10 Things - Back to the Future: The Lost Version

[@rlaranjo]

Could we also say Thomas F. Wilson playing Biff Tannen was also what makes this movie a masterpiece? He's the antagonist, but he's just perfect in every way.

[@eaglelubricants]

Yes...Wilson had a hand in making the entire franchise into the success it is.

[@pdennis93]

Supposedly Daniel Stern was in the running for playing Biff. I could see that based on the film "Coupe Deville" where he plays the oldest of 3 brothers who drive a Cadillac from Detroit to Miami and is somewhat of a bully to his 2 younger brothers. He is in the military and has a similar demeanor to Biff.

[@lucieb.7991]

Yes yes yes

[@odalisgonzalez6875]

Yes I agree

[@DMSProduktions]

His portrayal of Tod 'Maniac' Marshall, was also iconic!

[@ericross441]

Back to the Future is one of those movies I could watch over and over and never get tired of it. A perfect movie!

[@Veronica.John10-10]

Fifth Element is like that for me, too

[@downscale]

I agree. I think I'm going to watch BTTF right now!

[@josh72456]

@Eric Ross It's called that but it ain't.

[@JacobLM42]

Same.

[@derekllewellyn6663]

@@Veronica.John10-10 do you know that 40th birthday anniversary celebration party years New year 35th birthday party years 45th anniversary celebration party years New Soopers on screen record on Galaxy card gaslight theater in new

[@thejavelin7832]

One of the few movies that resonates just as strongly as an adult as it did when you were a kid.

[@cheddarcheese7928]

Back to Future got my thru a tough time..I was 13 when it came out in 1985 and was being heavily abused at home.While being ashamed and not telling anyone I searched for an escape.I found a temporary one in BTTF..During that summer I would scrounge up enough money to see the early 11:00am matinee showing and would try to stay past the 10:00pm showing..This movie was magic and was the perfect escape.I would sometimes even try to sneak in to showings of Teen Wolf if I could..But Marty was everything I wanted to be so I would lose myself in the movie seeing it over 30 times that summer..So if anyone who ever worked on BTTF happen see this I would like to say thank you.

[@lard_lad_AU]

I hope life has worked out better for you Cheddar, thank you for sharing your story

[@deathisonlythebeginning5098]

These liars always make up bs. Internet is so broken

[@MrRhino10]

I was the same situation as you i was 7 years old. Im 44 now and still love it. Movie has got me through some tough times.

[@richardbullwood5941]

I hope life got much much better for you.

[@alitlweird]

@@deathisonlythebeginning5098 wow. you must be really good at poker. remind me to leave the table if you sit down and ante up. you’re unbluffable.

[@paradox7358]

I seriously can't imagine anyone else in any of the major roles in this movie. They are all just so iconic.

[@pollypocket3508]

Not ironic. Iconic.

[@D-Fens_1632]

If I could go back and stop 9/11, but somehow an after effect would be having Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly, I think I might let 9/11 happen.

[@semperfi-1918]

100%.

[@irishgotee]

In an alternate universe Marty was played by Emilio Estevez and Doc Brown was played by Jim Varney

[@davidcassels7312]

@@pollypocket3508 k

[@philopharynx7910]

The chemistry between Lloyd and Fox is so amazing. Not only do you not stop and wonder why a high schooler is friends with an old man, you see how quickly they fall into the same pattern with '55 Doc.

[@rogerlynch5279]

It isd regrettable that her carrier in Movie and on TV went down the drains after HOWARD THE DUCCK whiile his cqarrier had risen just stopped by his fatefull bad health. Sometimes NUTURE is a bitch.

[@richardhart9204]

What most people forget about the 1980s is that 1950s retro was a huge part of that decade's culture, and was no doubt a significant factor in the success of Back To The Future.

[@Lostwithquestion]

My 20 year old and her friends are into 1980s retro today. Funny how things come back around.

