When Michael Fox thought he was Clint Eastwood in a sci-fi comedy gem

Almost thirty-five years ago, Back to the Future III hit the screens to the delight of audiences. It must be said that this emblematic saga of Robert Zemeckis remains one of the greatest successes of science fiction today!

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Hitting theaters in 1990, just five years after Back to the Future I, this third installment features the new adventures of Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox)… in the Wild West. objective? In less than five days, he finds his old friend Emmett “Doc” Brown (Christopher Lloyd) in 1880.

Although many believe this is the final chapter of the saga, think again! In fact, there is a sequel from 1991. And if you missed that important tidbit, it’s because Back to the Future: The Ride never hit theaters. Its purpose was simply to accompany the attractions of the Universal theme park in Florida.

When Robert Zemeckis follows in the footsteps of Sergio Leone

In Back to the Future III, Robert Zemeckis takes a leap into the Wild West and fills his film with references to the great Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood. For example, Marty McFly’s arrival at Hill Valley Station is shot just like Jill McBain’s (Claudia Cardinale) in Once Upon a Time in the West.

Another very noticeable shake, Michael J. Fox calling himself Clint Eastwood, and during a duel against Buford Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson), he hides a cast iron plate under his poncho to protect himself (a confusion he uses Eastwood in the quintessential western A Fistful of Dollars).

So many little details that make this movie unique in its own way. Moreover, it is not for nothing that AlloCiné Internet users give it a respectable average of 4.1/5. Among the many published comments, we note that the reports from the West had the desired effect.

Some examples: “A. takes us to the era of the Wild West Clint Eastwood Marty McFly” or even “This third installment benefits from writing full of amusingly anachronistic lines and succeeds in re-appropriating all the clichés of the classic Western, as well as making direct references to some Sergio Leone“. We say yes!

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