How the 'Back to the Future' clocktower scene was created

Most of the effects were practical effects.
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How the 'Back to the Future' clocktower scene was created
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The climax of '80s darling Back to the Future is (spoiler) an intense race against time as Doc Brown and Marty McFly prepare for a lightning strike.

Our CineFix series, Art of the Scene, takes a closer look at this iconic scene, which involved a series of over-the-top mishaps Doc had to remedy so that Marty could make his trip back to the future. Luckily the real-life mishaps during filming were mostly small and unimportant. Mostly.

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