The film he picked was 2002's “Like Mike,” starring rapper Lil’ Bow Wow as a young orphan named Calvin Cambridge who finds an old pair of (supposedly) Michael Jordan's Nikes and makes a wish to be able to play basketball “like Mike.” After lightning strikes him and the shoes (yes, really), he is imbued with the “powers” of NBA great Jordan, but all the while, only wishes someone would adopt him. More: One Of Back To The Future's Best Lines Was Ad-Libbed By Thomas F.Recently on my podcast, my co-host and I picked favorite movies from our childhoods to rewatch to see if they still hold up. This also allowed him to support his family much better.
Viewers who might also have the same problem could try to interpret the ending differently, like how George's decision to grow a backbone early on resulted in him becoming successful in life. Back to the Future continues to be a pop culture favorite, being referenced in Marvel movies, and fans are still clamoring for a franchise continuation with a Back to the Future Part IV. While Glover's comments are not entirely without merit, it doesn't seem to diminish its quality. Glover's argument is that the Back to the Future ending focused on the idea that money gave the McFlys a good life. By the time the young McFly comes back to his original timeline in 1985, he's surprised to see that his siblings are doing well, and his parents are successful. Marty's encounter with young George motivated him to stand up to Biff early on, which has a ripple effect on their future. Meanwhile, both his siblings are failures. Wilson), and his mother is a depressed alcoholic. Unfortunately, the director and co-writer didn't receive this very well to the point that he supposedly got mad at the idea.įor context, Marty's time travel and involvement in his parents' dating life back in 1955 changed the course of their disastrous life where his father is essentially being overworked by his high school bully and boss, Biff Tannen (Thomas F.
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Glover himself also admitted to arguing with Zemeckis about this, saying that it's not a good idea for the protagonist to have "monetary reward" at the end of the movie as "it basically makes the moral of the film be that money equals happiness." Instead, he suggested that they should focus on the love among their family and that in itself should be enough. According to his co-star, Lea Thompson who played his on-screen wife, Lorraine McFly, the actor didn't like the idea that just because the McFlys suddenly have money, they have magically become better people in general. Glover has been vocal about his various issues with the movie before, most of which factored in the decision to recast George in the sequels. Related: Eric Stoltz's One Back To The Future Scene As Marty: Where To Spot Himĭespite all this, however, one of its stars isn't actually thrilled about a specific part of the Back to the Future - its ending. Almost four decades since first hitting theaters, its popularity endures with a new generation discovering it for the first time thanks to various streaming platforms. In 2007, it was officially selected by the Library of Congress for film preservation in the National Film Registry.
It also won several accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing, as well as nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Original Song. Still regarded as a perfect film by many, Back to the Future was a commercial success when it was released in the mid-80s, earning around $388 million around the world against only a budget of $19 million.