Michael J. Fox surprises Back to the Future con
You never know when a star will take pity on his devoted fans. Actor, activist and general nice guy Michael J. Fox surprised “Back to the Future” diehards by showing up at a fan convention unannounced recently.
Fox flew to Los Angeles from New York City for a promotional tour for his new book, “Always Looking Up” and found out there was a convention happening nearby.
“Somebody told me there was a Back To The Future convention and then I heard that (co-star) Chris Lloyd was gonna be there and Lea Thompson, who I hadn’t seen in years,” he said. “They had asked me, I guess, before if I would go and I said no and then I heard Chris and Lea were gonna be there and I thought, ‘I’ll drop by for 10 minutes and say hello’. They didn’t know I was coming. I was the only guy there who wasn’t paid.”
He was a bit of a fandom virgin, though.
“I was naive – I thought I could go by, say hi.”
But he (not surprisingly) was mobbed by fans, dressed just like his character, Marty McFly: “I didn’t know they still made those puffy vests… There were people there with the bad Guess jeans with the high waist… It was suspenders, the whole nine yards.”
Not only were the leads there, some of the supporting cast were in attendance.
“The clock tower lady was there – remember ‘Save the clock tower.’ And James Tolkan, who played Strickland, the principal.
“I took some pictures… and then I kinda went, ‘Ok, this seemed like a good idea at the time,’ and left.”
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