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Future boy : [large print] Back to the Future and my journey through the space-time continuum / Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry.

Summary:

In early 1985, Michael J. Fox was one of the biggest stars on television. His world was about to get even bigger, but only if he could survive the kind of double duty unheard of in Hollywood. Fox's days were already dedicated to rehearsing and taping the hit sitcom Family Ties, but then the chance of a lifetime came his way. Soon, he committed his nights to a new time-travel adventure film being directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg-- Back to the Future. Sitcom during the day, movie at night--day after day, for months. Fox's nightly commute from a soundstage at Paramount to the back lot at Universal Studios, from one dream job to another, would become his own space-time continuum. It was in this time portal that Alex P. Keaton handed the baton to Marty McFly while Michael J. Fox tried to catch a few minutes of sleep. Alex's bravado, Marty's flair, and Fox's comedic virtuosity all swirled together to create something truly special. In Future Boy, Fox tells the remarkable story of playing two landmark roles at the same time--a slice of entertainment history that's never been told. Using new interviews with the cast and crew of both projects, the result is a vividly drawn and eye-opening story of creative achievement by a beloved icon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781420525700
  • ISBN: 1420525700
  • Physical Description: 219 pages (large print), 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Published in 2025 by arrangement with Flatiron Books."--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- Mom tries to get between me and my Calvins (...yikes!) -- Moonlighting -- Future's eve -- Malibu Marty -- Time portal -- And so it begins -- I'm your Huckleberry -- Where we're going...we don't need rehearsal -- We are family -- Marty redux -- If it's midnight, I must be Marty -- How can they miss me, if I won't go away? -- Background music -- So you want to be a rock and roll star -- Boob tubes and big screens -- Alex, Marty & Mike -- Stunt casting -- Toe the line -- Whoa, that's heavy -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Photograph credits.
Subject:
Fox, Michael J., 1961-
Back to the future (Motion picture)
Family ties (Television program)
Actors > Canada > Biography.
Actors > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Large print books.

Available copies

  • 25 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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