With the American Psycho musical currently in the works, another musical of another quality film – Back To the Future, is apparently going to be made. Director Robert Zemeckis, screenwriter Bob Gale and composer Alan Silvestri are all on board for a Broadway transfer. Exciting as it sounds; I’m sceptical about the whole idea. I mean - how the hell will they get the DeLorean up to 88mph on stage? And how are they going to do the car-chasing scenes with the skateboard? Anyone who loves Back to the Future as much as I do might feel slightly aggrieved by the idea of the best ever film getting the Ghost treatment and turned into a musical. But we aficionados are open-minded types, wise to the surprises of the space-time continuum. We've been raised on a story that teaches you responsible libertarianism; that every action (such as bumping into your dad after you've accidentally travelled 30 years into the past) has a consequence, but also that free will is always an ally (perhaps that mad scientist can return you to 1985 if the DeLorean going at 88mph hits the bolt of lightning that strikes the clock tower at 10.04pm precisely).
The music was already a driving force through the movie, from the Huey Lewis theme tune “The Power of Love” to Marty McFly's hair-metal rendition of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B Goode”. But the original compositions should be something to look forward to. Will Biff's goons sing barbershop harmonies? Will they be able to find a rhyme for "jiggawatts"?
Unfortunately, the makers of the musical don’t have use of a real flux capacitor, so if they fuck up; there’s no going back. The Back to the Future saga is one of the best in movie history so hopefully, if the musical goes ahead, it will be a roaring success. And one wonders, since most of it is set in the ’50s, how similar is this musical going to be in comparison to Grease? Also, if you’re going to see American Psycho or Back to the Future the musicals – do you have to like Huey Lewis and the News?
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