Overview
- Fox recounts routinely working twenty-hour days in early 1985 as he filmed Family Ties by day and Back to the Future by night.
- Assistant director David McGiffert says he halted a planned skateboard-in-front-of-car shot for Fox by formally protesting to director Robert Zemeckis.
- Fox writes that Crispin Glover’s unpredictable approach created tension on set, prompting the crew to build a sandbag “corral,” while emphasizing his respect for Glover’s talent.
- He says he disliked driving the DeLorean, describing painful cuts and bruises from the modified interior and calling the car sluggish and cheaply appointed.
- In new interviews, Fox reflects on living with Parkinson’s for decades and also recalls accepting the Marty McFly role without reading the script after a quiet offer through Family Ties’ creator.