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Gibson Launches A Search for The Iconic “Marty McFly” Guitar From ‘Back to the Future’

Headline from The Hollywood Reporter, from the development of Jun 3, 2025

Newest development Jun 4, 2025 · 2 reports‘Back to the Future’ stars reunite in plea for return of long-lost prop

Gibson is hunting for the guitar Michael J.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Names this update

    Gibson Launches A Search for The Iconic “Marty McFly” Guitar From ‘Back to the Future’

    Headline from The Hollywood Reporter ·

  2. Newest

    ‘Back to the Future’ stars reunite in plea for return of long-lost prop

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Where's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop decades later (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Gibson is looking to track down the guitar used by Michael J. Fox when he portrayed Marty McFly in the movie "Back to the Future."

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    Gibson Launches A Search for The Iconic “Marty McFly” Guitar From ‘Back to the Future’ (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Gibson is hunting for the guitar Michael J.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Michael J. Fox Wants Your Help Finding His Long-Lost 'Back to the Future' Guitar (opens Rolling Stone)

    Published

    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Michael J. Fox and Gibson Guitars are teaming up to find the long-lost cherry red ES-345 that Fox plays in the 1985 smash 'Back to the Future.'

  4. Entertainment Weekly

    Have you seen Marty McFly's iconic guitar? Gibson launches 'Back to the Future' search (opens Entertainment Weekly)

    Published

    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    Have you seen Marty McFly's iconic cherry red guitar? Gibson, along with the film's stars, have launched a global search for the long-lost 'Back to the Future' prop, which vanished four decades ago.

  5. New York Post

    Michael J. Fox’s ‘Back to the Future’ guitar has been missing for decades — and a new doc is hunting it down (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    The "Lost to the Future" hunt for the the long-lost axe was launched on Tuesday with a video featuring Michael J. Fox and his fellow “Back to the Future” cast members including Lea Thompson and Christopher Lloyd.

  6. UPI

    Watch: Michael J. Fox joins search for 'Back to the Future' guitar (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    Gibson announced the documentary "Lost to the Future" on Tuesday. The documentary will attempt to find a lost guitar from "Back to the Future," with Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson's help.

  7. Seattle Times

    Where’s Marty McFly’s guitar? Search is on for ‘Back to the Future’ prop 4 decades later (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    Four decades after the blockbuster film debuted, the guitar

  8. Local News 8

    ‘Back to the Future’ stars reunite in plea for return of long-lost prop (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — The original cast of “Back to the Future” has reunited – not for a reboot, but to help locate a piece of movie history that went missing about 40 years ago. A hunt is underway for the cherry red Gibson ES-345 guitar, which was played by Michael J. Fox

  9. The Guardian

    Back to the Future stars seek help in hunt for missing Marty McFly guitar (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd make plea to help track down cherry red Gibson, 40 years after film’s release

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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