ERIC STOLZ IS BACK TO THE FUTURE

[lio10g]

RIP BACK TO THE FUTURE RIDE

[David56583]

Eric Stolz made 14 accounts to dislike this video :D

[JennSaidSo]

RIP Back to the Future the Ride

[hunterofthephoenix]

This movie is legendary

[chbjdbccs]

Back to the future is the coolest movie ever!! michael is so hottt in the movie oh my gosh!!

[AuroraBorealisAK]

Michael is so handsome and any movie or show that he makes, becomes HIS. Wouldn't of been the same w/o him. glad they made the change.

[MrKevinlclayjr]

@AuroraBorealisAK , I'm a huge fan of Michael J. Fox fan and The Back To The Future film series wouldn't have been as big with Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, and James Tolkan if Michael J. Fox didn't take the part when actor Eric Stoltz wasn't available.

[Op3rationMongoose]

eric stolz was unavailable for comment, obviously

[Hinasil]

I couldn't see Eric in Marty's signature red vest, it just wouldn't work.

[cesarfox971]

 Mike was born to this movie

[lis437]

They actually left one very quick scene in with Stolz and thought no one would catch it. Nobody did until HD and Blu-Ray came......The scene after Doc is shot by the Libyans, where Marty hurls himself into the Delorean, is Stolz. You see the Libyan ready to shoot and then there is about a second of Marty leaping into the car. If you freeze it it sure looks like Stolz and I heard one of the top honchos admitted it, I think it was Gale in some interview.

This did have to suck for Stolz.

[NatWolff43567890]

Awesome

[manns101101]

sorry eric but mike is the man for this role

[nonplayerzealot4]

Lea mentions "The Wild Life" (1984) that featured both her and Eric. It was an attempt at a Ridgemont High Pt.2.  Teen 80s comedy, deal. Ironically, even in that, Eric was the straight man to the humor character played by Chris Penn. Wonder what Speilberg based his selection of Stoltz on in the first place.

[Johnzors]

Fun Fact : Eric Stoltz directs Glee

[wager42]

i know but a new movie that is animated would be cool.

[chiquitabonitad]

@wager42 There actually was an animated series of Back to the Future, with Marty and Doc, but it focused mainly on Doc, Clara and their family.

[wager42]

it would be cool if made a fourth movie but animated with doc and marty with a new adventure.

[crocodile2006]

Holy crap... the mums got hotter with age

[tomchlnrd0]

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[romas1995]

Great Scott !

[ThePieIsLie]

Thank god he wasn't cast.

[mandfiz]

ohhhhhhhhhhh

[gandhisleftnut]

who else thinks Eric Stoltz would have been great in the movie? normally when i see actors who almost got the lead role in movies i can't picture them doing it. but, not in this case.

[mscrankyjack]

This breaks my heart. I love Back to the Future and Michael J. Fox, but it sucks for Eric Stoltz who is such an amazing actor.

[maxington26]

This shouldn't have been funny, but it really was.

[9letmeseeit]

I liked Eric Stolz's character in Pulp Fiction.

[NeonTrees1983]

Can't believe Eric Stoltz was filmed as Mc Fly for five weeks before Fox finally managed to get his agenda right and agreed to make this movie. Wow imagine if Michael refused definitively the role ? The course of history would have been changed forever !

[Zeggawong]

@NeonTrees1983 And my friends brother would'nt be spending over 20k to import a delorean... He's still insane.

[MrShadowxtreme]

At this point you will cause a paradox, which would create a chain reaction that could reform the continuity of time and space and that destroy our entire universe! Making the universe collapse into nothing, bringing life to extinction. Making itself into NOTHING!

[mccarrpo]

I think I would have killed myself, if I was originally cast in a movie this big, only to have the part given to somebody else. That sucks.

[LexingtonWells]

@mccarrpo

Actually, Eric Stoltz was already a big time actor and didn't need the part to advance his career. The REAL victim of all this was the guy who originally was gonna play Biff, they recasted him as one of his minions because his starring alongside Marty (the Stoltz version) didn't seem believeable. They later said had they casted Fox originally, he would have kept the role, but instead went to Thomas Wilson. Funny, that may have ruined Cohen's chances for a more high profile career...

