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Marty McFly / ‘Clint Eastwood’
Travels to 1885 to save Doc and uses the name of a film star who has not yet been born.
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Back to the Future Part III1990
Keep the McFly ancestors, the 1885 deadline and the train plan clear.
What you need to know
A letter reveals that Doc was sent from 1955 to 1885 and hid the DeLorean for Marty to recover. Marty must work with the younger Doc to understand the letter and find a way home.
1 hour 58 minutesScience-fiction Western comedy adventureMostly set in Hill Valley in 1885
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
QUICK REMINDER
7 peopleThe only names you need
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Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown
Living as Hill Valley’s blacksmith in 1885, where he has become settled before Marty arrives.
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Clara Clayton
Hill Valley’s new schoolteacher. Doc saves her from an accident and quickly falls in love with her.
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Buford ‘Mad Dog’ Tannen
Biff’s violent great-grandfather, who claims Doc owes him money and enjoys being feared.
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Seamus McFly
Marty’s Irish great-great-grandfather, who advises him not to risk his life merely to prove he is brave.
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Maggie McFly
Seamus’s wife and Marty’s great-great-grandmother.
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Jennifer Parker
Waiting in 1985 with memories and a warning from the future.
DURING THE FILM
Recap as you go
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
This section contains major spoilers, including the ending.
Content note: Western gun violence, hanging threat, bullying, alcohol, smoking, peril involving a train and some dated portrayals.
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