Back to the Future Trilogy

[axisoftime]

This is my favorite trilogy.Action-comedy-adventure and time travel.What can be better?I love the paradoxes-especially in part 2.I like how Doc Brown kept saying they cant run into their past selfs-it could rip apart the fabric of space itself.Or when Marty kept using the term 'heavy' and Doc says"is there something wrong with the Earths gravitational pull in the future"lol.How about when Doc asks future Marty "whos president in 1985" Marty says "Ronald Reagan" and Doc goes 'The actor?Ha-whos vice president-Jerry Lewis?

[Power Wisdom Courage]

Yeah, I Love that/those Movie(s). I like how Biff and his ancestor and his descendants all say how much they LOVE manure!!!
I also LOVE the theme song, it is such a catchy tune!!!

[axisoftime]

Yeh 'The Power of Love' Huey Lewis and the News.I remember b4 i saw the movie and read a review about it and it said 'Dont be surprised if u leave the theater singing that song'lol.
Biff was great-so many different versions-
Georges boss
Auto repair guy
Old man Biff
Young Biff
Biff the multi-millionaire
Griff from the future
Mad Dog Tannen

[Power Wisdom Courage]

Yeah, a truly good movie, Michael J. Fox is awesome, I know someone who knows him, and they say he is the coolest guy. Too bad for him, doesn't he have Parkinson's or something like that?

[axisoftime]

Yeh he does-last time i saw him on tv he was shaking badly.Unfortunately he probably dosent have long to live.
I agree with u however-he was certainly awesome in these films-in fact,its hard to imagine anyone else as Marty!A great range of emotions and acting ability for sure.

[Power Wisdom Courage]

Yeah, I also heard that when he was on family ties, he hardley if never messed up on his lines. I have always like him as an actor.

[Jellie]

yea he was great such a shame his career was cut short due to the parkinsons disease i always remember form the bttf films when somebody calls him chicken then all of a sudden u hear the big DUN sound and marty goes 'nobody calls me chicken' yeah they dont make em like they used to

[Power Wisdom Courage]

I know, it's really sad, i think they should make more movies like that.

[Jellie]

yea it was a golden era that has sadly long since past people thesedays phone it in to get there paychecks when people like me have to bust there ass to get peanuts thats the way the world is and sorry to rant its late and im a bit peeved

[ferd]

It's funny to hear that Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly. And they even shot scenes with him for a week before Spielberg let him go and went for Michael J. Fox. Hard to imagine anyone else in that role now.

Great trilogy!!

"I know mom, it was the fish under the sea dance." :rotfl:

[Jellie]

yea i rem watching that on e's 101 greatest secrets and eric stoltz was gonna be mcfly damn i cant pic eric bein marty mcfly even though he became a fly himself in the movie the fly 2 hahaha

[Power Wisdom Courage]

Has Spielberg re-released BTTF all digitally remastered and messed up?
If he hasn't let's hope he doesn't... South Park comes to mind...

[Zungas]

Slacker!!!

[smallvillerox05]

Yeah the movies were great.

[SuperWelling]

I wish they had done some more of those movies...They were so good that it just felt like the possible storylines were endless.

[VersesBatman]

Make like a tree and get out of here!

[SuperWelling]

LOL! I loved that line! Then old Biff says something like "It's leave you idiot...make like a tree and leave!"

[axisoftime]

How about in the old west when Mad Dog Tannan asks Marty what his name is,and Marty,trying to sound tough says "Clint Eastwood" and Tannan laughing sarcastically says "What kind of sissyfied name is that" Then at the end when Marty wasnt going to go outside for a duel,someone in the salloon says "If u dont go out there then the name of Clint Eastwood will be forever known as a yellow bellyed chicken"

[VersesBatman]

I love the line "I've never seen anyone with purple underware before"

[axisoftime]

And she also adds "Calvin"-then Marty says "Why do u call me Calvin" lol.

[VersesBatman]

"That's your name isn't it? I saw it on your underware"

[axisoftime]

Then he has dinner with the family and when he leaves to look for Doc Brown, Lorraines mother says how strange he was acting-and the father says "Hes an idiot,comes from his upbringing-his parents are probably idiots too-Lorraine,u ever have a kid like that,i'll disown u"

[VersesBatman]

I love that! I love when Lorraine says "I don't like her Marty. Girls chasing boys, we didn't do that when I was your age." Then his sister asks "Then how are you supposed to meet guys?" she says "Fate." and then she says "But that was so stupid! Grampa hit him with a car!"