[thatguyontheright1]

They don't mention that Michael J Fox played the lead role in Teen Wolf which was filmed before BTTF, but was not released till after BTTF (because the director was unhappy with the movie [teen wolf] and feared for Fox's career). In fact, Fox was working on both movies back to back, he was finishing teen wolf at the same time he was doing the re-shoots to cut Stoltz out.

[QuakePhil]

No actual clips of stolz in the movie = fail

[Draknfyre]

This was done in 2008. It wasn't until a month and a half ago that Universal Studios released any. They didn't release any, and kept clamped down on it for 25 years. And in the few clips they released, only one had partial audio.

[gopconservative78]

Michael J Fox is returning to Back to the Future 4......the shaking years

[MarkPMan]

@gopconservative78 You are an oxygen thief

[undertow1985]

thumbs up if u think lea thompson is still sexy :)

[demboyswashuge]

@undertow1985 HELL YEAH

[NassimHarameinVedas]

people who think "coulda, woulda shoulda" are really lame and suck at life . . .

Michael J. Fox was awesome and hilarious in BTTF and nobody could have done it better, they shot it with eric and then re-shot the whole movie cuz it sucked with eric.

Time travel, just don't give it to morons.

[labouroflust]

@NassimHarameinVedas Actually, they did not re-shoot the whole movie. They were 5 weeks into shooting with Eric before Zemeckis realized that he wasn't as funny as he envisioned Marty McFly to be. That's when they scrapped the footage and started over with MJF.

[Draknfyre]

@labouroflust

The role was written for MJF. He wasn't allowed to work on it by the director of Family Ties. Eric Stoltz was a second choice. When they started over, the director of Family Ties lightened up, and let MJF work on it.

There are still shots in the movie with Eric Stoltz. All the DeLorean chase sequences at the mall in the beginning, with the camera at a distance, and the driver not visible. star Eric Stoltz. They figured you couldn't see who was driving, so they kept them in.

[labouroflust]

@Draknfyre Not to be nitpicky, but I think you meant the executive producer of Family Ties, not the director? Directors of TV show episodes don't have that kind of power.

[TheAlekswill]

good decision!

[undertow1985]

i thought the eric stolz footage would be on the 25th anniversary trilogy dvd...BUT NOOOOO grrrr

[Brotha633]

@undertow1985 it isnt at all?? I was gonna buy the dvd just for that.. is there a lot of cool footage on there though?

[undertow1985]

@Brotha633 no not at all just a couple still photos u can gind anywhere on youtube.

[aacs4]

@undertow1985 Theyre probbably going to do it in the 30th edition, because it's 2015 and Doc and Marty go there so... yea...

[adamkim83]

puente hills mall!

[shiftyden]

If Eric Stoltz played the part of Marthy, the movie would be way different.

E.Stoltz played the role of Marty to intense,so the movie was an more serious movie.

And that is not what rob zemeckis was pointing for.

But still, dont you think its kinda interesting idea ? bttf more serious and intense.

Anyway Back to the Future is one of my favorites !!

[toronto1234]

Lea thompson is still cute!

[MrKevinlclayjr]

@toronto1234, Lea Thompson is my Back To The Future babe crush. When I first saw Lea Thompson in the films I fell in love Lea was so cute, with those adorable dimples she has when she smiles. If I meet Lea Thompson in person I will tell her that I had a huge crush on you in 26 years ago in Robert Zemeckis's Back To The Future films.

[rodrigo4182]

i just saw some of the scenes in the TV.. the had an especial about Bttf and they show some scenes.. those are like pure gold !!

[Lysch]

I love BTTF as it is and I adore MJF, but can you imgaine how horrible that must have been for Eric Stoltz? You work for 5 weeks (why didn´t they realize that sooner?), a huge amount of the budget already spent, and then the powers that be decide to do it all over again because you just don´t fit. That must be hard to recover from.

[olivemike81]

Too bad we'll never know how Stoltz would have been received in this role by audiences.

