Great Scott! A timeless lineup of celebrations including new product collaborations, a theatrical re-release and more are coming this fall to honor four decades of the Academy Award® winning masterpiece from Universal Pictures & Amblin Entertainment

Universal City, Calif. — On July 3, 1985, audiences first revved up the Time Machine and traversed back in time with Back to the Future, the Oscar® winning Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment blockbuster written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, co-written by Bob Gale and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Now, 40 years later, the adventures continue with a celebration this fall, just in time for Back to the Future Day on Oct. 21, featuring a theatrical re-release, anniversary edition on Digital and Blu-ray, a new wave of merchandise and more that celebrates the film’s timeless legacy.

On Oct. 31, the beloved 1985 classic returns to theaters nationwide for a limited engagement including premium large screen formats such as Dolby Cinema, 4DX and D-Box, among others. This marks the first time Back to the Future will be presented on the world’s largest screens, offering fans the opportunity to experience the film’s scope and spectacle in the most immersive formats yet. Click here to learn more and purchase tickets.

To celebrate this lightning bolt of a milestone, Universal Products & Experiences, in collaboration with an expansive list of top-tier global partners, is launching an electrifying collection of anniversary merchandise across fashion, collectibles, publishing, home goods and more including:

• Amazon
• Back to the Future 40th  Anniversary Collection featuring toys, books, clothing and accessories
• Bitty Boomers
• Doc & Marty 2 Pack - Back to the Future
• Casio
• Back to the Future CA-500WEBF Digital Watch
• Crocs
• Back to the Future Classic Clog
• Flatiron Books
• Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum Hardcover by Michael J. Fox
• Funko
• Pop! Moments Doc & Marty
• Pop! Rides Deluxe Doc with Time Machine
• Pop! Marty McFly (2015)
• Gibson and Epiphone guitars and apparel
• Gibson Custom Back to the Future “1955” ES-345 Collector’s Edition, Cherry Red guitar
• Epiphone Back to the Future ES-345, Cherry Red guitar
• Gibson Back to the Future Collection exclusive apparel and accessories
• Hey Dude
• Back to the Future x HEYDUDE Wally Time Machine Shoe
• Back to the Future x HEYDUDE Wally Hoverboard Shoe
• Insight Editions
• Back to the Future Tarot Card Deck & Guidebook
• Jada
• Nanoscene Clock Tower
• Pink Slips Time Machine
• LEGO
• LEGO Speed Champions Time Machine from Back to the Future
• Little People
• Fisher-Price Little People Collector - Back to the Future
• Loungefly
• Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Time Machine Accordion Wallet
• Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Marty McFly Western Cosplay Mini Backpack 
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• Back to the Future 40th  Anniversary Collection featuring apparel, accessories and more
• Polly Pocket
• Polly Pocket x Back to the Future Compact
• TUBBZ
• Back to the Future: Time Machine TUBBZ (Special Edition)

Whether you’re seeing this landmark film for the first time or speeding toward 88 mph, the 40th anniversary collections offer something special for everyone, giving fans of all ages the chance to collect a piece of cinematic history. Click here for images and more information about the product collaborations mentioned above.

Those looking for a virtual Back to the Future experience can time-travel in Funko Fusion, the crossover action-adventure video game, which features a level and quests inspired by the film.

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment debuts a must-have lineup of releases with the Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital and collectible individual Steelbooks for all three Back to the Future films, perfect for commemorating four decades of time-traveling adventure. Fans can enjoy over 88 minutes of all-new bonus features and more than 9 hours of bonus features in total. Click here to purchase and learn more.

Audiences worldwide can enjoy Back to the Future: The Musical, the Tony-nominated and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical, in London’s West End and on tour across North America and the UK, with additional productions in Tokyo, Sydney, Hamburg, and aboard Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas. More information at backtothefuturemusical.com.

At Tokyo Comic Con, from Dec. 5- 7, fans can celebrate the anniversary at a Back to the Future-themed booth featuring photo-ops, costumes, props and even a pop-up shop with a variety of exclusive merchandise for sale.

Stay tuned for more information as more details of events, products and activations will be rolled out throughout the rest of the year.

About Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Back to the Future

Released 40 years ago on July 3, 1985, Back to the Future introduced audiences to Marty McFly (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Michael J. Fox), a small-town California teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean invented by his eccentric friend, Doc Brown (Emmy winner Christopher Lloyd). Stranded in the past, Marty must ensure his teenage parents (Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover) fall in love or risk erasing his own existence. With time running out, he teams up with a younger Doc in a last-ditch effort to harness a bolt of lightning and return to 1985.

The film became the highest-grossing domestic release of 1985 and one of the most enduring movies of the decade, earning more than $385 million worldwide. It received four Academy Award® nominations, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Original Song for Huey Lewis and the News’ “The Power of Love.” The film won for Best Sound Effects Editing. 

Back to the Future was directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Oscar® nominee Bob Gale. The film was produced by Gale and BAFTA nominee Neil Canton and executive produced by three-time Academy Award®winner Steven Spielberg. It features cinematography by Oscar® nominee Dean Cundey, editing by Oscar® winner Arthur Schmidt and BAFTA nominee Harry Keramidas, production design by Oscar® nominee Lawrence G. Paull, and an original score by Academy Award® nominee Alan Silvestri.

About Universal Products & Experiences

Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal’s iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company’s extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, as well as engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and third-party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E’s lines of business include Consumer Products and Games, along with Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. More information is available at universalproductsexperiences.com.  

About Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is part of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience.  NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks.  NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.