[axisoftime]

And Lorraine asks George "What were u doing out in the street again-bird watching wasnt it" And George pretends he dosent hear her LOL.

[VersesBatman]

"Dad was a peeping Tom!"

[axisoftime]

How about when Mary and Lorraine are in the car and she says shes gone parking with boys-then she drinks and lights a cigarette and Marty keeps telling her she shouldnt be doing those things and Lorraine says'U sound just like my mother"

[VersesBatman]

That irony was too funny. Or when she kisses him and says "Something's not right. When I kiss you it feels like I'm kissing my brother."

[axisoftime]

Or when Marty 1st sees Joey in his playpen and whispers "So youre my Uncle Joey-better get used to these bars kid"

[VersesBatman]

And when he sees the principle and says "Didn't he ever have hair?"

Or this classic line

"Hey you get your damn hands off her!"

[axisoftime]

In the 1st film,when he sees Loraine he says "Youre my muh,youre my muh-in the 2nd when he sees her he says Youre so..big!"

[VersesBatman]

Oh yeah! I always loved how he made "Johnny be good" sound like heavy metal.

[axisoftime]

Hello Chuck-its Marvin,your cousin Marvin Berry-u know that new sound youre looking for-listen to this.

[VersesBatman]

Then he says "Never mind."

[Chad Doody]

Yes! My Favorite movies ever.

Nothing beats the coolness of parts like Marty running up to Doc in the 50s right after Doc sent the other Marty back.

[VersesBatman]

That was cool! I loved the flying cars.

[Chad Doody]

Yeah. And Hoverboards!

I Wish I Had A Hoverboard. :lol:

[axisoftime]

messenger-"U alright kid.need any help"?
Marty-"theres only 1 man who can help me now"

[VersesBatman]

Originally posted by Chad Doody
Yeah. And Hoverboards!

I Wish I Had A Hoverboard. :lol:
There was an urban legand that stated that they were real.

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/hoverbrd.htm

[Maniac in the Porsche]

It's all about Huey Lewis & the News

*sings* "You don't a credit card to ride this train..."

[VersesBatman]

Did you know that Huey Lewis was the judge in the first movie? He told Marty that his music was too loud.

[axisoftime]

"Youre just too darn loud"

[VersesBatman]

Remember George Mcfly's visit from "Darth Vader"?

[Chad Doody]

Originally posted by VersesBatman
Remember George Mcfly's visit from "Darth Vader"?

LOL Thats Hilarious.

Ever seen that scene's extended version on the DVD? Its even funnier.

[VersesBatman]

Idon't think so. I'll have to see it. The gag reel is pretty funny.

[Maniac in the Porsche]

Originally posted by VersesBatman
Did you know that Huey Lewis was the judge in the first movie? He told Marty that his music was too loud.
:eek: No, I must check that out! :D

thanx

[VersesBatman]

"Roads? Where we're going, we won't need roads."

[j03superbat]

Yeah, those were great movies.

But after watching them for like the 5th an 6th times, I started noticing the inevitable plot holes. I think the biggest is in the second part when Old Biff steals the Delorean, goes back in time and alters history, then somehow comes back to the future he came from... how is that possible if when Marty suggests it, Doc Brown claims they can't?

But all of the rest... fantastic. Those flicks truly are fun to watch.

[Chad Doody]

Originally posted by j03superbat
But after watching them for like the 5th an 6th times, I started noticing the inevitable plot holes. I think the biggest is in the second part when Old Biff steals the Delorean, goes back in time and alters history, then somehow comes back to the future he came from... how is that possible if when Marty suggests it, Doc Brown claims they can't?

True, But he also disapeared after he got there.

I Think I Remember them explaining on the DVD Commentarys that The Reason he was even able to get there was because The Time Continuem Hadn't yet fully changed, But it was slowly changing around Doc & Marty.

[smallvillerox05]

The dvd said that he had returned to the alternate future, it just had not changed noticeably.

