Fans in tears over Michael J Fox reuniting with Back To The Future star Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox
Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox have reunited. Photo credit: Getty Images

Fans of the 1985 hit film Back To The Future have been left in tears after stars Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd reunited on stage.

The actors, who played Marty McFly and Doc Brown respectively, were part of a panel at New York Comic Con when they got back together.

Video from the event has been viewed millions of times with fans saying they cried over the reunion and were also inspired by Fox as he continues to battle Parkinson's Disease.

In the video, Fox appears to struggle putting his arm around Lloyd, but Lloyd just pulls him close and smiles.

"Watching [Fox] hug Christopher Lloyd like this is so beautiful," wrote one Twitter user. 

"I think it's safe to say that today belongs to Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. As it should... It's a beautiful moment in time."

During the panel, Lloyd discussed how sparks flew when he met Fox on set of the 1985 film.

Lloyd had already filmed scenes with Eric Stoltz who'd originally been cast as McFly, but director Robert Zemeckis didn't feel Stoltz was right for the role and it was recast.

"I didn’t know Michael other than hearing about him," Lloyd said at NYCC.

"And I felt that I had barely made it through the six weeks, and now I was going to have to do it again? There was immediate chemistry, as they say."

Fox also praised Lloyd for his work on the film, and in turning the movie's technobabble into something approachable for viewers.

"No one wants to do exposition because it's boring," Fox said.

"The freaking thing is you retain it all, because he's just so good at it, and he's brilliantly entertaining.

"I would be like, 'I gotta watch my ass, because this guy will blow me off the screen'."

Fox also discussed his Parkinson's, which he was diagnosed with in the 1990s, and revealed Lloyd had always supported him from the very beginning.

"Parkinson's is the gift that keeps on taking - but it's a gift, and I wouldn't change it for anything," he said.

"People like Chris have been there a lot for me, and so many of you have. 

"It's not about what I have, it's about what I've been given - the voice to get this done, and help people out."