[@pleasedroses3811]

I remember having sock hops while we girls wore makeshift poodle skirts and scarves around our necks or ponytails. This was in the Eighties! Fifties Retro was all the rage back then. 🐩

[@SaintMartins]

Yup the 1950's was trendy during the 80's. Retro 50's band The Stray Cats "Self-titled" (1981) was a hit, Rocker Neil Young released a popular 50's style album "Everybody's Rockin'" (1983) and films & soundtracks like Stand By Me (1986), Great Balls Of Fire (1989)

[@richardhart9204]

@@Lostwithquestion The 1980s was a truly magical time. Your daughter and her friends have impeccable taste.

[@MrTJPAS]

There's actually theory called the *30 years nostalgia cycle*, which basically says that people who were kids or teenagers during a decade will eventually revive it in some form 30 years later, where they are in their 40s and 50s and generally have stable lives, capital to spend, and are in positions at film companies, tv networks, etc. where they can imprint their nostalgia into entertainment that is then shared to the rest of the world. There was 50s nostalgia in the 80s, and I definitely saw 80s nostalgia throughout the past decade. I have also seen 90s nostalgia grow and grow for the past few years and fully expect that to continue until 2000s nostalgia comes around.

[@DanburyDK]

Reading the original script for this feels like a totally different movie and I’m super happy with the movie we have today.

[@larkefedifero]

Yeah - Einstein was a monkey! That would been really annoying...!!

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

I would be super super excited to see the Eric Stoltz version. I watch the trilogy over and over again on a fairly regular basis. So this would be something new and fascinating. I don’t care if it’s not as good, I kinda just desperately wanna see it because it’s such a mystery. I wanna see what Eric did with the character. It’s like an alternate timeline, an alternate character that brings an alternate view. It’s what Back To The Future is all about and it could never take away anything from the theatrical releases that are masterpieces. But it’s a missing piece of the puzzle. I’m certain I’d love Eric’s darker more serious portrayal of Marty. It’s just something different. I hope it does get released in my lifetime.

[@OkinInc]

💯Would love to for all those great reasons you mentioned. 👍

[@Law-Enduring-Citizen]

Well, there isn’t a full film with Stoltz. If you buy the Blu-ray trilogy pack it has a bunch of footage. He was only on set a few weeks.

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

@@Law-Enduring-Citizen I know but they filmed almost an entire movie with Stoltz, so I'm hoping they release everything they did shoot one day and with audio. I have the blu-ray trilogy set. There is a lot more footage, the cast have said many times that they shot almost the entire movie with him. That's why Christopher Lloyd freaked out a bit and wondered if he could play doc all over again the way he did it the first time. Stoltz was on set for six weeks

[@karlkarlsson9126]

I think with Eric Stoltz it's a more serious science-fiction movie, and with MJF it's more of an adventure for the whole family. Would definitely be interesting to see it.

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

@@karlkarlsson9126 yeah exactly. I rewatch the trilogy every year, sometimes multiple times. And I just feel like at this point releasing the original footage with Eric, all of it could in no possible way destroy the trilogy with Michael J Fox. But it would be fascinating for us fans who’d love to see more, to see this missing piece of the story. I badly want to see Eric’s take on Marty at this point. The last missing piece of the puzzle. It kinda kills me to be teased with these short clips with no audio. Just gimme all the footage to watch with audio come oooon lol

[@mattcanty7313]

So glad you covered this Minty. Fun to see the possible version we may have gotten. Keep up the awesome work mate. Cheers!

[@ryanseager7347]

Be kind and rewind to the future 🤣🤣🤣🤣™

[@TheDellaniOakes]

I've always loved the fact that the day in the past he goes back to, was my parents' wedding day.

[@BastiaanOlij]

Remains my favorite movie of all time, never grows old. And yes, so glad they made all the changes they did.

[@rossclements3102]

An absolutely perfect film trilogy, one of my all time favourites. The attention to detail is incredible. I never tire of it!

[@gkroll8467]

Part two is crap

[@glennabate1708]

It’s crazy 30 years later and we can’t come close to making movies as good as back to future. Computers has ruined art. Movies music etc

[@OkinInc]

Bang on Glenn. Too much CGI has made movie watching for me unenjoyable. It looks ridiculous to me. 😂BTTF is amazing.

