Live Chat With Bob Gale January 21 2003  

Subject:  Live Chat with Bob Gale
Date:  January 21, 2003


<RonEpstein> We are proud to announce a man that has contributed to writing such
films as 1941, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Used Cars. But even more noteworthy, he
is the man that conceived and wrote the greatest trilogy of all-time, BACK TO THE
FUTURE.  Ladies and Gentlemen,  I give you Bob Gale.  Welcome aboard Bob and
thanks for coming this evening.

<bob_gale> Thanks, Ron.  This is the first time I've done one of these.  I hope
I don't embarrass myself!

<RonEpstein> Actually, you won't -- you are surrounded by friends here

<RonEpstein> We have a gentleman from Germany named Andreas who is up at 3am
this morning waiting to talk to you.   I thought we would start out by
letting him begin the questioning process.

<RonEpstein> Andreas, the floor is yours....

<bob_gale> I hope you won't regret staying up, Andreas!

<AndreasWinklerFromGermany> Hi Bob! I just wanted to ask, if you?ve ever
read some Back-To-The-Future-Fan-Fiction around the internet, and what
do you think of them?

<bob_gale> No, I haven't ready any of the fiction.  Should I?  Is any of
it any good?  

<AndreasWinklerFromGermany> I think so... some of them  ;-)

<RonEpstein> Where can Bob read a lot these stories, Andreas?

<bob_gale> We use to get submissions from people who wanted to write sequels,
but our lawyers told us never to read any.  

<AndreasWinklerFromGermany> there are quite a lot fan-sites, e.g. BTTF.com
Yes, I don't really want a sequel, too  ;-)

<bob_gale> Yes, I'm well acquainted with BTTF.com.  I just never go into the chats!

<AndreasWinklerFromGermany> please, never make one  ;-)   We love it the way it is...

<bob_gale> No, as we said on the DVD, no more sequels.  

<JamesE> Hello, Mr. Gale.  First off, I just want to say that the DVD set is
absolutely fantastic.  I couldn't have asked for anything more.

<bob_gale> Well, you could have asked, and actually we wished we could
have given you more, but we had to keep it to 3 disks.

<JamesE> I do have a question about BTTF 3 that has always puzzled me since
I first saw the movie back in 1990 (I was 9).

<bob_gale> You don't have to give your age -- make me feel old!  So
what's been on your mind all these years, James?

<JamesE> If Marty went back to 1985 instead of going back to 1885 to save
Doc Brown, would Doc still exist, or would he have been erased?   I hope
that made sense, Mr. Gale.

<bob_gale> Actually, I never gave that one much thought.  But according to
the rules we set up...  Doc would have disappeared after October 27, 1985.  

<Tony-B> Hi Bob! Let me start off by saying that Back to the Future is my
all time favorite movie!! I am most likely the biggest fan of BTTF that I know
of in my area. I am very excited to talk to you. The DVD release is my favorite
DVD in my collection.  now for my question. . .

<bob_gale> Thank you.  Glad you're a fan, and glad the DVDs didn't disappoint!

<Tony-B> What do you think makes Back to the Future such a great and original
film, even in this day and age?

<bob_gale> BTTF is really a very human story.   The idea that our parents were
once children is an idea that transcends all cultures and all times.   I think
that's why the movie has such staying power.  The sci-fi elements are just
window dressing for the very human story.  

<Benjamin_Dorsey> Hi Bob!!  I love BTTF and the DVD set!!

<bob_gale> Thanks, Benjamin.  Your question?

<Benjamin_Dorsey> There has been talk in forums like this about mis-franming in
parts 1 and 2, did you help universal along to correct it?

