BACK TO THE FUTURE Cast Need Your Help Finding Marty McFly’s Missing Red Guitar

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40 years ago, Michael J. Fox etched his name in cinema lore by destroying a Gibson ES-345 guitar in 1955 Hill Valley during Back to the Future. Little did he realize at the time, this scene would contribute significantly to making Marty McFly one of the most enduring film characters ever. Tragically, that cherished cherry red guitar vanished shortly afterward and has yet to resurface. Now, via Entertainment Weekly, we’ve learned about an upcoming documentary titled Lost to the Future. This film chronicles the quest to find Marty’s lost guitar – the same instrument he played “Johnny B. Good” on at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, leaving the audience spellbound. You can check out the trailer below:

The majority of the original cast for the documentary reappeared, such as Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and Harry Watters Jr., along with Bob Gale (the film’s screenwriter) and even Huey Lewis. Notably absent was Crispin Glover, but that comes as no surprise. The films director, Robert Zemeckis, expressed his enthusiasm by saying, “This is the film that inspired me to become a filmmaker, and the scene that made me try playing guitar for the first time.” As children of the 80s, it’s our responsibility to invite music enthusiasts, fans of the movie, and true crime documentary aficionados on this unbelievable journey to discover the Excalibur of our generation.

In 1989, during the production of Back to the Future: Part II, director Robert Zemeckis noticed that a guitar was missing from their set. Since then, the whereabouts of this particular guitar remain unknown. As Michael J. Fox humorously noted in the movie’s trailer, it could be lost in the space-time continuum or hidden away in some teamster’s garage. In an effort to find this long-lost instrument, Gibson Guitars is reaching out to fans of Back to the Future. If you have any information regarding its whereabouts, please visit LostToTheFuture.com, or call/text 1-855-345-1955. Perhaps one day, when the documentary is released, it will have a joyful resolution.

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2025-06-05 03:02