[@oliverrichetti3736]

Back to the future is probably my favorite movie of all time and Michael is perfect casting obviously, but I wouldn't mind watching the stoltz version with the seriousness he wanted to bring

[@slcRN1971]

The ‘Back to the Future’ trilogy is one of the finest and most enjoyable ever made. I love the ending of the first film because Marty did NOT deliberately try to change his future, he went to save doc (and get back to his own time). His parents being better versions of themselves (and also their two oldest children), so really great. FYI: loved the fun and funny things, that you added in this presentation. 👍👍👏👏❣️

[@rogerlynch5279]

YES !! -For every fan of WELL DONE Time Travel Stories. This trology is a must have watched in mjy eyes !E Time Travel Stories. This trology is a must have watched in mjy eyes ! Because to many of those procuctions feal not right as if the producers and directors are afraid of showing the consequences of such an action.

[@BillBlazejowski]

@@rogerlynch5279 don't comment drunk.

[@colt5189]

I'd love to see a cut of the movie with just Stoltz. It wouldn't be complete, but this would be a very interesting "what if?" opportunity that doesn't happen that often.

[@CoolGobyFish]

I think it's mostly complete. The only thing missing would be 1985 high school scenes.

[@steveos111]

That Doc impression was pure class 🤣

[@pensacolian211]

If I ever get to see the Stoltz footage I will die happy. I love the BTTF we got, but the curiosity is just too great. Ever since they released what little we got my mind has just buzzed with wonder of what could be. I need to see it!

[@j.munday7913]

I like to imagine theres an alternate universe where Eric Stoltz took over from Michael J Fox, and its the cannon version.

[@andyjohnson4907]

"This begs to ask the question." Never change, Minty. We love you.

[@testpilotian3188]

The films are an absolute masterpiece that should never be remade or rebooted.

[@josh72456]

@Test Pilot Ian it has though.

[@andrewmorris4628]

@@josh72456 what remake?

[@josh72456]

@@andrewmorris4628 It was adapted into a musical production.

[@jtkirkfan2002]

I think I heard in an interview that the nuclear blast actually lasted into drafts of the script which used the DeLorean. It was the budget that forced them to rewrite it to use the clock tower. Bob Gale said that it was one of those situations where the restrictions on them actually served to make a better movie since it put the courthouse at the center of the story.

[@jinky0u812]

Thanks for this video! These were, by far, the most Eric Stoltz images I have seen collected together! Someday, I do hope to see an Eric Stoltz cut. Even knowing the Michael J. Fox version was, indeed, the right direction. I just wanna see it, nonetheless.

[@davidjames579]

Love how in the Premier Interview Barry Norman says "Eventually" about Fox taking over from Stoltz. Barry was the son of a film director and had close friends in the industry. So seems he'd heard about BTTF shooting with Stoltz for a long part of the shoot. Even Zemeckis's friend and business partner, Joel Silver would say in 1993 that they all shot ALL of BTTF with Stoltz.

[@solidsnake3828]

No, they didn't shot any of the scenes with Jennifer which was supposed to be played by Melora Hardin. But when they recasted Fox as Marty they also changed Jennifer actress because Hardin was too tall compared to Fox. I think half or about 2/3 of the movie was finished with Stoltz as Marty.

[@davidjames579]

@@solidsnake3828 Not according to Joel Silver. He talked quite casually about it in an interview in 93, and he'd been friends with Zemeckis for some time at that point . After this interview they became Business Partners. He says they got to the last week of shooting before seeing their mistake with Stoltz. These are very specific things to say.

[@christopherfoote4643]

Yeah that's pretty much what I suspected with the possible exception of the ending which Stoltz objected to and arguably the worst part of the movie. I suspect Stoltz was a little more than simply a part. I have a suspicion he made Marty work with the script in a way that is still a part of the film. He clearly added dramatic effect. I think that's painfully clear. He made the movie much better. Certainly Fox made the part his own but only as a sidenote to how Stoltz created the part. It seems pretty clear the part was mostly Stoltz. Only partly Fox.

[@incognoscente]

@@davidjames579 Also, Joel Silver was working on Weird Science for Universal when the Stoltz version of BTTF was being filmed.

[@davidjames579]

@@incognoscente Interesting you should make that connection. I heard a suggestion that Zemeckis and Gale saw an early cut or Dailies of Weird Science and they had a revelation to the tone they should have been going for with their fantasy teen movie. That is serious wouldn't sell as well and they should lean more into comedy. Stoltz was unable or unwilling to do that.

