Hoverboardedit

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A hoverboard was similar in appearance to a skateboard but underwent a hover conversion. They were manufactured for all age ranges by different companies. Mattel made one for young girls. Other companies made more aggressive boards, that were used by gangs in some instances, including the No Tech series and the Pit Bull, a rocket-fired board with three attachments for other riders on similar boards.

Hoverboards worked similarly in principal to skateboards in that they needed momentum by the rider and most would become useless in terrain not suited for them (i.e water, ice, other low traction surfaces), save for the Pit Bull model.

Contents 1 Behind the scenes 2 Appearances 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Behind the scenes

"Now we've said it before, but I'm gonna say it again: kids, hoverboards are not real."

—Bob Gale in Part II commentary

Robert Zemeckis joked in an interview^[1]that hoverboards were real--causing a frenzy amongst fans looking for the real thing, eventually having to retract his joke and explain that hoverboards did not exist.

The hoverboard effect was achieved by supporting the actors on wires and strapping the hoverboard prop to the their feet. The actors had to pretend to be standing on the board, when in fact it was they who were holding the board up. Also, some scenes had the hoverboard mounted on a pole attached to a truck while the actor was in a harness.

[edit] Appearances

• Back to the Future Part II
• Back to the Future Part III
• Back to the Future: The Animated Series
  • "Brothers" (Mentioned only)
  • "Dickens of a Christmas"
  • "Witchcraft"

[edit] See also

• Hoverboard on Wikipedia

[edit] References

1. ↑ The Making of Back to the Future Part II, bonus feature on Back to the Future Part II Region 1 DVD, at 4:45.