Back to the Future II [Special Edition]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Things have barely settled from the excitement and resolve of the original Back to the Future, when in pops that crazy inventor Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) with news that in order to prevent a series of events that could ruin the McFly name for posterity, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox ) and his girlfriend are whisked into the future to the year 2015, where Marty must tangle with a teen rogue named Griff, who's obviously the descendant of Biff, the first Future film's bully. Marty foils Griff and his group when he jumps on an air-foil skateboard that flies him through town at rakish speeds with the loser bullies beaten again. Marty gets a money-making brainstorm before hopping in the time-traveling DeLorean, and he purchases a sports almanac. He figures that back in 1985 he'll be able to place sure-fire bets using the published sports scores of the games that are yet to happen. Unfortunately for Marty, Dr. Brown disapproves of his betting scheme -- he feels too much messing with time is very dangerous -- and he tosses the almanac. A hidden Biff overhears the discussion about the almanac, sees it get tossed out, and grabs it. Thus begins a time-traveling swirl to make the head spin. Biff swipes the DeLorean, heads back to 1955, and with the help of the unerring almanac, bets his way to power. The now-altered "Biff world" has turned into a nightmarish scene with Biff the mogul, residing in a Vegas-styled pleasure palace and running everything. It's all our hero Marty can do to pull the pieces together this time, as he must jump between three generations of intertwined time travel. The end of Back to the Future, Part 2 introduces its sequel as the zany professor has already time-dashed away to the Wild West of the late 1800s and invites Marty into a new adventure. ~ Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Features:
  • The Making of Back to the Future Part II
  • Making the trilogy: chapter one
  • Q&a with director Robert Zemeckis and producer Bob gale
  • Feature commentary with producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton
  • Deleted scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Universal animated anecdotes
  • Production design
  • Storyboarding
  • Designing the delorean
  • Time travel
  • Hoverboard test
  • Evolution of the visual effects
  • Production archives
  • Huey Lewis & The News "Power of Love" music video

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Visual Effects - 1989 (Stephen Gawley, Michael Lantieri, John Bell, Ken Ralston)

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts

•     Won Achievement in Special Effects - 1990 (Michael Lantieri, John Bell)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly
       Christopher Lloyd - Dr. Emmett Brown
       Lea Thompson - Lorraine
       Thomas F. Wilson - Biff Tannen/Griff
       Harry Waters, Jr. - Marvin Berry
       Charles Fleischer - Terry
       Flea - Needles
       James Tolkan - Strickland
       Jeffrey Weissman - George McFly
       Crispin Glover - George McFly in footage from BACK TO THE FUTURE, 1955
       Casey Siemaszko - 3-D
       Billy Zane - Match
       J.J. Cohen - Skinhead
       Al White - Dad

• Director:

  Robert Zemeckis

• Screen Story:

  Bob Gale

• Screenwriter:

  Bob Gale

• Screen Story:

  Robert Zemeckis

• Screenwriter:

  Robert Zemeckis

• Cinematographer:

  Dean Cundey

• Composer (Music Score):

  Alan Silvestri

• Editor:

  Harry Keramidas, Arthur Schmidt

• Production Designer:

  Rick Carter

• Art Director:

  William Elliott, Marjorie Stone McShirley

• Co-producer:

  Neil Canton, Bob Gale

• Associate Producer:

  Steve Starkey

• Executive Producer:

  Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg

• Set Designer:

  Linda de Scenna, Martha Johnston

• Costume Designer:

  Joanna Johnston

• Makeup:

  Ken Chase

• Special Effects:

  Don Elliott, Michael Lantieri, Ken Ralston

• Animator:

  Wes Takahashi

• Camera Operator:

  Raymond Stella

• Stunts:

  Tony Brubaker, Gary Morgan, John-Clay Scott, Charlie Croughwell, Greg W. Elam, Karen Laine, Walter Scott, R.L. Tolbert, Patrick Romano

• Choreography:

  Brad Jeffries

• Casting:

  Judy Taylor, Valorie Massalas, Mike Fenton

• Associate Editor:

  Peter Lonsdale

• Production Coordinator:

  Lata Ryan

• Dolly Grip:

  Al Laverde

• Visual Effects:

  Stephen Gawley