[@GeddyLeeBell]

Absolutely perfect movie and should NEVER be rebooted

[@ArchGBUStanton]

If you were born prior to 1980 how can you NOT get emotional about this film? Also the Pt. 3 was filmed near my property and last year we attended an outdoor screening of pt. 3 with a large screen designed like the screen in the movie and with an freakin Delorean that my grandson and I fought over. I was so mad that day because I was given a number to call re: the screening and a quiet gentleman answered. We spoke and I thanked him for his time. Upon hanging up I Fyking realized he answered the phone by identifying himself, "Hello this is Bob Gale". I had so many questions and comments I could've addressed but then again i wouldn't want to have taken his time up.

[@JohnSmith-ef2sx]

I think thats why this movie turned out so epic because filming so much of the movie with Stoltz was a sorta rough draft. Re filming scenes a second time they knew exactly what they wanted. LIke anything in life repeating things naturally gets better, tighter more thought out essentially.

[@slcRN1971]

I think they were very very smart to go with the more humous version because Michael J Fox IS the perfect casting for Marty. The darker version with Eric, just seems too depressing.

[@akashik8133]

I am very happy with the progression of your videos. They have come a long way and are very well done. This video was awesome and I never knew that Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty. You were right that it would have been a completely different movie if he was the lead. Thanks for the eye opening video!

[@hollywoodgeorge]

I hope someday the Eric Stolz more serious darker version of Back to the Future gets released. I’d be interested to watch it.

[@markyacoubian1911]

It could break box office records. I saw the first one in the theater when I was 4. One of my favorite movies, BUT I think the Stoltz cut is gonna have staying power; should be a really fun movie to watch if they ever release it.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I am surprised that there are more trivias emerging every year about this amazing trilogy.

[@Naomi-pq6tv]

Definitely wouldn't have survived as a cult classic movie if they kept the refrigerator

[@r.l.royalljr.3905]

The last time I looked into the Stoltz replacement story a few years ago, the reigning theory at that point was roughly 80% of the movie had been shot when they brought Fox in.

[@charlesedward5047]

Yeah. The mayorty of the footage and images show practically all of the movie except the dance and the clock tower scene.

[@kanedaku]

@@charlesedward5047 Ooh in this vid they show a still from the clock tower setup scene

[@christopherfoote4643]

Probably closer to 90% would be my guess. I suspect they shot nearly all of it with Stoltz fully knowing they would substitute Michael J. Fox. I suspect that because there is ample evidence of that having been the case. Plus I think they were close to wrapping it as far as principal photography. Meaning Michael J Fox was likely substituted for Stoltz.

[@incognoscente]

​@@christopherfoote4643 Well, Tom Wilson did say: "We were pretty much done." But how would Stoltz have known that they wanted Fox from the get-go?

[@christopherfoote4643]

@@incognoscente I'm not saying it was done to replace Stoltz. I think it was intentional. I recently saw the film again and it was apparent Fox was superimposed upon Stoltz. Even then they were able to deep fake (not sure what else to call it) the actor into the movie without having to do a retake. The scenes were, I think the ones that had dramatic effect. Like Fox taking a swing at Tannen and even the ending. Except for the scenes that included Claudia Wells. Those were retakes. We don't really have to guess what the end result would be. We have it! They used Stoltz and substituted Fox. Probably intentionally. It made a good movie but I think it might constitute misuse of an actors interpretation of a movie role since Stoltz obviously made the part his own. The skate chase scene has Stoltz acting the part of a double. The last scene showing Fox at home probably wasn't a retake. It was the part Stoltz liked the least and it's my least favorite part of the movie, too.

[@variablevolume3059]

Your Doc impression is spot on Minty! 😁

[@WiseGuy19]

Can never have too many Back to the Future videos.

[@freeheeler00]

I am waiting to see the "10 Things You Didn't Know About Minty" video. As far as BTF goes, you can see bags under Biff's eyes in the diner scene except for that quick clip of when he gets punched because that was shot several weeks earlier when the actors weren't as tired.

