Back From the Future

When it comes to BACK TO THE FUTURE, author Brad Gilmore is no dispassionate critic--he's the ultimate fanboy, and this audiobook is made for people like him. Narrator Joe Hempel has picked up "Future" podcaster Gilmore's zeal for the film trilogy and performs this audiobook with tenderness and enthusiasm. Gilmore shares behind-the-scenes secrets about the films--the abandoned ideas (like a monkey sidekick) and deleted scenes--and also addresses the video game, the Universal Studios ride, the cartoon series, and the comic books. Hempel is so good that listeners will want to watch the films again to search for all the Easter eggs. There are so many revelations in this work that it's hard to believe it's only three hours. M.S. � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine