Back in Time
2015 · Movie · PG · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · 52% critics
This documentary looks back at a beloved time-travel trilogy 30 years later, mixing interviews with the people behind it and stories from fans whose lives were shaped by the films. It focuses as much on the lasting cultural footprint and fan passion as on the movies themselves.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-10-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (315 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like affectionate pop-culture documentaries about a franchise’s legacy, especially in the vein of His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th; Not for you if you want a deep, comprehensive making-of.
Pros: warm nostalgia; touching fan stories; accessible introduction | Cons: uneven structure; little new insight; too much car focus
Themes
- interview
- filmmaking
- retrospective
- fandom
- film production
Cast & crew
Michael J. Fox
as Self
Lea Thompson
as Self
Christopher Lloyd
as Self
Robert Zemeckis
as Self
Alan Silvestri
as Self
Bob Gale
as Self
Claudia Wells
as Self
Dean Cundey
as Self
Donald Fullilove
as Self
- FP
Frank Price
as Self
Directed by Jason Aron