No Regrets

With a new documentary* about his life coming this spring, Michael J. Fox talks to Us about opening up, his beloved fans and how humor has been his saving grace

- JAIME HARKIN

On March 14, Michael J. Fox received a standing ovation at the screening of his new documentary, Still, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, during the SXSW Film & TV Festival. As audience members jumped to their feet to applaud thunderously, the humble star sat smiling next to his longtime wife, Tracy Pollan.

The movie, coming to Apple TV+ on May 12, combines interviews with 61-year-old Fox along with archival footage detailing his extraordinary story. The Canada native — who shot to fame in the 1980s with the beloved sitcom Family Ties and the career-defining hit movie Back to the Future — was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, in 1991.

“I decided to create this documentary for a couple reasons,” Fox tells