Top July 4th Movies Number 1-“Back To The Future”
Released on July 3, 1985, the number one July 4th Movie Release of All Time is close to being a perfect movie: If you haven’t guessed by now, our top…
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Released on July 3, 1985, the number one July 4th Movie Release of All Time is close to being a perfect movie:
- Original idea-I mean having a time machine is one thing. Having one that is a DeLorean that hits 85 mph? BRILLIANCE
- GREAT creative team . Writer/Director Robert Zemekis ("Forrest Gump") and Producer Steven Spielberg? Please.
- Perfect casting. The wonderfully zany, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson (what boy didn't love her?!), & Crispin Glover
- Relatable hero. Michael J. Fox (at the time a TV star on NBC's "Family Ties") rocketed to superstardom with his everyman portrayal of Marty McFly-who seemed to be the wrong guy at the wrong place at the wrong time- really resonated with audiences
If you haven't guessed by now, our top film is the original "Back To The Future." It was made for $17 million and wound up earning almost $384 million in worldwide box office-spawning two highly successful sequels.
And I can still hear Huey Lewis and the News' "Back in Time" playing in my memory as I write this.
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