NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Marty McFly picked up the guitar in “Back to the Future,” jamming with his high school band at 1950s dances while avoiding any blinks to stay in the moment before returning to the ’80s.
Unfortunately, real-life guitars weren’t as fortunate.
The filmmaker sought the instrument while producing a sequel in 1989 but still can’t locate it. Now, four decades after the original film’s release, guitar makers are on a quest for the iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-345.
Based in Nashville, Gibson is commemorating the film’s 40th anniversary and is calling for help in tracking down the guitar as they embark on creating a new documentary titled *Lost To The Future*.
In Gibson’s video, the film’s theme song plays in the background, accompanied by appearances from “Back to the Future” stars like Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and Harry Waters Jr., all making their pitches for the missing guitar. Notably, Huey Lewis, who sang the track “The Power of Love,” makes a surprise appearance in the video as well.
Lloyd mentions in the video, channeling Doc Brown, that the guitar was “lost to the future.”
“It’s a lost place in a space-time continuum,” says Fox, who portrayed McFly. “Or it might just be in a Teamster’s garage.”
In the film, McFly steps in when a band member is injured at a school dance in 1955, performing “Enchantment Under the Sea” while students play guitar to slow dance to “Earth Angel.” He subsequently leads Marvin Barry and the Starwriters in a rendition of “Johnny B. Goode,” despite the fact that the 1958 song had not yet reached the audience.
Fox mentions that McFly wanted to riff in the distinctive style of his favorite guitarists, channeling Jimi Hendrix’s behind-the-head technique, Pete Townshend’s windmill, and Eddie Van Halen’s hammer-ons. As the performance of “Johnny B. Goode” intensifies, the dance floor falls into a hushed silence as McFly’s riffs grow wilder.
“I don’t think you’re ready yet,” McFly quips. “But your kids are going to love it.”
Source: apnews.com