Celebrate Back to the Future Day at Los Angeles Theaters
For Back to the Future fans, the future has finally arrived. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, is the day that Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) time travels to the future in Back to the Future Part II, directed by Robert Zemeckis and released by Universal Pictures in November 1989. To celebrate Back to the Future Day, theaters across the country are showing the entire movie trilogy. Many of the screenings will start at 4:29 p.m., which every BTTF fan knows is the exact time that Marty arrives in the future on Oct. 21, 2015.
Besides the screenings, other tributes include a Universal trailer for Jaws 19 (seen on a movie theater marquee in the future), a Hoverboard commercial and Pepsi Perfect, which Marty orders at an 80s-themed diner in the future and is being sold online in limited quantities starting Oct. 21.
AMC Puente Hills
Beginning at 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, AMC theaters across L.A. will be screening the entire BTTF trilogy, including the AMC Universal CityWalk 19 and AMC Century City 15. True BTTF fans will be making a pilgrimage to watch the trilogy at AMC Puente Hills 20, located in the Puente Hills Mall at Industry. The mall stood in for Twin Pines Mall in the trilogy and the parking lot was the filming location for several classic scenes, including the first time Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) tests his DeLorean time machine, when the Libyan terrorists attack, and Marty’s time traveling departures/arrivals. The iconic DeLorean, Doc Brown’s van and other memorabilia are now on view at the mall through Sunday, Oct. 25.
ArcLight Cinemas - Hollywood
Several ArcLight Cinemas will be screening the Back to the Future Marathon at 4:29 p.m. on Oct. 21, including locations in Culver City, Sherman Oaks and Pasadena. The ArcLight in Hollywood is renowned as one of L.A.’s best movie theaters - its signature feature is The Dome, which opened as the Cinerama Dome in 1963 and was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural monument in 1998.
Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE
Regal Cinemas will be presenting the Back to the Future trilogy starting at 5 p.m. on Oct. 21. The Regal L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 in Downtown L.A. features an 800-seat premiere cinema, one of the largest stadium auditoriums in the country. There are 13 additional auditoriums, including one featuring 4DX: motion seats and special effects such as wind, fog, mist/rain, scents and more that perfectly synchronize with the on-screen action.