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With: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson, Lea Thompson, James Tolkan, Matt Clark, Flea
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Written by: Bob Gale, based on a story by Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis
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Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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MPAA Rating: PG
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Running Time: 118
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Date: 05/25/1990
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Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Doubleback
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Back to the Future Part III was a brilliant way to end the trilogy. There's only one time-leap, to 1885, where the DeLorean is damaged. Marty and Doc must contend with Biff's evil ancestors, while trying to figure out a way to get the broken time machine up to 88 miles per hour in a world without gasoline. Meanwhile, Doc has a sweet romance with schoolteacher Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen). This is a genuine Western, shot in my hometown of Sonora, California, where classics like High Noon were shot. It's a bit slower-paced and less complicated than the previous entries, but refreshingly so. Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea co-stars as the nasty bully Needles, and ZZ Top appears as a circa-1885 musical group.
Universal's 2009 three-disc DVD set comes with plenty of documentaries, deleted scenes, and a few funny outtakes. Elisabeth Shue replaced Claudia Wells as Marty's girlfriend for Parts 2-3. Crispin Glover is great as Marty's dad. Flea, Elijah Wood and Jason Scott Lee can be glimpsed in smaller parts. Steven Spielberg executive produced all three films. In 2010, Universal released a Blu-Ray collection.
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