To Crispin's point, as someone who has watched these movies casually I never realized he wasn't the actor in Part 2.

"Hey you, get your damned hands off my likeness!" - George McFly

Can we just take a moment and appreciate that Crispin’s suit game is on point.

I understand Crispin’s point. Acting is an Art. He’s an artist. Imagine this happening to a singer or a painter!

Dude i had no idea that wasn't him!!! They definitely succeeded in making people think he was in the movie

This gives me more respect for Crispin here. He stood up for himself and what he believed in despite what he was up against and its effect on his career. It's a bold move most wouldn't make. It's really too bad they wouldn't just pay the man what he was worth. He was amazing in the first film.

What a shame to have such a great actor and not being part of the sequel. Crispin did a tremendous job in portraying McFly.

Met Mr. Glover at a party 25 years ago. Super nice guy.

Crispin as George McFly was one of the most interesting part of the movie characters. I always enjoy watching his performance in that movie.

Man of all the cast members he aged the best 😮

When I heard that they reused his face molds, I realized Crispin has had a solid case for decades.

Crispin Glover is one of the most unique actors ever. I love seeing him in movies and wish he would act more.

Much respect to Crispin for refusing to back down & for standing up for individual rights.

His dispute is totally valid. I had no idea!

I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know they had a different actor in the Sequel. I’m with Crispin with this one.

His lawsuit makes sense. I really didnt realize it wasnt him

Not me at 42 years old in 2024, having watched this movie at least 30 times growing up, just now realizing that wasn't Crispin Glover in Part 2 😮😮😮

Won his lawsuit, but call it what it was: $760,000 in exchange for being blacklisted by Hollywood

Glover was correct for suing. It would be no different if someone produced knockoff Back to the future movie and called Return from the future with a somewhat similar storyline.

I think the financial aspect at the end was to show that George took initiative that took them on a more successful path

Crispin's part in the first Back to the Future is soooo underrated. It wouldn't be the same without him and they should have given him more to be in the sequels. He was worth it

I’m with Glover on this one. As a child of the 80’s I always wondered why George McFly was dialed way back and every scene he was in seemed phoned in, it wasn’t until later in my life that I found out Glover wasn’t the one in the makeup.

The sad thing is, they could've just aged a different actor, and it wouldn't have hurt the movie. Hollywood subs out actors all the time. It was Michael J Fox's movie, after all, not Crispin's. So using the mold was really unnecessary.

Reading the comments here, I can't believe how many people weren't aware of this...

Using the likeness of an actor without their permission is nowadays a discussion more relevant than ever. Generative AI used to emulate actors' voices and visual resemblance it's being used to cut budgets, but it's also an excuse for companies to get a bigger chunk of profit without compensating the artists. In the case of big names they are obviously being well compensated for being full scanned to the pore (for now), but emerging actors or extras are getting their faces' data scraped and being underpaid, less work just to feed the algorithms that will replace them.

I'm 46 and probably haven't seen BTTF2 since I was a child and I had no idea that Crispen wasn't in it until I saw this video. He had every right to sue.

The George McFly character was the most important character in the first movie.

I loved Crispin's performance and always thought the weird alternate 1985 was outside the mood and character of the movie series.

They did Glover dirty on this one, and then acted like he was crazy to complain

“Love should be the reward” I like that.

Crispin is an unsung hero for actors, actresses everywhere. He stopped film companies old and new for stealing likenesses from actors. He also , I expect has stopped the new wave of ai garbage coming out ripping off actors .

Huge fan of the Trilogy and i honest to god, had no clue that wasn't actually him.. I mean that alone proves his point.

I've noticed whenever a director or studio and an actor have an issue. The director/studio always makes the claim that the actor asked for ridiculous things.

A producer acting smarmy, lying and then blaming an actor? I’m shocked.

If you watch the documentary about the making of back to the future you'll learn about Crispins demands on set from lots of people. He's a great actor but his ego has ruined his career.

The movie industry did him so dirty... He could have played so many great characters. Like Jim Carry and Johnny Depp level. It's unfair what they did to him

Actor's should all thank Crispin, He saved a good majority of them from being screwed over by the Executives and Producers.

I didn’t know he wasn’t in the sequel until I learned about the lawsuit. That’s messed up.

I had no idea it wasn't him in part 2.. totally on his side with this one. Always been a fan of his, weird isn't bad... I like weird.

Crispin and Billy Zane so damded under appreciated. Loved him. As the "creepy thin man" in Charlie's Angels and the one with the rats... The man is a superb thespian 🎉🎉🎉

I always chalked up the monetary gain from the first one to evidence that George stopped letting Biff benefit from his work and reaped the rewards himself. He was the boss at the company instead of working for Biff , and Biff took his skills into the trades.

Crispin is an actor/actresses savior. He literally saved likeness issues. I 100% support his dialogue and feelings. Sacrificed his career essentially to give the future of others more stability. And, he easily should have been paid close to Fox. There is no BTtF without HIS portrayal of the character. That second movie was rancid, and nothing that actor did came close to how Crisp played it. Too clunky and forced.

"Money doesn't bring happiness" is only said by _some_ rich people. No broke person says it, no middle class person says it, and most rich people don't say it.

40 years latter I found out he wasn’t in the movie!!! Wow great video

I really appreciate the availability of this video and its more accurate representation of Clover's conflicts with the "Back to the Future" legal situation. In fact, this video showcases Clover in a rare form. Usually, we see the quirky essecentric, over-the-top fringe performer. Instead, we saw him as an articulate and sincere person with a definitive position to defend.

He seems far more sensible than I ever would have imagined.

You know I’ve heard stories about this guy. But these interviews are excellent. He speaks so well. This guy shoulda been a superstar all through the nineties.

A similar thing happened with Michael Biehn in Alien 3. They killed off Hicks and created a corpse using molds of Biehn's face taken from Aliens. They ended up settling to use a picture of him in the film and the corpse itself wasnt used.

When I first heard about the AI debate about using actors voices or likenesses, this was the first thing I thought of. Truly a prescient case study.

First time I've ever seen Crispin with a beard. He looks flipping majestic

I know it’s small, but his bit part in Hot Tub Time Machine is fuckin hilarious.

The money aspect of how George and Loraine were at the end was a direct result of them having more confidence and success. His perspective is wrong that the idea of them being more wealthy is a bad message to send because that’s not the message at all. Money usually comes with great success, and success comes from extremely hard work and dedication.

I’ve always appreciated Glover’s idiosyncratic approach, though I get how it might not be everyone’s cup of tea. But his lawsuit was great for actors to be able to retain their likeness rights, which is more important now than ever with the advent of AI in the industry.

0:33 "Bob Gale, he lies about things." One of Bob Gale's biggest whoppers was Reagan's so-called reaction to seeing the Back To The Future scene where Doc Brown is surprised at hearing Reagan is President. According to Gale, Reagan laughed so hard he asked the White House theater's projectionist to play it a second time. Only that never happened. The reaction to that scene was much colder in reality, as the mention of Jane Wyman's name in the very next scene made Reagan and everyone in the room uncomfortable. The fact that Gale got the location wrong -- it was Camp David and not the White House theater where it was shown -- is another clue that he made the whole story up.

Anyone who thought that was Glover in part 2 (other than the reused scene), wasn’t watching the movie very closely

Unpopular opinion. After re-watching back to the future for the 200th time Chris Glover performance has George McFly is so greatly underappreciated for the entire fabric of the whole movie. He’s absolutely brilliant in this movie, he is the heart and soul his sympathetic, mild mannered ways, captivated me this time in a way I have never felt. I would go as far as to say he was just as good as Michael J. Fox and just as important to the movie.

The lawsuit wasn't really about money it was about drawing a line of what you can do with someones likeness, and if you don't draw a line immediately then all hell breaks loose and people WILL take advantage

Crispin Glover's lawsuit against Universal and Bob Gale is the greatest justified lawsuit of all time. Back to the Future Part II was a good movie.

In all fairness as radically weird and bizarre as Crispen is, he’s not wrong.

It would be fun to see AI remakes of BTTF with all the original ideas that the Bob's had for all 3+ films! I hope all the actors allow them to use their Avatar doubles in them. It's not the same without all of them in it. It would be great to see Crispin in those remakes! All of his and BTTF's millions of fans would love it!!!

His performance in the 1st film was so unique and memorable I can see why they felt they couldn't just replace him with another actor. But pretty shady to use his actual face without permission + payment. Some fun bits in the sequels but that first film has all the magic.

Crispin is a pioneer. I believe the changes by SAG to protect actors will be extremely useful to prevent studios from using AI to simulate actors in the future.

Crispin's performance in the first film was just as unforgettable as the rest of the cast. It's really too bad that they couldn't reconcile their differences for the second film.

Crispen has aged gracefully! Talk about being ahead of the times! Actors’s likenesses shouldn’t be able to be used without their permission!

They knew part II was going to be massive at the box office. They could have easily given him what he wanted. Greed, greed and greed!

Also Crispin learned about the molds in the second movie when his replacement tipped him off about it. They actually worked together in a previous movie and were friends at one point

_Back to the Future_ is one of my favorite movies ever. I’ve seen the trilogy at least a couple dozen times over the past few decades and never realized Crispín Glover wasn’t in part 2.

I don't think it was directly cited in the negations during the recent SAG actors strike, but this case was the prelude to that strike given that the actors were mainly negotiating on the process and residual income on their likeness being used in future productions without the actor physically being there. My understanding was that non-main actors (like extras or smaller roles) in a production would get scanned and using CGI and AI, they could recreate that actor in the background to be used for a variety of other productions thereby making them wear, move, and even say things that weren't captured during the initial performance. This directly relates to how Universal still retained the molds/casts of Crispin to use in Part II thereby creating the same conundrum above. It's legally very interesting to see how Universal claimed likeness of Crispin's character while Crispin claimed he owned the likeness of his own self. This was a very early argument in the 80's and I'm disappointed there was no verdict to come from the case since, of course, it was settled out of court. Because the case did not create any legal precedent, the debate indirectly resurfaced again in the digital age during the last SAG actors strike.

Bruh....his character as Loki in American Gods was SOOOOOOOO underrated !!!

Crispin is a great actor and has always been criminally underrated

Glover is wrong about the ending. The reason they had more money was simply because they were more successful in life than they were in the previous course of history before Marty intervened because they were happier, more confident people after they met Marty in the past.

The story line worked out perfectly. The Corrupt and Rich Biff story proves how time changes with circumstances.

Hearing Crispin’s explanation of why the ending was … defective … all the more respect for Crispin. He both appreciated the fact that stories have morals and he did have a better moral in mind than the materialistic one

"What I don't like in disputes like this is the typical 'he said/he said' situation. Bob Gale said Crispin asked for the same amount as Michael, while Crispin says he only asked for the same amount as Lea. At the end of the day, we, the audience, will never be sure which one of them is lying. Unfortunately, one of them definitely is. This really breaks my heart because both of them are great artists."

He changed history for all actors, he is a hero. He is the heart of the first movie, it would not have worked without him, they just didn't want to share the success with him

As a close, personal acquaintance of Crispin Glover, who's met him at least 3 times between 2005 and 2010, he's the entire reason people own the rights to their own likeness. He was right about Spielberg, too.

