We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy (32 page)

and fans, 225–26, 229, 241–42

and Fox, 44, 54

interview with, xi

and Nike commercial, 243

performance of, 49

promotional art depicting, 211, 213

on quality of film, 112

and screening of
BTTF
, 107

and sequels, 120–21, 132, 155–56, 207–8

and soundtrack, 97

and Steenburgen, 207–8

and Stoltz’s replacement, 36, 39

and television commercials, 243

and theme park ride, 230

and train sequence, 216–17

and video game, 240

and Wells, 139

LoCascio, A. J., 239

Lucas, George, 2, 199

Maddalena, Joe, 245

Madsen, Dan, 228–29

Maltin, Leonard, 9, 52, 110, 197, 220

Mann, Wesley, 166

marathon showings of trilogy, 202

Marshall, Frank

and music soundtrack, 98

and Nike product placement, 150

and promotional strategy, 53

and screenplay for
BTTF
, 17

and sequels, 117, 120, 199

and Stoltz as Marty, 28, 37, 40

and success of
BTTF
, 249

and television commercial, 243

Mask
(1985), 20, 52–53

Mattel’s hoverboard replicas, 233–37

May, Tim, 87, 88

McClure, Marc, 111, 125–26, 138

McConnell, Pamela, 150–51

McCullough, Lisa, 182, 184, 187, 192

merchandise from
BTTF
franchise, 232–37, 240

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, 243–46

Milius, John, 7–8, 60

Morgan, Gary, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189, 190, 191

music, 82–84, 87–102, 107–8

National Film Archive, 232

Neitlich, Scott, 233–35

Nelson, Ralph, 36, 209

Newbern, George, 18

Nike, 150–51, 243–44

1941
(1979), 8

Norwood, Phil, 70

Old West.
See
Back to the Future Part III

Paull, Larry, 40, 48, 61–62, 64, 66, 141–44

Pike, Kevin

and clothesline scene, 51

and DeLorean time machine, 57, 63, 64, 65, 68, 237

and mall parking lot scene, 44

and opening sequence, 105

replacement of, 152

and skateboard scenes, 76

as special effects supervisor, 62

Pollock, Tom, 197–98

“The Power of Love” (Huey Lewis and the News), 94–98, 101, 117

Price, Frank, 9, 10, 12–13

Probert, Andrew, 62, 64, 110

product placement, 143, 144, 150–51

promotional art, 53, 208–14

props from films auctioned for charity, 245–46

publicity team, 52

Quaid, Dennis, 111

Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981), 120

Ralston, Ken, 69, 70, 178, 200, 224

Raven, Elsa, 75

Reed, Peyton, 249

Romancing the Stone
(1984), 15–16, 248

Ross, Scott, 175–76, 180

Rowden, David, 182, 189

Scheffe, Michael, 62–65, 66, 240

Schmelzer, Bob, 227, 236

Schmidt, Arthur

and DeLorean time machine, 68–69, 70

on footage from Stoltz era, 50

and release date for
BTTF III
, 220

and rough-edit screening, 1–2, 21

and screening of
BTTF
, 104–5

and sequels, 136, 203, 204–5

and Stoltz as Marty, 23, 27

and work-print, 104

and Zemeckis, 2–3, 206, 224

Scott, Deborah Lynn, 144, 146, 150

Scott, Walter, 184–85, 186, 187, 192, 193, 195

The Secrets of the
Back to the Future
Trilogy
(bonus feature), 229

sequels

and cast, 120–21, 123–29

concept behind, 129–30

decision to make two, 132

discussions about, 117–22

and Glover, 123–29, 153, 157–58

and
Paradox
script, 130–31, 136

and pressures on cast and crew, 165–67

shooting schedule of, 132–33

writing of, 122–23

See also
Back to the Future Part II
;
Back to the Future Part III

Sheen, Charlie, 19

Sheinberg, Sid

and Amblin offices, 60

and casting of Marty, 20

and screening of
BTTF
, 109

and screening of
BTTF II
, 196

and screenplay for
BTTF
, 18

and sequels, 118, 122, 131, 135, 136

and Spielberg, 8, 17

and Stoltz as Marty, 28, 33–34, 48

on success of film, 115

on title, 109–11

Shue, Elisabeth, 138–40, 153, 158

Silvestri, Alan, 18, 92–93, 100, 109, 136, 224

soundtrack for
Back to the Future
, 88, 94, 100–101, 115

Sperber, Wendie Jo, 138, 181

Spielberg, Steven

backing of
BTTF
, 16–17

and Biffhorrific timeline, 138

and DeLorean time machine, 59, 60–61

early career of, 6

and Goldberg, 29, 32

and
The Goonies
, 86–87

and Lorraine’s cleavage, 160–61

and promotional strategy, 53

recruitment of Fox, 4, 32

and rough-edit screening, 28, 49

and sequels, 132

and shopping
BTTF
