The role of Clara Clayton was written specifically for Mary Steenburgen.
Back to the Future Part lll (1990)
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The drive-in theater was constructed specifically for this film. It was built in Monument Valley, and demolished immediately after filming. No films were ever screened there.
Back to the Future Part lll (1990)
The train that crashes into the bottom of the ravine was actually a model.
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Griff’s ‘Pit Bull’ Hoverboard was originally going to be called ‘Mad Dog’ to foreshadow his character in Back To The Future.
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
During the hoverboard sequence Michael J. Fox’s shoes had to be drilled in to the hoverboard. This meant that he had to be carried around in between takes of these scenes.
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Because the movie was planned out as an action/adventure, the production crew wore T-shirts to work that read “ATLANTIS - Fewer songs, more explosions”.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Eric Stoltz was cast as Marty McFly and had filmed for four weeks before he was dropped as his performance was too serious.
Back To The Future (1985)
The DeLorean was deliberately selected for its general appearance and gull wing doors, in order to make it plausible that people in 1955 would presume it to be an alien spacecraft.
One executive was convinced that Spaceman From Pluto was the perfect name for the film. Steven Spielberg, who had already decided on using Back To The Future, thanked him for the joke and that ended the matter.
