Back to the Future: Why didn’t the actress who played Marty’s girlfriend in the first film star in the two sequels?

Every Back to the Future fan will definitely remember his face. In The first part of the sagaActress Claudia Wells plays Jennifer Parker, Marty McFly’s (Michael J. Fox) girlfriend. But those same fans will surely remember their surprise when they didn’t find him in the credits of the next two films, replaced by another actor!

In Back to the Future 2 (one of whose predictions is wrong) and Back to the Future 3, he is effectively no longer Claudia Wells who plays the character of Jennifer but Elizabeth Shue on screen. Why this change? The reasons are unfortunately…

for reference Claudia Wells Jennifer was cast when Eric Stoltz was to play Marty McFly. But after the latter’s ouster, he lost the role, which went to Melora Hardin (Vice President Ian Levinson in the office). Except Melora Harding was taller than that Michael J. Fox And that he needed an actor smaller than him. And there you have it Claudia Wells Recalled by the production for a few centimeters of the story!

Claudia Wells There was a reprise of his role in the two sequels back to the futureFour years after the first film, they shot it in a row. But the actress refused due to the illness of her mother, suffering from breast cancer. “My life was very, very difficult and stressful”The American recalled in 2015 People site microphone.

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“I just wasn’t allowed to do anything other than deal with the stress and emotions of knowing my mother was going to die.”he continued. I just couldn’t think about my career or film or anything else.

After this tragic episode, Claudia Wells He didn’t follow comedy. In 1991, he opened a men’s clothing store in Studio City, California. Two decades later, he was still an actor, with several small roles, including an episode of The Mentalist. And, to the delight of fans, rediscovered the world back to the future He voiced the character of Jennifer in the video game adapted from the saga!

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