When casting the role of marty mcfly in the famous science fiction film, back to the future, actor michael j. Aug 21, 2019 luce begins as if its going to be just another thriller albeit a very intriguing one. Get schooled on the history of where grease was really filmed tell me about it, stud grease, with olivia newton john center, began shooting on the venice high school campus in the. Basically every movie ever was filmed at this one high school. They were filmed at whittier high school in whittier. They try out for the lead parts in their new high school musical, and it caused the division in their school.
Fox, were filmed at whittier high school in and around the auditorium and some houses on bailey street. For instance, back to school, the 1986 rodney dangerfield movie, is funnier than caddyshack there, i said it and has almost as many great lines as animal house and a. However, fox was filming a tv show called family ties, and the shows producer, gary david goldberg, refused to let fox off of the show, as fox was considered crucial to the shows success. Back to the future parts i, ii, and iii, starring michael j. This is a list of known filming locations used in universal studios back to the future trilogy. Hill valleys high school was played by whittier high. Christopher lloyd portrays the eccentric scientist dr. Finally, doc brown figures out a way to send marty back to the future. Futures high school located in north highlands, california ca. Many key scenes take place at the hill valley high school. The classic enchantment under the sea high school dance was filmed at hollywood united methodist church on the corner of highland and franklin avenues in hollywood. Just a 15 minute drive from the puente hills mall is whittier high school, which stood in as hill valley high school. Valley high school were filmed at whittier high school in whittier. Hill valley high school, where marty mcfly meets his future parents, george and lorraine mcfly, is actually whittier high school in whittier.
Back to the future part ii filming locations of chicago and. How did they get back to the future 1 scenes in back to. Hill valley is the fictional town in california as shown with the clock that serves as the setting of the back to the future trilogy and its animated spinoff series. Years later he gets the chance to take back his life when he is asked to coach the struggling basketball team at his alma mater. The confusing sequel filmed backtoback with back to the future part iii, which flips from past to future, revisits many of the familiar locations the school is, once again, whittier union high school, 12417 philadelphia street at pierce avenue, whittier. Foxs dad in back to the future hang out at what was tonys diner at 4950 hollywood boulevard. Mar 31, 2020 the ultimate back to the future filming locations map.
Emmett doc brown travel to in back to the future ii is oct. Filming locations include arleta, burbank, chino, city of industry, newhall and whittier, ca. Futures high school north highlands, california ca. Back to the future filming locations part 1 seeing stars. A few of the locations were later reused for the other two films. So a fourth high school musical movie is already in the works, and surely more sequels wont be far behind. December 1992 hocus pocus, a walt disney movie starring bette midler, sara jessica parker and kathy najimy, was filmed in and around central park with inside shots at. It was established in 1900 and at the time of this writing, was celebrating its centennial. Aug 28, 2010 back to the future 1 and 2 are 4 years apart yet they have the exact same scenes with different camera angles. Jul 19, 2012 the exterior shots and some interior scenes at hill valley high school were filmed at whittier high school in whittier, california, while the band tryouts and the enchantment under the sea dance. Because the clock atop the courthouse stopped when it was hit by lightning in 1955, they know exactly the moment when it will be struck. Marty invents rock n roll and sets his parents up at the school dance in back to the future, which was actually filmed at a humble location quite near universal studios. As noted by movie pilot, one store still sports a throwback radio shack sign, while the structures themselvesincluding a straightouttaback to the futurestyle clock tower. The house at the beginning is the same house from the first film located in arleta, ca.
Jj and his buddies including crispin glover, who played michael j. Tour the back to the future filming locations daily news. The exterior shots and some interior scenes at hill valley high school were filmed at whittier high school in whittier, california, while the band tryouts and the enchantment under the sea dance. The films contain many sight gags, verbal innuendos and detailed set design elements, from. This part of the lot was affected by the fire from a couple of years ago but they were planning to. Filming locations 22 filming dates 2 production dates 1 filming locations. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Hill valley high school from back to the future was filmed. The surprising history of the back to the future clock. Hill valley high school from back to the future was filmed at whittier high school in california. Futures high school, north highlands, ca futures high school. The interior of hill valley high schools gymnasium for enchantment under the. I would say they were filmed at the same time except mentioned on a different website he was on another tv show at the time and said he filmed it in the day time and back to the future at night.
