Back to the Future

Back to the Future (1985)

Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage...

Cast Age Comparison

Actor Character Actor Age Char Age Conf Diff Source/Hints
Michael J. Fox Marty McFly 24 17 C4 +7 Futurepedia: DOB June 12, 1968 (cited from 'Hard Time Part 3'). Film date Nov 5, 1985 = 17 years old
Christopher Lloyd Emmett Brown 46 65 C3 -19 Futurepedia: Born 1920 per BTTF novelization. Note: video game says 1914, animated series says 1922 - conflicting sources • ScreenRant confirms BTTF novels state Doc was born 1920, making him 65 in 1985
Crispin Glover George McFly 21 17 C4 +4 Futurepedia: DOB April 1, 1938 (visible on tombstone in BTTF2). Age 17 on Nov 5, 1955
Lea Thompson Lorraine Baines 24 17 C3 +7 Futurepedia: Born 1938 in Hill Valley. Age 17 in 1955 scenes
Claudia Wells Jennifer Parker 18 17 C4 +1 Futurepedia: DOB Oct 29, 1967 (derived from BTTF2 where Officer Foley states she is 47 in 2015)