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Future Boy
Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum
Bestseller
Author: Michael J. Fox, Nelle Fortenberry
Narrator: Michael J. Fox
Unabridged: 3 hr 30 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: 10/14/2025
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Arts & Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film
Synopsis
A poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously—Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. Read by Michael J. Fox, this program features renowned clips and music from Back to the Future, plus interviews with the cast and crew of these legendary film and TV productions. Hear this amazing true story as only Michael J. Fox can tell it.
"[Narrator and author Michael J. Fox's] enthusiastic accounts of feel-good moments on both sets will delight listeners, and he good-humoredly recites well-loved movie lines and shares new stories about his acting career."—AudioFile
In early 1985, Michael J. Fox was one of the biggest stars on television. His world was about to get even bigger, but only if he could survive the kind of double duty unheard of in Hollywood. Fox’s days were already dedicated to rehearsing and taping the hit sitcom Family Ties, but then the chance of a lifetime came his way. Soon, he committed his nights to a new time-travel adventure film being directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg—Back to the Future. Sitcom during the day, movie at night—day after day, for months.
Fox’s nightly commute from a soundstage at Paramount to the back lot at Universal Studios, from one dream job to another, would become his own space-time continuum. It was in this time portal that Alex P. Keaton handed the baton to Marty McFly while Michael J. Fox tried to catch a few minutes of sleep. Alex’s bravado, Marty’s flair, and Fox’s comedic virtuosity all swirled together to create something truly special.
In Future Boy, Fox tells the remarkable story of playing two landmark roles at the same time—a slice of entertainment history that’s never been told. Using new interviews with the cast and crew of both projects, the result is a vividly drawn and eye-opening story of creative achievement by a beloved icon.
Excerpts and quotes from the Back to the Future, Copyright 1985 Universal City Studios, Inc., Courtesy of Universal Studios Licensing LLC
Music and words by Alan Anthony Silvestri, Copyright SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. ON BEHALF OF USI B MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Group
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books
"[Narrator and author Michael J. Fox's] enthusiastic accounts of feel-good moments on both sets will delight listeners, and he good-humoredly recites well-loved movie lines and shares new stories about his acting career."—AudioFile
In early 1985, Michael J. Fox was one of the biggest stars on television. His world was about to get even bigger, but only if he could survive the kind of double duty unheard of in Hollywood. Fox’s days were already dedicated to rehearsing and taping the hit sitcom Family Ties, but then the chance of a lifetime came his way. Soon, he committed his nights to a new time-travel adventure film being directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg—Back to the Future. Sitcom during the day, movie at night—day after day, for months.
Fox’s nightly commute from a soundstage at Paramount to the back lot at Universal Studios, from one dream job to another, would become his own space-time continuum. It was in this time portal that Alex P. Keaton handed the baton to Marty McFly while Michael J. Fox tried to catch a few minutes of sleep. Alex’s bravado, Marty’s flair, and Fox’s comedic virtuosity all swirled together to create something truly special.
In Future Boy, Fox tells the remarkable story of playing two landmark roles at the same time—a slice of entertainment history that’s never been told. Using new interviews with the cast and crew of both projects, the result is a vividly drawn and eye-opening story of creative achievement by a beloved icon.
Excerpts and quotes from the Back to the Future, Copyright 1985 Universal City Studios, Inc., Courtesy of Universal Studios Licensing LLC
Music and words by Alan Anthony Silvestri, Copyright SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. ON BEHALF OF USI B MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Group
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books