This is where marty makes the right choice, and decides to back out of the race that would have gotten him into an accident. Fox as teenager marty mcfly, who accidentally travels back in time from 1985 to 1955, where he meets his future parents and becomes his mothers romantic interest. Back to the future 1 and 2 are 4 years apart yet they have the exact same scenes with different camera angles. Check out this website with more info and locations from all three of the movies from the back to the future series. It was at this dance where marty mcfly invented rock n roll, just before he dashed back to 1985.
Drake filmed gods plan video at a miami high school february 5, 2018 6. Hill valley high school is an actual high school with a fake name. In the trilogy, hill valley is seen in four different time periods 1885, 1955, 1985 and 2015 as well as in a dystopian alternate 1985. Outside of the high school in 1955 whittier high school. Back to the future part ii movie filming locations the. Troy is the captain of the basketball team while gabriella was a shy transfer student who was very good in math and science. This film location and back lot is owned by disney and. The interesting thing down below is to see how much the trees have grown in the 18 years since this scene was filmed for back to the future part iii. The school closed in 1981 and today the campus is used for norwalk adult school. Many of these locations are privately owned, and may be viewed only from a distance. Doc browns start here was near the greek theater, 2700 n. Puente hills mall 1600 azusa avenue, city of industry. When the popular star of nbcs hit show family ties was cast in back to the future as an adventurous high school student who finds himself traveling back in time to 1955, his series still had two more months of active production.
Jack cunningham was a basketball phenom in high school but forfeited his bright future. The burntout hill valley high school in 1985a, with what is possibly a h. Pollack, 33, whose father was a pilot, became enthralled by back to the future and the notion of a flying car as a child, which moved him to pursue studies in aeronautical engineering. Universal studios hollywood, 100 universal city plaza, universal city, ca 91608. Zemeckis concurred, dubbing back to the future the film that would. Whittiers film highlights include back to the future. Filming locations for back to the future around whittier high school, with location maps, descriptions and location images. Enjoy an evening of back to the future part iii shown on location, where the movie. Hill valley high, in reality, happens to be whittier union high, home of the whittier cardinals. A handy guide to the filming locations of back to the future. Richard nixon attended this high school from 1928 to 1930 some 25 years before martys visit. Get schooled on the history of where grease was really.
The reallife high school used as hill valley high in the film back to the future. Stricklands house is located just a block shy of the high school from the first film in whittier, ca. In truth, whittier high has been around much longer than that. Lets go back to the future 1985, back to the future ii 1989, back to the. Back to the future is a 1985 american science fiction film directed by robert zemeckis and written by zemeckis and bob gale.
A few miles further south youll find hill valley high school, down in whittier. Oct 21, 2015 marty invents rock n roll and sets his parents up at the school dance in back to the future, which was actually filmed at a humble location quite near universal studios. Take the universal studios tram tour to see the courthouse square, the clock and the lyon estates pillars. Were an independent nonprofit that provides parents with indepth school quality information. Back to the future part ii movie filming locations the 80s. According to state test scores, 37% of students are at least proficient in math and 82% in reading. The reallife east high school, part of the salt lake city school district, was confirmed in a salt lake tribune article to be one of the major filming locations for the series. He had to be tired so i dont understand how he was on a tv show and then filmed 2. Jul 08, 20 back to the future parts i, ii, and iii, starring michael j. Hill valley high school from back to the future was. Back to the future part ii filming locations of chicago. Trespassing on private property is an offence usually backed up with heavy fines for offenders and to do so to take photographs is not encouraged.
The original high school musical is a story about two high school juniors from rival cliques. Back to the future 1985 filming location 22 youtube. Actual southern california locations where back to the future was filmed. Back to the future at whittier high school filming location. Whittier high was the perfect location for this film, because its architecture looked old enough to have dated back to 1955. This specific shot was only seen in a deleted scene, which was reinstated for the novelization. Mccambridge recreation center, 1515 n glenoaks blvd, burbank, ca 91504. Udrive productions, universal pictures, amblin entertainment whittier high school. Nov 12, 20 on this date in back to the future history, nov. Futures high school is a public, charter school located in sacramento, ca. Hill valley high school is an actual high school with a fake name, but its located. Hill valley high school 22 of 22 found this interesting. It has 399 students in grades 712 with a studentteacher ratio of 27 to 1.