew town look like 1950s filmmakers decided shoot 50s stuff town look real beautiful wonderful totally trash bleak ugly 1980s scenes interiors house shot robert house took place house exterior shots later lone pine mall shot city industry california exterior shots interior scenes filmed california battle bands scene filmed park recreation center burbank sea dance filmed gymnasium scenes outside house shot avenue california filming wrapped days april film delayed august highly positive test screening seen preview like said audience went ceiling chose release date july sure film met new date editors assigned picture sound editors worked hour shifts film minutes cut including watching mom cheat exam george getting stuck telephone booth rescuing pretending cut sequence felt advance story preview audience loved kept created film effects shots satisfy gale week film completion date involved film time travel sequences lightning effects climactic clock tower scene handled animation supervisor work subsequent future films rest crew music collaborated stone disliked film score advised compositions grand epic despite film small scale impress began recording score weeks preview suggested news create theme song attempt rejected universal recorded power love studio loved final song disappointed feature film title send radio stations mention association future end track time featured film playing scene wakes return end credits appears fox actually playing guitar music supervisor hired hollywood guitar coach musician teach fox simulate playing parts look realistic including playing head fox lip vocals heart attack fame guitar solo played tim original soundtrack album included tracks compositions film tracks songs played film fictional band vintage 1950s songs movie pop songs briefly heard background film november authorized limited edition set entire score released release future opened july screens north_america concerned film flop fox film family ties special london unable promote film gale dissatisfied tagline telling mother got film released vhs universal added continued graphic end increase awareness production omitted film dvd release subsequent blu ray dvd releases october commemoration film 25th anniversary future digitally restored remastered theatrical release italy release coincided blu ray disc releases trilogy october futuristic date depicted entire trilogy released theatrically day celebration film 30th anniversary reception box office future spent weeks number gale recalled second weekend higher weekend indicative great word mouth national came august kicked number week number film went gross million north_america million foreign countries accumulating worldwide total million future fourth highest opening weekend grossing film year estimates film sold million tickets critical response review aggregator metacritic assigns normalized rating film received average score indicates universal acclaim based reviews review aggregator rotten_tomatoes reported critics gave film positive review based reviews fresh average rating consensus inventive funny constructed future time travel adventure unforgettable spirit roger_ebert chicago_sun-times felt future similar themes films especially wonderful life commented producer steven_spielberg great authentic past cinema specialized matching right director right project gave film stars new_york_times believed film balanced storyline cinematic humor tall tales long time come saw film teenager called 1980s flick combines science fiction action comedy romance perfect little package kids adults chicago reader felt gale wrote script perfectly balanced science fiction seriousness humor variety praised performances arguing fox friendship quality reminiscent lauded executed script remarking says doesn important plot later future appeared film list accolades academy awards future won best sound effects editing gale nominated power love nominated nominated best sound mixing film won hugo award best dramatic presentation saturn award best science fiction film visual effects designers won categories saturn awards composer costume design supporting actors nominated film nominated numerous 39th including original screenplay visual effects production design editing 43rd golden globe awards future nominated best motion picture musical comedy original song power love motion picture musical comedy fox best screenplay gale legacy president ronald_reagan fan film referred film state union address said exciting time alive time wonder heroic achievement said film future going don need roads saw joke president ordered theater stop reel roll run film ranked number entertainment_weekly list future voted 23rd greatest film readers empire placed similar list new_york_times list movies january total film included film list greatest movies time december future selected preservation culturally historically aesthetically significant original screenplay future selected 56th best screenplay time june american_film_institute revealed afi best films classic american film genres polling people creative community future acknowledged 10th best film science fiction genre musical theater production called future development debut london theatre film 30th anniversary gale reunited write play provide music scenes film occurred infancy sub culture numerous companies industry pay tribute film influence regard examples seen promotional material interviews professional cite film initiation action sport public recognition film influence american_film_institute lists afi years movies years laughs years thrills years songs power love nominated years movie quotes roads going don need roads years movies 10th anniversary edition nominated afi science fiction film future films die ranked 10th sequels future success led film sequels future future iii released november similar financial critical success original finishing highest grossing film year worldwide film continues directly ending future follows travel future alternative repair future avoiding past self original film notable setting predictions technology iii released continued story following travels rescue time stranded iii financially successful predecessors despite better received critics
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