Back to the Future is the classic sci-fi, comedy, action-adventure, family film about a time-traveling teenager who accidentally changes the history of how his mother and father met. With the help of an eccentric scientist, he must get his parents to fall in love to save his existence and get back to the future. From screenwriters Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the film is widely regarded as the greatest time travel film in the history of cinema.
In Story Maps: Back to the Future, Story Analysts Daniel P. Calvisi and William Robert Rich, hosts of the Story Maps Screenwriting Podcast and authors of Story Maps: The Films of Christopher Nolan break down Back to the Future beat-by-beat in a complete outline that shows exactly how the screenplay is structured in four Acts, an Epilogue and the crucial “signpost” beats that anchor the screenplay and film in a classic structure for worldwide audiences. Complete with a full story map, story engines, full beat sheet, and over 25 setups / payoffs, this addition from the Story Maps series is a structure-based analysis of the film for screenwriters, novelists and video game writers.