Back to the Future Part II
Movie, 1989, The trilogy, Set in 2015, 1985 & 1955
Back to the Future Part II is #2 of 4 in release order and #2 of 4 in chronological order in the Back to the Future.
The story
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
Back to the Future Part II recap
Picking up where the first film ends, Doc takes Marty and his girlfriend Jennifer to October 21, 2015, to stop Marty's future son from being arrested after getting mixed up with Biff's grandson Griff. Marty succeeds, escaping Griff on a hoverboard, and buys a sports almanac listing fifty years of results, planning to bet on them, but Doc throws it away. The old Biff overhears, takes the almanac, and borrows the DeLorean to give it to his younger self in 1955. Back in 1985, Marty and Doc find a nightmare version of Hill Valley: Biff became rich by gambling, murdered George, and married Lorraine. Marty and Doc travel to November 12, 1955, the day of the dance from the first film, to take the almanac from the young Biff, while avoiding the earlier Marty and Doc who are also there.
Back to the Future Part II ending explained
Marty gets the almanac after a chase and burns it, putting history right. But lightning strikes the DeLorean with Doc inside, and it vanishes. Minutes later, a courier hands Marty a letter that has been waiting seventy years: Doc is alive in 1885. Marty runs to the 1955 Doc, who has just sent the other Marty back to the future, and Doc faints at the sight of him.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene; before the credits, a preview of Part III plays under the words To be concluded.
Where to watch Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 63%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Back to the Future, before Back to the Future Part III.
- Chronological order: after Back to the Future, before Back to the Future Part III.
What to watch before Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future (1985), which Back to the Future Part II (1989) continues.
Cast
- Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
- Christopher Lloyd as Doctor Emmett Brown
- Lea Thompson as Lorraine
- Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen / Griff
- Elisabeth Shue as Jennifer
- James Tolkan as Strickland
- Jeffrey Weissman as George McFly
- Casey Siemaszko as 3-D
- Billy Zane as Match
- J.J. Cohen as Skinhead
- Charles Fleischer as Terry
- E. Casanova Evans as Video Waiter (Michael Jackson)
Directed by Robert Zemeckis.