Back to the Future, Michael J. Fox regrets not taking an item from the set

The star of Robert Zemeckis’ saga has confessed that he regrets not having brought home a piece of memorabilia from the first film of the ’80s franchise.

Michael J. Fox is busy promoting his memoir Future Boyand recently participated in an online event which included a Q&A with the public.

During the conversation, Michael J. Fox recounted what items does he still keep from the sets of his productions and which ones he regrets not having taken.

Michael J. Fox regrets a Back to the Future item

Regarding the Keaton House, Fox confessed to having kept a brass whale above the sink and stove: “It was a brass object that I took, but nothing valuable”.

However, the big regret concerns Back to the Future: he didn’t take the movie away with him Gibson blond chitarra ES-3 that played in the ball scene: “I was stupid. I should have gotten the damn guitar.” he confessed.

The instrument, with which Marty McFly performs Johnny B. Goode, has been missing for years.

What happened to Marty McFly’s guitar?

Some time ago, too Lea Thompson he admitted he didn’t know where the guitar ended up: “I have no idea how it disappeared. At first I thought one of the prop people had kept it, but it was too expensive not to end up somewhere.”.

Furthermore, no one thought of taking anything away from the set of the first Back to the Future: “We weren’t like those in Star Wars who took everything away. I only have the dress, the shoes and the jewels from the ball”.

Fox’s new book, Future Boyreleased on October 14, retraces his intense experience between the sets of Casa Keaton and Back to the Future, two productions that transformed him into an icon for generations. The actor became famous thanks to the role of Marty McFly alongside stars such as Christopher Lloyd in the role of Doc Brown.