Overview

• On Aug. 10, Fox, 64, made one of his rare public appearances at Southampton Playhouse for an IMAX showing of Back to the Future as part of the venue’s ’80s Blockbuster Essentials series.
• He joined a post-screening discussion with Artistic Director Eric Kohn that covered his rise to fame in film and television and his experience living with Parkinson’s disease.
• A DeLorean was parked outside the screening to allow fans to pose with the franchise’s iconic time machine before the event.
• Fox announced in May that his memoir, Future Boy, will be published this fall and will explore his simultaneous work on Back to the Future and the sitcom Family Ties.
• His attendance reinforced his ongoing commitment to Parkinson’s research through The Michael J. Fox Foundation, which he established in 2000.