MoMA to Host Robert Zemeckis Retrospective

Robert Zemeckis, creator of some of the most iconic films of the last 40 years, including Romancing the Stone (1984), Back to the Future (1985), Forrest Gump (1994), and Cast Away (2000), will be honored with a major career retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art from September 29 through October 18, 2015. Opening on September 29 with a special screening of Zemeckis' latest film, The Walk (2015), the retrospective will include all of Zemeckis' feature films as well as a selection of his television work and student films. Zemeckis will participate in a post-screening Q&A on September 29 following the screening of The Walk, the PG-rated, all-audience 3D motion picture experience that retells Philippe Petit's high wire walk between the World Trade Center towers. On October 3, MoMA will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Back to the Future by screening all three Back to the Future films in succession, just in advance of October 21, 2015, the future date that Marty McFly travels to in Back to the Future II (1989). What Lies Beneath: The Films of Robert Zemeckis is organized by Dave Kehr, Adjunct Curator, Department of Film, MoMA.

Commenting on the announcement, Zemeckis said, "I am thrilled to be receiving this tremendous honor from MoMA. It's hard to believe that I've been making films for more than 30 years, leading up to now with 'The Walk.' I feel extraordinarily thankful that I have had the opportunity to make these films, and to have the chance to see them all, in a great theater, where audiences can enjoy them, is very gratifying."