<bob_gale> The framing issue was first brought to my attention by someone in
Australlia where the DVDs were released in September.   For whatever reason,
Universal never sent me check disks after the mastering, so this was my first
inkling of it.  I got an email about it around Thanksgiving.  I went ballistic
and came down on everyone at Universal to explain it.  Near as I can
understand it, some idiot in the transfer house lined up the 1:85 mattes
with the hard matted ILM 1:66 mattes.  My fault, for not insisting to look at
the 1.85 transfers, but this is one of those things you assume is idiot proof.
I've done this many times, and every other technician knows you lay the 1.85
matte from the center.  It never occurred to me this would get screwed up.
Well, it did, we caught it, thanks to people like you all on this forum, and
the new versions are supposed to be finished at the end of this week.  You
can be sure I will check them!   

<NicholasVargo> My question is will you and Robert Zemeckis ever write another
film together? I thought the films you wrote together were some of your best work?

<bob_gale> Thanks, Nicholas.  Bob Z hates writing.  I've written or rewritten
other projects he owns or is considering, and I hope one of them will go forward.
We are still friends, and I'd love to work with Bob again -- in my opinion, there
is no better director.  

<KristenS> Hi, Mr. Gale.  I've been a huge fan of these films for more than
ten years, now, and find them to be some of the best examples of tight storytelling,
with awesome characters. I've even used them in the classroom when I teach high
school English as ideal examples of good storytelling.  I'm also a writer (books,
not screenplays) and I find the evolutionary process that stories go through to
be really fascinating; I own just about all the screenplay drafts of the trilogy.  
My question, then, is this: Will the first draft screenplay of BTTF2, where Marty
and Doc go to 1967, be available online as mentioned to BTTF.COM months earlier?

<bob_gale> I sure hope so, Kristen.  Now that you've reminded me that it's not,
I'll touch base with the Total axess people and see if we can make that happen.  

<JassenWest> Hi Bob! thanks for bringing us a movie that helped kick start my
imagination and the imagination of many kids. My question was already asked. So
this is just a thank you.

<bob_gale> You're welcome.  And Kristen, if I don't get anywhere with Universal,
maybe I can get that script posted on BTTF.com.

<John_Simon> Mr. Gale, thanks you SO much for the great work on the BTTF dvds.  
After the *long* wait for them, they were outstanding!  My question is one I'm
sure many others have wondered: Why was there no video from Eric Stoltz as Marty
included on the DVD?  If it was due to disc space, why were you restricted from
adding a 4th disc?  Thanks again!!!

<bob_gale> John, we considered putting a scene with Eric on the DVD, but we
decided it would only be bad for Eric -- there was no way it would do him any good.
We decided that this was therefore not a good idea, as he's had enough aggravation
about that.  Maybe in another 15 years when we're really old and gray, we'll consider
it.  We did not destroy the footage because we felt that it was of historical
significance and that some distant day it might be worth presenting.

<AndreasWinklerFromGermany>  A lot of people think they remembered being the
lines "When I have kids, I'm going to let them do anything they want. Anything at
all." in BTTF I, too. I didn´t watch BTTF I at the movies (because I was too
young... LOL). Did this scene ever appear in Part One? Is it a deleted scene,
or has it ever been filmed?

<bob_gale> Anything good on TV at 3:30 a.m. Andreas?  Ha!

<AndreasWinklerFromGermany> Not really, Bob  ;-)  But I enjoy this chat!

<bob_gale> Check the DVD and find out!  Andreas, BTTF 1 is on the DVD exactly
as it was in the theater.  The theatrical versions WERE  the director's cuts.

<Nick_Graham> First of all, since my questions have all been answered, I just
want to thank you for the night in July of 85 when you made a 5 year old boy
a lifelong film buff at the Fox in Ft Scott, KS

<bob_gale> Thank you, Nick!  We all were affected in our childhood by some very
special movie (for me it was Disney's Peter Pan) and I'm flattered that BTTF did
it for you.  

<SteveK> Hi Bob. Thanks for being here. I'm a huge fan of Used Cars and 1941 as well
as BTTF. Why do you think Used Cars and 1941 weren't well recieved at the time of
their release but have since become cult classics.

