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'Back to the Future' cast seeks help in search for red guitar
'Back to the Future' cast seeks help in search for red guitar "Back to the Future" co-creator Bob Gale described the red electric guitar as an important piece of cinema history and memorabilia.
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Original E.T. model from 1982 sci-fi classic film up for auction
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Marty McFly's iconic red guitar from the original "Back to the Future" is missing, and the movie's cast and filmmakers are asking for the public's help to bring it back to the present.
Musical instrument chain Gibson uploaded a video on Tuesday, June 2, revealing the cherry red Gibson ES-345 guitar hasn't been seen since 1985, when the film premiered. The video featured several stars from the movie, including Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly), Lea Thompson (Lorraine Baines McFly), Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Emmett Brown) and Harry Waters Jr. (Marvin Berry).
"It's somewhere lost in the space time continuum, or it's in some teamster's garage," Fox said in the video. "If you know where it is, if you know who has it, call us, text us. We need that guitar. I need it."
"Back to the Future" co-creator Bob Gale said the electric guitar is an important piece of cinema history and memorabilia.
It's unclear who last had the instrument, with Lloyd saying "somehow it's vanished," but added the team will be forever grateful for its return.
Where was the Gibson guitar last seen?
The team behind the sci-fi adventure film rented the Gibson guitar from Los Angeles business Norman's Rare Guitars and returned it to them following production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, "Lost to the Future" director Doc Crotzer and Gibson's Brand Experience Director, Mark Agnesi, clarified they have no clue where it is now.
"We've been looking into leads and rumors for a long time, and as you can imagine, we're talking 40 years ago, so memories fade," Crotzer told the outlet. "We weren't in the era of digital trails, or of receipts and things like that. There are conflicting reports too. You can find about as many different rumors as you can people."
Crotzer and Agnesi said there have been many stories about where the guitar went, including the likely scenario that it was sold at the LA store. Yet, they are hoping the global search could lead to more concrete answers.
"I knew that guitar came from Norm's, the first day on the job, I was looking in cases," Agnesi told The Hollywood Reporter. "Every time I'd go to storage to Norm's warehouse, I was checking ES-cases to see if he still had it. I've been looking since 2009, 15 years of looking for this thing. It's cool we're going to let the world know we're looking for it and everyone gets to join in."
Anyone with information on the instrument's whereabouts is encouraged to submit a tip to the new Lost To The Future website or contact (855) 345-1955 through a text message or a phone call.