to studios, 13

sneakers of, 151

and Stoltz as Marty, 24, 27, 28, 37, 40, 48

and Struzan, 209

and stunts in
Twilight Zone
, 193

and title of
BTTF
, 110–11

and Weissman, 170–71, 173

and Zemeckis, 8, 249

Starkey, Steve, 140–41, 178, 224, 249

Steenburgen, Mary, 207–8, 213–14, 229

Stoltz, Eric

cast as Marty, 19–20

and clothesline scene, 51

difficulties with role, 22–28

false start with, 111

Fox’s replacement of, 48, 248

and
Mask
, 20, 52–53

and musical scenes, 89

and punch scene with Wilson, 37–38, 47, 50

release of, 33–34, 35–41, 45, 52, 127

size differential between Fox and, 51, 68

Struzan, Drew, 53, 208–14

Takahashi, Wes, 70–72, 112, 219

Tate, Steve, 45

Taylor, Judy, 18, 159

Team Fox, 245–46

Teen Wolf
(1985), 32, 35, 121

Telltale Games, 239–40

theme park ride, 229–30, 241

Thomas, Tommy, 91

Thompson, Lea

and aging of Lorraine, 162

awards and nominations, 200

and Biffhorrific timeline, 199

and camera perspective of rescue scene, 56

and costuming/makeup for
BTTF II
, 146, 160–61, 162

and Enchantment Under the Sea scene, 79–80, 91

and family appeal of
BTTF
, 248

and fans, 225, 242

on Fox’s performance, 46–47, 48

and Glover, 126, 168, 169

and screening of
BTTF
, 106

and sequels, 123, 132, 136

and shooting
BTTF II
, 160

and Shue, 139–40

and Stoltz, 25, 37, 38–39

and Weissman, 168–70, 171

and Zemeckis, 76

Tippie, Greg, 187–88, 192

title of
Back to the Future
, 109–11

Tolbert, Lloyd L., 91

Tolkan, James, 84–86

Trainor, Mary Ellen, 162–63

Turner, Kathleen, 14–15, 81

Used Cars
(1980), 9, 12, 95

video game, 239–40

Vogel, Darlene, 183, 191, 230

Walser, Joe, 238, 246

Walt Disney Company, 14

Waters, Harry, Jr.

and
BTTF
, 82–84, 90–91, 92–93, 101–2

and
BTTF II
, 137, 167

and
BTTF III
, 214

and Glover, 127

Watts, Robert, 141

website for
BTTF
fans, 231

Weissman, Jeffrey, 158–60, 167–74, 215

Wells, Claudia, 43, 111–12, 138–39, 153, 158, 227

Wheeler, Cheryl, 181, 184–95

Williams, Stephanie E., 162–63

Wilson, Thomas F.

and Biffhorrific timeline, 199

and costuming/makeup for
BTTF II
, 161–62

and fans, 226–27

on punch scene with Stoltz, 37–38, 47, 50

and sequels, 123, 132, 136

and Stoltz’s replacement, 37, 39

and theme park ride, 230

Winfield, Gene, 152

Yerkes, Bob, 73

Young, Granville “Danny,” 91

Zemeckis, Robert

and Amblin Entertainment, 16–18

attention to detail of, 22, 76, 77

and Buffett’s bracket challenge, 223

on camera work of
BTTF II
, 215

and cavern scene, 212–13

character development of, 84–85

and clock tower scene, 73, 74

and clothesline scene, 51

and costuming, 150

and DeLorean time machine, 57–59, 61, 67, 69–70

early career of, 5–9

and Enchantment Under the Sea scene, 81

on ending of film, 124

and Fox’s first scene, 45

and Gale, 249–50

and genesis of
Back to the Future
, 10

and Glover, 125, 172

and Hill Valley scenes, 143

and hoverboards, 176, 178, 236

interview with, xi–xiii

and Johnston, 140, 150

leadership of, 45–46, 76–77, 81

and Lloyd, 112

and mall parking lot scene, 44

and musical scenes, 90, 94–95, 96, 97, 98, 99

and police car scene, 164

and pressures on cast and crew, 167

and promotional strategy, 53

and reshoots with Fox, 50

and
Romancing the Stone
, 15–16, 248

and rough-edit screening, 1–2, 21–23, 27, 28

and screening of
BTTF
, 106, 107, 109

and screening of
BTTF II
, 196

and screenplay for
BTTF
, 11–12, 247

search for actor to play Marty, 2–3, 4, 5, 20

and sequels, 117–19, 121, 128, 129–31, 198, 202–3, 204, 220

and shooting/editing schedule, 205

shopping
BTTF
script to studios, 13–14

sneakers of, 151

and Spielberg, 8, 249

and Stoltz as Marty, 20, 22–23, 24, 26–28

and Stoltz’s replacement, 34, 35, 37, 40, 45

and Struzan, 209

and success of
BTTF
, 247

and Takahashi, 71

and Thompson, 76

and title of
BTTF
, 110

and train sequence, 219

and viewers’ response to
BTTF II
, 205–6

and visual effects, 112–13

and Waters, 83

and Weissman, 159, 168

and Wheeler injury and lawsuit, 181, 193

ZZ Top, 214

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