Back To The Future: Why Jennifer Was Recast Twice

The recasting of Jennifer in Back to the Future might have gone unnoticed by some viewers, but Marty McFly’s girlfriend is a role with a complex history. In the original 1985 Back to the Future, Claudia Wells plays Jennifer Parker, Marty’s supportive love interest and high school sweetheart. She has a limited role in the first movie, since most of the action takes place in 1955, but she has a much larger role in the sequel Back to the Future Part II. However, the sequel sees Elizabeth Shue in the role, and she remained as the character in Back to the Future Part III as well.