[LilWonderWoman]

i love watching the 2nd one because of the time it takes place, we are nowhere near what they predicted to happen :lol: grape sized pizza in the hydrator and self sizing jackets and what not

the 2nd one was my favorite

[axisoftime]

Yeh the 2nd one was my favorite too.Even thou it dosent look like those self sizing jackets and flying cars will be here by 2015!lol.The 1st movie mostly took place in 1955 and the 3rd mostly in 1885-but this 1 went from 1985 to 2015 to an alternate 1985 then back to1955!I l0ved all that time traveling and paradoxes.
Doc-"Youre not thinking 4th dimensionaly"
Marty-"Yeh i have trouble with that"t

[Summers]

one of the best trilogies ever, as well 1980s movie too. I loved the hover board that was awesome :). The pie frisbee lol.
Lorainne: what's your name?
Marty: Calvin...Calvin Kleine
lol...I loved how he got that name, and Clint Eastwood in the third movie.


Originally posted by VersesBatman
Remember George Mcfly's visit from "Darth Vader"?

lol, and he combines it w/ Star Trek w/ the Vulcan sign lol.

[VersesBatman]

I love in the third one when Marty says "You're my great great great grandfather and you just peed on me."

[Power Wisdom Courage]

I like how in each of the movies, Biff and all of his relatives always end up in manure, all because of Marty.
"MANURE!!! I HATE MANURE!!!"

[red"mond" kryptonite]

back to the future trilogy rocks....wish i had that sports alminac though!!..lol

[-ronald-]

I have the definitive coolest moment in all three films. It's at the end of the second one.

"IT'S FROM THE DOC!!!!! HE'S BACK IN THE OLD WEST, BUT HE'S ALIVE!!!!

"Hey kid, you OK? You need any help?

"There's only one man that can help me."

Cue Doc on the clock tower, theme tune piping out - Baaaa, Baaaa, Baaaaaaa.....

YEEESSSSS!!!!!

[Maniac in the Porsche]

Guess what came in the mail today?

My bro got the trilogy on DVD & I can't wait to watch the movies & hopefully there are some good extras, too? :D

[Bart Allen]

Ah, I love the Back to the Future Trilogy. I've probably seen those movies more than any other. I picked up the DVD set as soon as it came out. The trilogy had so many great moments! Ever since I was 8 years old, I wanted a Delorean...lol, 12 years later...nope..no Delorean yet. Oh well. Maybe one of these days. :D

[axisoftime]

Can u still get a Delorean?It would probably be pretty expensive to keep up.I have to agree with someone earlier who said there should have been more BTTF movies.Maybe 1 more anyhow where they went further into the past or future.With time travel a main theme of the film,the storys are virtualy boundless.
Doc-"Ill see u in the future"
Marty-"u mean the past"
Doc-"Exactly"

[VersesBatman]

No. I think they discontinued them.

[Summers]

yea, didnt the dealer got into some financial troubles?

[VersesBatman]

I don't know. I always thougth it was because the Deloreon didn't really catch on.

[Summers]

I remember hearing about it in I Love the 80s. It was too expensive or something, and the manufactuer couldnt hold his expenses. It was something financial.

[axisoftime]

John Deloreon was busted in the 80s for money laundrying and possible drug trafficing of heroin and cocaine.He was found not guilty when the DEA couldnt prove its case.He was in tremendous debt at the time.I guess he wrote a book about the experience and his version of what happened.

[VersesBatman]

Most likely not enough people were buying it to make ends meet. I don't know of anyone who wanted a car with car doors like that.


Originally posted by axisoftime
John Deloreon was busted in the 80s for money laundrying and possible drug trafficing of heroin and cocaine.He was found not guilty when the DEA couldnt prove its case.He was in tremendous debt at the time.I guess he wrote a book about the experience and his version of what happened.
Oh I see. Did you know that originally, they were going to use a refridgerater?

[Lindsey]

Originally posted by axisoftime
How about in the old west when Mad Dog Tannan asks Marty what his name is,and Marty,trying to sound tough says "Clint Eastwood" and Tannan laughing sarcastically says "What kind of sissyfied name is that" Then at the end when Marty wasnt going to go outside for a duel,someone in the salloon says "If u dont go out there then the name of Clint Eastwood will be forever known as a yellow bellyed chicken"

I love at the end when marty returns to the future and Dave (marty's brother) looks at marty and says "Who you trying to be..Clint Eastwood?" and marty just has a confused look on his face. haha! :lol: These movies are definitly in the top 5 on my list of favorites :)

[axisoftime]

A refridgerater in the car?or a fridge to time travel?

