40 Years of 'Back To The Future'

Great Scott! Greetings, Vocal readers and subscribers! July 3, 1985: a date that would forever be etched in pop culture. On that date, the following movie and a franchise would soon take the world by storm. That movie was called Back To The Future. No one knew that a movie about time travel would eventually gain a fanbase. The 1980s was defined as a time when life was simpler and yours truly was born in that decade. Unfortunately, I was not born when Back To The Future was released in theaters. I came into this world nearly two and a half years later. It wasn't until 2015 that I saw this amazing movie for the first time, around the time of their 30th anniversary. I believed that AMC had a marathon where they aired all three movies. My reaction to seeing the first movie was positive and in awe. Every aspect of the movie was perfect from start to finish. One of the things that captured my attention was the DeLorean, the time travel machine. Here are some interesting facts about the sports car:

• The car design was created by Giorgetto Giugiaro
• The car was built in Dunmurry, Belfast and the first DeLorean rolled off the production line on January 21, 1981
• 9,000 DeLoreans were made before productions of them officially came to an end in December 1983
• A full-restored DeLorean seen in Back To The Future is on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles

If you're yearning to see Back In The Future in theaters, I found a screening you can attend that would take place in Alabama in December. More information about it will be down below. It's all for a generous cause, benefiting the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

https://www.backtothefuture.com/events/2025/12/5/back-to-the-future-screening

There's a great chance that more screenings will be announced in the coming months in your area, so be on the lookout for them.

Reception

Back To The Future made a whopping $388.8 at the box office on a $19 million budget. It was the highest-grossing film of 1985, making $210 million in North America. According to Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing, Back To The Future has an exceptional score of 93%. These factors proves that this film has aged well and never lost relevancy in the four decades since its theatrical release. This franchise gained its popularity, prompted an animated series, numerous books, video games, musical productions, and so on. It's still going strong today and has no plans of waning anytime soon.

If you were to ask me which Back To The Future film is my personal favorite, I would say Back To The Future Part II. As much as I loved the first film, Part II, which was released four years later in 1989, will always be the most enjoyable in my own personal opinion. I'll probably do a review of the second movie soon. I would recommend everyone to watch the first two movies. As for the third film, Back To The Future Part III, it's okay but not as exciting as the previous two movies. If you love the Old West, Part III, which was released in 1990, you might like it.

I leave the following questions to you: Do you think that Back To The Future aged well 40 years after its release? What are your plans for the 40th anniversary of this film? What are your favorite lines from this movie? Finally, which Back To The Future movie is your personal favorite? Be sure to like this story if you enjoyed it. Follow me on social media, subscribe to my page, and please send me a one-off tip at the end of the story. No tip is ever too big or small. They support creators like me and encourage us to write and publish more stories.