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1990 · United States

Back to the Future Part III

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 119 min
Age rating: PG
Language: English
Country: United States

Why tonight?

Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.

The story

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

california
saloon
sports car
inventor
horseback riding
indian territory
locomotive
time travel
native american
mad scientist

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Lea Thompson — Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Elisabeth Shue — Jennifer
Matt Clark — Bartender
Richard Dysart — Barbwire Salesman
Pat Buttram — Saloon Old Timer
Harry Carey, Jr. — Saloon Old Timer
Dub Taylor — Saloon Old Timer
James Tolkan — Marshal Strickland
Marc McClure — Dave McFly
Wendie Jo Sperber — Linda McFly
Jeffrey Weissman — George McFly

Directed: Robert Zemeckis
Written: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

Production

Rating: 7.5 / 10 · 11,782 ratings
Studio: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1985
Back to the Future
Where it starts.
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Back to the Future Part III
1990 · You’re here

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.