*Back to the Future* is sooo FREAKIN' GOOD!!! 

So the funny bit is that Marty's Band "The Pinheads" is playing the Power of Love by Huey Lewis and The News which is on the Soundtrack and the judge is none other than Huey Lewis himself. "I'm sorry...your just too darn loud!". Lol 😂 This movie is a masterclass on writing a really great screenplay. Movie writing 101

Here is a FUN FACT: At the beginning of the movie, when Marty and his band are auditioning for the music committee in charge of choosing a band for the high school dance, the guy with the bullhorn who stops them and says “Sorry guys, but you’re just too darn loud” - that guy is HUEY LEWIS from the band HUEY LEWIS and THE NEWS. He sang the movie’s title song “Power of Love” which became a huge hit and was written by Huey Lewis himself, specifically for this movie. Huey Lewis and The News was a HUGELY popular band back in the 80s and had a lot of hit songs. Huey Lewis was a very familiar face from his own music videos seen on MTV. He was also in the famous “U.S.A. for Africa - We Are the World” music video with Michael Jackson and other legendary singers (he is the #17 singer in the video and comes in at 2: 48, right between Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper). Back when the movie opened in theatres in 1985, he was immediately recognized by movie goers - there was a collective laugh in the audience when he was seen as a character dressed up in that geeky plaid coat and tie, and with an unusual hairstyle, listening to Marty McFly and his band “The Pinheads” do a cover of his own song 😂 😂 😂

Notice at the beginning of the movie it says the "Twin Pines Mall" but at the end it says the "Lone Pine Mall" because Marty accidently took out one of the pine trees at that guy's farm with the DeLorean in 1955

Warning, if you plan to watch the other two movies and don't want spoilers, make sure to stop the second movie right after the "to be concluded" at the end, as right after the screen goes black it goes into a preview of the third movie. If you're not bothered about spoilers then it's cool to let it run, but just warning in case you prefer to go into part 3 with only the knowledge from part 2, they kind of spring it on you unexpectedly.

The movie was screened at the White House for President Reagan. When Marty tells Doc that Reagan is POTUS in 1985, and Doc asks if Jerry Lewis is VP, and Jack Benny is Treasury Secretary, Reagan burst out laughing and made the projectionist wind it back. He later used the line "where we're going we don't need roads" in the State of the Union.

Historical fun fact: When President Reagan heard that they were jokes about him in the movie, he insisted upon seeing it. He loved the film, and reportedly laughed so hard at the jokes that he actually had the projector operator back up the film, because he missed some of the dialogue. The final line, “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads,” was actually quoted by President Reagan in a speech to Congress, discussing the drive towards future technology.

Thomas Wilson, the actor who played Biff is a standup comedian with a reputation for being an exceptionally nice, kind guy. He based his performance off of things he experienced being bullied himself when he was younger.

Fun fact: when this movie was made, Zemeckis had no intention of doing any sequels. The ending, with the car flying off into the future, was meant to be one final joke with no foreshadowing. But because of the unexpected success of the film, a sequel was put into production. The material got too lengthy for one movie, so it was broken into two parts, which were filmed back to back. Spoiler: the actress who played Jennifer was not available for the sequels, so she had to be recast. George McFly as well. Anyway, you should just jump right into parts 2 and 3. You won’t be disappointed.

When this reaction hits 88 likes, you're gonna see some serious shit! 🔥🔥😂

When you said, "can you imagine meeting your parents," that was the literal Genesis of the movie. Bob Gale saw his dad's yearbook and wondered if he would like his father as a teenager.

I like to think about Doc's point of view in this movie - he slips, hits his head, comes up with the Flux capacitor, then a few hours later a kid shows up saying he's from the future with the time machine Doc invented.

One other thing most people don't notice is that the clock tower has a lightning rod which should have protected it. The clock is damaged because Doc needs to slide down the cable, so he loops it over the hand of the clock, stopping the clock when the rod is struck by lightning. And another little one is that after the cop asks Doc about a permit, you see Doc in the background looking in his wallet for a bill to give the cop.

