Great Scott! Can it really be four decades since Back To The Future sped into the multiplex at 88mph and changed an entire generation of cinemagoers? Robert Zemeckis’ sci-fi blockbuster remains one of the most beautifully crafted summer hits of all time – but all the timey-wimey smarts would be nothing if it weren’t for that central pairing: Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, Marty McFly and Doc Brown, the skateboarding ‘80s teen and the eccentric inventor. Together, they changed the game – and so, to mark 40 years of BTTF , Empire brought them back together for a major new interview, reflecting on the films and the friendship they forged.
As Lloyd says, the trilogy remains as popular as ever. “It continues to amaze me how deeply the Back To The Future films affected young pe