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  2. Sep 15, 2020 · Glover played lovable goofball-turned-rich author George McFly, father of Marty McFly ( Michael J. Fox) in the first Back to the Future, but he didn't come back for the sequel. Yes,...

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    In Back to the Future, Crispin Glover portrayed George McFly as a charming, hysterically funny, and sympathetic father and teenager. Given the success of the first movie, it is hardly surprising that Glover was initially keen to reprise his role in the sequels. However, whilst filming the original movie, he was vocal about his disagreement with the...

    The most hurtful thing from Crispin Glover’s viewpoint was the way his image was used for the sequel without his permission. Molds of his face from the first movie were used to create prosthetics for Weissman so that he resembled Glover as closely as possible. This left Glover utterly horrified. Before Weissman was cast, killing George off was cons...

    The Glover/Weissman situation was not the only controversy surrounding casting in a Back to the Future movie. In the original, many key scenes had been shot with Eric Stoltz in the role of Marty McFly. Stoltz was better regarded for his dramatic performances at the time, and Zemeckis felt he was not bringing the right amount of comedic energy to th...

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  3. Nov 19, 2019 · Crispin Glover appeared in Back to the Future as Marty McFly's father George but didn't return to the role in the sequels. Here's why he was recast.

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  4. Apr 3, 2024 · Crispin Glover was replaced as George McFly in Back to the Future Part II due to a disagreement with Robert Zemeckis on the film's message. The production reused footage of Glover and used prosthetics to cast Jeffrey Weissman in the role for the sequel.

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  5. Glover took out a lawsuit against the filmmakers just prior to the release of Back to the Future Part III (in which Weissman appears again, briefly, as George McFly), arguing they had made illegal use of his physical likeness.

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  6. Aug 9, 2013 · In a new interview with Crispin Glover, he reveals his reasons for not reprising the role of George McFly in Back To The Future Part II.

  7. May 5, 2020 · The eccentric actor, writer, and filmmaker, since attaining stardom as George McFly in Robert Zemeckis' revolutionary Back To The Future, has crafted an image for himself thanks to the...

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