Fun Fact; The band leaders name was Marvin Berry. When Marty was playing 'Johnny B Goode' at the dance, Marvin is seen backstage calling his cousin Chuck (Berry) about 'the new sound you were looking for' and he holds the phone out, the joke is that the song was actually written and recorded by the real Chuck Berry, the song was a huge hit. Still is.

The two key people, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, have both reiterated that there will never ever be a remake or retelling of the three films for as long as they're alive as they will block any attempts or proposals of such a thing. Which is great on them as the trilogy is pretty much perfect. Fun fact, the sequels were actually never planned, this first film was meant to be a one and done standalone film, and the ending was meant to be a joke, not a tie in to a sequel which is how it ended up being!

Fun fact robert zemeckis pitched this to disney but they said no. When it became a success they hired him to direct roger rabbit

RE: Doc's house burning down. Using that fire extinguisher on the flaming rags after the demonstration exhausted it. He never recharged it. So when his time experiments ("mysterious circumstances") caused a fire, he had no way of putting it out quickly. This led to him selling everything but the garage to fund his further experiments. Also, I can't believe I haven't seen anyone else mention it, but Doc and Marty are the direct inspirations for Rick and Morty.

Biff ( Thomas wilson) was actually a nerd in school and played in the band. He didn't get his height until late in his high-school years. I couldn't find the exact year he said in an interview I heard years ago. The other fact is that Thomas kept apologizing to Lea Thompson during the car scene. She had to tell him it's fine we are actors acting out a scene. It just showed that he is a true gentleman.

The people who made this film were, many of them, young in the 50s, and there are many jokes that almost no one gets now, because the many details of the 50s have been forgotten. The song that you hear when Marty arrives in town is "Mr. Sandman, Bring Me A Dream," by the Andrews Sisters. 1955 was the last year of "pre-rock and roll" popular music, which really arrived in 1956, with Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, etc. When Marty arrives in town, we see a Texaco station. A car pulls up and half a dozen attendants rush out and start working on the car. In 1955, you did not pump your own gas. An attendant would come out, start pumping gas, clean your windshield and ask you if you wanted him to check the oil and tires. This scene got a huge laugh when the film first came out, but of course no one gets it now. TVs were enormously expensive in 1955, and most people did not have them. There were no reruns. Many programs were broadcast live and no copies were made. People did not wear the sort of vests that Marty is wearing when goes into the soda shop. The guy behind the counter assumes that it's a life preserver of some sort.

There's a sub-plot that they never make explicit: George is left-handed. There was a time when left-handed kids were forced to use their right hands, and that lasted into the 70s and 80s for some schools and homes (probably still happens today in isolated communities). Part of the reason George is so awkward is that he's one of those kids. His big moment, the key event that changed his future and the timeline overall, was when is right arm was being twisted, forcing him to deck Biff with his left. The way he looked at his hand, it wasn't just coz he flattened a bully, it was coz he was deciding to stop pretending to be something he's not.

This film is held by many film colleges to be a model screenplay. There are no unintentional loose ends, it's engaging and fun, the acting is without flaw, and the sets, SFX and score are exceptional for the time and hold up well today. I saw this in the theater in 1985 as a 5yr old and it sparked an incredible amount of imagination. It seemed like an eternity to a young me for the sequels even though it was only four years. Fantastic film.

There are lots of fun facts about this one, I'm writing some that I didn't read on the comments yet: - When this movie was shot there was no intention to make continuations, but it was so successful that the studio executives asked for more. That created some problems for the writers, as that ending was intended just as a joke, but they were able to solve that brilliantly on the sequences; - Speaking about the sequences, parts 2 and 3 were shot at the same time, so you will have to keep a close eye on some clues that happen on film 2 that will only payoff on film 3; - Claudia Wells, the actress that played Jennifer Parker on this movie, declined to return to the role on the sequences due to her mother's illness at the time. She was replaced by Elisabeth Shue, the very same from Karate Kid and The Boys; - And speaking about actor's changes, Robert Zemeckis originally wanted Michael J. Fox for the role, but Michael had a very busy schedule due to the sitcom he was part at the time, Family Ties, so they hired Eric Stoltz to play Marty. However, Eric saw the movie as a tragedy (and if you read his reasoning it kinda makes sense) and played the role that way. It didn't worked so he was fired and Michael J. Fox ended up in the role as originally intended. However, due to his TV schedule for a period of time he only had the night time available for shootings, which explains why there are so many night scenes on the movie. It was so tight that he literally had to sleep while traveling to the locations, at some points his staff had to carry him while he was sleeping; - At the end of part 2 there will be a screen legend saying "To be concluded". STOP WATCHING THE MOVIE AT THAT POINT, or you'll be spoiled with scenes from part 3. You have been warned.

I have a very personal connection with this movie, which also happens to be a very fond & funny memory. Back in 1985, I was living in Hawaii, and about 4,800 miles from my parents. We only saw each other about once every few years, so in 1985, my mom came to visit, so we decided to re-connect by going out on the town . . . yes, I suppose you would say it was like a date - LOL. We stopped and ate at a 50s-style burger joint(malt shoppe), then walked to the movie theatre nearby to see Back To The Future . . . and yes, we watched the scenes with Marty's Mom putting the moves on Marty, but neither one of us was creeped-out in the least, even despite the added fact that Mom & I were sitting there next to each other, on what some might perceive as being a date. Actually, since losing my Mom in 2011, after having taken care of her in her declining years; the night out we had together, and this movie, will forever be in my fondest memories.

My first film taking a girl to the cinema on a date. Late 1985 at 13 years old. She was a beauty. Plucked up the courage to ask her. 'If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything. '

Huey Lewis was asked by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale to write a song for the film. However, the two Bobs were not thrilled with the first song Huey brought back to them. After explaining what they were hoping for, Huey came back with "The Power of Love". He was then told they needed one more song, and so, upon viewing a cut of the film, Huey got the inspiration for "Back in Time". Huey Lewis got a cameo as he was the guy with the megaphone at the start saying "Too darn loud".

the fact that Vkunia was saying "This is heavy" and "Great Scott!" so early on in the reaction is pure gold

There's a reason this movie is studied in film schools across the world. This is universally hailed as one of the TIGHTEST scripts of all time--there is almost NOTHING in it that doesn't have purpose, whether it be for plot, characterization, or a simple visual gag.

Best rwaction ever 😊 MJF came to the restaurant where I worked. It was a lush place called the Inn at Shelburne Farms with a rustic dining room looking out over Lake Champlain. He and his wife sat at Table 5 next to the window doors that overlooked the lake. I remember they had a rosë with dinner that his wife Tracy ordered. They were both very relaxed, very cool, very amiable. It was a sweet summer evening. They watched the sun set behind the Adirondacks. 3 years later I was working at Universal Studios in Florida and our restaurant was the location of the Back to the Future III premiere party and in walks MJF, catches me behind a small mobile bar and goes, "Hey, uh..." snapping his fingers trying to remember my name then just went, "Shelburne!" I just let out one of those happy hahahas with a big grin on my face. He had a great memory that exuded real warmth. I shook his hand and said, "Robert " He said, "That's it!"

"Another one of these damn kids fell outta the tree" implies that Marty's mom has a habit of changing clothes in front of the window, probably intentionally because she is a lot freakier than she lets on in the beginning of the movie.

Fun fact: Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty. The way he played Marty, all serious and all, didn’t please the director, so he was fired and recast with Michael J. Fox, requiring them to reshoot damn near the entire movie.

There was a saying in the 80s, "If it's too loud, you're too old". (Many of the older generation thought rock was just loud noise.) When I saw this in theaters, that's what I assumed the judges were referencing by telling Marty he was too darn loud.

