Inspirational, funny, reflective, and sharp, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie on Apple TV+ celebrates the man who gave us Marty McFly and a high-school werewolf named Scott, while honestly and openly exploring his journey and battle with Parkinson’s.
From the opening scenes of Davis Guggenheim’s beautiful and poignant documentary, it’s clear that Michael’s life and career have been anything but still. From a young age, Michael was always on the move, always searching and striving for success. That success would come through Family Ties and Back to the Future, but the journey to that point was one of toil, long hours and an urge to make it big in a city where thousands of young hopefuls vied for the same roles. Therefore, when Michael was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s in 1991 at 29, his impulse was to fight it with every sinew, pushing the disease and its devastating early symptoms to the back of his mind through work.
Using archival footage from Michael’s long and successful career, Guggenheim’s documentary hums with the energy of a 400V battery and takes on the feel of a classic Michael J Fox movie. Yet while the autobiographical elements are often front and centre, it is, at its heart, a documentary charting his journey with Parkinson’s disease and the importance of his wife and family in shaping it.
Michael’s words show raw and brutal honesty as he says, “If I’m here 20 years from now, I’ll either be cured or, like a pickle.” This journey is far from downbeat; it’s inspirational, funny, reflective, and sharp as we celebrate the man who gave us Marty McFly, a high-school werewolf named Scott, an aspiring business tycoon named Brantley, and the ambitious, sharp young Alex P. Keaton.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today. Click the image above for more information on the Foundation’s groundbreaking work.
Parkinson’s UK believes that together, we will find a cure and improve life for the Parkinson’s community. Click the image above for more information on their groundbreaking and vital work.
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