AdventureComedyScience Fiction

Back to the Future Part III

- They've saved the best trip for last... But this time they may have gone too far.

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.

Release Date : 1990-05-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesAmblin Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Back to the Future Part 3Back to the Future IIIBack to the Future 3

Cast

Character Name : Marty McFly / Seamus McFly

Original Name : Michael J. Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor Emmett Brown

Original Name : Christopher Lloyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clara Clayton

Original Name : Mary Steenburgen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen

Original Name : Thomas F. Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

Original Name : Lea Thompson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jennifer

Original Name : Elisabeth Shue

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Matt Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbwire Salesman

Original Name : Richard Dysart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saloon Old Timer

Original Name : Pat Buttram

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saloon Old Timer

Original Name : Harry Carey, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saloon Old Timer

Original Name : Dub Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marshal Strickland

Original Name : James Tolkan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave McFly

Original Name : Marc McClure

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linda McFly

Original Name : Wendie Jo Sperber

Gender : Female

Character Name : George McFly

Original Name : Jeffrey Weissman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buford Tannen's Gang / Needles' Gang

Original Name : Christopher Wynne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buford Tannen's Gang

Original Name : Sean Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buford Tannen's Gang

Original Name : Mike Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor

Original Name : Hugh Gillin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colt Gun Salesman

Original Name : Burton Gilliam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Bill McKinney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy

Original Name : Donovan Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Needles

Original Name : Flea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Needles' Gang

Original Name : J.J. Cohen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Needles' Gang

Original Name : Ricky Dean Logan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mortician

Original Name : Marvin J. McIntyre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strickland's Son

Original Name : Kaleb Henley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jules

Original Name : Todd Cameron Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Verne

Original Name : Dannel Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marty Photo Double

Original Name : Kevin Holloway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marty Dance Double

Original Name : Michael Higgins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Celebration Man

Original Name : Leslie A. Prickett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Dean Cundey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pie Lady

Original Name : Jo B. Cummings

Gender : Male

Character Name : Festival Man #1

Original Name : Steve McArthur

Gender : Male

Character Name : Festival Man #2

Original Name : John Ickes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Festival Dance Caller

Original Name : James A. Rammel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman #1

Original Name : Michael Klastorin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman #2

Original Name : Michael Mills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman #3

Original Name : Kenny Myers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eyepatch

Original Name : Brad McPeters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toothless

Original Name : Phinnaes D.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ticket Agent

Original Name : Rod Kuehne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conductor

Original Name : Leno Fletcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joey

Original Name : Joey Newington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Fireman

Original Name : Larry Ingold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbwire Salesman's Companion

Original Name : Tim Konrad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy with Gun

Original Name : Glenn Fox

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Oh, I know you did send me back to the future. But I'm back! I'm back from the future. Doc Brown is back in 1885 in the Old West, soon to be joined by Marty who has found that Doc is in mortal danger from Burford "Mad-Dog" Tannen. Rounding out what turned out to be a hugely popular trilogy, Back to the Future Part III restored the core essence heart of Part 1, whilst simultaneously tying up all the threads with a fully formed story. More sedate in its telling (not hard following on from the manic pacing of part 2) part 3 fuses science fiction malarkey with, well, Western malarkey. All played out with the usual array of clever jokes and series reprises - only in a Wild Wild West setting. An interesting point to note is how the roles of Doc & Marty have been reversed from the first film, here Marty is the maniacal plot axis, whizzing around getting into scrapes as Doc ambles around in love, courtesy of the delightfully classic looking Mary Steenburgen as Clara Clayton. Thomas F. Wilson returns for villain duties as Tannen, a Western bully villain pulled straight out of many a classic Oater from way back in the day, and Lea Thompson & Elisabeth Shue ensure the "past" is not forgotten. When Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale started making Back To The Future in 1985, could they have envisaged that they would make three films and end up with a steam engine time machine in the Wild West? Possibly not, but as part 3 hurtles (literally) towards the suspense laden finale, two things are for certain. One is that they wisely closed the series down with a surefire coda winner. Two is that between them they crafted one of the most entertaining family trilogies to have ever graced the screen. No doubt about the fact that part one is the uniformly class act of the three, but parts two & three themselves reward groups of all ages. Great Scot indeed. 8.5/10

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

As with Part II, I've come to appreciate this one more, a great blend of sci-fi and western and features once more some fine performances from both Fox and Lloyd, who each do great work portraying different characters (or at least for Lloyd a different time version of Doc Brown). Beyond that, well done set and costume designs and a good enough story to conclude the trilogy. **3.75/5**

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-13

"Marty" (Michael J Fox) is stuck in 1955 when he learns of the untimely demise of his mentor "Doc. Brown" (Christopher Lloyd) back in 1885. Luckily, the DeLorean is on hand and back he goes - to the wild west - to try and prevent this calamity. Once there, he has no idea how to get back; a task not made any easier by local bully "Mad Dod" (Tom Wilson) who has it in for this meek city boy from day one. Spielberg is at his best with stories like this, and borrowing heavily from the Western film genre - and quite a bit from Clint Eastwood too, we have a quickly paced an amiable adventure film as Fox and Lloyd have to stay alive whilst figuring out how to charge the flux capacitor and get themselves home. Wilson is super as the "baddie" and Mary Steenbergen gives the "Doc" a little bit of love interest as the story ticks along nicely. These three films fit nicely with each other, and happily they all decided to hang up their stetsons after this one. It's still great fun 30 years later, with fun pithy dialogue; loads of great action photography and strong entertaining performances all through. Good fun.