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Large print book

Future boy : Back to the Future and my journey through the space-time continuum

Call Number

  • LARGE TYPE 921 F7935.3 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

Large print edition.

Publication Information

[Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2025.

Physical Description

219 pages (large print), 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Summary

"A poignant, heartfelt and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J Fox brought two iconic roles to life simultaneously - Alex Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. Here is the amazing true story, as only Michael J Fox can tell it ... In early 1985, Michael J. Fox was one of the biggest stars on television. His world was about to get even bigger, but only if he could survive the kind of double duty unheard of in Hollywood. Fox's days were already dedicated to rehearsing and taping the hit sitcom Family Ties, but then the chance of a lifetime came his way. Soon, he committed his nights to a new time-travel adventure film being directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg, Back to the Future. Sitcom during the day, movie at night--day after day, for months. Fox's nightly commute from a soundstage at Paramount to the back lot at Universal Studios, from one dream job to another, would become his own space-time continuum. It was in this time portal that Alex P. Keaton handed the baton to Marty McFly while Michael J. Fox tried to catch a few minutes of sleep. Alex's bravado, Marty's flair, and Fox's comedic virtuosity all swirled together to create something truly special. In Future Boy, Fox tells the remarkable story of playing two landmark roles at the same time--a slice of entertainment history that's never been told. Using new interviews with the cast and crew of both projects, the result is a vividly drawn and eye-opening story of creative achievement by a beloved icon."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

  • Mom tries to get between me and my Calvins (...yikes!)
  • Moonlighting
  • Future's eve
  • Malibu Marty
  • Time portal
  • And so it begins
  • I'm your Huckleberry
  • Where we're going...we don't need rehearsal
  • We are family
  • Marty redux
  • If it's midnight, I must be Marty
  • How can they miss me if I won't go away?
  • Background music
  • So you want to be a rock and roll star
  • Boob tubes and big screens
  • Alex, Marty & Mike
  • Stunt casting
  • Toe the line
  • Whoa, that's heavy.

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Added Authors

Nelle Fortenberry