Bob Gale

Writing

Bob Gale

Born 1951-05-25 · University City, Missouri, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Robert "Bob" Gale (born May 21, 1951) is an American screenwriter who co-wrote the science fiction film Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screenplays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Gale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Citizen Steve poster
6.0

On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth behind his undisputed rise to the throne of the Amblin Empire.

Citizen Steve

1987

Back in Time poster
6.5

Cast, crew and fans explore the "Back to the Future" time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture, thirty years after Marty McFly went back in time.

Back in Time

2015

In Search of Tomorrow poster
6.7

A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

Framing John DeLorean poster
6.1

A documentary interspersed with acted scenes, this portrait of John DeLorean covers the brilliant but tragically flawed automaker's rise to stardom and shocking down fall.

Framing John DeLorean

2019

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman poster
6.0

A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Creating the right script, Choosing the right director and casting the right actors • Ascent - The production and launch of a new kind of fantasy film • Crisis - Complications and conflicts between the creative forces behind Superman II • Redemption - Criticisms and burnout of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

2006

A Future on Stage poster
NR

A documentary on the making of the Broadway and West End musical stage adaptation of Back to the Future.

A Future on Stage

2025

Milius poster
7.1

The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of his generation.

Milius

2013

Back To the Present: The Special poster
7.3

Robert Zemeckis's Back To The Future was a huge box-office hit in 1985 that ultimately led to two sequels. In 1989, in Back To The Future Part II, Michael J. Fox aka Marty Mc Fly and Christopher Lloyd aka DOC, travel into the future to October 21st 2015. At the time, the movie's crazy inventions seemed far from achievable but little did we know they would actually be so close to reality!

Back To the Present: The Special

2015

Tales from the Future poster
6.2

Eight-part retrospective documentary on the making of "Back to the Future" (and its two sequels) for the film's 25th anniversary.

Tales from the Future

2010

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster poster
7.0

A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

The Making of '1941' poster
6.7

A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-the-scenes home movies, and trivia facts.

The Making of '1941'

1996

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy poster
5.0

The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy was a program hosted by Kirk Cameron. The show answered questions that Back to the Future fans sent in by letter. It was released onto videocassette in 1990 and as a bonus feature on the disc for Back to the Future Part III in the 2002 release of the Back to the Future trilogy. It is also available in the 2010 Blu-Ray trilogy.

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

1990

Looking Back to the Future poster
6.6

A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy.

Looking Back to the Future

2009

The Making of Back to the Future poster
7.6

The Making of 'Back to the Future'

The Making of Back to the Future

1986

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington poster
7.0

A survey of movies about politics, with clips from several films and interviews with filmmakers and actors.

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington

2012

No artwork available
6.7

Looking to the future is a documentary about the filming of the legendary trilogy Back to the Future.

Looking Back at the Future

2006

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation poster
7.6

No synopsis available yet.

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation

1989

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy poster
7.8

This is the making of the Back to the Future Trilogy by acclaimed documentary maker Laurent Bouzereau and appears on the Back to the Future DVD set.

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy

2002

Outatime: Saving the DeLorean Time Machine poster
8.5

OUTATIME... tells the incredible comeback story of the world's most famous movie car - the DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future. Plagued by souvenir hunters, rats, and the elements, this cinematic icon seemed destined for the junkyard. Out of Time... chronicles the efforts of Back to the Future Co-creator / Producer Bob Gale, Universal Studios, and the trilogy's dedicated fan community as they tirelessly work together to bring the Time Machine back to life. OUTATIME is, at its core, a wonderful love story depicting the devotion of our fans to our movie trilogy as represented by what is arguably the most famous movie car of all time.

Outatime: Saving the DeLorean Time Machine

2016

Untold Stories of Back to the Future poster
7.0

Bob Gale, crew members, and stuntmen share their own personal stories from the making of the original movie.

Untold Stories of Back to the Future

2025

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute poster
5.6

A one-off 90 minute special in which Keith Lemon pays tribute to the iconic Back To The Future films.

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

2015

Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon poster
8.0

The script of "Back to the Future" was one of the most refused of Hollywood: more than forty times. No producer believed in this project of Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. Steven Spielberg imposed the film on Universal Studios, with Gale signing the script and Zemeckis directing. The director of "Jaws" will not regret it. In 1985, "Back to the Future" pulverized the box office and became a worldwide success, reinforced by two sequels in 1989 and 1990. Decade after decade, the popularity of this trilogy does not falter. Why this longevity while so many blockbusters sink into oblivion?

Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon

2022

The World's First Time Machine poster
7.5

Time travel is one of mankind's favorite fantasies. But what if it were possible to build a real time machine? To travel into the future, or the past? Scientists are now teetering on making that impossible dream, reality.

The World's First Time Machine

2003

Behind the camera

Back to the Future poster
8.3

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

Back to the Future

1985

Back to the Future poster
8.3

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

Back to the Future

1985

Back to the Future Part III poster
7.5

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

Back to the Future Part III

1990

Back to the Future Part III poster
7.5

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

Back to the Future Part III

1990

Back to the Future Part II poster
7.8

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

Back to the Future Part II

1989

Back to the Future Part II poster
7.8

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

Back to the Future Part II

1989

1941 poster
5.8

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

1941

1979

Interstate 60 poster
7.4

An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

Interstate 60

2002

Interstate 60 poster
7.4

An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

Interstate 60

2002

Interstate 60 poster
7.4

An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

Interstate 60

2002

Used Cars poster
6.4

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Used Cars

1980

Used Cars poster
6.4

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Used Cars

1980

Trespass poster
6.3

Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't know is that the factory is on the turf of a local gang, who come by to execute one of their enemies. Vince sees the shooting, the gang spots Vince, and extended mayhem ensues. As Vince and Don try to escape, gang leader King James argues with his subordinate Savon about how to get rid of the trespassers.

Trespass

1992

I Wanna Hold Your Hand poster
6.3

If they miss The Beatles' first appearance in the U.S.A., they will hate themselves for the rest of their lives - so four young girls from New Jersey set off even though they don't have tickets for the show! The journey is full of surprises and misfortunes but the young ladies are determined to reach their idols.

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

1978

Doc Brown Saves the World poster
5.9

In order to save the world from a nuclear holocaust in 2045, Doc Brown must push the technological age back at least 50 years preventing Mattel Hoverboards and Mr. Fusion from being created.

Doc Brown Saves the World

2015

Doc Brown Saves the World poster
5.9

In order to save the world from a nuclear holocaust in 2045, Doc Brown must push the technological age back at least 50 years preventing Mattel Hoverboards and Mr. Fusion from being created.

Doc Brown Saves the World

2015

No artwork available
5.0

Designed as an interactive movie, it is approximately 20 to 30 minutes long, depending on audience interaction. It requires the audience to vote for various directions the story will take, using a joystick attached to the arm of their seats.

Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie

1995

No artwork available
5.0

Designed as an interactive movie, it is approximately 20 to 30 minutes long, depending on audience interaction. It requires the audience to vote for various directions the story will take, using a joystick attached to the arm of their seats.

Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie

1995

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation poster
7.6

No synopsis available yet.

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation

1989

A Field of Honor poster
6.6

An ex-soldier encounters many dangers in the small town he lives in.

A Field of Honor

1973