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Things have barely settled from the excitement and resolve of the original Back to the Future, when in pops that crazy inventor Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) with news that in order to prevent ... read more read more...a series of events that could ruin the McFly name for posterity, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox ) and his girlfriend are whisked into the future to the year 2015, where Marty must tangle with a teen rogue named Griff, who's obviously the descendant of Biff, the first Future film's bully. Marty foils Griff and his group when he jumps on an air-foil skateboard that flies him through town at rakish speeds with the loser bullies beaten again. Marty gets a money-making brainstorm before hopping in the time-traveling DeLorean, and he purchases a sports almanac. He figures that back in 1985 he'll be able to place sure-fire bets using the published sports scores of the games that are yet to happen. Unfortunately for Marty, Dr. Brown disapproves of his betting scheme -- he feels too much messing with time is very dangerous -- and he tosses the almanac. A hidden Biff overhears the discussion about the almanac, sees it get tossed out, and grabs it. Thus begins a time-traveling swirl to make the head spin. Biff swipes the DeLorean, heads back to 1955, and with the help of the unerring almanac, bets his way to power. The now-altered "Biff world" has turned into a nightmarish scene with Biff the mogul, residing in a Vegas-styled pleasure palace and running everything. It's all our hero Marty can do to pull the pieces together this time, as he must jump between three generations of intertwined time travel. The end of Back to the Future, Part 2 introduces its sequel as the zany professor has already time-dashed away to the Wild West of the late 1800s and invites Marty into a new adventure. ~ Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Release Date: January 1, 1989

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  • fb701560354
    February 7, 2012
    fb701560354
    The second part to the Back to the Future trilogy is more confusing, cheesy, and hokey than the first one (especially the aging make-up), but it's still lots of fun. It's future scenes are definitely clunky, and are probably the most confusing of all the scenes in the movie. Bu... read moret when they have fun, so do we, and that's the whole point of this second part.
  • fb1664868775
    December 12, 2011
    fb1664868775
    In my opinion, the BTTF sequel is superior to the first installment. The twisting and turning plotline may seem confusing to some but it is ultimately more rewarding. Also this may be the only time I've actually enjoyed mass product placement in a film.
  • blkbomb
    November 28, 2011
    blkbomb
    Doc: Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. 

    "Synchronize your watches. The futures coming back..."

    Part II is almost as good as the first one, but that is a lot to live up to. It manages to have the same classic 80's feel and pull of the extremely fun premise once agai... read moren. What I love most about the second part to the trilogy is the fact that the last third of the movie is played over the events of the first movie. So Marty has to run around with the new plot developments as a different Marty runs around doing the things he needed to do in the first movie.

    In this one, Marty and Doc travel all around from 1985 to 2015, back to 1985 and then back to 1955. At first we are given the problem of Marty and Jennifer's kids getting into trouble in 2015. Then when they arrive back in 1985, the city is in ruins and Biff is extremely rich. Now Marty must travel back to 1955 in order to stop Biff from ever obtaining his wealth and causing a chain of events to happen. 

    This is just another extremely fun movie and like the first one, it just doesn't get old. Sure the series goes downhill in Part III when they decide to take the story into the Old West, but the first two could not be more perfect. They complement each other perfectly. Part I and II is probably the best double feature out there. It's pure entertainment. I have never heard anyone say that the first two movies are bad. I'm sure they exist, so I'm glad I haven't met a person who didn't like these movies yet.

