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Back to the Future

Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, it follows Marty McFly (Fox), a teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean automobile built by…

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Box office
$393–398.2 million
Budget
$19 million
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Country
United States
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Distributed by
Universal Pictures

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Back to the Future

Nodes403
Edges402
Triples578
Avg. degree2
Density0.004963
Components1

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Back to the Future

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related to Works cited · 74
Back to the Future → About This, Adaptation, Amstrad Action, Atamaniuk, Back, Backyard Adventures, Bath, Before You Die, Bierbaum, Boston, Caseen, Cinefex, Company, Compilation Crazy, Critical Essays, Cultural Tangents, Daily Variety, February, Films, Future
related to Accolades · 57
Back to the Future → Academy Awards, At, Back, Best Actor, Best Dramatic Presentation, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Foreign Producer, Best Foreign Screenplay, Best Motion Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Production Design, Best Science Fiction Film, Best Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Special Effects, Best Visual Effects, Bill Varney
related to Context · 34
Back to the Future → August, Back, Brewster's Millions, By June, Cocoon, Extra-Terrestrial, Family Ties Vacation, First Blood Part II, Fletch, Fox, Future, Ghostbusters, He, In, Initially, James Bond, July, June, Kill, London
related to Modern reception · 33
Back to the Future → All Time, America, American, American Film Institute, Back, BBC Radio, Before You Die, Best Movies Ever, Doc Brown, Empire's, Entertainment Weekly, Film4's, Films, Funniest Screenplays, Future, Greatest Movie Characters, Greatest Movies, In, It, Marty McFly
related to Home media · 32
Back to the Future → Along, Back, Billboard, Billboard Hot, Blu-ray, CD, DVD, For, Future, Future Part II, Future's, Gale, It, July, Limited, Love, LP, Marty McFly, May, Sales
related to Influences · 29
Back to the Future → As, Back, Close Encounters, Connecticut Yankee, Critic Ray Loynd, Doc, Dr, Future, Gale, King Arthur's Court, King Arthur-type, Mark Twain, Marty, Mister Peabody, Oz, Star Trek, Star Wars, Strangelove, The DeLorean, The Original Series
related to Box office · 28
Back to the Future → Although, Back, Box Office Mojo, By, Canada, Cocoon, Extra-Terrestrial, First Blood Part II, First Blood Part II's, Future, Gale, In, Independence Day, Industry, It, July, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, National Lampoon's European Vacation, October, Rambo
related to Cultural influence · 27
Back to the Future → Back, Congress, COVID-19, Dean Cundey, During, Fox, Fox Foundation, Future, Gale, He, Hollywood, In, Josh Gad, Lloyd, Many, National Film Registry, Often, Oz, Parkinson's, Project HOPE
related to Development · 27
Back to the Future → Against, Amblin, Amblin Entertainment, Animal House, Back, Columbia, Extra-Terrestrial, Fast Times, Frank Marshall, Future, Gale, Kathleen Kennedy, Marty's, Porky's, Price, Reasons, Ridgemont High, Romancing, Sidney Sheinberg, Spielberg
related to Reaganism and American anxieties · 27
Back to the Future → AIDS, American, Back, Critics Justin Chang, Darth Vader, Doc Brown, English, Film, Future, George, George McFly, In, Libyan, Mark Olsen, Marty, Marty's, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Reagan, Reaganism

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Important terminology

future back film marty zemeckis time gale fox 1985 doc one films delorean would also stoltz considered george million 1955

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Back to the FutureBox office$393–398.2 million1.00infobox
Back to the FutureBudget$19 million1.00infobox
Back to the FutureCinematographyDean Cundey1.00infobox
Back to the FutureCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Back to the FutureDirected byRobert Zemeckis1.00infobox
Back to the FutureDistributed byUniversal Pictures1.00infobox
Back to the FutureEdited byArthur Schmidt1.00infobox
Back to the FutureEdited byHarry Keramidas1.00infobox
Back to the FutureLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Back to the FutureMusic byAlan Silvestri1.00infobox
Back to the FutureProduced byBob Gale1.00infobox
Back to the FutureProduced byNeil Canton1.00infobox
Back to the FutureProduction companyAmblin Entertainment1.00infobox
Back to the FutureRelease dateJuly 3, 1985 (1985-07-03)1.00infobox
Back to the FutureRunning time116 minutes1.00infobox
Back to the FutureStarringMichael J. Fox1.00infobox
Back to the FutureStarringChristopher Lloyd1.00infobox
Back to the FutureStarringLea Thompson1.00infobox
Back to the FutureStarringCrispin Glover1.00infobox
Back to the FutureWritten byRobert Zemeckis1.00infobox
Back to the FutureWritten byBob Gale1.00infobox
Back to the Futureis a1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale0.90text
Back to the Futureis arousing time-travel adventure with an unforgettable spirit0.90text

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