Here's an important thing to know...first, that you should watch both sequels. They are A MILLION PERCENT worth watching. And the sooner u watch, the better, because they follow up directly after the last scene from the first movie. And the important thing to know is that WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF THE 2ND MOVIE, THE WORDS "TO BE CONTINUED..." WILL POP UP ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THEN A VERY SPOILERY-FILLED TRAILER FOR THE THIRD FILM WILL PLAY. In other words, pause/stop the movie as soon as the 2nd movie ends and those words pop up on the screen so you don't watch the trailer! 😄😄

I don't know why people expect adult George and Lorraine to recognize Marty. At my ten year high school reunion I couldn't remember most of the people, and those were people I saw _every day_ for three years only ten years past, not someone I knew for _one_ week _thirty years_ ago.

They DO have makeup to make them look older. Can't just hook the cable to the car because it has to be moving at 88mph to initiate the reaction. He wont hit 89mph because the reaction starts as soon as he hits 88. This was intended to be one and dine, but after being rejected by every movie gouse, it finally got made, and was such a hit they got the word to do a sequel. That turned into 1000 page sequel, so it got split into two parts to make a trilogy. I actually saw a great replica of the car on I-10 one day. Crazy.

BTTF is literally the most rewatchable movie ever. I've literally seen this movie a 100 times or more over the years and I still love watching it.

The fact that this movie is still so good after such extensive re-shoots is a real testament to the skill of the director and the editor, you can't tell at all from the finished movie.

One of my favorite parts of this movie is the line "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything." It was originally Doc's mantra which he instilled in Marty and Marty passes it along to his teenage father to boost his confidence and change the course of his parents' lives.

8:18 You saw Christopher Lloyd in Mandalorian and now he's a "man in a Delorean"

The face Doc makes when he screams after the toy car falls off the table starting the fire is now a famous reaction meme.

This is the most nostalgic movie of the 80s and one of the best trilogies of all time. Rick and Morty was originally named Doc and Marty. The guy who tells Marty his band is too loud is Huey Lewis from Huey Lewis and the news. The song deemed to loud is The Power of Love written by Huey Lewis. His biggest hit song and the theme song to the first movie. Just love how they threw that in. Younger people normally miss this reference. Just wait till you get to the future. They did not predict everything in 2015, but there are many things that they got right or very close.

29:06 "Marty. It's such a nice name."...and YET they name their FIRST son, Dave. LOL

The Back to the Future trilogy also ties into rock music a lot. The "cousin" the band member at the end, Marvin, calls is Chuck Berry, inventor of rock and roll. The guy who told Marty that his band was "too darn loud" was Huey Lewis, who sang the "Power of Love" song that played while Marty went to school. There are more cameos in the 2nd and 3rd movies, but I won't spoil those.

I remember when my Dad rented this masterpiece nearly 40 years ago. This film blew me away and every time I watch it, which is pretty much annually, I fall in love all over again.

Despite the DeLorean being designed and marketed as a futuristic sports car of sorts, they were notoriously unreliable, which is why it kept breaking down in the movie. What I find funny is the idea that Doc had been single-handedly converting this thing into a Time Machine for three decades, but he never bothered to fix the engine.

Okay, my fun fact… V, you mentioned Doc Brown’s house burning down? Well, he says at one point that it took his entire family fortune to realise his vision… and it took a little extra too! The clues are all given in the opening shot in the newspaper cuttings, with the story being that his house burned down in “mysterious circumstances,” and the implication is that he did it himself to get the insurance money. He then sold off the Brown estate to real estate developers and just kept his garage to live in. This is why his garage is surrounded by a strip mall in 1985! The amount of though that Zemeckis and Gale put into this movie and how it all tied together is astounding! And V is right - they simply don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Nowadays big movies cost so much to make that studios can’t take a risk on them unless they’re pre sold, but BttF was never written with a built-in audience in mind. It wasn’t the result of market research or based on an recognisable IP - it was simply a story that they wanted to tell, and the were given the freedom to tell it. I think that is why so many movies from the 80s are so loved: sure, they’re made to make money, but they also have voices of their own. Ghostbuster, Goonies, Bill & Ted, BTTF, Robocop, Germlins, ET - they’re popular because they’re good, and they respect their audiences, and they often put fun ahead of logic! Don’t waste time on endless exposition or worry about connecting every dot, just have fun!

