Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Hill Valley Throughout the movie—not to mention the two sequels that follow it—the town of Hill Valley is every bit as much a character as Marty, Doc or Biff. So why was the story set here and...

For a movie that jumps back and forth in time, the narrative through line of BTTF is pretty straightforward. Boy has friend. Friend invents time travel. Boy is sent back in time. Boy has to figure...

Comedy; Sci-Fi; AdventureBack to the Future is a veritable jambalaya of movie genres. It's a big part of the reason we find it so irresistibly fascinating. It's a comedy, certainly, but it's also a...

This title is no Quantum of Solace or Far From The Madding Crowd. You don't have to crack open a dictionary or thesaurus to get to the root of this one. The movie's called Back to the Future becaus...

What a neat, tidy ending we have here. Marty's parents are bigger and better (well, okay, his mom is smaller and better), Biff's been put in his place, the house looks great, and Marty's got that 4...

PGRated PG, Back to the Future isn't a film that needed much editing before it made its television premiere. The profanity is kept to a minimum (even if the Lord's name was taken in vain on more th...