Back to the Future is one of the most iconic films of all time, with a huge fanbase, of which I am most definitely a part of. The 1985 film stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, and Lea Thompson, and it is hard to imagine anyone else in these roles. However, if you were ever wondering which other actors were contenders for the main roles in the film, look no further than the video below (which we first saw via Laughing Squid), which shows auditions for the time-travel movie.
All these old audition tapes come from a special feature included in the Blu-ray edition of Back to the Future. Many of the contenders are actors you may recognize from other projects. Among the actors auditioning for Marty McFly were Ben Stiller, Jon Cryer, and C. Thomas Howell. The special feature also showed auditions for other characters. Peter DeLuise and Billy Zane were considered for the role of Biff Tannen instead of Thomas F. Wilson. Kyra Sedgwick auditioned for Jennifer Parker, Marty’s girlfriend. Of course, many of the young actors went on to have long-storied careers in the industry.
Stiller has been in some of the most famous movie series like Zoolander and Madagascar. If you’re me though, you know his magnum opus is the Night at the Museum series. Similarly, Cryer is famous for playing Duckie in Pretty in Pink. Howell is most known for his role as Ponyboy in The Outsiders. As you may remember, Zane was still cast in Back to the Future as Match despite originally auditioning for the role of Biff.
If you want to take a trip down memory lane and watch Robert Zemeckis’ masterpiece, it is not on a streaming service as of now. It is only available for rent or purchase on platforms like Amazon Prime Video and YouTube.
Content shared from nerdist.com.