[VersesBatman]

For time travel. Then they change it to a car because they figured little kids might lock themselves in refridgeraters.

[axisoftime]

Im glad they made it a car!Geez-a fridge would have been a real letdown-i guess instead of 88 mph it would have been' just set the fridge on max cold' lol.Reminds me of 'Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure' where they time traveled in a phone booth.

[M.D.]

The cartoon spin off was cool too.

[VersesBatman]

:lol: I know!

[Bart Allen]

I remember watching the Animated Series on TV when I was younger. Hehe, that was a fun Saturday morning cartoon. I liked the science experiments at the end of the episodes with Christopher Lloyd.

And as far as the Delorean, the only way to get your hands on them now are to either: find someone who is selling one (only produced from 1981-1983), or you can buy a refurbished one online for like $30k

[VersesBatman]

I saw one on The Wedding Singer.

[Summers]

Originally posted by VersesBatman
Most likely not enough people were buying it to make ends meet. I don't know of anyone who wanted a car with car doors like that.

lol, imagine being in a small parking space. I mean how are you going to get of the thing lol. thanks, axis so it was financial trouble in the end.

k, now I feel too young I dont remember a cartoon.

[-ronald-]

The cartoon was cool. I always found it funny how in the films they wanted to destoy the time machine, then in the cartoons they kept the train and the car, letting Jules and Verne use them whenever, for there homework and stuff. lol.

You want a DeLorean? Just go to Universal Studios Florida. There's only a chain keeping it in, bust through that and your off. Then, if you can get up to 88 in the park, go back to when the park wasn't built. Then you won't have to worry about security. :lol:

[axisoftime]

I dont remember the cartoon either,be nice if they showed it again sumtime.Wonder if any of the originals did the voices.
Once heard Steven spielberg say about the 1st film that he cant believe how good it came together because it was the most cluttered and noisy set he had ever been on.Another good scene was when theyre in 2015 and Doc reads from the paper about Marty jr being arrested tried and sentenced in 2 hours and Marty says "2 hours"? and Doc says "Yes,justice is swift scince they abolished lawyers"

[M.D.]

poor lawyers.. wonder what they did in the future

[Smallvillenews]

I remember seeing the cartoon. Here is a link to the episodes they aired. If you click on one of the episodes and go to full crew list it gives you a list of which actors played the roles: http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Universal_Studios/Universal_Cartoon_Studios/Back_to_the_Future/

Here is a link to amazon.com where they actually sell it on VHS: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302878268/104-9546925-7923943?v=glance

[axisoftime]

Thomas F Wilson(Biff) and Mary Steenburgen(Clara) both did the voices for their respective characters.Funny how Crispen Glover(George Mcfly) was only in the 1st film.I heard he asked for so much money to come back for the 2nd,that they just wrote him out of the series.

[RedKgentleman]

I've must have watched all the BTTF movies over 50 times. Great movies. Does anyone else agree?

[tonyrino8]

Yes I do...........watched them probably about the same amount of times over the years, used to regually watch I - III,one after the other, when I wasn't at work.
My eldest son who is six next week, is now mad on the trilogy too.....

[RedKgentleman]

Christopher and Michael J. Fox had some great chemistry.

[Jellie]

They certainly did, BTTF2 was my fav of the 3

[Shinzon2004]

I love the BTTF trilogy....to me,the first one is great,number 2 is OK,I like part III but my favorite is Part I....the concept of
"boy meets young mom" is spooky....Christopher Lloyd was great as Doc Brown,I cant imagine anyone else playing Doc Brown....
(in a possible BTTF remake)

I mean,if there were a BTTF remake,who would be cast as
Marty McFly and Doc?What time machine could they use??

How about Annete O Toole as young Lorraine Baines??

Hey....how about casting Whitney as Biff??(I dont remember Whitney s real name)....

[Jellie]

Eric Johnson

[Disco]

Always loved them. I gotta get me the trilogy on dvd one day.

[Queen_Sarah]

i love them!

[dsv100]

You can't beat the retail price on the widescreen edition of the DVD trilogy. :) Lots of extras, too. I just got mine.

