The writing was on the wall that Teen Wolf was going to tank. Producers of Teen Wolf delayed its release date after hearing that Michael J. Fox had been signed to a high-profile Steven Spielberg production. Teen Wolf producers opted to release Teen Wolf a month after the first weekend screenings of Back to the Future to hopefully cash in on its bankability and ride the coattails of its success. The strategy worked, as Back to the Future was a blockbuster smash which catapulted Michael J. Fox into the stratosphere of stardom; elevating Teen Wolf's lead actor from mere sitcom celebrity to Hollywood superstar.