<bob_gale> Used Cars always played very well in audiences.  However, Columbia never
had a solid ad campaign for the movie because they advanced the release date based
on our great test preview.   One week earlier, "Airplane" opened, so everyone who
wanted to see a comedy went to that.  As for "1941," I don't think the movie that
was released was as good as it should have been.  The critics trashed it, but audiences
went and enjoyed it.  The movie was actually a solid performer and earned back its
cost.  But everyone compared its boxoffice to JAWS and CE3K, so it was considered a flop.  

<DerekMiner> Good evening, Mr. Gale. Thanks for being here! I'm a huge fan of "I Wanna
Hold Your Hand," and I'm wondering if there's any possibility of it coming to DVD, and
if so, do you have anything in the archives for potential extras?  

<bob_gale> Derek, I'm not even sure who currently has the video rights to "Hand."   As
you may know, the VHS and laser disks were released by Warner Bros because Universal
didn't think they'd make any money.  Well, the laser was Warners -- I have that.  I
don't have a VHS.  Anyway, I'll bring this up with Bob Zemeckis -- he has more pull
with this sort of thing than I do.   As far as extras, sadly, no, there was never
any behind the scenes stuff shot at the time.  And there wasn't much in the way
of deleted material, which is probably good becuase I have no idea where it would be!

<RonEpstein> By the way, I just checked on "I Wanna Hold Your Hand."  I believe
Warner Brothers has the rights to it.

<MattThiel> I am also a big BTTF fan. I purchased the widescreen DVD set, even though
I knew about the framing issues.   What kind of feedback did you receive on the movies
you and Robert Zemeckis wrote before BTTF (like I Wanna Hold Your Hand) when they
were released?

<bob_gale> For the most part, our movies have always played well with audiences.  
With critics, it's hot and cold.  But that's what makes the world go round.  I found
"The Hours" to be incredibly dull, but apparently a lot of people find it worthwhile.  
And that, as they say, is showbiz!   

<WilliamGraves> Mr. Gale I want to thank you for the Back to the future DVD set,
It's everything i wished for.

<bob_gale> Thanks, William.  Glad we could make your wish come true!

<WilliamGraves> And my questions is: If you had the DeLorean time machine where in
History would you go and would you change anything?

<bob_gale> Well, no, I wouldn't change anything.  That Ray Bradbury story, "A Sound
of Thunder" I think it was called, would scare me from trying anything!  I'd probably
check out my parents as kids.  That's the history I think I'd be most interested in.   

<Aurelien> Hello Bob, I'm a french cinema student in Paris and I consider BTTF as
the best films ever. I also admire your talent for writing, that inspires me.   I
have to tell you that I want to become a script writer, in part because I profoundly
loved exceptionally inventive stories/movies like BTTF since my childhood. I
completely agree with the Bob Zemeckis adage "A good story makes a good movie."
And I wanted to know, in your opinion, what is the key element for a good story,
and particularly for a good screenplay ?

<bob_gale> My new movie, Interstate 60 will be playing at the Paris Film Festival
at the end of March.  PLease come see it.  The key to any screenplay is CHARACTER.  
People are interested in people.  That's why actors get so much money, because that's
who we want to see.   I believe that well drawn characters can make an ordinary
plot into something special.  So my advice to aspiring writers is to develop an ear
for dialog and an understanding of human character and motivation.

<Jay> First I want to thank you for creating the greatest three films ever,
they inspired me to go into the film business. I wanted to ask when Interstate 60
will be released in the US and if there are any plans to put more extra features
on the website or on an extra disc and I wanted to mention that one of docs lines
was changed for the dvd

<bob_gale> Interstate 60 is currently scheduled for U.S. release on April 25.  
But that could change, as the world of independent distribution can be somewhat flaky.
I don't know if we'll be putting more stuff on the Total Axess website or not, but
if everyone would email Universal and ask them to, maybe so.  

<Winston> Hey i have a pic of my bttf collection that i was wondering what you
thought of it.  Also are there any plans for an animated series release in the US?

<bob_gale> Winston, I'm afraid I'm not going to web surf while doing the chat.  
As far as the animated series, I understand they're releasing it on VHS in Europe.  
If it does reasonably well, maybe we can convince Universal to release it on DVD here.   