I remember a BTTF animated series around 1990, then another, different-styled animated show (that actually had Christopher Lloyd in host segments, IIRC) in the early 2000s.

When watching part II, look closely at how George McFly appears on screen. They tried so, so hard to make the audience not realize that it's not Crispin Glover reprising the role (George is upside down in all 2015 scenes, and the new actor turns his face away subtly in 1955 scenes). Yet a few pieces of George footage from BTTF Part I were reused in Part II -- without Mr. Glover's permission. Glover sued the studio and won, and new film-industry rules were laid down about using actors' likenesses.

Oh, heh. I always chuckle when they say "jiggowatts." I suppose it was supposed to be "gigawatts" but nobody caught the mispronunciation. :lol:

[F-Stop Blues]

I cant believe crispin glover didnt want to come back. What a jerk, everyone else came back and the story could have been even cooler if he had as well.

I just want to add that BTTF is probably the most underraeted comedic movie of all time. Its hilarious imo. Also i think marty was the first ever to utter the phrase "you bet your ass". Just all around classic, all three movies.

Another nugget to chew on is that doc brown is like 100 years old by the end of back 3. Think about it. Lets say he was 40 in 1955 which i think is being generous. Flash forward 30 years to 1985 and he's 70. Ok then in his letter to marty at the end of back to he says he was living in 1885 for a number of years i think, lets say 5 of so he's 75. Then at the end of back to the future 3 he has made a new time machine and raised two kids. The oldest isi dont know 12 adn the other one is like 10. How long has all that taken? Its very odd and nobody ever questions it. Thats why the movies are so great you just buy everything thats going on.

[gronk1]

The first one has always been my favorite one. But I still like all three.

[clarkoholic]

LOVE them!!! I was so excited when the DVD set came out and got it right away. Michael J. Fox is just too adorable in them! Christopher Lloyd is brilliant!

The first is my all time fav. The rest were good but didn't top the first. I love the look and sounds of the 50's so it was just a treat to watch it. I'm not allowed to watch it with my husband cause I quote the whole then when I watch it and he gets very annoyed. :lol:

It's great stuff! :D

[axisoftime]

Interesting theory F-Stop,however id say in 1955 hes closer to 30-then in 1985 hed be around 60-he was only in 1885 9 months-so if he has kids around 10-hed actually be closer to 70.Plus when he returns at the end of BTTF I-he says hes had things done in the future that would add several years to his life.
These are awesome films-my favorite trilogy.

[Queen_Sarah]

yeah i got the box set staright away 2....

when i was like 6 i wanted 2 marry maryt mcfly!! lol

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by F-Stop Blues
Another nugget to chew on is that doc brown is like 100 years old by the end of back 3. Think about it. Lets say he was 40 in 1955 which i think is being generous. Flash forward 30 years to 1985 and he's 70. Ok then in his letter to marty at the end of back to he says he was living in 1885 for a number of years i think, lets say 5 of so he's 75. Then at the end of back to the future 3 he has made a new time machine and raised two kids. The oldest isi dont know 12 adn the other one is like 10. How long has all that taken? Its very odd and nobody ever questions it. Thats why the movies are so great you just buy everything thats going on.
Well, he did get that "youth treatment" thing from the future, which shaved a helluva bunch of years off his appearance and expanded his lifespan.

[RedKgentleman]

Quoted by: clarkoholic


LOVE them!!! I was so excited when the DVD set came out and got it right away. Michael J. Fox is just too adorable in them! Christopher Lloyd is brilliant! The first is my all time fav. The rest were good but didn't top the first. I love the look and sounds of the 50's so it was just a treat to watch it. I'm not allowed to watch it with my husband cause I quote the whole then when I watch it and he gets very annoyed.

LoL, I had a ex-girlfriend who would get so mad when we were flipping through the channels and it was on. TBS had reruns of it for years. And I would sit there and pay no attention to her and quote some parts too.

"What are you, YELLOW???"

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Power Wisdom Courage]

GREAT SCOTT!!!

Not one person has voted against this poll... This Is Heavy...

[RedKgentleman]

Guess a lot of people love the movies. This is the first poll I've seen that no one voted no.

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

Defintely a classic trilogy in my opinion. Doesn't need any more sequels. It's perfect just the way it is.