Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Robert "Bob" Gale (born May 21, 1951) is an American screenwriter who co-wrote the science fiction film Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screenplays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Gale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll
2022
as Self
The script of "Back to the Future" was one of the most refused of Hollywood: more than forty times. No producer believed in this project of Robert Zem...

In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were ins...

Project 88: Back to the Future Too
2020
Creator
More than 300 fans from 9 different countries joined together to remake Back to the Future Part II during the COVID-19 quarantine. The film was split ...

Framing John DeLorean
2019
as Himself
A documentary interspersed with acted scenes, this portrait of John DeLorean covers the brilliant but tragically flawed automaker's rise to stardom an...

Outatime: Saving the DeLorean Time Machine
2016
as Himself
OUTATIME... tells the incredible comeback story of the world's most famous movie car - the DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future. Plagued by s...

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
as Self
A one-off 90 minute special in which Keith Lemon pays tribute to the iconic Back To The Future films.

Doc Brown Saves the World
2015
Producer, Writer
In order to save the world from a nuclear holocaust in 2045, Doc Brown must push the technological age back at least 50 years preventing Mattel Hoverb...

Back in Time
2015
as Self
Cast, crew and fans explore the 'Back to the Future' time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture—30 years after Marty McFly went back in ti...

Back To the Present: The Special
2015
Robert Zemeckis's Back To The Future was a huge box-office hit in 1985 that ultimately led to two sequels. In 1989, in Back To The Future Part II, Mic...

Milius
2013
as Self
The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of his generation.

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
2012
as Self - Interviewee
A survey of movies about politics, with clips from several films and interviews with filmmakers and actors.

Tales from the Future
2010
as Self
Eight-part retrospective documentary on the making of "Back to the Future" (and its two sequels) for the film's 25th anniversary.

Looking Back to the Future
2009
as Self
A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy.

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Cre...
Looking Back at the Future
2006
as Himself
Looking to the future is a documentary about the filming of the legendary trilogy Back to the Future.

The World's First Time Machine
2003
Time travel is one of mankind's favorite fantasies. But what if it were possible to build a real time machine? To travel into the future, or the past?...

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002
as Self
This is the making of the Back to the Future Trilogy by acclaimed documentary maker Laurent Bouzereau and appears on the Back to the Future DVD set.

Interstate 60
2002
Director, Writer, Producer
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

Bordello of Blood
1996
Story
Private eye Rafe Guttman is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine to find her missing bad-boy brother. The trail leads him to a whorehouse run by a...

The Making of '1941'
1996
as Self
A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-t...
Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie
1995
Director, Writer
Designed as an interactive movie, it is approximately 20 to 30 minutes long, depending on audience interaction. It requires the audience to vote for v...

Trespass
1992
Writer, Executive Producer
Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't...

Back to the Future: The Ride
1991
Original Film Writer
Visitors to the Institute of Future Technology enter what they believe to be a tour of the facilities, but instead get involved in a chase through tim...

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990
as Self
The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy was a program hosted by Kirk Cameron. The show answered questions that Back to the Future fans sent in b...

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990
Executive Producer
The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy was a program hosted by Kirk Cameron. The show answered questions that Back to the Future fans sent in b...

Back to the Future Part III
1990
Producer, Screenplay, Characters
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time mac...

Back to the Future Part II
1989
Producer, Screenplay, Characters
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff...

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989
as Himself

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989
Writer, Executive Producer

Citizen Steve
1987
as Screenwriter
On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth...

The Making of Back to the Future
1986
as Self
The Making of 'Back to the Future'

Amazing Stories
1986
Teleplay
A feature film edited from three episodes of Amazing Stories (1985): The Mission, Mummy Daddy and Go to the Head of the Class.

Back to the Future
1985
Producer, Writer
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother...

Used Cars
1980
Writer, Producer
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the ...

1941
1979
Screenplay, Story
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
Writer, Associate Producer
If they missed Beatles' first appearance in the U.S.A. they would hate themselves for the rest of their lives! So four young girls from New Jersey set...

A Field of Honor
1973
Writer
An ex-soldier encounters many dangers in the small town he lives in.