Famous for starring in the Back to the Future trilogy, Michael J. Fox has become the world’s most recognizable person with Parkinson’s disease since his diagnosis was announced in 1998.
Last year, the actor and philanthropist also announced his acting retirement 20 years after his doctors deemed his career to be over.
Since being diagnosed, Michael J. Fox has been fairly open about his challenges through books, lectures, and interviews, and he founded a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the quality of life for people with dementia. sickness.
This week, he took part in an event commemorating 65 years of AARP (via Comic Book), a foundation that takes care of the hardships of people over 50, and provided an update on his state of health.
Although he admitted to problems with memory and speech, which forced him to stop playing, he kept his spirits up and said he felt good for someone with a brain injury.
“I’m a bit of a freak when it comes to Parkinson’s disease patients. It’s weird that I’ve been doing so well all this time. People often think of Parkinson’s disease as a visual disease because of the symptoms attacking the nervous system, but the invisible symptoms are worse.
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He continued:
“I feel great despite the brain damage. Sometimes my hands don’t even shake, or they shake and I don’t realize … But what you can’t see is that it hurts. Lack of balance, dizziness, difficulty seeing. Trying to speak and not being able to form words. It’s like facing a storm while everyone is enjoying a sunny day.
Now 60, Michael J. Fox played a recurring role in “The Good Wife” and appeared in two episodes of the spin-off “The Good Fight“.
In 2018, he also made a cameo appearance in ‘Designated Survivor’, in addition to working as a voice actor in the films ‘American Dad’ and ‘Stuart Little’.
He is also investing in his writing career with an autobiographical book titled ‘No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality’, released on November 17th.
In the book, he details some of the struggles he has overcome since being diagnosed and how he manages to stay positive when many people believe he has given in to the disease.
Speaking of “Back to the Future”, the film was released 36 years ago and has become one of the most acclaimed and famous franchises in cinema, conquering audiences with an original, immersive and full story. twists and turns.
Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson, the story revolves around Marty McFly, a teenager who accidentally travels thirty years in the past through a DeLorean car turned into a time machine by his scientist friend Doc Brown. Stuck in the past, Marty unwittingly prevents his parents from getting to know each other and, fighting against time, tries to reunite them so that their future is not lost.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film is considered one of the best of all time, having achieved legendary status since its debut and giving two direct sequels, as well as comics, board games, music, books, collectibles and more.
To celebrate the production’s huge legacy, we’ve put together a brief list of ten behind-the-scenes trivia, which you can see below:
TO RESTART ? I DO NOT THINK SO
The rights to the film and the sequels remain with Zemeckis and producer and screenwriter Bob Gale. In 2015, Zemeckis said that no reboots or remakes of the film would be allowed during their lifetime. And maybe that’s for the best.
IMMORTAL
Gale and Zemeckis received a nice letter from fans of John DeLorean after the film’s release. In the text, DeLorean thanked the two for immortalizing the car.
MCFLY!
In 2010, during a casting reunion to celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary, Michael J. Fox said strangers still called him “McFly!” constantly. The actor said the most memorable moment was when he was in a remote jungle in Butan, a country in Southeast Asia, and a group of Buddhist monks walked past him and commented. : “Marty McFly!”
THE HUMILED WERE EXALTED
The script for ‘Back to the Future’ was rejected no less than 44 times before finally getting the green light. The result was impressive: The critically acclaimed story received high praise for its originality and dynamics, as well as for giving two equally successful sequels and a musical in 2020.
IMMEDIATE APPROVAL
When the film was screened in a test session, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) had yet to complete the DeLorean’s last flight, and the final minutes were shown in black and white. But that didn’t matter because the audience still roared with applause.
SAD CHANGE
Claudia Wells, who played Jennifer Parker in the first installment of the trilogy, had to give up her role in both sequels when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. The character was then entrusted to Elisabeth Shue.
PERSONAL INSPIRATION
Inspiration for the film came from Gale and finding his father’s phone book. He then wondered if he would be friends with his own father as a teenager. Gale also commented that if he had the opportunity to step back in time, he would actually come back and confirm whether they were friends or not.
TO RE-ASSIST OR NOT TO RE-ASSIST? THAT IS THE QUESTION
Glover, who plays George McFly, said he only saw the film once, shortly after its release. In contrast, Lloyd, who immortalized Doc Brown, said that when the film aired on TV, he sat down to see it again.
GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
Parts of the script that referred to then-President Ronald Reagan had to be evaluated by the White House itself, so as not to offend him. Producers worried about Reagan’s reaction to Doc Brown’s famous speech mocking the improbability of him being president in 1985, but Reagan was advised to take everything for granted.
BUSY SCHEDULE
Michael J. Fox obtained permission from the producer of “Faces and Grimaces“, the series in which he has played since 1982, to participate in the film, but on one condition: to undertake to respect the program of the show – which meant that ‘he had to participate in every episode. . As a result, he did not participate in the Back to the Future promotional tour.