There is a DeLorean factory in Houston. They still build new ones from the surplus of parts left when the original company shut down.

fun fact: if you pay attention to the mall's name at the beginning it's named "Twin Pine Mall" but when Marty goes back to the future, it's now named "Lone Pine Mall" since Marty ran over one in the past

Marty: How did you know? Doc: I'm a freakin' genius and I was dealing with terrorists. Of course I'm going to wear a bulletproof vest. Marty: Yeah, doc, but what if they shot you in the face?

If Back to the Future was done today, he would be going back to 1994.. The look on Docs face when Marty asks, Do we become A-Holes.

I was 7 when this movie came out. I can't underestimate what a cultural phenomenon it was. For Christmas that year, I got a Back to the Future skateboard. It had the most 80s graphics you could imagine. Wish I still had that thing (and many other things), I was tough on my toys.

This is not only a great movie, but is also regarded as the perfect trilogy. Watch the other two movies and you will know why.

Important information! At the very end of the second part of the film, when the first large subtitles appear on the screen, the trailer of the third part of the film starts right after them, which contains a lot of spoilers, so I recommend turning it off immediately :)

Such an iconic film that has shaped pop culture. It was the inspiration to Rick and Morty.

It took me many viewings to put it together, but the reason Marty's grandfather says "ANOTHER one of these damn kids jumped in front of my car" is an allusion to Lorraine being somewhat locally notorious for undressing in front of her open window. So George is a peeping Tom and she's an exhibitionist. Complementary kinks - they really were made for each other! Great reaction!

Fun Fact: The drunk man on the bench (Red the Bum) that says "Crazy drunk drivers" after Marty crashes into the movie theatre is played by George Buck Flowers. He was in many classic movies and often ended up cast as the drunk or homeless man because of his rough appearance giving him somewhat of a reputation as the stereotypical movie bum. His movie credits are extensive however, ranging from comedies to westerns to action movies to adult films. In the shot of the movie theatre you can see the title of the movie playing is "Orgy American Style" which is a movie in which George Flowers played a character named Buck La Fleur. He also reprises his role in Back to the Future 2 where he calls Marty a "Crazy drunk pedestrian."

These were the kind of films that made the 80’s such a fun decade for movies. I’m so glad to have watched this back in 85 at the ripe age of 16, also that a younger generation is now enjoying these fun classic films. Glad you liked it, two more to go.

You want some unbelievably CRAZY behind the scenes trivia? The bum who calls Marty a "crazy drunk driver" is actually star of the "Orgy American Style" - the porn that was playing at the adult theater. His name is George "Buck" Flower. Remember this is pre internet, so adult films played at adult theaters.

Michael J. Fox was already a tv star on Family Ties and when he got this role he had to do both jobs at the same time. Someone would drive him between sets and he would have to sleep in the car in order to film them both.

The original actor they cast to play Marty McFly was Eric Stoltz who was a very solid young actor however he didnt have the comedic energy the role needed. After a month of filming they decided that it just wasnt working and replaced Stoltz with Michael J Fox and re-shot the entire movie...and the rest is history. You can find a few of the Eric Stoltz playing Marty McFly scenes online.

The actors playing George, Lorraine and Biff were all young, so their 1955 look was their own and they had ageing-up makeup to make them look older for the 1985 scenes. So did Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown; I was horrified a few weeks back when I realised I'm now older than Lloyd was when this was filmed!

LOL! The judge who said their band was too darn loud was Huey Lewis, the lead singer for the band who wrote and recorded the song Marty's band was playing and who did all of the rock songs on the soundtrack.

