Bfi Film Classics Sc Back to Future

"(W) Andrew Shail, Robin Stoate Back to the Future was the top-grossing film of 1985. This study places the film in the historical context of the Reagan era, the 'New New Hollywood,' and director Robert Zemeckis's filmmaking career. The book explores time travel, the potential and pitfalls of science and atomic energy, teen culture in the 1980s and the 1950s, and the contrast between modern and traditional American values and gender roles. Includes 60 color stills from the movie."