Back to the Future Commemorates 40th Anniversary with All-New Merchandise Inspired by the Iconic Film, Theatrical Re-release and More
Those looking for a virtual Back to the Future experience can time-travel in Funko Fusion, the crossover action-adventure video game, which features a level and quests inspired by the film.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment debuts a must-have lineup of releases with the Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital and collectible individual Steelbooks for all three Back to the Future films, perfect for commemorating four decades of time-traveling adventure. Fans can enjoy over 88 minutes of all-new bonus features and more than 9 hours of bonus features in total. Click here to purchase and learn more.
Audiences worldwide can enjoy Back to the Future: The Musical, the Tony-nominated and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical, in London’s West End and on tour across North America and the UK, with additional productions in Tokyo, Sydney, Hamburg, and aboard Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas. More information at BacktotheFutureMusical.com.
At Tokyo Comic Con, from Dec. 5- 7, fans can celebrate the anniversary at a Back to the Future-themed booth featuring photo-ops, costumes, props and even a pop-up shop with a variety of exclusive merchandise for sale.
Stay tuned for more information as more details of events, products and activations will be rolled out throughout the rest of the year.
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About Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Back to the Future
Released 40 years ago on July 3, 1985, Back to the Future introduced audiences to Marty McFly (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Michael J. Fox), a small-town California teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean invented by his eccentric friend, Doc Brown (Emmy winner Christopher Lloyd). Stranded in the past, Marty must ensure his teenage parents (Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover) fall in love or risk erasing his own existence. With time running out, he teams up with a younger Doc in a last-ditch effort to harness a bolt of lightning and return to 1985.
The film became the highest-grossing domestic release of 1985 and one of the most enduring movies of the decade, earning more than $385 million worldwide. It received four Academy Award® nominations, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Original Song for Huey Lewis and the News’ “The Power of Love.” The film won for Best Sound Effects Editing.
Back to the Future was directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Oscar® nominee Bob Gale. The film was produced by Gale and BAFTA nominee Neil Canton and executive produced by three-time Academy Award®winner Steven Spielberg. It features cinematography by Oscar® nominee Dean Cundey, editing by Oscar® winner Arthur Schmidt and BAFTA nominee Harry Keramidas, production design by Oscar® nominee Lawrence G. Paull, and an original score by Academy Award® nominee Alan Silvestri.
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