Movie connections for
Back to the Future Part III (1990) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Followed by

"Back to the Future" (1991)

Edited into

The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy (1990) (TV)

Spin off

Back to the Future 3 (1991) (VG)
Back to the Future... The Ride (1991)
"Back to the Future" (1991)

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
 -  Doc Brown wears clothes based on Professor Marvel
My Darling Clementine (1946)
 -  Folks dance on a building foundation, when the tune "My Darling Clementine" is performed.
"The Lone Ranger" (1949)
"The Gene Autry Show" (1950)
 -  Pat Buttram, co-star of "The Gene Autry Show," is one of the saloon regulars in "Back to the Future Part III." When Marty McFly walks into the saloon, Buttram's character makes a rude comment about Marty's shirt, a shirt which looks similar to one worn by one of the many characters on "The Gene Autry Show."
High Noon (1952)
20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
 -  Drive-in theater billboard
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
 -  Drive-in theater billboard
Francis in the Navy (1955)
 -  Drive-in theater billboard
Tarantula (1955)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
"Doctor Who" (1963)
Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
 -  Marty McFly uses a boiler plate as a bullet proof vest.
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
C'era una volta il West (1968)
La isla misteriosa (1973)
 -  Is mentioned by Doc Brown
The Sugarland Express (1974)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Goin' South (1978)
Time After Time (1979)
Sudden Impact (1983)
Pale Rider (1985)
 -  The train station used in Back to the Future Part III is the same one that was used earlier in Pale Rider.
Sien nui yau wan (1987)

Referenced in

"Showbiz Today: (1991-05-01)" (????)
 -  Mentioned in Back To the Future the Ride coverage
The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy (1990) (TV)
"Wogan: (1990-07-13)" (1990)
 -  Lloyd and Steenburgen were promoting this film at the time
Back to the Future... The Ride (1991)
Army of Darkness (1992)
 -  Ash is stuck in the past with a car that no longer works. Steam power is used to fix this car. The car (and Ash) is sealed in a cavern so that it may be preserved for the future. These are all things which mirror major plot points in BTTF III
The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
The Kid (2000)
Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite (2001)
 -  Francois mentions Escape From the Future Part III [sic] when Michelle is watching the documentary
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy (2002) (V)
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)
 -  Most of the Wild West sequence.
The Polar Express (2004)
 -  The hero quotes Doc Brown about wanting to pull a train whistle.
5th World (2005)
 -  in dialogue
Looking Back at the Future (2006)
 -  Documentary references this film.
Knocked Up (2007)
 -  Ben Stone and Paul Rudd's character discuss Back to the Future, the car and specific lines that Doc Brown says during a nice dinner including lines and references from all three films
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist (2008) (V)
 -  artwork courtesy of Drew Struzan
"The Middleman: The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum (#1.4)" (2008)
 -  References are made to characters Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen & Clara Clayton.

Features

"Puppet Playhouse" (1947)

Featured in

Into the West (1992)
100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV)
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy (2002) (V)
"Troldspejlet: (#28.8)" (2002)
 -  DVD box-set release of the trilogy reviewed + footage used
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Back to the Future (#1.6)" (2006)
 -  Clips are played

Spoofs

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Wild Gunman (1984) (VG)
 -  Back to the Future III has a bad guy named Mad Dog, which is a character spoof of the Mad Dog from Wild Gunman (1984) (VG).

Spoofed in

Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (1998) (VG)
 -  In a mining level, you find a buried DeLorean as uncovered by Marty in BTF:III
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (1999) (VG)
 -  When arriving at the gas station, a DeLorean is standing right in front of the entrance, half covered by a canvas.
Dark Chronicle (2002) (VG)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
 -  After meeting the Wright brothers, the Back to the Future theme can be heard as a train blowing red smoke heads towards a ravine.
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)
 -  A train destroys the time machine.
"Mega64: What the Hell Happened to Mega64? (#2.4)" (2006)
 -  "THE END" appears at the end of the episode in the same font and orange-yellow gradient as the ending to the Back to the Future series, with a song about time travel playing over it.

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