I’ve always been a fan of Michael J. Fox since his early days on Family Ties. Back to the Future, Teen Wolf, Doc Hollywood, and even Spin City which I only watched a little (my sitcom watching days were fading). I was sad to hear about his Parkinson’s diagnosis and I read his autobiography Lucky Man with interest. So this Apple TV doc was right up my alley… time to meet up with an old friend and see how he’s been doing.

Still is a biographical documentary about his whole life, not just his Parkinson’s diagnosis. About his youth, his early career, landing Family Ties, making that show and Back to the Future simultaneously, meeting his wife on set, and so on. It’s also very much about his diagnosis and he appears on screen clearly in the grips of the disease. It really makes you think about your own health and mortality (which is more than I can say about a lot of celebrity-focused docs).

The film does some clever things to keep the movie lively such as intercutting shots from his movies and tv shows to illustrate his life story… or using a body double (with a remarkably accurate walk) to show him navigation the world as a young man. It’s pretty clever.

The interview and contemporary footage of him walking jittery and going through physical therapy is very eye-opening. I remember back when he testified before congress for Parkinson’s funding where he was clearly in the throws of the disease. Rush Limbaugh, just because he was against Big Government intervention, mocked him live on air, including emulating his jitters and claiming it was an act. In other words, that Hollywood lefty had gone WOKE! <Insert scary music here>). If Limbaugh wasn’t already over for me by then, that was the final straw. Nobody mocks Marty McFly (and nobody calls him chicken).

This is a pretty great, very moving, very introspective documentary. I wish Mr. J. Fox well going forward and hope this plus those Teen Wolf residuals keep him comfortable going forward (Alex P. Keaton would approve). I highly recommend this one.

Score: 90