[@MrZeljko88]

A legend movie grew up watching these as a kid on VHS

[@dexterfurman9118]

Great critique of BTTF. Love the additional trivia you give us about different movies. It really shows you did your research and how much you love movies. Keep it up!

[@NinToby]

Marty: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet, but your kids are gonna love it” The domino effect: “Like hell they will.“

[@johnadams3231]

Simply put just a great movie from beginning to end

[@jefffarley7786]

This one's gonna get big views. Not many videos go deep on the details about the Stoltz-Fox swap, that I know of. And yes, you get clever points for thinking out of the box with an unreleased film.

[@mg19cal]

Minty's Doc Brown impersonation was the funniest part in the history of this channel

[@alitlweird]

Ironically, we had this movie on Betamax® (which was “pirated”by renting it, hooking up two VCRs with audio/video cables and recording it. It was very technical and complicated, I know. 😆😆) Minty, I love your passion, brother! Congrats on the success of your channel! 🥳

[@SaintSteven67]

Minty - this is, by far, my favorite video you have ever created. I graduated high school in 1985 - and this is probably the ultimate 1980s movie as it links 80s kids with their parents who grew up in the 1950s. I've always wondered about the Eric Stoltz footage and story so thanks for doing the research! You should do more videos like this: the Richard Donner Cut of Superman 2 would be a good example. Thanks, man! Minty Rules!

[@larkefedifero]

Yeah - Richard Donner Cut of Superman 2 is a totally different film! Not as good, I don't think, but it still worked - and fit very well with the first part to make the story complete. But definitely worth seeing! 🙂

[@animalking28]

Yes I would like to see the un released footage with Eric Stoltz with Audio to compare the movies, but I still couldn't see anyone else playing Marty Mcfly but Michael J. Fox!! Great job again Mr. Minty!!

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

As an 80s teen, I like both Eric and Michael and had a crush on Eric LOL. I do feel for Eric since it was obvious that he was replaced after shooting quite a lot of scenes already. That would have been a big blow to his ego.

[@tryksta7247]

You can watch the storyboards of the alternate nuclear plant ending on the Blu-ray special features. Budget constraints were another reason they reworked the ending to be in the Hill Valley Town Square, which works much better anyway.

[@martinlund4510]

Nice one! FWIW, there's a nice nod to Eric Stoltz in an episode of Fringe, where in an alternate version of 1985, characters are seen exiting a movie theater after a showing of BTTF with Stoltz listed on the marquee as the star of the movie! 🙂

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I remember that. That wasn't the only movie with an alternate cast mentioned in the show, either.

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

I believe they had it in the Flash movie too.

[@TonyZi]

There is also a comic book called Back to Back to the Future where they go back in time to try and prevent Eric Stoltz been replaiced with Michael J. Fox. It's a six parter comic book series.

[@dennydarkko]

Interesting!

[@TonyZi]

yup it's still online and in PDF format.

[@kroninn]

I want to see the serious version with Eric Stoltz.

[@marlonclark1896]

same

[@paulrahme]

+1!

[@jordangifford6544]

me too ha ha

[@Dream0Asylum]

Presumably, that version ends with Stoltz and Glover getting into an uncomfortably long stare-off as each attempts to out "quiet intensity" the other.

[@jordangifford6544]

I'm sure something will happen in the future. I keep thinking of the Richard Donner cut, when it came to Superman 2, released some time after the cinematic release. It may not have been completely finished but it did offer some interesting insight, what could have been etc

[@Dave_Langer]

Nice touch using the BTTF NES game music in parts of the video

[@arnoolve]

I love Michael J Fox as Marty but to be honest Im very curious to see the Stoltz version just to see what kind of a film it would of been with him.

[@vladyvhv9579]

At least with the BTTF franchise, if they decide to do remakes, they can market them as being alternate timeline realities, to avoid alienating fans. Just as long as they add some sort of additional title note, so we know what's going on in what series, I'd think that it could be possible to see more exploration on the idea of time travel, perhaps from different eras as starting points.

[@jymwrite]

It would be cool if they released the Eric Stotlz version, I bet they filmed most of the movie with Stotlz. The could release it as something like Back to the Future: Alternate Timeline.

