“Please help us find it!”: Gibson and Michael J. Fox are searching for the missing ES-345 from Back To The Future – and they need your help
Gibson and actor Michael J. Fox have launched a worldwide search for the missing Cherry Red ES-345 featured in the legendary Back To The Future film.
Regarded as a cult classic, Back To The Future became the biggest film of 1985 in the US, and the second highest-grossing worldwide. The guitar – which was famously historically inaccurate for the scene is featured in – was played by Fox as Marty McFly during the movie’s ‘Enchantment Under the Sea’ school dance, notably for the iconic Johnny B. Goode performance.
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During the making of the 1989 sequel, filmmakers went to look for the original guitar but it was nowhere to be found. Now, fans who think they may know of the whereabouts of the original Cherry Red ES-345 are encouraged to contact Gibson via a new website named ‘Lost To The Future’, or call/text the number 1-855-345-1955.
Fox and his Back To The Future stars, including Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Harry Waters Jr., Huey Lewis, and more have joined together for a new video marking the worldwide hunt for the treasured instrument. You can check it out, and the original school dance scene, below:
“Guitar has always been a big part of my life,” comments Fox. “When we talked about the ‘Enchantment Under The Sea’ scene in Back To The Future, I sat down with the cinematographer and choreographer and said I want to riff through all of my favourite guitarists, like doing Jimi Hendrix behind the head, Pete Townshend doing a windmill, and the Eddie [Van Halen] hammer thing, it was so cool that they were open to that, and we laid it all out there.
“I’m really happy with the scene because it was an expression of my love for guitar and all the great players. I didn’t realise the influence the scene had on people. John Mayer said, ‘I play guitar because of you,’ and Chris Martin said the same thing, and I am glad they took it further than I did, they went to the trouble of being really good players. I just love the guitar, and I love the movie.”
As Back To The Future celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and the global guitar search continues, Gibson Films has started production on a new documentary film, also titled Lost To The Future. It will feature in-depth interviews with cast members plus the film’s co-creator, Bob Gale, and a number of musicians that have been inspired by the film.
Cesar Gueikian, President and CEO of Gibson, adds: “This is one of the most exciting moments at Gibson for me. Back To The Future is one of the most important and significant movies of my life, and the ‘Enchantment Under the Sea’ school dance scene marked me musically in a profound way. Working with Michael J. Fox, Bob Gale and the rest of the Back To The Future team is a dream come true. I hope we find Marty’s Gibson ES-345! To everyone out there who is as passionate as I am about this iconic film, please help us find it!”
To find out more or send in a tip, head over to Lost To The Future.
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