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'It's the best thing that ever happened to me:' Forty years later, Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd revisit Back to the Future at Calgary Expo

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Christoper Lloyd and Michael J. Fox reunited on stage at Calgary Expo to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future.

Lloyd and Fox were asked if they believed time travel would ever be possible and whether they could have befriended their own parents in high school.

Fox was always the first choice for the role of Marty McFly , but he was committed to working on the sitcom Family Ties .

Lloyd got two standing ovations on Friday evening .

In the late 1990s , Fox disclosed that he had Parkinson’s disease and has since become a high-profile activist.

In 2006 , the far-right political pundit accused Fox of of exaggerating his symptoms in an election ad.

Fox sees as an underlying message to Back to the Future: “Say the truth, say who you are and don’t let them tell you who are”.

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