10:29 That's just Christopher Lloyd, he always has a crazy look in his face no matter what movie he's in

I remember watching the first one at the theaters in 1985 and after the credits rolled and the lights came up in the theater soon after Doc says, "Where we are going there are no roads" I looked back and I saw the people in the rows behind us and everyone had a smile on their faces. This movie is perfection.

Best movie trilogy ever. Don't even try to change my mind.

Trivia thing!: The actor who plays Marty was originally Eric Stoltz, and they'd already filmed a large part of the movie with him when they changed it to Michael J Fox. They had to reshoot practically every scene to get Fox in the movie, but there's one shot where they just used the take they'd already done with Stoltz. It's the shot in the diner when Marty confronts Biff, an over-Marty's-shoulder angle where you can't see his face. Kinda Trivia thing 2!: Biff basically tops my list for the evilest character in any movie ever. The malice in his face is almost unmatched. Almost. Stephen from Django Unchained is about the same.

The Delorean was NOT a cool car in the 80's, it was considered a joke. BttF MADE it cool retroactively. Doc saying "If you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style!" is supposed to be a joke about how Doc has bad taste in cars.

Wild theory: We know Marty wakes up to a "different" more successful family.... So what happened to their Marty? That Marty is the one "our" Marty watches escape from the terrorists at Lone Pine. We assume he went to 1955 to start the process over again... but that would be dangerous considering "our" Marty is indeed already existing in 1955 befriending his folks and fighting Biff. Doc (who now knows he met our Marty in 1955) INENTIONALLY set up the time circuits for that Marty to go somewhere completely different, perhaps to be lost forever, thus keeping 1955 Marty from causing a paradox and keeping the preferred 1985 Marty in his timeline

Fun fact: one of the producers didn’t want to call it Back To The Future and instead thought it should be called The Man From Pluto. His mind was changed when Zemeckis asked Steven Spielberg to help change his mind and Spielberg called him and said “BACK TO THE FUTURE! What a great title you came up with!” 😂

Excellent reaction. You picked up on so much foreshadowing. A couple of my favorite Easter eggs; The Rocky & Bullwinkle show featured a character named Mr. Peabody, who was a time traveling dog (like Einstein) with a pet boy named Sherman. Here, Old man Peabody's son was named Sherman, which was revealed only in the closing credits. My favorite is that the first switch Marty threw on Doc Brown's guitar amp was labeled CRM 114. That was the designation of the radio discriminator on the B-52 in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film, "Dr. Strangelove." CRM 114 made appearances in other Kubrick films, as well as other films and TV shows.

You're going to love the second and third movies. Its pretty incredibly how tightly woven the three are, despite the fact that there were never really plans to make any sequels, though they did film the second and third movies concurrently.

My apologies to fans of boxing movies everywhere, but in my opinion the scene where George punches Biff is the greatest knockout scene in movie history.

Fun Fact: One of the judges was Huey Lewis the very singer of “The Power of Love.”

FYI: The guy at the beginning who told the band they were "Too Darn Loud", was Huey Lewis who recorded two songs for the soundtrack of this film: "Back in Time", and "Power of Love".

Vkunia - so, Docs time machine runs on conventional GAS but the Time Circuits need high voltage Power. the car still would have to reach 88 mph before the Time Circuits even work.

Most reactors don't get chills on the dance kiss scene, but the music, and the brother and sister reappearing on the photograph, chills everytime...great cinema

*_It was never explained in the movies, but in a prequel comic book it was confirmed that Marty met Doc Brown when he was around 14 after hearing that Brown was a dangerous lunatic. Marty was curious, so he snuck into Doc's lab and was fascinated by his inventions._*

The funny cameo of Huey Lewis telling Marty his band was too loud cracks me up.

The Hill Valley "town" with the clock tower is the same "town" from Gremlins, they built the set and reused it, but with a winter theme and decorations.

Easter egg joke: The guy telling Marty that his band is too loud is Huey Lewis, of Huey Lewis and the News, who performed many of the songs in the movie, including The Power of Love.

That synopsis at the beginning was simultaneously gibberish and strikingly accurate. Good job.

