The “outrageous” 1986 role Christopher Lloyd couldn’t refuse: “There was no question in my mind”
Christopher Lloyd took a role in the 1986 episode “Go to the Head of the Class” for Steven Spielberg’s anthology series *Amazing Stories*, saying he had no hesitation about accepting it. The story centres on his enthusiasm for playing an “outrageous” character and reuniting with director Robert Zemeckis after *Back to the Future*.
The episode follows an English teacher cursed by his pupils, with frightening consequences. Zemeckis directed it, while Spielberg was an executive producer; *Amazing Stories* ran for two seasons and 45 episodes. Lloyd later worked with Zemeckis on *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*, playing Judge Doom, and returned as Doc Brown in the *Back to the Future* sequels.
In short
- Christopher Lloyd readily accepted an “outrageous” role in *Amazing Stories*.
- Robert Zemeckis directed the 1986 episode.
- Lloyd later reunited with Zemeckis for *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*.
Explained simply
Amazing Stories was a television anthology series, with each episode telling a separate story, produced by Steven Spielberg. Its 1986 episode “Go to the Head of the Class” follows an English teacher whose pupils place a curse on him, with frightening consequences.
Christopher Lloyd played the teacher, and Robert Zemeckis directed the episode. Lloyd and Zemeckis had recently worked together on Back to the Future, in which Lloyd played inventor Doc Brown; they later reunited on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.