When the idea for Back to the Future was originally being shopped around Hollywood, it was rejected twice before being picked up by Universal Studios.
Columbia Pictures rejected it for not being sexy enough and suggested that the film be taken to Disney to see what they thought about it.
At Disney, the relationship between mother and son was deemed too racy and sexual. This was the Pre-Touchstone era, so the company was unwilling to produce such a film.
Universal Studios found the script to be just right for them. History was made and production began!