[nitroangus23]

God I Love Lea Thompson!

She'll always be hot to me,

Just that 80's chick you've always wanted.

[El7IncA]

It Was the Fucking right Move, Michael J fox is the best...and he is CANADIANI!...yes!!...

[odiemodie1]

Seen the footage, so uncanny Stoltz and Fox almost look alike, but Fox got that all American apple pie look, even though in reality he's Canadian.

But hearing they dumped Stoltz after five weeks in, I've lost some respect for Spielberg and what's his name Zemeckis. Proof that Hollywood is indeed a dog eat dog world. Brilliant selection in having Michael, he easily out shined Eric as Marty McFly. But if it didn't happen, we would've gone with Eric, thinking this was his role. Hmm, what if...

[temsi]

@odiemodie1 Well, if you think it's a brilliant selection, and that Fox easily out shined Stoltz as Marty, then why would that cause you to lose respect for Spielberg and Zemeckis? They obviously made the right choice and did what was best for the project they were being paid to deliver.

Yeah, it sucked for Eric, but not for the movie.

[odiemodie1]

@temsi,

I meant some, not all respect of Speilberg and Zemeckis, though Zemeckis did say in the footage interview that he being young and having an inflated ego during that time, helped him make that decision to cut Stoltz out. It is just the thought that even the best and up raising stars will get the boot at some period of time...

And YES, it did sucked for Eric, did not seen nor heard of his response yet, bet it will be on the 25th Anniversary date, thrusting him back into the spotlight.

[musicphreke]

Holy mono sound, batman.

[diddymuck]

Stoltz also looked a bit too Jewish, not Grade A all American everykid.

[fredd21ful]

@diddymuck what a stange observation you made there. "stoltz also looked a bit too jewish." ummm good observation dude. ummm yes

[brabon1]

this isnt exactly right...fox was the first choice, but he couldnt get out of family ties...so stoltz was cast

stoltz was wrong for the part (had it not been a comedy, he wouldve been perfect) so they figured out a way for fox to do both the movie and the show

and he almost killed himself doing it

[icheehuahua]

Stoltz is an amazing actor. I bet he would have and did a better job. I also like MJF... but Stoltz isn't the kind of actor you fire 5 weeks in. Spielberg and Zemeckis sucks.

[SimlishSammy]

Got to admit.....he kind of looks a little like Michael.

[nwstud31]

@SimlishSammy

That's what I thought too. He just wasn't as humorous.

[pozestillusion]

@SimlishSammy I totally agree--when he's on the red carpet, but he looked totally different when made up as Marty McFly...

[bohs1984]

The last people I would expect to know their ass from a hole in the ground would be these hollywood directors. Stolz would have been 100 x better.

[chrism60561]

The topic, "What could of been" played a good part in the movie and in behind the scenes. Crazy...

[STEVEMOR909]

Eric seemed like the logical choice considering the other movies he played. If he could have played Some Kind Of Wonderful, he could have played back To The Future but it might not have been as good. He looks kinda serious in the role, compare SKOW which was more serious, BTTF needs more of a comic touch. That comes from the actors personality, not just their performance. I dont think you would see this kind of role change nowadays with the cost of films though.

[GameFreak398]

October 26 is gonna be awesome!

[PrsFenderJackson1980]

Right or wrong. Replacing an actor, director, writers, or whatever after everything is said and done is a DICK move. Bet you they told Eric Stoltz he was fired on a card with a $5 fruit basket.

[smoke126857]

@PrsFenderJackson1980 Not neccessarily.

[ASSBANG6969]

Eric Stolz is a Awful actor. Not just because of this, I am saying it, but I have seen him in other Movies and he DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO ACT....He always looks like he is working hard at his roles, instead of being the Character...

[MarsHottentot]

The Wild Life! The 'sequel' to Fast Times At Ridgemont High? Dick Rude's scene is about all I can remember from that movie. Hollywood most authentic punk.

[MeBenHalpin]

Funny to see Eric Stoltz as Marty Mcfly, much as i love him, Michael J Fox was the right choice in the end.

