National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Back to the Future Part II was released by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment in November 1989, arriving as one of the most anticipated sequels of its decade. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film expanded the time-travel mythology established in the original, sending audiences to 2015, the past, and back again. It remains a landmark of late-1980s studio filmmaking and popular culture.

This cell preserves a title card frame displaying the Back to the Future Part II logo against a pure black background. Confirmed as the Back to the Future Part II Title Card, it captures the precise moment the film announces itself to the audience — a quiet, graphic declaration drawn directly from 35mm theatrical release elements.