Overview

• In an interview tied to his book Future Boy, Fox describes filming Family Ties by day and Back to the Future at night with only a few hours of sleep.
• He recounts replacing Eric Stoltz several weeks into production after filmmakers decided Stoltz was not the right fit for Marty McFly.
• Family Ties creator Gary David Goldberg allowed Fox to take the role on the condition it not disrupt the sitcom, prompting a reworked schedule and reshoots.
• Fox says costar Lea Thompson was initially “snooty” toward him because Stoltz, her friend, had been let go, though they later became friends.
• Future Boy, featuring conversations with Thompson and director Robert Zemeckis, is set for Oct. 14 release and is available for preorder.