[antarcticafreeze]

lmfao 1:15 "It was the right move. SUCKS FOR ERIC!"

[WWETNAfan315]

eh Michael Foxi isl been better

[yohanne14]

they should release the Eric Stolz footage for this year's 25 year anniversary, as a gift the the fans ;D

[Luke5119]

@yohanne14 - Totally!! I think I heard they had like near half the movie finished before they finally got MJF.

[MeBenHalpin]

@Luke5119 Why did Eric Stoltz get replaced by Michael J Fox, not saying it weren't right decision, cos thought Michael J Fox was superb in the role of Marty, just wondered what was behind it.

[Luke5119]

@MeBenHalpin - Well, they wanted MJF from the start, but he was busy filming Family Ties. When he was finally able to get a break from that, he jumped on board, and I'm guessing they weren't too far into filming Back to the Future, so they just started over. I don't think Stoltz did anything wrong, he just wasn't their first choice.

[MeBenHalpin]

@Luke5119 Seemed little harsh, way they had tol cut him from the project like that though, but Michael J Fox did it justice in the end.

[tommy407]

@Luke5119 you idiot. It's not about the first choice or second choice. It cost them 3 millions to redo because they felt they have to have MJF.

[duderme]

@MeBenHalpin He didn't have the comedic effect for the movie, so they replaced him with Fox.

[MeBenHalpin]

@duderme Yeah Eric Stoltz is defintly more serious actor, where's Michael J Fox has the flair for comedy.

[MeBenHalpin]

@yohanne14 25th Anniversary has gone past now though, wasn't it July 2010 would been 25 years since Back To The Future arrived.

[yohanne14]

@MeBenHalpin yeah July 3rd, I believe.. would have been great though :)

[MeBenHalpin]

@yohanne14 Would been good to have seen the footage, see how it was originally done.

[ghayooragain]

Should release a movie like, Eric Stoltz in Back To The Future

[Alexdelannee]

Haha, I noticed that in Fringe episode 16 season 2, Eric Stoltz is the star of BttF in an other dimension!

[0Samaire0]

Eric Stoltz is an in-depth, intense actor with amazing talent. But what Marty McFly needed was more on the side of comedy - soooo many scenes in the movies depended on MJF's great comedic talent and timing - not to mention his ability not to take himself and the character too seriously. I am sorry but I just can't see that with ES, as great as he is.

[sphereballs]

Is there ANY film footage of Stoltz's BTTF out there?

[BeeGeesLover84]

i love eric stoltz <3 I LOVE ERIC WE WILL BE MARRIED :)

[PSNDonutDude]

Eric actually looked like marty until he messed up his hair like that. What the fuck was that?

[playfulpaul1985]

michael j fox is perfect for the back to the future roll because he can sing, play,the guitar, and skateboad were as eric stolz could not skateboard so they used tony hawk (he is also awsome) to do those scene and he could not play the guitar which is one of the best scenes in BTTF part1

[magicx3434]

Stolz is a great actor....in some stuff. But this would have been a one hit wonder and box office semi flop without Fox. He is a just a natural and the role was made for him like harrison ford in indian jones.

[MeBenHalpin]

@magicx3434 I agree as much as like Eric Stoltz, most of the parts i've seen him play tend to be the more serious character, the part of Marty Mcfly suited Michael J Fox better, cos of his natrual comedy talent and timing.

[canadianeh24]

@MrSubliminalfeet66 i would have to see the footage to make that assumption. dont get me wrong, i love this trilogy as far to say that its my favorite trilogy ever. but eric stoltz has a very similar facial structure. and whos to say that a more intense marty is a bad thing... well other than spielberg :P

[BrightWave]

Marty McFly will always be Michael J. Fox. 

[BryanRiel]

if you think of it, without Michael J. Fox, the BTTF series wouldn't be as popular and as classic as it is to date.

[crazyrainbowlover]

I like Eric Stoltz but I don't think the movie would have been the same without Michael and I don't think Eric's future roles would have been as versatile if he played Marty

[deanriam]

The firing of Eric Stoltz is super unfair, "too intense" my ass. I seriously can't believe that they didn't draw that conclusion from auditions alone. They'll never show his footage because what they claim is bullshit.

