I’m still only just starting the Back to the Future Part III section but figured I should finish my review while there’s still time to recommend Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History as a Christmas gift. The visuals are extraordinary, and I will get to that, but the book is well written full […]
It’s hard to imagine there is anything I don’t already know about Back to the Future, but 30 years later I’m still obsessed with it. The new documentary Back in Time covers the same story of the film as many of the DVD extras do, but elaborates on that with stories about the cultural impact […]
One of the special events on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 was the Million McFly March (Visit the link to donate to Team Fox), put on by Stolen Dress Entertainment at the Burger King on Victory Blvd. in Burbank where Marty Mcfly skateboards to school in Back to the Future. Of course, the day is significantly the […]
Bob Gale may be one of the reasons I became Franchise Fred. Growing up, I loved Back to the Future so much, it blew my mind when I got to see the story continue. If that was the inception, he might have also created a monster because I couldn’t stop at Back to the Future […]
For the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future, including new Blu-rays and streaming opportunities for the trilogy and live anniversary events, I got to speak with Lea Thompson and screenwriter Bob Gale. I’m going to be busy attending the Back to the Future events so won’t get to publishing the full interviews until next […]
If you had told eight-year-old Fred in 1985 that one day he would meet Claudia Wells, the original Jennifer Parker in Back to the Future, that alone would have made my dreams come true. Maybe 1985 Fred wouldn’t believe the whole truth, that we’d become friends and she would dress me for the past five […]
Lea Thompson was at the ABC party for the Television Critics Association. As a star of the ABC Family drama Switched at Birth, she joined the cast in attending the party for all the Disney networks. I, of course, had Back to the Future questions, which are especially relevant in the year 2015. Thompson […]
If you have been reading my reviews and articles, or following me on Twitter, for a few years, you probably know that I am Franchise Fred. I truly believe there should always be sequels to everything, indefinitely, no exceptions. So I thought it was time to give the origin story of Franchise Fred. I have […]