<AndreasWinklerFromGermany> Is it true, that Christopher Lloyd doesn?t like
giving interviews? I?ve heard, that he is a shy person... Is this the reason,
why we don?t see him in any of the "making ofs" on the DVDs? (At least on
the R2-Version - I haven´t seen the R1 yet) Because I haven?t said it yet: I
love the DVDs! Great job!

<bob_gale> It's true.  Chris is VERY shy.  In fact, I never really had a serious
conversation with him until we were doing the sequels.   We actually arranged an
interview for him with the Sunday NY Times in conjuction with BTTF3 -- the Times
considered it a major coup to get him to sit down for an interview. But he only
gave one word answers!  In the end, the reporter interviewed everyone else and
sort of created the interview.  I'm told he appears on the new "Cuckoo's Nest"
DVD documentary, but I haven't picked it up yet.   

<James_Be> Hi Bob, I love the BTTF Movies, and the dvd's are excellent (already
watched them twice since December).  I have 2 very short questions.  1) What's YOUR
favourite movie and a quick why?  2) Was the name "Marty" choosen for BTTF for
any reason, or was it a shot in the dark?  Thanks!

<bob_gale> My favorite movie, or my favorite of the trilogy?

<James_Be> Favorite movie of all time if you have one, sorry for the confusion.

<bob_gale> Marty just sounded like a good all American name.  How can you not
like a kid named Marty?

<bob_gale> Jeez, favorite of all time.  There's more than one!  I guess I'd
have to say The Godfather -- I never get tired of watching it.

<ChristinaSL> Hi, I can't wait to see "Interstate 60".  My question also regards
Christopher Lloyd.  I've noticed that you and Bob Z. have used Lloyd in projects
besides BTTF (Roger Rabbit, I-60, etc.).  What's it like to work with him?  Thanks
for all your efforts with the dvds (and I agree with you on "The Hours")!!

<bob_gale> Chris Lloyd is a director's dream.  He's a theatrically trained actor,
which means he knows ALL his lines on the first day.   He has tremendous range, and
he's a total pro.  Once he's committed to a role, he'll do whatever it takes.   He's
always on time, he'll always rehearse, and never pulls any crap with the production.  
And finally, he has an uncanny ability to create spontenaity (I didn't spell that right)
in every take.   

<Britton> Do you know if Unversal is aware of the distorted audio problems that occur
during a few scenes in the BBTF Part 2 DVD?  

<bob_gale> I'm certainly not aware of any such problems.  If you will enlighten me,
I'll see what I can find out, and if we can fix it on the repressings.   

<kirk_shelton> In back to the future part 3, marty goes back to 1885 to save doc
from being shot due to his seeing a tombstone.  If he goes back, he prevents the tombstone
from existing.

<bob_gale> Right.  So what's your question?

<kirk_shelton> If he doesn't see the tombstone he doesn't go back to save him, and creats
a paradox.  Is there any way around one?

<bob_gale> In our movies, we say that you CAN change the past, present and future.  This
is explained in Part 2, when Doc gives Marty the blackboard lecture on alternate timelines.
If you accept that alternate timelines can be set up, and events can ripple through them,
there is no paradox.  Of course, the easier answer is, it's only a movie!   

<BrentJ> Hello, I'm sorry if this has already been asked, but I couldn't find it anywhere.
Will the fixed BTTF dvd's be released to stores?If so, when can we expect them and how can
we make sure that we don't get the originals? Thanks for your time!

<bob_gale> When the initial run of the DVDs has been sold, the new versions will be the
only versions available.  I don't know what they'll put on the box to indicate this.
But if you have the original pressings, Universal will replace them with the new ones
when they're available.  The official website should have the number to call, and
BTTF.com will have the correct info.  The new pressings will not be availble until
next month -- probably late in the month.  The remastering is supposed to be finished
this week.  The new pressings will also have letterbox versions of the trailers.
Why they put the fullscreen trailers on the widescreen editions is beyond me.