[@reinatycoon3644]

Back To The Future is one of my favorite movies in my top 5. This movie along with MIB I have rewatched like 20 plus times. I friggin love them. With all that said geez I had no dang clue there was a lost version!! This will be a real treat to watch!

[@serigraph73]

What we got is a perfect movie. One of the absolute all time greatest films

[@mikev.9211]

Thanks for the new information Minty, I learned a few new things about BTTF. That was pretty heavy!!

[@cheneethompson5756]

Great Scott!

[@neffyboy]

I would love to see the full Eric Stoltz footage released some day.

[@cliffdodson1592]

THANK YOU!!! I’m 40, and absolutely in love with the trilogy. But this is amazing!! Thank you!!!! ❤

[@StinkyBlack1]

As a kid i remember being wowed with his alternate life, got the girl, the car, new happier cooler parents. But as an adult i can see how this could be sad, would have been interesting to see the end be more intense and emotional.

[@christopherfoote4643]

I believe that was Stoltz objection and possibly why he was fired, he objected to the ending maybe even objected to the theme of it probably so it could be rewritten and it isn't exactly clear what the message is.

[@Joepanther570]

Videos are always awesome. I’ve been watching your stuff for years.😊

[@jamesburke2759]

I would actually really love to see the Stoltz film. It would be a really respectful way to re-make the film and they could do like a he meets himself in the future at the end and bam new good BTTF PT2

[@eshep71]

I just watched BTTF 2 and 3 on Wednesday, first time in over 25 years. I'm absolutely in the mood for this

[@randallmartin6992]

I have a feeling the Time Machine being powered by Coke was because originally Back to Future was supposed to be a Columbia film and Columbia was owned by Coke Cola at the time. I mean they even made a movie called the Coke Cola Kid while they owned Columbia, so yeah they wanted product placement.

[@55twintv39]

Am glad these changes were made and that we got the Back to the Future that we all know and love. It still would been interesting to see what the film would be like if the changes stayed.

[@toneohm]

This is great.. thank you for a look into this,, i had no idea and i love BTTF.. especially 1 and 2.. watched and rewound the 'pirated' VHS copies my uncle had made hundreds of times my 90s youth.. (even if they all looked a bit orange in the copy's tracking lol)

[@thedys70]

BttF was certainly one of the first movies that prompted us all to bootleg on weekends; the studios own greedy fault for making the movies way too expensive to buy on VHS at the time. Wasn't until Batman 1989 had a $30 release after the cinema run concluded, that the fuckwits conceded to public demand and reduced pricing.

[@Ralphie_Boy]

*Going into my DVD archive, thanks for making up my choice of what to watch this weekend.* 📀

[@firebythewater4477]

The 80's were the best years to live through. Especially as a teenager!

[@eidogarcia7600]

Good I miss the 80s.

[@thedys70]

come back 80s; all is forgiven....

[@josh72456]

@firebythewater I doubt that there is nostalgia towards it definitely.

[@wleedsloiner]

amazing as always minty, loved the Doc impression too

[@jelanitarik7423]

Now I REALLY want them to release a 1 Disc Special Edition of BTTF with Eric Stoltz. 🧐

[@DiscoverWithDima]

Thank you for making this recap! Never knew any of this!

[@darkage5]

I still would have liked to have seen the Eric Stolz version of the movie. It would have been cool to have released an extended version where Stolz would have been a parallel universe version of Marty and it was a darker version.

[@markyacoubian1911]

The Stoltz version could line up perfectly with a "90's nostalgia kick" if we get one. Maybe once Peak Tech rolls over soon.... Stoltz is a time traveler from the 90's (and a big Matrix buff) and goes back in time to the '80's to film a movie about the 50's.

[@wonkeycong1956]

With the recent advances in A.I image generating, it's only a matter of time before we can watch a more serious version of Back To The Future with Eric Stoltz and a refrigerator time machine

[@robertodell9193]

I think you can leave out the refrigerator.

[@slcRN1971]

@@robertodell9193 : I totally agree, that refrigerator travel machine is just stupid (especially when run on Coke). Kids would have tried it and too many kids in the past, lost their life due to suffocation in fridges and freezers.

