![]() It was constructed full-scale for the third film in Monument Valley, Utah (near the Arizona/Utah border) and was torn down after that portion of filming was completed. The Pohatchee Drive-In Theater where Marty initially travels from 1955 back to 1885 was not a real theater.The actual tunnel is only a fraction of the length of the one depicted in Part II. The River Road Tunnel is actually Observatory Tunnel at Griffith Park in Los Angeles.Kennedy Drive is actually Victory Boulevard in Burbank, California. The train that hit the DeLorean and the Futuristic Train were parked in Port Hueneme, California.The houses of George McFly, Lorraine Baines, and Biff Tannen in 1955 are all in South Pasadena, California.Peabody's Twin Pines Ranch is really at Golden Oak Ranch, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company and used in many Disney productions.The 1955 Lyon Estates field is actually along farmland between the city borders of Chino, California and Corona, California.Marty's Lyon Estates house in 1985 is actually at 9303 Roslyndale Avenue, Pacoima, California.Twin Pines/Lone Pine Mall is actually the Puente Hills Mall in Industry, California.Doc's garage in 1985 was a façade set up next to a Burger King on North Victory Boulevard in Burbank, California. Doc's house in 1955 is the Gamble House in Pasadena, California.Other real-life shooting locations of Hill Valley landmarks include: On June 1, 2008, yet another fire destroyed part of the rebuilt Courthouse Square backlot and damaged the clock tower. On Februfire at Whittier High School, California, where some (mostly exterior) scenes were filmed, destroyed the men's gym there. Once again, the backlot facades were then rebuilt, with the exception of the facades used for Hill Valley 1885. Another fire on Septemagain damaged Courthouse Square. However, the Courthouse itself survived the devastation and other facades were reconstructed. On November 6, 1990, an arson fire on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot destroyed much of Courthouse Square, the setting in which all the other time periods were filmed. All buildings except the clock tower were left intact after production completed. The producers were able to use the land rent-free under an agreement to leave the set buildings on site. įor Back to the Future Part III, Hill Valley 1885 was filmed in Sonora, California. Griff's car is a modified BMW 633 (which was never sold in the convertible form seen in the film). Cars reused from other science fiction films include the "Star Car" from The Last Starfighter (1984) and a "Spinner" from Blade Runner (1982). Examples include Ford Probe, Saab EV-1, Citroën DS 21, Pontiac Banshee Concept, Pontiac Fiero and Volkswagen Beetle. Many of the cars that appear in the 2015 scenes are either modified for the film or concept cars. The clock tower was a removable addition, one of many ways in which the Courthouse building has been redressed over the years to suit the needs of a production. It had been used for many films and television shows dating back to 1948's An Act of Murder, including the first 1959 episode of the sci-fi series The Twilight Zone, called " Where Is Everybody?" The Hill Valley courthouse can also be seen in the movies Bruce Almighty, Gremlins, Bye Bye Birdie, Sneakers, The Offspring's music video " Why Don't You Get a Job?", an episode of Major Dad entitled "Who's That Blonde", and an episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The town square set was called Mockingbird Square after the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, but was later known as Courthouse Square. ![]() Instead filming was completed on the Universal Studios backlot, where they had more control. However, an early script for Back to the Future Part II mentioned that Hill Valley was named after its founder, William "Bill" Hill.įor Back to the Future, the producers considered filming the town square scenes in the real city of Petaluma, California, but soon realized it would be prohibitively expensive and impractical to alter a real place to suit the different eras. The city name "Hill Valley" is a joke, being an oxymoron. ![]() The films contain many sight gags, verbal innuendos and detailed set design elements, from which a detailed and consistent history of the area can be derived. In the trilogy, Hill Valley is seen in four different time periods – 1885, 1955, 1985, and 2015 – as well as in a dystopian alternate 1985. Hill Valley is a fictional town in California that serves as the setting of the Back to the Future trilogy and its animated spin-off series. ![]() The set of the Hill Valley courthouse at the Universal Studios backlot, known as Courthouse Square ![]()
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