The George McFly LawSuit That Shook the Film Industry

In this video I will be going into the story of the role of George McFly being recast and how it lead to a lawsuit that changed the film industry forever.

[lorenzm]

The irony of the story. The George McFly character teaches us to stand up for ourselves to achieve our goals and when he does it in real life he gets screwed over.

[evanmccue]

In all honesty, they got away with having him in the movie without paying him. I say this, bc I didn't know they recasted his role until just now. I went decades thinking the actor was in the whole trilogy. No joke.

[faunaflage]

In the mid-90s I interviewed Crispin Glover for a radio show. Before we spoke, his publicist sent us a document stating that we could ask him about anything we wanted, EXCEPT Back to the Future.

[PSNmemoryismisery]

Not that I know all the details, but Glover was phenomenal in the first movie and should have been paid very well for the sequel. Nobody could have pulled off that role in part 1 like he did.

[katakisLives]

I never saw the ending of BTTF1 as saying that money buys happiness but that George McFly had taken control of his life in a way he never did in the original timeline and financial success was just a side effect of that

[creneemugo]

The whole “money buys happiness” is not even what I got out of the ending. I feel like George’s new confidence inspired by Marty getting him to stand up for himself and believing in his writing talent caused his success. And notice how Biff stayed with him in the beginning up til his 40s, constantly bringing him down.

As for the money, never apologize to ANYONE for your confidence and success.

[wyattmann]

Two things:
- I didn't know Glover wasn't in the sequels until now.
- How do you _not_ love the ending of Back to the Future?

[thoso]

Crispin Glover's grudge over this issue isn't actually with Zemeckis, but producer Bob Gale. He appeared as a voice actor in Zemeckis' Beowulf film, demonstrating that they are on good terms today.

[Xavierpng]

Im in my 40s and just found this out now! I do remember as a kid thinking some scenes of Glover looked odd but put it down to the make up. Glover had a point though. Underhanded trying to use his face in the movie like that. Real sneaky.
Thank you for sharing 😎

[cassiusrichmond]

It's sad he felt that way. The message I got at the ending was that they received the material stuff because he followed through and nurtured his talents. They even delivered his new book to him near the end.

[warriorlink]

I never thought that BTTF1 ending sent a message of money buys happiness. I saw George as more confident and sure of himself. That confidence led to good marriage, good parenting, achieving his dreams and setting boundaries with Biff.

[BigtimeJuicer]

Pretty amazing... I've seen both movies more times than I could count and never knew they re-cast Crispin Glover. Glad he stood up for himself!

[jenniferjacobs]

I saw this for the first time in Melbourne, Australia in 1986 and many times since, and I have never thought that the end was about money. To me it was about how a boy lacking confidence and being bullied had such a different life when he started to stand up for himself and get confidence. They had to make it so much different to how it was at the start.

[pickeljarsforhillary]

The message was that you can be a coward and get pushed around or you can stand up for yourself and the ones you love.
The money part was that George was no longer a coward and was able to have the confidence developed from standing up to Biff to believe in himself; i.e. the courage to publish his stories.

[stickman-]

It's so weird. Glover thought the ending was about money? Both Marty and his dad change. They mature, grow up. Marty and his dad had the same insecurity and self doubt at the beginning of the movie and both learned and grew. My family knows my story, but I went thru something very similar. There was a day in my life when I decided to just stop being "invisible" and hoping people never saw me to taking a risk and participate in the great adventure of life. That is precisely how I saw Back to the Future.

[coololdluke]

Didn't know. I loved his performance in the first and wondered why he sucked in the next lol. I'm surprised the big 3 actors didn't stand up for him and stood by seeing a fellow actor not getting paid but being used in the movie (sequel) they were in. Happy he won the law suit.

[floridapmi]

The producers should have told Glover that if money doesn't buy you happiness, why are you asking for so much?

[arifsharp]

The most overlook part of this movie Franchise storyline is, no one in present seems to remembers meeting Marty in past or future

[pebblec]

It's interesting to me that Glover's take on the change in his entire family's life was about "becoming rich." I interpret the films intent is to show us that our decisions have a great impact on our success & wellbeing derived from success. George's new courageous decision (for him) to write the Sci-Fi novel leads to personal accomplishment, a better marriage & a bunch of later successes in his son & daughter's lives. Money is a byproduct of his achievements. In my opinion, He should have understood this positive message & carried on with the series.

[mikeb]

OMG I honestly never realised that the part of George McFly was played by two different people in part 1 and part 2 !!!
And also Marty McFly's girlfriend was also played by two different actresses - You learn something new every day !!