<RobJ> My question was just answered. I hope there is a way to identify the
new version. Hopefully a different sticker. By the way the enhannced conversation
with MJF only lasts the first 7 chapters on disc one.

<bob_gale> You must understand that Michael is not in the best physical condition.  
Also, the Q and A with Bob Z and me on the disks doesn't last the whole disk.
This was simply a function of how much time Bob Z was willing to spend doing this.  
Despite the great commentary we did on Used Cars with Kurt Russell, Bob doesn't
like doing scene specific commentary.  

<ScottDS> Hi Bob! I remember when I first saw the trilogy on TV...in reverse order.
You can imagine my confusion!

<bob_gale> For some bizarre reason, the Universal TV packagers do not have all 3
BTTF movies in the same package!  That's why you never see them all run back to back
on the same network.

<ScottDS> Anyway, as a hopeful film major myself, I was wondering if you can tell us
anything about your time at USC?

<bob_gale> Do you want to know about the legal or illegal activities?  :)

<ScottDS> Whatever you're in the mood for. No pressure!  I was focusing on the
film part myself.

<bob_gale> Our time at USC was intense but fun.  I'd been in engineering school
my freshman year, so the idea of suddenly being able to run around with a camera
instead of doing calculus was great!  We made 6 8mm films in our first production
class, then 3 16mm silent films in the next class;  I took every writing class I
could, and on weekends they would have marathons dedicated to directors.   This
was before there were VCRs, so this was my first exposure to many classic movies.
Plus, we got to see 35mm prints of all the great Billy Wilder, Frank Capra,
Hitchcock and Ford movies.  Finally,we were surrounded by other film fanatics,
so we had a happy universe of film geeks!    

<JamesLynch> hello bob !i'm a huge fan of the trilogy since i'm 7 years old. I
was wondering if you have any plan of an event for the 20th anniversary of bttf,
like a convention!

<bob_gale> No plans as yet.  Universal threw a pretty big bash to kick off the DVD,
so I doubt they'll do anything.  But there's always our friends at BTTF.com

<MikeM> Hi Bob, first I want to echo everyone else here and thank you for making
these movies. They most definately were my biggest influences in deciding to become
a director myself but my question is, which writers and directors influence your
work most?

<bob_gale> You're welcome.  I'm a huge fan of Capra, Billy Wilder, John Ford
and Howard Hawks.   But there are so many great movies, and so many great directors
that it's hard to answer.  Certainly, I have to mention Ray Bradbury, Mark Twain
and The Twilight Zone as major influences, plus all of the sci-fi fantasy movies I
saw as a kid in the 60's.  And let's not forget the wonderful mind warping effects
of comic books!   

<DavidAT> Hi Mr. Gale. I want to know if you were involved in choosing the actors
that did the voiceovers in translated versions of the BTTF trilogy (in particular
the French version)?

<bob_gale> I assume that the dubbed versions are the same ones that played theatrically
in France.  And if so, yes, I made the final selection out of 3 or four candidates for
the major roles.  done

<LarryF> Hi Bob! My 2 boys and I are thrilled to chat with you. We love the DVD's and
have watched the BTTF Laserdiscs for years. Our question pertaining to Christopher Lloyd
was already answered.  We wanted to thank you for giving us our 3 favorite movies
of all time!

<bob_gale> You're welcome, Larry.  I'm glad you've made BTTF a family tradition!   

<ChenotD> Hello from France Mr Gale ! I'm a big fan of Back to the future. First, sorry
I don't speak english very well :)    Just one question : What  do you think of a
possible Back to the future part 4? would you like to produce it?
 
<bob_gale> No.  I don't want to see another BTTF movie without Michael J Fox.  
Without Michael, it can't be BTTF, so if Universal decides to pimp the franchise,
I will not be involved in the crime.   

<BillGrandPre> Is that the voice of the late, great Phil Hartman as the Goldie
Wilson campaign announcer (Re-elect Mayor Goldie Wilson!  Progress is his middle name!)
in the first BTTF film?  It sounds exactly like him, and it coincides with a period in
which Hartman did a lot of VO work, but I've been unable to find any confirmation
of his involvement on the internet or elsewhere.

