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Michael J Fox have claimed back to the future The co-star “created a fight” on the set. classic movie,
The actor, who played Marty McFly in the 1985 film, said that Crispin Glover created tension behind the scenes due to his eccentric behavior while playing his character’s father, George.
Fox, 65, said that, despite knowing Glover prior to the film, he was “not ready to act with him” because he never “did the same thing the same way twice”.
According to Fox, Glover “had his own ideas” about what his character should do, which differed from those shared by the film’s crew, including director Robert Zemeckis.
“Nobody puts Crispin in a box,” Fox writes in the new memoir. boy of the future“But that didn’t stop the camera crew from literally building a box around him.
“As George McFly, Crispin had his own ideas about how and where his character should go.”
Fox highlighted an instance in which Glover deviated from his impression during a scene together.
The actor wrote, “As Crispin approached the camera, he was to stay in a lane between the clothesline and me. But Crispin had different plans.”
“My guess is that he saw George as a wanderer, a free spirit who traveled in random patterns – in this case, perpendicular to the camera.”
To keep Glover in place, the crew “built a miniature corral made of sandbags and C-stands, thereby trapping Crispin in following the parameters of the shot”.
Fox said he enjoyed working with Glover, saying: “His talent was undeniable, though his methods sometimes caused friction. Still, I respect how he stayed true to George (as he understood and embraced him).”
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Glover, who was 21 at the time, was replaced by Jeffrey Weissman in the role of George for the film’s two sequels, which were released in 1989 and 1990. Independent Glover has been contacted for comment.
Fox himself initially clashed with the film’s female lead, Lea Thompson, because she replaced his friend Eric Stoltz in the lead role.
When asked if he immediately contacted Fox, Thompson admitted in 2024: “Probably not because I was friends with Eric Stoltz, who was recently fired from his job.”
However, Thompson soon developed a good relationship with Fox.
In a new interview, Fox also opened up about living with Parkinson’s since she was 29 shared his candid thoughts on death,
“There aren’t many people who have had Parkinson’s disease for 35 years,” Fox said. The Sunday Times“I would love to not wake up for a day. That would be really great. I don’t want it to be dramatic. I don’t want to trip over furniture, break my head.”
During a recent interview PeopleThe teen wolf The actor also opened up about his daily challenges while living with Parkinson’s.
“I wake up and I get messages about what the day is going to be like, and I try to keep up with it,” he said. “I keep getting new challenges physically, and I overcome them.”