Lea Thompson's shocking 'Back to the Future' confession exposed

Lea Thompson just revealed which film in the iconic trilogy holds the most magic for her as the original classic Back to the Future celebrates its 40th anniversary.

In an interview with PEOPLE magazine before the 1985’s science fiction film’s 40th anniversary on July 3, 2025, the 64-year-old American actress and singer, who played the iconic role of Lorraine Baines McFly in Back to the Future, articulated her thoughts about which trilogy she loves the most.

Thompson said, "For me, it's Back to the Future 1 because it's just a perfect screenplay. And as a director, I can appreciate the conciseness of it.”

She added, "And the truth is that Back to the Future 2 and 3 were supposed to be kind of like one movie, and then they spread it out into two. So, it wasn't constructed in the same way as Back to the Future was. So, I just think it's a perfect screenplay."

The Red Dawn star went on to share that "when we made Back to the Future, we didn't even think we were going to make a sequel. There was no sequel deal. There was no concept of that. I mean, that's how long ago it was."

Notably, she admitted it was hard to choose between the first and second movies, as the third one was not her favourite because the script of it made it less special for her.

"I didn't have a very good part in the third one, so that would naturally be out for me. But I know that Christopher Lloyd likes that one best," Lea Thompson noted.