Back to the Future
1985 · Directed by Robert Zemeckis
A teenager accidentally travels to 1955 in his mom's time-machine DeLorean and has to get his parents together before he erases himself. The script is perfect.
Why It's Cult
Back to the Future is the tightest blockbuster screenplay ever written. Every setup pays off. Every line of dialogue does two jobs. Zemeckis and Gale built a perpetual-motion machine. It's the film film school students watch frame-by-frame to learn structure. Also, Christopher Lloyd.
The Plot, Officially
Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean "time machine" invented by a slightly mad scientist. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make sure his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love to get back to the future.
Starring
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Where to Watch
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