If they WANTED to, COULD they make a back to the future 4? (1 Viewer)

[Paul McElligott]

If they can make a Rocky VI, why not?

 

[John Mansor]

I thought this idea would never even be considered!

 

[Dale MA]

That interview with Fox has been blown WELL out of proportion, in the original interview he was asked if he would want to star in BTTF 4 & he basically said no.

The Back to the Future trilogy is perfect as it is, leave it alone I say but I would like to see Fox in some more live action movies one day.

Here's the original interview snippet that all of this is being taken from:

Q: Was there ever talk of a fourth film?

A: I think by the time we finished two and three we were all so damn tired and then Bob went on to do Forest Gump and I went on to do some television work and some other things, you know, I started my own show, Spin City. And now the only way it would work would be if I played Doc, I’m 44 years old now and I’m not interested in running around on skateboards! I think after 1,2 and 3 we all kind of felt we had done it. And I think if now they did it again they would do it with a younger cast and just do a different realisation of it, which would be fun and I’m happy to watch it.

 

[todd stone]

i love the series, but using a younger crowd and not having the original DOC is a baaaaaad idea.

 

[Lynda-Marie]

Thank you for the full snippet, Dale. What I read on IMDB [a font of such accurate reporting!] made it sound like a done deal.
MJF has more or less retired because the Parkinson's has really taken the wind out of his sails. And I don't think BTTF 4 would work, because the comedic chemistry between MJF and Christopher Lloyd was a large part of what really made those movies work.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

I realize that it's very easy, considering our love of this trilogy, to say "give us another", but in my point of view that is precisely why I don't want another one...because I love the trilogy and don't want to see it run into the ground.

The Delorian was destroyed, the flux capacitor no longer...fluxes and the moral of the trilogy has been revealed "The future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one..."

It's over, folks.

 

[David Rogers]

"You're telling me you made a time machine, out of a Terminator?"

That idea almost sounds cool enough to work.

 

[Jerry R Colvin]

I'd be happy just to be able to buy the first movie in the series without having to also buy the other two, which I didn't like...

 

[Shawn_KE]

The Delorian was destroyed, the flux capacitor no longer...fluxes and the moral of the trilogy has been revealed "The future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one..."

Well Doc still have the train time machine
But I agree, it's over. I don't see what they could do without rehashing the story from the 3 films.

 

[DavidPla]

Actually my biggest fear, with "Back to the Future" being my favourite film, is in a couple of years some moron at a studio will want to remake it for a new generation! I would rather see a "Back to the Future: Part IV" over that ANY TIME!

 

[Jay_B!]

Actually my biggest fear, with "Back to the Future" being my favourite film, is in a couple of years some moron at a studio will want to remake it for a new generation! I would rather see a "Back to the Future: Part IV" over that ANY TIME!

I agree. Do we really want to see Chad Michael Murray or Adam Brody travelling to the age of disco to rescue his fate? I don't think so...

 

[DavidPla]

I agree. Do we really want to see Chad Michael Murray or Adam Brody travelling to the age of disco to rescue his fate? I don't think so...

Hahaha... in a time traveling Hummer no less.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Actually, as long as we're having fun kicking around ideas, I wouldn't mind one more film, and in this one Marty and the Doc have to travel back in time to prevent the birth of one of our times greatest and most tyrannical public figures...
Britney Spears.
"It's the bitch, Marty, something's gotta be done about the bitch!"
THAT I would pay to see.

 

[Scott_lb]

If they can make "Rocky 6" they can make "Back to the Future 4".

 

[Pete-D]

Better yet why not combined Rocky VI and Back to the Future 4, so that Rocky V never happens thanks to Marty and Doc ...

 

[Ben Osborne]

The movie hasn't even come out yet, but Rocky VI already has a tremendous influence in that proves that it's not impossible to make another sequel to a concluded franchise.

I'm reminded of this dialog from the Simpsons:

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It's been well-established in this thread that a sequel to BTTF could be made. I don't think there's any more need to bring up ill-concieved sequels to prove that.

 

[KevinGress]

Actually my biggest fear, with "Back to the Future" being my favourite film, is in a couple of years some moron at a studio will want to remake it for a new generation! I would rather see a "Back to the Future: Part IV" over that ANY TIME!

I don't know....if in the right hands it could be just as good, but I agree, the odds are against it.

But, the odds would be against a part IV, as well. Moreso than a remake. A remake has more leeway than a sequel to a beloved triology.

Add to that, Tom Wilson (aka "Biff"), being a stand-up comedian now, sings a song about a lot of the questions he gets, mostly about BTTF, and one line is:

"Back To The Future 4? Uh, ain't happenin'!"

 

[Cees Alons]

As several posters have said already: a "sequel" without Fox and Lloyd couldn't be considered real sequels and rather be named different as well. At least to me. (Crispin Glover cannot be the problem: they can always use some old footage of him! )
So, yes, they "can" make a movie named BTTF IV, and no, I wouldn't consider it as such.
And the question of whether or not we will like such a film is an entirely different one....
Cees

 

[Qui-Gon John]

I vote NO for a 4th one. Without Fox & Lloyd, it just wouldn't be worth the effort.

 

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