{"id":2101133,"date":"2025-10-19T03:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T03:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2101133"},"modified":"2025-10-19T03:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T03:48:10","slug":"michael-j-foxs-back-to-the-future-guitar-has-been-missing-for-decades-and-the-story-behind-the-famous-lost-item-deserves-its-own-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-j-foxs-back-to-the-future-guitar-has-been-missing-for-decades-and-the-story-behind-the-famous-lost-item-deserves-its-own-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael J. Fox&#8217;s Back To The Future Guitar Has Been Missing For Decades, And The Story Behind The Famous Lost Item Deserves Its Own Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Any fan of <em>Back to the Future<\/em> knows that Michael J. Fox\u2019s character, Marty McFly, accidentally invented rock n\u2019 roll on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/im-heartbroken-learn-favorite-bit-110200849.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:that fateful night in 1985;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">that fateful night in 1985<\/a>, er, I mean, 1955, when he played \u201cJohnny B. Goode\u201d with Marvin Berry\u2019s band. The fictional Marvin, in the movie, made a quick phone call to his brother, the real-life Chuck Berry, and the rest, I guess, is history. Or something like it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>BTTF<\/em>, which is getting a limited re-release later this month as part of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movie schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2025 movie schedule<\/a> in honor of its 40th anniversary, is a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2557470\/why-back-to-the-future-has-aged-so-successfully-according-to-bob-gale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:seminal movie in the minds of many;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">seminal movie in the minds of many<\/a>, and that scene is, for many reasons, one of the most iconic. The guitar that Marty plays, a Gibson ES-345, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/michael-j-fox-says-key-193040849.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:has been missing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">has been missing<\/a> since the scene was filmed. No one seems to know where it is, including Fox, who recently opened up about trying to find it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Michael J.  Fox playing the red Gibson guitar with the band in Back to the Future\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nKGzutoCfKok2dGLguMh.g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/95002a11550dce44633b218dac8d4864\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The Guitar Just Disappeared<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Fox\u2019s recently released book, <em>Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum<\/em>, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/michael-j-fox-says-his-guitar-from-back-to-the-future-is-missing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Us Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Us Weekly<\/a>, the star talks about the lost guitar. He writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the decades since the movie\u2019s release, the guitar used in \u2018Johnny B. Goode\u2019 has grown more important for what it isn\u2019t than what it is. What it isn\u2019t is available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The guitar, it seems, was snatched up by an unknown crew member or someone else on the set. Fox wishes he still had it, both for its sentimental value and its monetary value. Says Fox:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I wish I could claim to possess it, but I didn\u2019t have the foresight to know how valuable it would become.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He suspects someone on the set recognized the value and has it, somewhere, but as for now, Fox doesn\u2019t know who:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Somebody did, though, and whether it\u2019s in their active collection or stashed in their attic or home studio, they\u2019re not speaking up. Perhaps they\u2019re waiting for the statute of limitations on vintage guitar theft to expire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s impossible to know just how much the guitar could be worth. Vintage Gibson ES-345s are pretty valuable on their own, to say nothing about this particular one, given its status in Hollywood history. Fox, of course, is a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/michael-j-fox-played-guitar-220600027.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:guitar player himself;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">guitar player himself<\/a>, so you just know he\u2019d love to have it in his collection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Michael J. Fox looking at the red guitar after handing it back to the character Marvin Berry, who is holding it. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4qCCVcVZ9O3pywAn.J7LPQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/7acfdb90e5bcea25aeb35fafcf34b80b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Gibson Has Promised A Documentary If The Guitar Is Located<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I love a great guitar story, and surely this famous Gibson has one. According to Fox, the company is actively looking for it and has even promised to make a documentary about the instrument, should it be found:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[Gibson is] even going so far as to sponsor a documentary film chronicling the quest to find my famous red rock and roll machine. They haven\u2019t found it yet; the documentary\u2019s eventual release is linked to the existential discovery and retrieval. We\u2019ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Much <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-paulmccartney-project.com\/2025\/09\/new-documentary-about-paul-mccartneys-stolen-bass-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:like the search for Paul McCartney\u2019s long-lost Hofner bass;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">like the search for Paul McCartney\u2019s long-lost Hofner bass<\/a> is being made into a documentary and will likely be released as part of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/upcoming-movies-in-2026-new-movie-release-dates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 movie schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2026 movie schedule<\/a>, this could make for an amazing film. So let\u2019s all hope it\u2019s found soon!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Universal Pictures Any fan of Back to the Future knows that Michael J. Fox\u2019s character, Marty McFly, accidentally invented rock n\u2019 roll on that fateful night in 1985, er, I mean, 1955, when he played \u201cJohnny B. 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