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Where was Back to the Future Part II filmed?

1989 film, directed by Robert Zemeckis.

  • Los Angeles

The story is set in California, about 226 miles (364 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
California; Hill Valley
Filmed in
Los Angeles
Distance
About 226 miles (364 km) between California and the nearest filming location.
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About Back to the Future Part II

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Released
1989
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Cast
Michael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonThomas F. WilsonElisabeth ShueJames TolkanFleaCasey SiemaszkoBilly ZaneMary Ellen Trainor
Genre
Science FictionTeenComedyTime-travelDystopian
Awards
BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects; BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects

Emmett "Doc" Brown arrives unexpectedly in the DeLorean time machine, persuading Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, to travel to the future with him and help their future children.

Griff and his gang are arrested, saving Marty's future children.

They pursue, as does an elderly Biff, who has overheard their conversation and retrieved the discarded almanac.

Famous lines from Back to the Future Part II

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • I'm old!1985 Jennifer
  • I'm young!2015 Jennifer
  • Holy shit.Marty
  • English, Doc.Marty
  • Doc, what do you mean?Marty

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