These scenes were shot in the mall parking lot of on the south side of the puente hills mall, with the camera looking north towards what was then a jc penny store. City of industry, ca back to the future mall parking lot. The back to the future tour by the big waste of space by wesley treat. Actual southern california locations where back to the future was filmed click here for an interactive map of all b. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Back to the future at puente hills mall filming location. This film location and back lot is owned by disney and permission in advance is required if you want to visit the set. A handy guide to the filming locations of back to the future. Marty mcfly michael j fox has to engineer his own parents romance after being whisked back from the 1980s to the 1950s in this enjoyably slambang fantasy film. Christopher lloyd portrays the eccentric scientist dr. The section of the parking lot used to film scenes from back to the future are in the south portion of the parking lot.
On wednesday, fans gathered at the mall called twin pines mall in the movie to celebrate oct. Back in time, marty comes across a problem when he disrupts his future parents first meeting. The one thing you never noticed in back to the future. Emmett brown chose to show marty mcfly the new delorean time machine he had invented. Finding himself back in the past, marty first crashes into an old barn above thats actually located behind the gates of disneys golden oak ranch. Back to the future 1985 filming location 22 youtube. Back to the future opens with marty mcfly michael j. He meets his future parents in high school and accidentally attracts his future. The twin pines mall later the lone pine mall is actually the puente hills mall in the city of industry.
Fox and christopher lloyd reprise their roles as marty mcfly and doc emmett brown in back to the future part ii, a steven spielberg presentation of a robert zemeckis film. The site where the mall was filmed for the movie is. It is most famous for serving as the filming site for the twin pineslone pine mall for the 1985 movie back to the future starring michael j. Marty invents rock n roll and sets his parents up at the school dance in back to the future, which was actually filmed at a humble location quite near universal studios.
In the trilogy, hill valley is seen in four different time periods 1885, 1955, 1985 and 2015 as well as in a dystopian alternate 1985. Three new anchors, burlington coat factory, 24 hour fitness and wells fargo, were nonexistent in the puente hills mall when back to the future was filmed in. Fox after he is accidentally sent back from 1985 to 1955 by crackpot inventor doc brown christopher lloyd. A worldwide cultural phenomenon and the highestgrossing film of 1985, back to the future launched one of the most successful franchises in universals history, including two theatrical sequels, an animated television series, a theme park ride, toys, comic books, video games and apparel. The first of the popular scifi adventure series, this heartwarming comedy follows american teenager marty mcfly michael j. With that in mind, take another look at that sign when marty arrives back at the mall near the end of the film. Back to the future filming locations part 1 seeing stars.
The former jc penney is now a burlington coat factory. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the film released july 3, 1985 that turned a delorean into the coolest car an 80s kid could ever want, l. Last night, the puente hills mall in industrythe back to the future filming location that stood in for the twin pines mall in the serieshosted. Twin pineslone pine mall 20 of 21 found this interesting interesting. Back to the future is the most perfect blockbuster ever made. Fox as teenager marty mcfly, who accidentally travels back in time from 1985 to 1955, where he meets his future parents and becomes his mothers romantic interest. This is a list of known filming locations used in universal studios back to the future trilogy. Back to the future twin pines mall filming location youtube. Back to the future rob on location filming locations. Its not openly commented on in the film, but once he gets back to the future, the name of the shopping center has been changed to lone pine mall.
Back to the future 1985 when teenager marty mcfly michael j. Back to the future movie filming locations the 80s. Back to the future mall parking lot parking lot used for doc browns time machine road tests in 1985s back to the future. The reallife mall and parking lot that served as the location of the first time jump in the film back to the future.
Fox is blasted to 1955 in the delorean time machine created by the eccentric doc brown christopher lloyd, he finds himself mixed up in a timeshattering chain reaction that could vaporize his future and leave him trapped in the past. Back in 1955 doc brown was living in a fairly large house, not in a garage next to a burger king. Its a little shocking, frankly, that weve done 61 episodes of pop pilgrims without back to the future. Project 88 back to the future too is a featurelength fanmade remake of back to the future part ii, created by 300 people across nine countries. Hill valley is the fictional town in california as shown with the clock that serves as the setting of the back to the future trilogy and its animated spinoff series.
Back to the future was directed by robert romancing the stone zemeckis, who shows not only a fine comic touch but also some of the lighthearted humanism of a frank capra. Thanks to jonathan lim the town including the building where the clock tower stood is in the universal studios backlot and can be seen on daily tours at the park. It is most famous for serving as the filming site for the twin pineslone pine mall for the 1985 movie back to the future starring. Back to the future conspiracy theory connects the trilogy. Many of these locations are privately owned, and may be viewed only from a distance. Join bristol film festival for an evening of eighties nostalgia at bristol museum, with a magical screening of back to the future. In fact, it probably isnt all that exciting for anyone else. Back to the future, a worldwide cultural phenomenon and the highestgrossing film of 1985, is an adventure, comedy, scifi american film directed by robert zemeckis, written by robert zemeckis and bob gale.
It just changes the mall s name from twin pines to lone. Colima road, city of industry, california, usa back to back to the future filming locations. Filming locations for puente hills mall from back to the future, with location maps, descriptions and location images. The movie, in fact, resembles capras its a wonderful life more than other, conventional timetravel movies. Song 85 twin pines mall universal pictures film music. It was where marty mcfly accelerated his delorean to 88 miles per hour on the early morning of oct.
The puente hills mall in the city of industry, california was the filming location of twin pines. It just changes the malls name from twin pines to lone pine. Back to the future trilogy back to the future part ii. The filming location of back to the future in city of industry united states at puente hills mall credits. The film tells the story of marty mcfly, a teenager who is accidentally sent back in time from 1985 to 1955. Filming locations 22 filming dates 2 production dates 1 filming locations.
Its about a character who begins with one view of his. And back to the future is no slouch in the character. The film is such an indelible part of pop culture, not to mention a personal favorite of most of the a. Fox trying outhis electric guitar in doc browns garagelab when marty leaves and gets on his skateboard.
Back to the future 1985 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Fox, christopher lloyd, lea thompson, crispin glover and thomas f. The back to the future locations archive by justin willits and anthony peggs. Now, the inside of the mall, at least for the back to the future fan, isnt as exciting as the parking lot. In fact, there was a big clue in front of him that he had already altered the future. This is the car park where einstein becomes the worlds first time traveler and martys adventure starts. Thirty years ago, back to the future filmed at the puente hills mall.
Twin pines mall, later known as lone pine mall, was a shopping mall where dr. It is directed by robert zemeckis, written by zemeckis and bob gale, produced by steven spielberg, and stars michael j. When marty is being chased by the libyans, a few times it cuts away to show the instrumentation in the car. Back to the future fans make pilgrimage to puente hills mall. This is just off colima road, in between the macys and the 24 hour fitness. Inside, the film s twin pines mall sign is on display.
Back to the future is the most perfect blockbuster ever. Back to the future 1985 filming location 12 youtube. The ultimate back to the future filming locations map. Theres absolutely no way that the back to the future movies could contain any references to terrorist attacks that wouldnt take place for another 11 years. Back to the future is a 1985 american science fiction film directed by robert zemeckis and written by zemeckis and bob gale. The films contain many sight gags, verbal innuendos and detailed set design elements, from. The car park from the film is in the south east corner of the mall. Back to the future is a 1985 american sciencefiction adventure film.
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