Ronald Reagan loved 'Back to the Future' and once posed with the film's stars

"Back to the Future" was released 30 years ago on July 3, 1985. Take a then-and-now look at the stars of the iconic movie.

"Back to the Future" was released 30 years ago on July 3, 1985. Take a then-and-now look at the stars of the iconic movie. Photo: Diane Bondareff, AP IMAGES FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIIOS Photo: Diane Bondareff, AP IMAGES FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIIOS Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Ronald Reagan loved 'Back to the Future' and once posed with the film's stars 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

Ronald Reagan would’ve just been another “Back to the Future” fanatic today.

The Republican icon enjoyed how he got to be a punchline in the first film (When Marty McFly travels to the past and tells Doc Brown who is the current president, the mad scientist responds: "Ronald Reagan? The actor?! Then who's vice-president – Jerry Lewis?"). He liked the scene so much that he apparently had the projectionist rewind the film and play it back.

The former president also found a way to incorporate the movie’s final line into his 1986 State of the Union (“Where we’re going we don’t need roads”).

And, as seen in a photo posted on the Twitter account for the National Archives today, Reagan got to meet the stars of the film.

Happy #BackToTheFuture Day! Michael J. Fox, President and Nancy Reagan, and Nancy McKeon, 10/8/85. pic.twitter.com/SGc8hs3reQ — OurPresidents (@OurPresidents) October 21, 2015

To celebrate Oct. 21, 2015 – the day Marty arrives in the future in “Back to the Future II” – @OurPresidents account shared a photo that shows leads Michael J. Fox and Nancy McKeon with actor-turned-president Reagan and his wife Nancy in 1985.

See the gallery above for a then-and-now on all the stars from "Back to the Future."