And that’s kind of the movie in a nutshell: It’s just, you have this life, it carries on and it carried on in her. "She was a big part of it," he said. "It still meant something in her life, and it still meant something to the people around her. Fox says tumor almost had him 'heading for paralysis,' reflects on his 'darkest moment'įox added that he was inspired to see how much "Back to the Future" meant to Raven through her life. “It took me a long time to go to any of those ‘Back to the Future’ conventions or Comic-Con conventions, and when I finally did go, she was there," Fox said. "It was so great to see her, and she was walking through the crowd and saying, ‘Save the clock tower! Save the clock tower!’ " Thirty years ago, lightning struck that clock tower and the clock hasn't run since."įox recalled Raven's enthusiasm for the film in an interview with USA TODAY on Thursday. "Mayor Wilson is sponsoring an initiative to replace that clock. "Save the clock tower! Save the clock tower!" she said while shaking a can for donation collection at Marty. Fox's Marty and his girlfriend Jennifer (Claudia Wells) in a short but memorable scene in which she begged for help on behalf of the Hill Valley Preservation Society in persuading the town's government that the broken clock in the town square should be preserved as an important part of their history – and, it turns out, eventually an important part of the film's plot, too. I had one on my wall for ages, but was never really satisfied with it. A couple versions of the actual canonical flyer prop, as used in the film’s production, have been in general circulation for a long time you can grab them and other free printable BTTF props here. In the 1985 sci-fi classic "Back to the Future," Raven, whose character was dubbed the "clock tower lady," confronted Michael J. My Save the Clock Tower flyer prop replica from Back to the Future. Raven's family told agent David Shaul on Wednesday that Raven had "died peacefully at home in LA," Shaul told USA TODAY.īorn Elsa Rabinovitz in Charleston, South Carolina, the actress had acted in film and TV since the 1960s, with small parts in "Titanic," "The Line of Fire" and "The Amityville Horror." She had recurring roles on "Days of Our Lives," "Wiseguy," and "Amen" and credits on Broadway and touring plays including "Anna Christie," "Trelawny of the Wells," "The Legend of Lizzie" and "The Prisoner of Second Avenue." Character actress Elsa Raven, who memorably urged Marty McFly to help "save the clock tower" in "Back to the Future," has died, her agent confirmed. Beautiful Save The Clock Tower Poster Print by Monster Designs Printed on Metal Easy Magnet Mounting Worldwide Shipping.
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