# Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson reunite for Back To The Future's 30th anniversary **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560 "2015-07-19T00:55:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/1 "2015-07-19T00:55:38Z")
I can’t believe it’s been thirty years. It’s by far my favorite time travel film. Cast looks amazing. Especially Christopher Loyd. He’s 76 now. I’d love to see one more Back To The Future film made. Perhaps by combining old footage with new? They’ve gotten trapped in some time period and aged for many years. Can they get home? I think they could pull it off, Michael J Fox returned to acting a couple years ago. recent photos at London Film And Comic Con > **[Back To The Future cast reunite in London for 30th anniversary ](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3165926/Michael-J-Fox-Christopher-Lloyd-Lea-Thompson-reunite-Future-s-30th-anniversary.html)** > > To mark the release of the Robert Zemeckis-directed film, which came out in July 1985, castmembers Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson have been meeting fans in London. video panel [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Hp82h-Lzd84/maxresdefault.jpg "Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Panel - Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson & Christopher Lloyd") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp82h-Lzd84) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/2 "2015-07-19T01:13:02Z")
I plan to go Oct 21 if its in my city. I’d love seeing Back to the Future on the big screen again. > **['Back to the Future' Is Going Back to the Theaters](https://www.yahoo.com/news/back-to-the-future-back-to-the-theaters-124344898907.html)** > > Buckle up and get your flux capacitor firing, because the Back to the Future trilogy is headed back to the big screen on Oct. 21 for a one-night event. The date of the re-release marks the exact date that Marty McFly, Fox’s time-hopping... web site for the one night release and new box set > **[Back to the Future™ Trilogy](https://www.backtothefuture.com/)** > > A worldwide cultural phenomenon and the highest-grossing film of 1985, Back to the Future launched one of the most successful franchises in Universal's history, including two theatrical sequels, an animated television series, a theme park ride, a... > [@](#): > > Buckle up and get your flux capacitor firing, because the Back to the Future trilogy is headed back to the big screen on Oct. 21 for a one-night event. (Go here for more details.) Universal made the announcement in London on Friday, > [@](#): > > The date of the re-release marks the exact date that Marty McFly, Fox’s time-hopping teenager, landed in Back to the Future Part II, ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/3 "2015-07-20T00:56:48Z")
I’ve been wondering if the actors/filmmakers were going to do anything for the occurrence of the year 2015. I guess all three films were centered around the specific date October 21 so something will happen then? Kind of interesting how Michael J. Fox doesn’t look nearly as old as his 2015 character looked, especially considering that Fox was older than his 1985 teenage character was. Had to emphasize it being the future with him looking noticeably old I guess. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/4 "2015-07-20T01:41:25Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > I guess all three films were centered around the specific date October 21 so something will happen then? BTTF I was November 5th, 1955 (thru Nov 12, the lightning storm), and BTTF III was September 2nd, 1885 (thru Sep 7 - “That’s this Monday!”). But BTTF II’s future travel was Oct 21, 2015. They left again the same evening. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/5 "2015-07-20T03:44:20Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > I’ve been wondering if the actors/filmmakers were going to do anything for the occurrence of the year 2015. I guess all three films were centered around the specific date October 21 so something will happen then? Kind of interesting how Michael J. Fox doesn’t look nearly as old as his 2015 character looked, especially considering that Fox was older than his 1985 teenage character was. Had to emphasize it being the future with him looking noticeably old I guess. It would be neat if they did something on the day Marty/Doc showed up in 2015. Anyone else catch the cameo of Doc in “A Million Ways to Die in the West”? I thought it was brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/6 "2015-07-20T14:44:23Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Cast looks amazing. Especially Christopher Loyd. He’s 76 now. Wow, he was only 46 for the original BTTF? Great Scott! ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/7 "2015-07-20T14:59:05Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Anyone else catch the cameo of Doc in “A Million Ways to Die in the West”? I thought it was brilliant! Was that “new” footage with Lloyd or did they use footage from BBTF 3? The characters didn’t directly interact on screen and there was a “BTTF 3 used with permission…” line in the credits (though that could just apply to the concept). I only saw BTTF 3 once and that was ages ago so I couldn’t say how the scenes would have compared. ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/8 "2015-07-20T16:16:49Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I can’t believe it’s been thirty years. It’s by far my favorite time travel film. > > Cast looks amazing. Especially Christopher Loyd. He’s 76 now. Hard to believe he was only 46 then! At least he nearly looks his age now. Hard to believe Lea is 54 now! Wow, … I mean, wow. Really, wow. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/9 "2015-07-20T18:14:02Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > I’ve been wondering if the actors/filmmakers were going to do anything for the occurrence of the year 2015. I guess all three films were centered around the specific date October 21 so something will happen then? Kind of interesting how Michael J. Fox doesn’t look nearly as old as his 2015 character looked, especially considering that Fox was older than his 1985 teenage character was. Had to emphasize it being the future with him looking noticeably old I guess. His character wasn’t a Hollywood actor, either. I bet that Fox wouldn’t look as good if he had allowed himself to age naturally. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/10 "2015-07-20T23:34:10Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Was that “new” footage with Lloyd or did they use footage from BBTF 3? The characters didn’t directly interact on screen and there was a “BTTF 3 used with permission…” line in the credits (though that could just apply to the concept). > > I only saw BTTF 3 once and that was ages ago so I couldn’t say how the scenes would have compared. It was new footage of Lloyd in a cameo as Doc [Brown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6EcONAitKk). Remember he went back to 1885 so it would have been a gag of BTTF3. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/11 "2015-07-20T23:42:18Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Was that “new” footage with Lloyd or did they use footage from BBTF 3? The characters didn’t directly interact on screen and there was a “BTTF 3 used with permission…” line in the credits (though that could just apply to the concept). > > I only saw BTTF 3 once and that was ages ago so I couldn’t say how the scenes would have compared. I haven’t seen AMWTDITW yet, but I did see a behind the scenes short which showed them filming it. Also McFarlane said that Christopher Lloyd had a great time shooting the cameo because he really loves doing the Doc Brown character. ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/12 "2015-07-21T20:30:45Z")
Crazy - when I saw BTTF2 2015 seemed like it was centuries away! And yet here we are… In BTTF 1, at the end that had an aged Lea Thompson to what they thought she’d look like now (the attractive Lea Thompson at the end, not the one at the start of the film). Boy did they miss the mark - she still looks to be in her 20’s! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/13 "2015-07-21T22:06:40Z")
Shameless plug: If you’re in Northern California, [our theater](http://rafaelfilm.cafilm.org/back-to-the-future/) is showing all 3 films back-to-back next month. Includes outtakes and excerpts from the new documentary about the franchise. Hope to see you there! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-and-lea-thompson-reunite-for-back-to-the-futures-30th-anniversary/725560/14 "2015-07-21T22:38:31Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > His character wasn’t a Hollywood actor, either. I bet that Fox wouldn’t look as good if he had allowed himself to age naturally. Who says Fox hasn’t allowed himself to age naturally?