I've worked in on site production for several studio's duing this era and I'm fully with Crispin here having worked with him and Bob both on several occasions. Bob was always very difficult to work with and never would even hear out any valid critiques regarding script or delivery of performances. Crispin was eccentric but very kind. I do think from kning both of them most likely Crispin was just standing up for himself against somebody who was a bit of a know it all and knew he could take advantage of him.

I disagree with Crispen on the end of the movie. The reason George is successful is because he's confident, he's no longer being bullied by Biff. His confidence has changed his life in a positive way, success being one of them.

I honestly think this is why Bob Zemeckis is SO keen on using actor likenesses now. Also Crispin has my respect

The message wasn't that "money is success," but that "the nerd gained enough self-confidence to become a success in life." Money is just one of the natural outcomes of a stable job and stable mindset. George McFly fulfilled the American Dream by overcoming a belittled and bullied early life.

Even if Glover is right about his lawsuit I get the distinct impression that he might be a real pain in the ass to work with.

Say what you want about Crispin, the use of his face molds was wrong and his lawsuit was 100% legitimate.

Glover is an underrated and underutilized actor. If he could just stay in his lane and only be an actor, he would have had an entirely different career. If he wants more decision power he can write, direct or produce something all by himself. When hired as an actor, act! Nothing more.

I had no idea this dispute occurred

Crispin did the right thing, how many times have I heard the legal department of my employer say a violation of a contract is legal only to get shut down later by an arbitrator.

Glover said about the ending of BTTF doesn't make sense. They were in already in love in the scrappy chain smoking Lorraine version but his journey was also the new confidence George found which will lead to his future success.

Anyone who worked with him said he was a "nut job" and didn't want to work with him. His odd behavior is what alienated him from Hollywood...not the lawsuit.

Crispin Glover arguing with some producers about meaning of certain scenes. Classic ! love it !

Im a child of the 90's, watched and rewatched all the films as a kid. I quite literally NEVER knew until now that Part II McFly was not Crispin Glover. Ive never in my life, even while watching the movies, even debated or had a second guess, even when watching the movies back to back. His concerns were absolutely valid, and absolutely screw that producer for continuing to try and trash talk about Mr. Glover decades later and trying to harm is professional and personal reputation. Hollywood is a cesspit, no doubt about it, but this is just disgustingly disturbing.

From what I've seen of him in interviews and such I have no doubt that he had outlandish demands to be in the sequel, but his case about them using his face without his permission is valid.

Even as a young adult, I knew the actor wasn't Crispin. I never understood why George was hardly there simply because Crispin didn't do the second film, but a replacement for Jennifer was no problem. Once I did the research on this, I agree with Crispin. He has protected actors' dignity, and no one appreciates that.

I think the point he was trying to make about his character being more financially well off at around 3 minutes is flawed. It isn't that they were happier because they had more money. Its that the character lived his life with more confidence and self worth. That led to him being more well off.

I think he has a valid point. I had no idea that he was replaced for the second movie.

There's a reason the first one was way better than the others

I support Crispin in this imbroglio. His performance in the first movie is something special and is missed beyond that. They did indeed steal his likeness. No obsfucation after the fact matter.

think he’s got it wrong about the monetary reward at the end of Back To The Future. The reason George is rich and successful is because he had the courage to stand up to Biff, which turn gave him the confidence to enter a relationship with Lorraine and the confidence to trust in his writing and become a successful author. It’s a message about standing up to bullies & believing in yourself. A message he passes onto his son Marti.

I liked when Jason found the cork screw for him.

I always liked his acting, hes very animated, and you get the impression that hes very much into what he does as a craft. Whenever one gets into something with passion, approaching it as a craftsmen/artist/engineer, usually end up with something special.

Crispin would make a great joker. His look, and mannerisms would be amazing.

Great video! But I wish you had mentioned that Glover reunited with Zemeckis on Beowulf some 22 years later! I would have loved to hear Bob and/or Crispin talk about how they buried the hatchet and got back together. Another interesting element to the story.