BACK TO THE FUTURE opens. Written by Bob Gale and director Robert Zemeckis. Ingeniously scripted time travel adventure/comedy with perky Michael J Fox as a SoCal teen who is accidently whisked back to 1955 where he winds up playing matchmaker to his would-be parents. With Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover. Film is a huge hit and spawns two successful sequels.