Back to the Future Part III
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.
Critics Sentiment
Doc and Marty execute the locomotive push to reach 88 mph
Doc falls in love with schoolteacher Clara Clayton
The film recovers from the criticized romantic subplot to deliver its most praised sequence with the thrilling locomotive time travel climax.
Back to the Future Part III receives mixed but generally positive reception, with critics praising the Western setting change and action sequences while criticizing the romantic subplot as unnecessary. The film builds to a universally acclaimed climactic locomotive sequence that redeems earlier weaknesses. Most reviewers found it a satisfying if imperfect conclusion to the trilogy.
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Michael J. Fox
Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Christopher Lloyd
Doctor Emmett Brown
Mary Steenburgen
Clara Clayton
Thomas F. Wilson
Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen
Lea Thompson
Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Elisabeth Shue
Jennifer
Matt Clark
Bartender
Richard Dysart
Barbwire Salesman
Pat Buttram
Saloon Old Timer
Harry Carey, Jr.
Saloon Old Timer
Dub Taylor
Saloon Old Timer
James Tolkan
Marshal Strickland
Marc McClure
Dave McFly
Wendie Jo Sperber
Linda McFly
Jeffrey Weissman
George McFly
Christopher Wynne
Buford Tannen's Gang / Needles' Gang
Sean Sullivan
Buford Tannen's Gang
Mike Watson
Buford Tannen's Gang
Hugh Gillin
Mayor
Burton Gilliam
Colt Gun Salesman
Crew
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