Back to the Future

[Roadgeekteen]

Watched the movie for the first time over the weekend, was one of the best films I've ever watched. I liked Michael J Fox's acting. Haven't watched 2 and 3 but I probably will soon.

[Tonytone]

Watched the movie for the first time over the weekend, was one of the best films I've ever watched. I liked Michael J Fox's acting. Haven't watched 2 and 3 but I probably will soon.

You're just now seeing it? Well its never to late. Glad you liked it.


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[Roadrunner75]

Watched the movie for the first time over the weekend, was one of the best films I've ever watched. I liked Michael J Fox's acting. Haven't watched 2 and 3 but I probably will soon.

Well now I feel old - I watched that movie for the first time...35 years ago.

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the first movies (maybe the first considering I wasn't even three) I saw in the theater.  The only reason I remember is because I've seen it so many times afterwards.  US 395/US 8 is something that I can't unsee in Courthouse Square.   

[Roadgeekteen]

One of the first movies (maybe the first considering I wasn't even three) I saw in the theater.  The only reason I remember is because I've seen it so many times afterwards.  US 395/US 8 is something that I can't unsee in Courthouse Square.

I noticed that, but the two route never intersect. Since the movie takes place in California, I would have used US 6 or maybe US 50.

[RobbieL2415]

The in-town scenes were shot on the same set used for Gremlins.

[ozarkman417]

Don't feel back for not seeing it until now, because I still haven't seen it. What a sin.

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the first movies (maybe the first considering I wasn't even three) I saw in the theater.  The only reason I remember is because I've seen it so many times afterwards.  US 395/US 8 is something that I can't unsee in Courthouse Square.

I noticed that, but the two route never intersect. Since the movie takes place in California, I would have used US 6 or maybe US 50.

Not to spoil anything but one of the movies shows Hill Valley on the first Trans Continental Railroad which in theory would have put it on US 40 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  Personally I think Hill Valley resembles Hanford more than any other California town. 

[ce929wax]

It's a classic.  Two and Three aren't as good as the first one in my opinion.

I've heard that that the producers were using the town of Bishop as a model for Hill Valley.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Part Two depicts the Chicago Cubs winning the 2015 World Series. We all know how they ended up that year, being swept by the NY Mets in the NLCS (or "Semi-finals" as I call both Championship Series). However they weren't that far off, since the Cubs would get the title the following year, 108 years since the previous one.

[1995hoo]

Watched the movie for the first time over the weekend, was one of the best films I've ever watched. I liked Michael J Fox's acting. Haven't watched 2 and 3 but I probably will soon.

Well now I feel old - I watched that movie for the first time...35 years ago.

I remember seeing that movie in the theater on what should have been a school day. School was closed for a hurricane that then changed course and missed our area, so we went to the movies instead.

[Max Rockatansky]

It's a classic.  Two and Three aren't as good as the first one in my opinion.

I've heard that that the producers were using the town of Bishop as a model for Hill Valley.

Thing is Bishop doesn't look anything like Hill Valley nor does the terrain around the City until the third movie.  Even then the third movie was shot around Sonora, California which is in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Foothills as opposed to the Mojave Desert.  Monument Valley does show up in the third movie and there isn't really a close analog for it in California. 

Regarding 2015, there is so much there that it gets wrong that it's kind of funny now in retrospect.  Then again if you were to go back to 1955 people back then thought we would be in flying cars also and probably have moon colonies. 

[Max Rockatansky]

Part Two depicts the Chicago Cubs winning the 2015 World Series. We all know how they ended up that year, being swept by the NY Mets in the NLCS (or "Semi-finals" as I call both Championship Series). However they weren't that far off, since the Cubs would get the title the following year, 108 years since the previous one.

Against Miami?

[ilpt4u]

Part Two depicts the Chicago Cubs winning the 2015 World Series. We all know how they ended up that year, being swept by the NY Mets in the NLCS (or "Semi-finals" as I call both Championship Series). However they weren't that far off, since the Cubs would get the title the following year, 108 years since the previous one.

Against Miami?

Against Miami in a 9 game series, also

Really, tho, the 2015 of B2TF2 did hit on some things that were at least realistically feasible, if not part of daily life by the time we hit real 2015. And some key misses, as well, most notably transportation and energy

In other news, sometimes I wonder if we are in the Biff-o-rific timeline, tho (for those familiar with the 2nd movie)

[Max Rockatansky]

Part Two depicts the Chicago Cubs winning the 2015 World Series. We all know how they ended up that year, being swept by the NY Mets in the NLCS (or "Semi-finals" as I call both Championship Series). However they weren't that far off, since the Cubs would get the title the following year, 108 years since the previous one.

Against Miami?

Against Miami in a 9 game series, also

Really, tho, the 2015 of B2TF2 did hit on some things that were at least realistically feasible, if not part of daily life by the time we hit real 2015. And some key misses, as well, most notably transportation and energy

In other news, sometimes I wonder if we are in the Biff-o-rific timeline, tho (for those familiar with the 2nd movie)

Could be the consequences of Doc and Marty "fixing"  the timeline also.  Doc never said what future he went to get that train hover conversion during the third movie. 

[1995hoo]

One thing that's never explained is how it is at the end of the first movie in the "new" 1985 that when Marty mentions being named after the guy who set up his parents, and his mom says she doesn't ever remember mentioning that guy to Marty, how is it that neither of his parents manages to notice his identical appearance to that guy?

[Max Rockatansky]

One thing that's never explained is how it is at the end of the first movie in the "new" 1985 that when Marty mentions being named after the guy who set up his parents, and his mom says she doesn't ever remember mentioning that guy to Marty, how is it that neither of his parents manages to notice his identical appearance to that guy?

