The Truth of Crispin Glover’s BACK TO THE FUTURE Lawsuit

To Crispin's point, as someone who has watched these movies casually I never realized he wasn't the actor in Part 2.

Dude i had no idea that wasn't him!!! They definitely succeeded in making people think he was in the movie

Won his lawsuit, but call it what it was: $760,000 in exchange for being blacklisted by Hollywood

This gives me more respect for Crispin here. He stood up for himself and what he believed in despite what he was up against and its effect on his career. It's a bold move most wouldn't make. It's really too bad they wouldn't just pay the man what he was worth. He was amazing in the first film.

"Hey you, get your damned hands off my likeness!" - George McFly

Not me at 42 years old in 2024, having watched this movie at least 30 times growing up, just now realizing that wasn't Crispin Glover in Part 2 😮😮😮

0:33 "Bob Gale, he lies about things." One of Bob Gale's biggest whoppers was Reagan's so-called reaction to seeing the Back To The Future scene where Doc Brown is surprised at hearing Reagan is President. According to Gale, Reagan laughed so hard he asked the White House theater's projectionist to play it a second time. Only that never happened. The reaction to that scene was much colder in reality, as the mention of Jane Wyman's name in the very next scene made Reagan and everyone in the room uncomfortable. The fact that Gale got the location wrong -- it was Camp David and not the White House theater where it was shown -- is another clue that he made the whole story up.

Much respect to Crispin for refusing to back down & for standing up for individual rights.

Using the likeness of an actor without their permission is nowadays a discussion more relevant than ever. Generative AI used to emulate actors' voices and visual resemblance it's being used to cut budgets, but it's also an excuse for companies to get a bigger chunk of profit without compensating the artists. In the case of big names they are obviously being well compensated for being full scanned to the pore (for now), but emerging actors or extras are getting their faces' data scraped and being underpaid, less work just to feed the algorithms that will replace them.

Man of all the cast members he aged the best 😮

I really appreciate the availability of this video and its more accurate representation of Clover's conflicts with the "Back to the Future" legal situation. In fact, this video showcases Clover in a rare form. Usually, we see the quirky essecentric, over-the-top fringe performer. Instead, we saw him as an articulate and sincere person with a definitive position to defend.

I didn’t know he wasn’t in the sequel until I learned about the lawsuit. That’s messed up.

They did Glover dirty on this one, and then acted like he was crazy to complain

Crispin as George McFly was one of the most interesting part of the movie characters. I always enjoy watching his performance in that movie.

The end of the film wasn’t about money. It was about the first events of successfully winning creating a winning environment leading them to a life of success.

Glover said about the ending of BTTF doesn't make sense. They were in already in love in the scrappy chain smoking Lorraine version but his journey was also the new confidence George found which will lead to his future success.

I'm 46 and probably haven't seen BTTF2 since I was a child and I had no idea that Crispen wasn't in it until I saw this video. He had every right to sue.

Actor's should all thank Crispin, He saved a good majority of them from being screwed over by the Executives and Producers.

The fact that i and many others just found out from this video that wasnt him in the sequel is insane and just further proves his point and frustrations

While I agree with the lawsuit, I heavily disagree with Crispin on the ending of the film. It never came across as monetary value at least to me and my friends/family who watched it with me. It was because George was happy. He was no longer bullied or weighed down by insecurities and was able to truly embrace life. He had confidence and was able to become a published author and do what he loves while having a loving wife and children behind him. Being a positive influence and supporting others around him. And as an actor myself who was bullied and is still striving in spite of that, I’d say it goes a long way.