<bob_gale> Bill, I have no idea, but probably not.  We had a group of repretory
actors come in and do wild lines for all of the voice over and crowd stuff.  I suppose
it's possible, becuase sometimes a well known actor will show up to do this -- we had
Harry Shearer show up at one of these sessions.  But my memory just isnt that good!    

<Dwayne> I just wanted to say how much I appreciate and admire your efforts to correct
the mis-framing issues surrounding the DVD release. I'm sincerely thankful for it. Hopefully,
Universal will use a different product code for the new pressings. This way they wouldn't
have to openly admit that a mistake was made (A sticker would clearly indicate their boo-boo).
Anyways, thanks for coming here tonight and I wish you much luck in all your future endeavors.
That's all I had to say. Thanks.

<bob_gale> I'm a consumer as well as a filmmaker, so I want to see the product be as
perfect as possible, and as good a value as well.  Again, I apologize for this framing fiasco.  
I could  tell you more stories about video headaches, but we'd be here all night!
 
<TinaB> Hi Bob! I'm a huge fan of the BTTF trilogy.  My question is this: what sort of
inspirations/influences do you use when coming up with plots? Did any other time-travel
movies (ex. Time Machine, Bill&Ted, etc) influence the Back to the Future series?

<bob_gale> Well, Bill and Ted came out AFTER BTTF so that was definitely NOT an influence!
The George Pal version of The Time Machine had a huge effect on me as a kid.  I also read
lots of sci-fi in high school, so I knew many of the great and not so great time travel stories.
I'd never come across a time travel story in which history was changed for the better --
except "A Christmas Carol" -- so this was an idea that was very challenging: how could we
pull that off.   I think we succeeded!  :)    

<Fred_Wickstone> Do you have any comment of any of the out of the ordinary FX shots
in the BTTF trilogy, in the hoverboard sequence, etc.

<bob_gale> Fred, I don't understand the question.   

<RonEpstein> I think he wants your opinion on some of the extraordinary effects shots
like the Hoverboard sequence in BTTF2

<bob_gale> Bob Z and I wish we could redo the hoverboard chase with digital technology!

<JulieEsris> Doc Brown has to be one of my favorite characters in storytelling history.
Many people online think that he's considered the town nutcase. But the only thing in
the movie that suggests this is Strickland at the beginning. According to your character
sketches, is Doc considered the town nutcase? Also, another question, if you have time:
Sometimes I find fanfiction of BTTF online... some of it is just remarkable. Have you
ever seen it? If so what do you think of it

<bob_gale> Anyone who is slightly eccentric or a non-conformist would be considered a
"nut-case" by the most uptight members of a community.  Doc Brown is clearly not a
literal nut case (except in Biff's 1985-a); we always believed he had worked on the
Manhattan project as a young man.  He's one of those types that doesn't work well
in a structured environment, so he does what he does on his own.  And he had a family
fortune to squander doing it!  As far as the fan fiction goes, scroll back to the
start of the chat for the answer to that one.   

<JimR> Hey Bob I wanna say that the BTTF movies are the best i've ever seen thanks
for making them and my guestion maybe you wont have an answer for this but where is
the screen used Delorean from BTTF 1?? i keep seeing crappy replicas that are supposed
to be it but they look nothing like it.  Where is that Delorean now??

<bob_gale> There were 2 full Deloreans for Part 1, and a 3rd which we cut apart to
use as a process car.  These were used again in the sequels, plus we had 3 more as
well as a fiberglass one that we could hang on wires for flying shots.  Obviously we
destroyed one at the end of Part 3; another got so beat up that we cannibalized it
while filming the sequels to supply parts for the other picture cars.  The best
ones ended up on the Universal tour attractions in Hollywood and in Florida.  I
don't know if they're still presented on the tours.  Someone rebuilt one of them
for the BTTF kickoff party for the DVD release, and that's all I know.  