    Another classic and up there with the first one as two of my favorite movies ever. 
  • movieguru12
    November 12, 2011
    movieguru12
    Marty & Doc go back to the year 1955 to prevent events that should have never have happened from happening such as Marty's father being dead & Biff married to Marty's mother, Lorraine. Marty & Doc also have to get Gray's Sports Almanac back from Biff. This movie was a great conti... read morenuum from the first one :) It definitely is another great bttf film :) :) :) :) :) :)
  • spielberg00
    August 12, 2011
    spielberg00
    Good
  • fb729949618
    July 31, 2011
    fb729949618
    Stayed original for the most part, but had a different flavor to it. I liked how they tied in future time travel with the past, COOL!
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    May 23, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Back To The Future Part II is a terrific follow up to the classic original. After the events of the first film, Doc Brown comes back from the future and tells Marty to prevents a series of bad events he must travel with him to the future to the year 2015. Thus begins a brand new ... read moreadventures filled with more laughs and entertainment. Back To The Future Part II is a well crafted sequel, and Robert Zemeckis keeps the film entertaining and thrilling with terrific visuals, great comedy and a good story. Theres never any dull moments in this second entry, and it delivers an awesome two hour viewing experience. The film is a well written and plotted sequel. Back To The Future Part II is definitely a treat for fans who've seen the first but haven't seen this entry. Back To The Future Part II is definitely a well crafted sequel. The cast do a fine job and the story has more misadventures as Doc Brown and Marty try to fix the future, but ultimately disrupts the past. A terrific plot unfolds and the film is always exciting and thrilling even after multiple viewings.Robert Zemeckis still has the magic touch which made the first so good. The film is full of imagination and funny bits. The film starts off a bit slow, but quickly picks up and ends on a high note. A wonderful sequel to a phenomenal classic. Back To The Fture Part II is a terrific film that has a terrific story and good acting with good directing and pacing. Back To The Future Part II is a wonderfully crafted sequel that remains a classic and one of the best of three films.
  • jennifxu
    May 1, 2011
    jennifxu
    This is actually a really awful movie and I don't really appreciate Elisabeth Shue taking over as Jennifer, but I've gotta say, there is that nostalgia factor. I am pretty much in love with 80s era-Michael J. Fox.
  • coollala0910
    March 28, 2011
    coollala0910
    Watching the "Back to the Future" trilogy is like crossing an old, rickety bridge. It starts off smooth, gets rough in the middle, and you start getting your hope in the rough part and cross the bridge saftely. Okay, this probably isn't the best simile I can come up with but this... read more is how I would put the events in the trilogy. If you've seen this one, you probably understood the simile.

    Part 2 follows Doc Brown and Marty McFly as they travel to the year 2015, thirty years after the events in the first film. They must prevent Marty's future son from going to jail. While that happens, the future Biff Tannen gets ahold of the DeLorean and goes back to 1955, changes the events in the first film, and creates an alternate, dystopian, 1985. What do Doc and Marty got to do? Go back to 1955 and fix up the screw-ups Biff made.

    This is my type of movie. As much as I liked the first entry, I thought this was a bit better. RT's Tomatometer disagrees with me on that. This is the intense, nail-biting sequel. A very worthy sequel as well. The rough part of crossing the bridge represent the intense events in the film. Bet ya didn't know that Zemeckis and Gale did not want to make a sequel but were forced by Universal Studios to do so. They did it very well. Everything was great about this sequel except the abscense of Crispin Glover. Not even the archive footage can make up for his loss.

    Definetley a better sequel. Great film with an excellent structure.

    "Better that I devote myself to study the other great mystery of the universe: women!"
  • DreamExtractor
    March 16, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    A bad sequel to the great original, but not a horrible movie

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Critic Reviews

Variety Staff
May 5, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

Zemeckis' fascination with having characters interact at different ages of their lives hurts the film visually, and strains credibility past the breaking point, by forcing him to rely on some very che... Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
February 26, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

By the end, you may feel that you've just sat through a feature-length commercial for both part one (which has to be seen to make this sequel comprehensible) and part three (a trailer for it literally... Full Review

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

It manages to be giddily and merrily mind-boggling rather than confusing. Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Cleverly plotted, but commercially overloaded. Full Review

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

The latest must-see, peer pressure, carve the logo on your head, designer blue jean experience. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is fun, mostly because it's so screwy. Full Review

James Kendrick
October 28, 2010
James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk

one-half a very bad movie and one-half a very good movie Full Review

R. L. Shaffer
October 25, 2010
R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD

Sure, [Back to the Future II] has a clunky first act - which takes place in a hilariously overblown futuristic society - but the film knows just how, and when, to entertain us, and it does so in spades. Full Review

Sandie Angulo Chen
September 16, 2010
Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media

Lackluster yet benign time-travel sequel. Full Review

Tim Brayton
July 28, 2010
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

Taken as a pair, the first two films ask a number of unresolved and unresolvable questions about causality, order, and intention; and taken as a pair, they're also a hell of a lot of fun. Full Review

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    • Dr. Emmett Brown: Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
    • Dr. Emmett Brown: No! It can't be; I just sent you back to the future!
    • Marty McFly: No, I know; you *did* send me back to the future. But I'm back - I'm back *from* the future.
    • Dr. Emmett Brown: Great Scott!
    • Marty McFly: There's a little matter we have to talk about.
    • Marty McFly: You're not going to believe this. We have to go back to 1955.
    • Dr. Emmett Brown: I don' t believe it!
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