Fun fact: originally the role of Marty MC fly was played by a prominent actor back then named Eric Stoltz, he filmed for like six weeks. The producers wanted Michael j Fox but he was obligated to do a show called Family Ties. Eric Stoltz was not working for the role and was fired, and MJF was brought in. They had to redo all the scenes with Eric Stoltz . Look it up sometime

Lorraine getting a crush on Marty actually would make sense. Being his mother, she'd feel a connection to him. Being 17, she could very easily mistake that for "love at first sight."

What is incredible is that Zemeckis' was approaching his last shot after a string of low performing films he had wrote, and then he made Romancing the Stone which is delightful, and performed well at the box office. This was his follow up. A string of references to his previous movie Used Cars are all through the film. The film was initially shot with Eric Stoltz as Fox was tied up in his sitcom Family Ties. Stoltz played the part straight which was not working, so they did the unthinkable and cut him mid shoot. Fox could only work nights and on weekends which is why there are so many scenes of him looking tired and disheveled.

I went to an art show across the street from my house in the park and for no reason some guy brought his DeLorean for people to see. You better believe I have a picture in that thing! Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd are national treasures. They will go down in history...

This movie had a production history almost as fascinating as the movie itself. Writer Bob Gale came up with the idea for the story when he found his dad's old high school yearbook while helping clean out his parents' basement. He looked through it and found that his dad had been the class president, something his dad had never told him about. That got Gale to wondering if he and his dad would have been friends if they had been the same age and gone to school together. Gale was friends with director Robert Zemeckis, who liked the story idea and approached several studios with the pitch for making a movie of it. Several studios turned them down, most because the story wasn't racy enough for the era, which was known for raunchy, R-rated teen comedies like "Animal House", "Porky's", and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". The exception was Disney, which turned them down because they thought the idea of a mom unwittingly falling in love with her time-traveling son was too racy! Eventually, Universal Studios agreed to make the movie. The filmmakers created the character of Marty McFly specifically with the idea of Michael J. Fox playing the role, but he was initially unavailable due to being in the middle of starring in the sitcom "Family Ties". As a result, they cast another actor named Eric Stoltz as Marty. Many of the actors were in the film due to Stoltz playing the role: Crispin Glover was cast as George McFly partially because he resembled Stoltz and partially because his quirky, eccentric style appealed to Gale and Zemeckis. Lea Thompson was cast as Lorraine because she had worked with Stoltz before and they had excellent on-screen chemistry. The actor J. J. Cohen, who was initially cast as Biff Tannen, was replaced because he was about the same size as Stoltz (who was much taller than Fox) and the filmmakers wanted Biff to be big and intimidating compared to Marty. Thus they demoted Cohen to being one of Biff's goons and cast Thomas F. Wilson Jr. as Biff. They had filmed most of the scenes and were going over some of the footage when they suddenly realized that Stoltz wasn't working out as Marty. Marty needed to be funny at times, and Stoltz was a method actor who played the character very seriously, giving what Gale called "a great dramatic performance". Gale and Zemeckis abruptly fired Stoltz and made a deal with the studio producing "Family Ties" that allowed Fox to play Marty in "Back to the Future". This required Fox to work about 20 hours a day, filming "Family Ties" during normal working hours and "Back to the Future" overnights (for the night and indoor scenes) and on weekends (for the outdoor daytime scenes). The cast and crew had to re-shoot most of the film footage due to the recasting of the leading role. Stoltz was still in at least one scene, specifically the scene with Marty punching Biff while Biff's back was turned. There were a couple of notable cameos in the film. Singer Huey Lewis, who performed the songs "Power of Love" and "Back in Time" for the movie also appeared on-screen as the judge who dismissed Marty and his band as being "too darn loud". Lewis ad-libbed the line, saying afterward that he chose that as "the dumbest reason I could think of for turning down a band". The other guitarist in Marty's band was played by Michael J. Fox's guitar instructor for the movie.

Back to the Future achieved critical acclaim and commercial success, grossing $381.1 million and securing its position as the highest-grossing film of 1985 globally. I was one year old in 1985.

Fun Fact: One of the clocks at the intro of the movie has a man hanging off it, foreshadowing Doc's later hanging from the clock, or maybe it was made by/for him because he had already hung from the clock in his timeline. Theory: Because Doc wrapped the cable around the clock hands he caused it to break, which is why the clock was not working in 1985. In the earlier part of the movie there was no blood when Doc was shot, only the dark look of a bulletproof vest. So, this might mean Doc from 1985 already knew what was going to happen.This all might imply that this time loop of Marty going back and meeting Doc has happened before and may be the very reason Doc befriends him originally. This also might imply that by Marty changing things on this loop he caused new changes from the original loop. End of Theory. Red the Bum was actually Mayor Red Thomas from 1955.

It’s the summer of 2024 and this girl is JUST NOW watching Back To The Future… for the FIRST time. Only 39 years late! 😂😂

I love how Marty tells George “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything,” and then at the end when we see George has written a new book, he says “Like I always say, if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” All because Marty encouraged him :)

Actually, Biff calling him Butthead was very original. It was the first time it was ever used.

The intro song, 'Power of Love,' is sung by Huey Lewis. He has a cameo as the teacher who tells Marty his band is too loud. The name of the band, the Pinheads, is probably named after the Headpins, a Canadian Rock band popular at the time. The lead singer, Darby Mills, was called the queen of scream, due to her high-pitched vocals.

Foreshadowing tidbits:(most of the others have been mentioned) At the start of the film, we see a representation of actor Harold Lloyd hanging from the hands of a clock, from the film Safety Last. This foreshadows Dr. Emmett Brown hanging from the clock tower on November 12, 1955. The McFly family is watching the episode of The Honeymooners where "Ralph dresses up as a man from space". This foreshadows Marty being mistaken for a "man from space" in 1955 (by the Peabody family and by George McFly). Can’t wait for Part II & III 💫❤️💫✌🏻🇦🇺

the song he played at the dance, was called jonny b good by check berry. the guitar player from the band in the movie is named marvin berry. so the scene hes calling his cousin. hes calling chuck berry to let him hear this new sound. jonny b good came out in 1958 and definitely ahead of its time and an instant classic, which is why you hear it in alot of movies.

There is no reason for Loraine or George to look at their son Marty and say “ hey wait a minute….” Because think: they knew him superficially for about a week 30 years ago. If you are alive now and face lives over 30 years, try to think of someone you knew for about a week way back then ….. why would you?! Plus Marty slowly grew from a baby . Ax a parent tiu watch your child grow to what they ooom like as more adults. You don’t suddenly one day say….. “ hey you look like just like guy I have no reason to remember from 30 years ago.” We see it because the timeline is crunched in the movie. We read the script so we know it. It’s like why would obi wan remember a droid he never owned or had personal attachment to 20 years later?!

Perhaps already mentioned: The Twin Pines Mall was renamed after one tree was destroyed on the pineyard. At the end of the movie, when Marty returned, it was called the Lone Pine Mall.

Fun Fact. The guy who said,The bands too loud., is Huey Louis. The guy that sings that song.

Between Doc’s house burning story and the beginning of Doc and Marty’s friendship, you just came up with better ideas for sequels than what we actually get in the sequels to this movie.

lol no worries, it’s a time travel move. You can start it anytime and still finish it yesterday 😜

This is one of the greatest films of all time. I don't really know how many times I've seen it (a film in three parts🙂) but at least 15 times. Every time you find something new, a little thing you didn't notice. This film is a masterclass in filmmaking and scriptwriting. If I remember correctly, they started filming with a different actor, because Michael J.Fox was bound up with Family Ties. So he worked in the day at the series and in the night on Back to the Future. Talk about dedication.

This one of the most tightly written movies

That jacket Marty is wearing, you absolutely had to have it to be the coolest! Man, I miss the 80's!