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Michael J Fox opens up about Parkinson’s diagnosis aged 29 and Hollywood in new doc Still: ‘I’m a tough son of a b***h’-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
Michael was of course Marty McFly.
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The first trailer for Michael J Fox’s documentary Still has dropped and shows the legendary actor reflect on his blockbuster career and Parkinson’s diagnosis.
The Apple TV Plus film incorporates documentary, archival and scripted elements and recounts Michael’s, 61, extraordinary story in his own words.
It follows the actor’s improbable rise from a kid living on a Canadian army base to hitting the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood.
Alongside his glamourous showbusiness career, viewers will get to pry into his never-seen-before private journey including the years that followed his diagnosis at 29 with Parkinson’s disease
The trailer opens with a clip from one of Michael’s most iconic roles, Marty McFly, who he portrayed in the classic Back to the Future film trilogy.
The documentary makers then ask Michael what means to be ‘still’, to which he responds: ‘I wouldn’t know I’ve never been still.’
Michael J Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s aged 29(Picture: Apple TV Plus)
Michael with his long-term wife Tracy Pollan (Picture: FilmMagic)
Archive footage of roles from Michael’s illustrious career, including Teen Wolf and The Secret of My Success, are then show, including old interviews with the then-burgeoning star.
‘I get it I was big. I was bigger than bubblegum,’ Michael tells the producers, after a shot of him winning an award.
Michael then recalls being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in a voiceover, revealing he told only his family at the time, including his long-term wife Tracy Pollan, 62.
Michael shot to fame as Marty McFly in Back to the Future (Picture: Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
Doctors told Michael he had early-onset Parkinson’s disease, a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years in the 90s.
Symptoms include involuntary shaking, slow movement, stiff and inflexible muscles and memory issues.
‘To deny that part of me that wants to continue to go on and do things is to quit,’ Michael continues in the trailer.
Michael and Tracy share four children together – son Sam and daughters Aquinnah, Schuyler and Esme. (Picture: Getty)
‘This is who I am,’ Michael states, before calling himself a ‘tough son of b****.’
At the end of the trailer, the director then offers an alternative framing for his story, saying: ‘The sad sack story is: Michael J Fox gets this debilitating disease and it crushes him.’
Smiling, Michael replies: ‘Yeah, that’s boring.’
Michael and Tracy, who share four children together – son Sam and daughters Aquinnah, Schuyler and Esme, recently walked the red carpet for the premiere for Still.
Opening up about the secret to their relationship, Michael told People Magazine: ‘Tracy gives our family everything that we need. Any good in our family, anything good that we do, comes from her.’
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Tracy agreed: ‘I think we really listen to each other, we are there for each other when we need each other.’
Still: A Michael J Fox Movie will begin streaming on Apple TV+ on May 12.
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