National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Back to the Future Part II was released by Universal Pictures in November 1989, directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. Filmed back-to-back with Part III, it pushed the boundaries of practical effects and production design, imagining 2015 with hoverboards, self-lacing shoes, and layered visual storytelling. The film remains a landmark of late-1980s blockbuster filmmaking and a defining chapter in one of Hollywood's most beloved trilogies.

This encapsulated cell captures Marty McFly in an outdoor setting among other figures, with what appears to be a vehicle or prop visible nearby. Drawn from three consecutive frames of a single continuous take, the cell preserves a genuine moment of on-set action featuring the film's central character in a recognizable suburban environment.