1984

This article is about the year 1984. You may be looking for the novel by George Orwell.

1984 was a year in the 20th century.

Events

• Friday, March 30: Robert Zemeckis' movie, Romancing the Stone (A movie George McFly thought up when hearing about Zemeckis) is released in movie theaters.
• June - Linda McFly graduated from Hill Valley High School with the Class of 1984, according to the sweatshirt she wore in the photograph in Marty's wallet.
• Friday, June 8: The movie, Ghostbusters makes it's theatrical debut.
• Sunday, September 16: The first episode of Miami Vice airs on NBC.
• Tuesday, November 6 - Ronald Reagan was elected to a second four-year term as President of the United States.
• (Date unknown) - Nintendo released the light gun video game Wild Gunman into arcades in an updated format, replacing the still photographs of the original 1974 release with cartoon-style sprite graphics.
• (Date unknown): In the 1986F timeline, Marty left Hill Valley under the condition that the Tannen Crime Family left Lorraine and George McFly alone.

By October 21, 2015, the Blast from the Past antique store has a Macintosh Computer from this year.

Behind the scenes

• July - The third draft screenplay of Back to the Future was finalized.
• Friday, October 12 - The fourth draft screenplay of Back to the Future was finalized.

Real-world

• Thursday, January 5: The Family Ties episode "Birthday Boy" airs. The episode guest stars Crispin Glover as Doug, who is a friend of series regular, Alex Keaton (played by Michael J. Fox).
• Monday, November 26 - Production of Back to the Future began, with Eric Stoltz in the role of Marty McFly for the first four weeks of filming.

Appearances

• Back to the Future (First mentioned)
• Back to the Future novelization (Mentioned only)
• Back to the Future Part II novelization
• Back to the Future: The Game
  • Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 2: Get Tannen! (Mentioned only)