Bob Gale Bob Gale is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter-producer-director best known as cocreator, cowriter, and coproducer of Back to the Future and its sequels. He has written over thirty screenplays, and his other film credits include 1941, I Wanna Hold Your and, Used Cars, Trespass, and Interstate 60. In addition to writing movies, Gale has written comic books including Spider-Man, Batman, and Back to the Future. Gale lives in Southern California with his wife and dog. Read More Read Less