<MatthewButler> I was wondering about recasting Jennifer for 2 and 3.

<bob_gale> I believe we explained this in the supplements on the DVDs.  Claudia
Wells had a substance abuse problem (she's fine now),  and was in no condition to
do the sequels.  So we recast.   

<DustinH> Did the name "Biff" come to you from the "BIFF" in the action panels from
comics that influenced you as a kid?

<bob_gale> No, Biff is just a good name for a bully.  There was a studio exec at
Universal named Ned Tanen who had a rather overbearing personality, so he was the
inspiration for the last name.

<MarkGro> Hi Mr. Gale. Any chance of getting the score from Part I released on CD?

<bob_gale> I doubt it.  (I'd be the first one to buy it!)  But there's no money in
those soundtracks, part of the reason being that the union contracts for repaying
the musicians are very cost prohbitive.  

<MikeM> Bob, I am the wannabe director from earlier but I was wondering, what
would you say is the easiest, smartest, and best way to get a film made today, I
have already made a few films on VHS and 8mm that I think, aside from the crappy
quality and my questionable acting skills, have some real merit. Would I get an
agent and show them around and go from there?

<bob_gale> Never show anyone work that you have to apologize for, so if you're
work is of questionable merit, you won't get anywhere with it.  I'm still trying
to figure out to get movies made -- I've got a drawer full of scripts that I'd love
to see produced.  So, as they said in "Shakespeare In Love," it's a mystery.   


<AndreasWinklerFromGermany> I?ve seen pictures from the Reunion of the BTTF-Stars
for the release of the BTTF-DVDs. How was it to have the team together after so
many years? Or do you often meet some of them anywhere else?

<bob_gale> I see Christopher Lloyd fairly often; also, Marc McClure and Wendie
Jo Sperber.   It was great having everyone together again.  But it was such a
big party, with so many people, it was not unlike my wedding -- I wanted to spend
more time with everyone but it just wasn't possible!

<DerekMiner> Mr. Gale, thanks again for indulging us this evening. My question is
about the singing voice of Marty McFly. In my mind, that voice never really fit
Michael J. Fox. While watching the DVDs, it occurred to me it would have better
fit Eric Stoltz. Is this how the voice was cast?  (BTW, the Sid Sheinberg stories
on the DVD have renewed my fears about Hollywood executives!) :)

<bob_gale> Yes, be afraid, be very afraid!  Mark Campbell sang Johnny B Goode.  
You're the first person to ever say that you didn't think he was a good match for
Fox!  So, no, he was not selected because he sounded like Eric Stoltz.  I don't
think he sounds at all like Eric.

<RonEpstein> Parker and I want to take this opportunity to thank Bob Gale for
being so generous with his time this evening, spending it with our membership.  
Thank You, Bob, for being here tonight and especially for keeping us entertained
all these years.

<bob_gale> You're very welcome.  And thank you guys for a great website.  I always
consult the site whenever I buy new equipment!

<RonEpstein> I am going to open the floor so everyone can thank you

<ParkerClack> Yes thanks Bob
<AndreasWinklerFromGermany> Applause!!!
<Tony-B> Thanks, please come back soon
<ScottDS> Make your future a good one! Thanks!
<Benjamin_Dorsey> Thank You Bob!!!
<MarkGro> Thanks
<KristenS> Thank you so much!
<DustinH> Thank you!
<RobJ> Thank you
<DionDetterer> thanks!
<TinaB> Thank you very much. ^-^
<Tony-B> my friends make fun of my love of bttf
<MikeM> thanks alot!
<Tony-B> :)
<LarryF> Thank you very much
<DerekMiner> Great chat, thanks very much!
<ChenotD> thank you !!
<ChristinaSL> THANKS A TON< YOU ROCK!
<DustinH> It's been a thrill
<ScottA> Thanks
<JamesE> Thanks Bob!

<bob_gale> Thanks everyone, and get some sleep!

Session Close: Tue Jan 21 23:13:58 2003

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