Actually the producers of the movie did answer that recently and it was pretty straight forward.  How well would any of us remember a person you only interacted with for a couple days out of one week in high school?  You might remember the guy but probably not what he looked like.

I'm surprised more people don't pick up on that Marty supposedly inspired Chuck Berry to write Johnny B. Goode.  I always took it to mean that Marty wrote it during the 1980s for his high school tryout and it ended up becoming a hit during the late 1950s. 

[NWI_Irish96]

My family took a California trip when I was about 13.  One of the places we went was Universal Studios, and it was right after the filming of one of the BTF movies.  The "town square" was still as it was for BTF.  I think one of the things they told us was that the 2nd and 3rd movies were filmed together.

[Jim]

Great Scott!  This is heavy, Doc.  In only 5 more years, the amount of time between 1885 and 1955 will be the same as the time between 1955 and what will be the 2025 present.  Later this year, we will hit the 65th anniversary of Doc Brown's invention of the flux capacitor.

The original is easily in my top 10 all time favorite movies, and probably top 5.  I like parts 2 and 3 as well.

[Brandon]

One thing that's never explained is how it is at the end of the first movie in the "new" 1985 that when Marty mentions being named after the guy who set up his parents, and his mom says she doesn't ever remember mentioning that guy to Marty, how is it that neither of his parents manages to notice his identical appearance to that guy?

Actually the producers of the movie did answer that recently and it was pretty straight forward.  How well would any of us remember a person you only interacted with for a couple days out of one week in high school?  You might remember the guy but probably not what he looked like.

I’m surprised more people don’t pick up on that Marty supposedly inspired Chuck Berry to write Johnny B. Goode.  I always took it to mean that Marty wrote it during the 1980s for his high school tryout and it ended up becoming a hit during the late 1950s. 

I'd disagree there.  Marty says, very specifically, that it is an oldie where he comes from.  IIRC, the song he attempts during the high school tryouts (of all interesting things) is The Power of Love, and the song tryout is adjucated by none other than Huey Lewis.

[1995hoo]

My family took a California trip when I was about 13.  One of the places we went was Universal Studios, and it was right after the filming of one of the BTF movies.  The "town square" was still as it was for BTF.  I think one of the things they told us was that the 2nd and 3rd movies were filmed together.

They were filmed together and were released six months apart from each other.



One thing I always liked about those movies is that they addressed the ramifications of every little change that happened–they didn't just assume that you could change one thing with no effect in the future. The name of the shopping mall, for example (Twin Pines Mall at the start of the first movie, Lone Pine Mall at the end). The name of the ravine in the third movie.

[Max Rockatansky]

One thing that's never explained is how it is at the end of the first movie in the "new" 1985 that when Marty mentions being named after the guy who set up his parents, and his mom says she doesn't ever remember mentioning that guy to Marty, how is it that neither of his parents manages to notice his identical appearance to that guy?

Actually the producers of the movie did answer that recently and it was pretty straight forward.  How well would any of us remember a person you only interacted with for a couple days out of one week in high school?  You might remember the guy but probably not what he looked like.

I'm surprised more people don't pick up on that Marty supposedly inspired Chuck Berry to write Johnny B. Goode.  I always took it to mean that Marty wrote it during the 1980s for his high school tryout and it ended up becoming a hit during the late 1950s. 

I'd disagree there.  Marty says, very specifically, that it is an oldie where he comes from.  IIRC, the song he attempts during the high school tryouts (of all interesting things) is The Power of Love, and the song tryout is adjucated by none other than Huey Lewis.

That's right "an oldie where I come from."   So more of a self fulfilling time loop possibly.  That's kind of interesting, where would the song have come from in default 1985 if Marty wasn't around at the Fish Under the Sea dance in 1955. 

[ixnay]

I saw all three BttFs in the  (same small town) theatre when each first came out and enjoyed them all esp. the second.  They are classics.

[kphoger]

Watching #1 and #2 back to back is worthwhile if you have the time.  Just don't do it too soon after watching either of them, or you'll be sick of them.

[vdeane]

Part Two depicts the Chicago Cubs winning the 2015 World Series. We all know how they ended up that year, being swept by the NY Mets in the NLCS (or "Semi-finals" as I call both Championship Series). However they weren't that far off, since the Cubs would get the title the following year, 108 years since the previous one.

Against Miami?

Against Miami in a 9 game series, also

Really, tho, the 2015 of B2TF2 did hit on some things that were at least realistically feasible, if not part of daily life by the time we hit real 2015. And some key misses, as well, most notably transportation and energy

In other news, sometimes I wonder if we are in the Biff-o-rific timeline, tho (for those familiar with the 2nd movie)

It's actually amazing what they got right for 2015.  Sure, some of the stuff was way off (notably the flying cars, hoverboards, Mr. Fusion, and anything to do with clothing), but other things were either right on or close: New Urbanism (the parking lot in downtown Hill Valley in 1985 becoming a park in 2015, the new suburb falling into decline), nostalgia for the 80s (though the form it took wasn't quite on the mark), the proliferation of lots of channels on cable TV, the rise of frozen foods (although they had dehydrated foods), teenagers spending all their time on smartphones, etc.  Even 3D tv was real, though it ended up being more of a fad (who knows, it could have been there too, we only saw one day) and didn't have holograms, and the Cubs won the World Series the following year.

I like to think that we're in the original timeline, before Marty went back to 1955.  So where's the hover technology, Mr. Fusion, holograms, and self-fitting clothing?  Simple: the people who invented them (and made the scientific breakthroughs enabling them) were inspired by George's books, which were never written in that timeline!