Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III
    1990

    Synopsis

    The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

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    Cast

    • Michael J. FoxMarty McFly / Seamus McFly
    • Christopher LloydEmmett Brown
    • Mary SteenburgenClara Clayton
    • Thomas F. WilsonBuford "Mad Dog" Tannen / Biff Tannen
    • Lea ThompsonMaggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
    • Elisabeth ShueJennifer Parker
    • Matt ClarkBartender
    • Richard DysartBarbwire Salesman
    • Pat ButtramSaloon Old Timer
    • Harry Carey, Jr.Saloon Old Timer

    Recommendations

    • 90

      Variety

      Recovers the style, wit and grandiose fantasy elements of the original. The simplicity of plot, and the wide expansiveness of its use of space, are a refreshing change from the convoluted, visually cramped and cluttered second part.
    • 80

      Empire

      A clever and enjoyable wrapping-up of the time-travelling adventures.
    • 80

      Time

      Future III is all smiles, nostalgically respectful of the western genre, serenely sure of the strength of its own more immediate heritage and of our affection for it.
    • 75

      Chicago Tribune

      Part III has the more adult emotions of the original, and with the presence of Steenburgen it recalls the quality of her other fine time-travel romance, "Time After Time." [25 May 1990, p.C]
    • 63

      Chicago Sun-Times

      That looking-glass quality is missing, alas, from Back to the Future Part III, which makes a few bows in the direction of time-travel complexities, and then settles down to be a routine Western comedy.
    • 63

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      Zemeckis and Gale obviously paid attention to quality control in finishing the trilogy. They could not, however, hope to reach the quality of their first effort. [25 May 1990, p.5]
    • 50

      Los Angeles Times

      It too has no particular reason for being (except, of course, to complete the series and cash in). It's sprightly and inoffensive, though. And, for those who care, it satisfyingly ties up the various plot strands that were flapping in the breeze from the last installment. Back to the Future futurists will feel complete. [25 May 1990, p.C1]
    • 50

      The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

      If nothing else (and there isn't much else), Part III rises above the wholesale clutter of its immediate predecessor, then contents itself with settling into an easy commercial groove. What remains is amiable kid's stuff, as sweetly forgettable as an orange Popsicle on a summer's day. [25 May 1990, p.C4]

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