[@jaydee4]

Minty you brought me back. Almost forgot about the copy warning on vhs tapes. Your channel is great keep up the good work.

[@Gamertrix117]

As much as I have enjoyed the back to the future franchise over the years, I’d love to see the Eric Stoltz version.

[@SeattlePioneer]

I can do without it.

[@josh72456]

@No more lies it wouldn’t be a complete film though.

[@christopherfoote4643]

They probably would have to recut it and it might have a different result since Stoltz didn't like the ending. He thought it was too happy-go-lucky. He thought it should be more serious in tone.

[@josh72456]

@@christopherfoote4643 Lea Thompson claims he found it tragic.

[@christopherfoote4643]

@@josh72456 just the ending. Because he returns to a different future and the ending was pathetic if you want my opinion. Easily the worst part of the movie. Biff being some kind of waxing car detail seems preposterous to me. Maybe a mechanic or maybe salesman or whatever it was he thought important. I guess the part about his dad writing a novel was o.k. It was strange either of his siblings would be there. Wendy Jo Sperber died. Stoltz didn't like the ending. He probably would have insisted on a rewrite and so they shit canned him that's the only part of the movie he wasn't a participant to. And it sucked. It nearly ruined the movie.

[@themadmattster9647]

brilliant analysis of how it worked the best being written for the middle of both decades

[@emrisilvasi9171]

You should definitely do 10 things about any which way but loose and any which way you can. That would be very interesting. Still waiting for the 1985 fortress and Jacob's-ladder can't find it to watch it

[@ScarysReviews]

so, you went back in time and changed the future, by showing us a thing from the past, with new stuff and, GREAT SCOTT, it's 1.21 gigawatts!

[@Capt-Intrepid]

Eric Stoltz could not take direction, disagreed with parts of the script and challenged the director Robert Zemeckis. Not good.

[@KelsaRavenlock]

He was overly image conscious, he has removed himself from the credits of a few of his early movies. He plays the main character in Surf II for example yet only recently does his name show up connected to it.

[@matthewwilton7778]

"not good" lol

[@masterrserch3971]

My GOD I can't put into words how happy I am that during the Stoltz portion of this video, you've SERIOUSLY lowered thw volume of that damn HAUNTING background "music" from B2TF: The NES Game ...

[@mattspeed7665]

The Eric stoltz version seems very interesting, the darker 80’s time travel vibes. His Marty doesn’t dress with bright colors like Fox’s, since he played the role more serious.

[@markyacoubian1911]

If they release the Stoltz version IN THEATERS at exactly the right time, watch Stoltz get an Academy Award.

[@MecdiAn]

Excusing the NPC takes with the piracy, thanks for the video!

[@Wikdclwn4]

I think George as a boxer would have been cool to have in the movie. On another note, I would love to see all of the Eric Stoltz footage. Another awesome video. Thanks Minty!

[@filmbuff2777]

Interesting timing of the upload of this video, as I recently saw the Back to the Future musical in London, which was fantastic.

[@evfenton78]

If Back to the Future was released today Marty would return to 1992

[@mikeconnors1599]

That's crazy to think about

[@fixedguitar47]

And to think I’ve been trying to build a Time Machine to go back to 1992.

[@dominothealphaandomega5512]

And would’ve returned to 1952 in the Third movie

[@cmbaz1140]

good old times...

[@cheneethompson5756]

I was born in 1993 I'm old! Lol!

[@loslakers530]

This is one of the rare few movies thats perfect in every way and can never be remade.... Ever!!!

[@pault5557]

It is well known that the screenplay is considered the best ever written and is commonly used to teach screen writers in college classes! 😎

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

Fantastic video Minty! Some of the set pics of Stoltz I had never seen before so it was cool you showed them. Great work!

[@adamfitch965]

That part that always bothered me is the fact that everyone just stands around watching as Biff tries to run Marty down with his car. He was trying to murder Marty, and nobody cared.

[@thedys70]

Hey at least these days, everybody would record it on their phones and plaster it all over social media.

[@pamrush5078]

Michael J Fox was excellent as our Marty

[@d-vision2426]

Great Scot!!! The original version would've been crap. So glad more insightful heads prevailed. Great video. Really well put together.

[@guitargodthor2]

I definitely want to see the Eric stolt's version so badly!

[@garrettbays6942]

I do too. And I think that Alan Silvestri even scored the scenes with Stoltz. I say this, because on the second disc of the first release of the original soundtrack from Intrada, there are earlier recordings of the soundtrack, and they have more of an edge to the sound of the music, as well as a bigger orchestra.

[@aztecwarrior9511]

@@garrettbays6942 what song you think fits eric you think?

[@garrettbays6942]

@@aztecwarrior9511 well, if it had come out at the time, I would say Danger Zone. However, since Top Gun had not come out yet, I would say Michael Jackson's Beat It might work.

[@trevorbrown6654]

It would certainly be interesting but as the Stoltz version was never completed it would be a bit of a mash-up, kind of like the Richard Donner cut of Superman 2, which also hadn't been completed before he was sacked and another director took over .

[@guitargodthor2]

@trevor brown true. Even if we got only half a movie, i feel like it would be worth the watch. Being able to see a beloved movie in this way is so rare. I would also like to see the lost version of Event Horizon as well.

[@stargazer1682]

My headcanon is that there was an earlier, so far unseen timeline in Back to the Future, where Marty, who in this timeline bears a striking resemblance to actor Eric Stoltz, uses Doc's DeLorean to travel back to 1955, but fails to get his parents together when he accidentally interferes with history, and is erased from existence. The ensuing paradox results in time shifting back and forth between two timelines, one with Marty and the one where he's been erased, centered around Hill Valley and the effected period of time. Ultimately this causes wear on the space-time continuum, like someone pacing on the same stretch of carpet; and the effected space-time begins to distort, causing additional variations in history, which further distorts space-time. Left unchecked, space and time would collapse around the effected area. But as it should happen, one of the new timelines produces a version of Marty who, thought he goes back in time endangers his own conception, actually manages to get his parents together and insures his existence; creating a stable paradox and a segment of space-time that's actually stronger against tampering for it. This is partly the reason Marty and Doc aren't immediately affected by the Hell-Valley timeline Old Biff creates, because those changes would undermine the stable paradox they previously created.

[@thedys70]

theories like this make my brain implode; too much thinking required....

[@caeserromero3013]

6:51 What amazed me about those piracy adverts in the early 2000's was just how fast they thought you could download a feature length movie over a 56k modem link....just see how fast the blue progress bars flies! It's like Marty came back from the future and plugged her into full fibre broadband!

[@markyacoubian1911]

And, Stoltz looks like a Matrix-inspired pirated movie downloader from the (late) nineties. Stoltz actually nailed the part. lol

[@sykesknife5739]

It looked too me like Eric Stolts played more dramatic as even the cinematography and the direction was shot too do so? The lighting as well.

[@chrismarshall4523]

Back to the alt future

[@SatMornPod]

Me and my 12 year old just spent 20 minutes trying to identify every piece of pop culture in Minty's studio. I was only stumped by the red sunglasses... unsure of what this was referencing. And my son was impressed I could identify ALF by his feet. Great video, it really makes the lost version come alive. I've often wondered why no fan has tried to use the original script to make this version of BTTF. I mean as a fan film, not something they'd be sued out of existence for.

[@harrisonallen651]

I wonder if we’ll get The Eric Stoltz Cut? Anyone want to start a campaign?

[@markyacoubian1911]

I have been saying this for awhile basically. lol.

[@Roberto-tu5re]

I love these back stories on films and Back to the Future is a classic 80s film ............... just hope it is not remade or rebooted or rehashed

[@AtheistOrphan]

Read the book ‘Back To The Future: The Ultimate Visual History’ by Michael Klastorin. It gives a LOT of background info about early scripts and just how much footage with Stoltz was shot.

[@Zan_Jayna]

I just ordered it, thanks!

[@AtheistOrphan]

@@Zan_Jayna - You’re welcome, it’s a great book.

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

Minty, you'll be surprised to know that Doc Bown was a ghostbuster in 1990! Doc can be seen holding a proton pack gun shooting the Stay Puft Marsmallow Man at Universal Studios Florida commercial LOL!🤔👻🔫☃