Michael J. Fox reflects on friendship with Back To The Future franchise co-star Christopher Lloyd
- The 61-year-old actor opened up on their relationship on Saturday at a Variety Studio presented by Audible interview at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
- Lloyd, 84, portrayed Doc Brown in the sci-fi comedy franchise
- Fox played Marty McFly in the Back To The Future films
- The Family Ties star earned a standing ovation at Sundance on Friday after the world premiere of his documentary Still that examines his legendary acting career and battle with Parkinson’s disease
- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie will be shown on Apple TV+ later this year
Michael J. Fox has reflected on his friendship with his Back To The Future franchise co-star Christopher Lloyd.
The 61-year-old actor opened up on their relationship on Saturday at a Variety Studio presented by Audible interview at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
‘Chris is a great guy. He’s very enigmatic,’ said Fox of his 84-year-old co-star who portrayed Doc Brown in the sci-fi comedy franchise.
Franchise friend: Michael J. Fox, shown on Saturday in Utah, has reflected on his friendship with his Back To The Future franchise co-star Christopher Lloyd
‘It took me a few films to get to know him. On ”Back to the Future Part III” we connected in a way we hadn’t on the other films. I came to see how much he loved acting. I never got that before. To sit down and talk about acting and talk about Shakespeare and ‘King Lear’… This guy can play King Lear! People don’t expect that of him. He’s full of surprises,’ Fox added.
He continued, ‘He can tell a movie’s worth of story in two seconds and you get it. Us regular actors have to lay out hours and hours to get the information out. Chris is brilliant at it. His love of film and his love of being an actor… He’s not just a crazy guy, he’s an artist.’
Fox played Marty McFly in the franchise that spawned three films, a short film and an animated series.
The Family Ties star earned a standing ovation at Sundance on Friday after the world premiere of his documentary Still that examines his legendary acting career and battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Popular films: The 61-year-old actor is shown with Lloyd, 84, in a still from the 1990 film Back To The Future III
Together again: Lloyd and Fox attended a Back To The Future Reunion last October at New York Comic Con in New York City
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie will be shown on Apple TV+ later this year.
Fox discovered he had Parkinson’s disease after waking up from a night of drinking to find his pinky twitching in 1990. After it wouldn’t stop, he went to a neurologist in 1991 and was diagnosed with the disease.
The actor has been married since 1988 to actress Tracy Pollan, 62, and they have four children together.
Going strong: The actor has been married since 1988 to actress Tracy Pollan, shown together in November in Los Angeles, and they have four children together
Great guy: ‘Chris is a great guy. He’s very enigmatic,’ said Fox of his co-star Lloyd who portrayed Doc Brown in the sci-fi comedy franchise, shown in November in Los Angeles
Fox retired from acting in 2020 after having a career resurgence in the early 2000s with the Good Fight and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
He started his career by dropping out of his Canadian high school and moving to Hollywood at 16.
Fox is now writing books about his experience and is funding research into Parkinson’s through his Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Time travelers: Fox and Lloyd are shown in costume for the 1988 film Back To The Future 2
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