They wanted Michael J. Fox from the start, when he became available they just fired Eric Stoltz, end of story, the intense thing is just a cop-out.

[2010mustang2]

The movie would not have been as good with him.

[TitanicMasta]

Eric got pwned. LOL. btw where can i find the origonal Back To The Future with eric?

[DanDaSimmer]

@TitanicMasta they didnt actually make the movie with eric in it, just a few scenes!

[MrsSluty]

@DanDaSimmer they make almost the whole movie u have to see ..

[DanDaSimmer]

@MrsSluty Only the beggining and ending, nothing in the middle was made, The member asked where he could watch it with eric in it, but they NEVER released any of the footage.

[ogfunk187]

@MrsSluty nah

[somejackball]

@TitanicMasta most likely SE box-sets, with lots of extras.. try Amazon

[GomerDose]

Rocky Dennis goes back to the FUTURE!

lol

[capixie]

I wonder if they'll release the footage on a 25th anniversary dvd.  It'll be 25 years this summer.

[reidgor]

Amazing. I never new about this if it was'nt for Fringe. What an Episode.

Genius.

G Reid. Aberdeen Scotland.

[blabblab1212]

Didn't Lea go back to television and become "just a TV star"? Talk about karma coming full circle and kicking her in the ass!!!

[SOYCD99]

I'm here because of fringe as well lol.

[SHAMUSPC]

Whats up with the sound????????????????

[tjoceasde]

They just had this on Fringe. In the other universe, there was a movie theater marquee in the other universe that showed "Back to the Future Starring Eric Stolz"

[cxlleen]

@tjoceasde this was insanity. i really had no clue : /

[drsjohnny]

@tjoceasde yeah i saw the same thing

[jessedowns]

That's what turned me on to Eric. Never heard of him before. Bye-the-Bye, don't you think they did a great job making Walter younger?

[JBantha]

@tjoceasde i just saw that! that's how i end here! XD

would be fun to see those days of footage *_* I would feel like from another universe S_S xD

[camrebirth]

@tjoceasde YEah I love the "FRINGE" Episode #15 "Peter" from Season 2 they showed in the "other Universe" exist the full version of BACK TO THE FUTURE starring by Eric Stolz... wow

[rODIUMuk]

I think Eric might of been better. Im dying to see that footage

[rocio421]

Is it me, or do MJF and ES kinda look alike??

[Darthlongi]

what show was this? i know it was one of those "E! top 100" shows...

[earlyblue]

there is no sound on the video

[kevinbaconisbest]

did they say a half om million dollar or a half a billion dollar?

[markvtos]

I hope they release the Eric Stoltz footage some day.

It'll be 25 years this year since the original films release... It'd be a pretty sweet birthday present I think!

[titomoreno]

MJF did a great job, but it is supose that Marty is a rocker and MJF do not look pretty much as a rocker or musician, the images of eric Stoltz look more like a rocker to me

[ShootStyleZombie]

the casting from Stoltz to Fox had an effect on the character Biff Tannen, it was originally going to be played by JJ Cohen had Fox been played Marty at the very beginning but Cohen wasn't convincing enough to bully Stoltz and was given to Thomas F. Wilson instead

[kyegirl2001]

I dunno. The universe works the way it probably should. Eric was always the indie guy and a great producer/director. He went on to do Mask and wonderful theatre work...Besides, Eric can still work and Michael can't so......?

[DarthMakaveliSithMC]

@kyegirl2001 I agree. This change makes me think of how Stuart Townsend was replaced by Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn after production already started on LOTR. And how Meg Tilly broke her foot after she was chosen to play Constanze in Amadeus, paving the way for Elizabeth Berridge, an acting student who did great in the role.

[Alnilam47]

I can't hear anything on this video.

[smokes2468]

I want to see that freakin footage so bad. They should just release it already.

