Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction comedy film in which a teenager travels through time in a modified DeLorean automobile.
The phrase has become shorthand for paradoxical situations or nostalgic returns: The company's new strategy feels like Back to the Future.
The film spawned sequels and made the DeLorean iconic.
Stainless steel automobile
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- temporalRelating to chronology
- 1955Mid-twentieth century year
2015 · 1885 · continuum · causality · timeline · clock tower · plutonium · lightning
Stainless steel automobile
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
McFly · Doc Brown · Spielberg · Huey Lewis · soundtrack · sequel · eighties · screenplay
Seeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
chase · escape · hoverboard · skateboard · suspense · showdown · cliffhanger · daring
Years from eighty-nine backward
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- memoriesStored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
yesteryear · mall culture · skateboard · Tab · Calvin Klein · VHS · arcade · synthesizer
Widely recognized, enduring
- classicOf lasting excellence
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- cultural touchstoneUniversally recognized cultural marker
quotable · influential · beloved · enduring · masterpiece · franchise · merchandise · theme park ride
DeLorean
Stainless steel automobile
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- temporalRelating to chronology
1955 · 2015 · 1885 · continuum · causality · timeline · clock tower · plutonium · lightning · sports almanac
DeLorean
Stainless steel automobile
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
McFly · Doc Brown · Spielberg · Hollywood · Huey Lewis · soundtrack · sequel · eighties · screenplay · cinematography
quest
Seeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
thrill · chase · escape · hoverboard · skateboard · suspense · showdown · cliffhanger · daring · rescue
eighties
Years from eighty-nine backward
reminiscence · yesteryear · mall culture · skateboard · Tab · Calvin Klein · VHS · arcade · synthesizer · neon
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
cultural touchstone · quotable · influential · beloved · enduring · masterpiece · franchise · merchandise · theme park ride · anniversary
- 80s Pop CultureE.T., Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, The Breakfast Club, Top Gun
- Film FranchisesStar Wars, James Bond, Jurassic Park, Toy Story, Indiana Jones
- TrilogiesLord of the Rings, Star Wars, Matrix, Dark Knight, Toy Story
- Universal MoviesE.T., Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Despicable Me, The Bourne Identity
- Robert Zemeckis FilmsForrest Gump, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Polar Express, Beowulf
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
Back to the FutureIdiocracy
Planet of the Apes · The Time Machine · WALL-E · Logan's Run · Blade Runner
Back to the FutureThe Terminator
Futuristic mechanical assassin
Donnie Darko · 12 Monkeys · A Clockwork Orange · Brazil · Looper
Back to the FutureGroundhog Day
Marmot weather prediction tradition
Edge of Tomorrow · Palm Springs · Source Code · Run Lola Run
back, future, backward, backing, background, backup, backed, backer, backwardness