Back to the Future Part II
November 22, 1989 in theaters
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
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"The almanac. I bought it as a keepsake."
DID YOU KNOW?
The hoverboard prop was made of hard foam rubber -- Michael J. Fox was suspended on a wire rig for most hoverboard scenes.
THE VERDICT
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An audacious sequel that sacrifices some of the original's warmth for a more complex, self-reflexive structure. The 2015 vision is inventive and witty, and the film's willingness to reframe scenes from the first movie is genuinely clever rather than merely nostalgic. It sags slightly in its middle third, but rewards close attention more than most sequels dare to. Best understood as the first half of one long and satisfying story.
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