[JMJ68]

@smokes2468 i heard that on october 26 2010 they re release BTTF Trilogy on blu ray with eric footage

[smoke126857]

@smokes2468 Oct.26

[ShaneMcD77]

@smokes2468 They have! I've uploaded some of it, but there's better versions of it out there than mine, but I'm sure you know that already... :)

[evolutionsolutionco]

@smokes2468 hey man they just released the Eric Stoltz footage on the official bttf.com website today. I've been looking for this footage forever as well and Universal just released it. Thought I'd let another Back to the Future fan know. Peace.

[SteelCity1981]

I would love to see the uncut production parts of Back to the future with Eric Stoltz in it to really compare him with Michael J Fox.

[jksonny]

Judging from the on-set photos, the Stoltz version of Marty was a goofy hipster. With MJF, the character became the straight man to all the craziness going on around him. And I think that's what the film needed.

[gothatway09]

Michael J. Fox was BORN to play Marty McFly. I have a feeling if Eric Stoltz played the role Back to the Future would not be the iconic great film it is, but instead more of an 80s cult favorite right next Weird Science or something. Look at the clothes they had Eric Stoltz in, they look awful, it was the worst, most gaudy and cheesiest aspect of the 80s. With Michael they had 80s clothes that were more hip and brand name stylish, and yet don't date too much. MJF also had a certain charm.

[bvg83]

MJF was unique 4 the role!

good 4 zemeckis and spielberg

[mugabesunny]

its ironic that Stoltz and MJFox look incredibly similar too. I feel sorry for Stoltz. I think Zemeckis should have at least used him in one of his next movies as a gesture. Stoltz never seemed to hit the big heights he should have. MJFox was born for this role though.

[trailersic]

I think it's a question of height, looking at those pictures Stoltz is just too damn big

[MuskateerGripWeed]

MJFox was Marty and always would have been , his comic timing is second to none and he did an amazing job, eric is a red head and that's all I have to say.

[jamesjohnking]

Why do they interview these complete nobodies (like Marki Costello, or Scott Bailey)?  No one gives a shit about them. If you can't anyone the audience will recognize (apart from a few soap opera fans; yeah, I looked him up), then don't bother.

[j10stretch]

Eric was to dramatic....they wanted a little bit of humor to the part

[THYCHANIE]

All cause Eric looked to Old to play a 17 year old....WTF?! Hollywood....go figure.

[Krypton88]

It wasn't that. MJF was the original choice for Marty from the get-go. But they couldn't work around his schedule for Family Ties, thus they cast Stoltz. However once filming began, it became clear to the director and producers that he simply wasn't right for the role and approached MJF once again. This time, Family Ties producers DID let Michael do the film so long as it didn't interfere with the show. So as a result, MJF filmed BTTF over the weekend and during night shoots.

[marcoschalesky]

Where the hell is the footage???

[Effedup]

It's locked up in a vault somewhere. In the special features of the Trilogy DVD box set, there's a short thing about Eric Stoltz and his involvement, (I think it was Robert Zemeckis) says "Yes, we still have the footage, but we will not be releasing it, at least, not anytime soon, out of respect to Eric Stoltz." or something to that effect.

My guess is it won't be around anytime soon, so I wouldn't hold your breath...

[diuga1]

The closest I saw of the scrapped footage was a couple of stills taken from unused scenes with Eric wearing McFly's vest and standing next fo Lloyd, also in charcter. The photo(s) are in/on the Extras section of the dvd.

[rODIUMuk]

That is fucking annoying. I only wanted that trilogy DVD for that footage.

[feckingbillgates]

Isn't there more to the story than this? They just thought he wasn't right for the role? I really hope the Stoltz footage makes its way onto a DVD someday; it sure looks like a lot of it was filmed with him.

[ssudioTVgirl]

I actually used to get Eric and Michael confused with each other back in the day. However, as great an actor as Eric is, I don't think he would have been as good at Marty McFly as MJF.

[summerguy03]

yeah, i mean it sucks that we'll never get to see (at least for a good while) what it would've been like if stoltz was in the movie, but at the same time i think it was probably meant to be that way-- like it was almost certainly for the best in the end (and stoltz was originally their second choice anyway). cause fox was GREAT in that role, and he interacted with the rest of the cast really well, too.