We Don't Need Roads Quotes

“The only thing more uncertain than the future is the past. —Soviet proverb”
― Caseen Gaines, We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy

“There have been several attempts to create functioning hoverboards, some of which have been reported about in internationally renowned news outlets like the New York Times, but it seems that true hoverboarding like Marty does on film is not going to become a reality anytime soon.”
― Caseen Gaines, We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy

“In the earliest tests, the temporary hoverboard was just a skateboard with the wheels popped off. The base was screwed into the stuntmen’s shoes, and the performers were put in harnesses that attached at the hips and were connected to a large crane.”
― Caseen Gaines, We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy

“In watching any of the hoverboard sequences, especially the extended ones like the chase in the Hill Valley square and the tunnel where Biff is trying to reclaim the sports almanac, one can see that a mixture of techniques were used. In some cases, the effects that appear amazing on-screen were really quite low-tech. Thin metal wire legs were placed right in the middle of the underside of some Styrofoam props, so that when Michael J. Fox threw them down, they would wobble as if levitating. In shots where one end of the board was out of frame, the other side was sometimes held by a crew member until Fox grabbed it and tucked it under his arm. When the actors’ feet were obscured, they were often shot from the waist up and put on actual skateboards. Sometimes they were pulled on a large dolly. Large sheets of plywood would be added to the ground in order to create additional height in comparison with the rest of what was in the frame.”
― Caseen Gaines, We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy

“Their imperfect record at awards shows was disappointing, sure, but the best prize of all came when, on February 4, 1986, President Ronald Reagan name-checked and quoted directly from the movie—where we’re going, we don’t need roads—in his State of the Union address.”
― Caseen Gaines, We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy