Happy Anniversary, Back to the Future!

Great Scott!  We certainly can't let today go by without pointing out that Back to the Future was released 27 years ago today.  After opening on July 3, 1985, Back to the Future was the #1 movie in the US for 11 weeks, and it actually made more money on its second weekend than it did on its first.  It went on to become the highest-grossing film of 1985, and later spawned two sequels, an animated series, and a kickass theme park ride. 

I turned 11 the week before Back to the Future opened, so I got to see it on its opening weekend.  It was such a great crowd - you literally couldn't hear parts of the movie because they were either cheering or laughing.  We loved it.  I ended up with a crush on Michael J. Fox and I got a skateboard for Christmas that year.  It's still my favorite movie.

That movie theater (which is a Petco now) only had one other screen.  The other movie playing there that weekend?  The Goonies.  God, it was awesome being a little kid in the 80s.

So for old times' sake, here's a look at the delightfully 80s-cheesy original trailers for Back to the Future: