Bob Gale, writer and producer of “Back to the Future,” stands in front of the movie’s famous clock tower with the official prop hoverboard from the film.

“In 1984, we get the movie into pre-production,” says Gale, “and the director, Bob Zemeckis, is now looking at the script not as a work of storytelling, but as a blueprint for a movie.

Bob Gale, the co-writer and co-creator of the 'Back to the Future' franchise, reveals secrets of Doc Brown' life and the DeLorean in his new book.

It’s not perfect, but as Bob Zemeckis used to say, ‘It’s perfect enough.’” Gale went on to say that if the higher-ups demanded he revive the franchise, it would take some serious convincing.

Gale said, when he originally wrote the movie, it took a lot of time to convince production companies to pick it up. "The script had been rejected over 40 times," Gale said.

Bob Gale, co-writer of the films, said he worked closely with the team behind the musical. The process of translating film to stage began nearly two decades ago, in 2006, and did not get off the ...

Gale kicked off the conversation by highlighting the first film’s difficult journey to the screen, noting that the screenplay was rejected 42 times before finally being accepted. Gale was told by ...

It’s almost laughable now. But when “Back to the Future” screenwriter Bob Gale was trying to get his film off the ground in the 1980s, he and director Robert Zemeckis were repeatedly told ...

Of all the futuristic ideas screenwriter Bob Gale came up with for Back to the Future Part II, there is one piece of modern technology he never imagined possible in 1989: the smartphone. “It’s ...

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‘Back to the Future’: Producer Bob Gale Reveals the Origin of 2 Classic Catchphrases Fans can finally find out where 2 classic lines from the sci-fi hit 'Back to the Future' came from.

It’s not perfect, but as Bob Zemeckis used to say, ‘It’s perfect enough.’” Gale went on to say that if the higher-ups demanded he revive the franchise, it would take some serious convincing.