Back to the Future (1985) ♦Movie Reaction♦ First Time Watching!

[@kevinhammond3691]

The guy who says it's too loud is the musician who made the song, Huey Lewis.

[@logann7942]

Also, the drummer from Def Leppard only has one arm.

[@mattsnider5904]

For real ;I never knew that! Cool!

[@ralphwiggum6385]

​@@logann7942 what is the relevance of that here?

[@jip5889]

Now this is a fact I didn’t know. Heavy-spoilers channel did a great trilogy of youtube videos of the BTTF trilogy recently.

[@GJH1010]

Who was well known as packing the heat, amongst the ladies

[@thescourgeofathousan]

“Nice girl” was a euphemism for “Girl with good morals” in those days. Marty was under the impression (that his mother gave him) that if he tried anything that she would object rather than going with it and so he could play like he wasn’t taking no for an answer. He wasn’t suggesting to actually sexually assault her. He was just banking on her making the scene they needed about it if he tried even to kiss her.

[@0okamino]

I think he had resigned himself to the fact that he might have to try to cop a feel to upset her. Of course, it's not like he really wants to have to do any of this. Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to get your parents together so that you exist (especially if you messed that up).

[@EmperorSmith]

as a guitarist who had huge stage fright when I first started performing - one of the best pices of advice I ever got from this old Jazz guitarist I knew was: "If you don't have confidence - fake it. No one can tell the difference. Eventually, you won't have to fake it any more". I can testify that it works.

[@0okamino]

That reminds me of advice from guitarist Mikio Fujioka to his student (and bandmate) Takayoshi Ohmura. It was that, though you may get to the point that you don’t make them, the real trick isn’t to never make mistakes, but to learn to make those mistakes so well, nobody will really notice.

[@jackcoleman1784]

I was actually about to post a comment about how in my experience not that many guitarists hold a pick the way he does right before he blows the amp. Most of us try to use as little of the pick as is necessary to get the tone we want. Dudes got so much pick sticking out you'd think he's compensating for something. Also in my experience most of us hold the pick using the side of the pointer finger.

[@soth1sol]

my stage fright is "crippling" ...faking not possible when whole body betrays you.

[@Cheepchipsable]

It's good advice when the person has no reason to be nervous, and once they get going they are ok. Not good advice to someone who has no clue what they are doing.

[@juanausensi499]

It works for non-guitar issues, too

[@draskang]

It's bizzare how many GenZ are so creeped out by the some of the stuff in this when it's played so lighthearted & humorously. That's the whole point, it's ridiculous! Yet a huge portion of modern television (Got, Boys, TB, etc etc) is totally perverse & they're like "this is fine." makes no sense.

[@glamourisbest]

I couldn’t agree more

[@VersaceFosachi]

They have metaphorically developed without funny bones. In general, they hyperfocus more so on the literal aspects that pertains to their own personal lives in what is meant to be fictional media that they often overlook, or completely miss the subtle or even the obvious, nuances which call for the use of a little imagination to fully appreciate classic/timeless cinematic moments as a result.

[@youngred88]

I agree with you 100%

[@existentialgamer9206]

This Gen Xer agrees, especially about how Lorraine is into Marty. She doesn’t KNOW he’s her son, how could she? and Marty is 100% not into it. I’ve seen other young reactors (not this one tbf) really harping on the “incest plot line” (which no it wasn’t smh)🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Cheepchipsable]

Everyone in this film is exaggerated for comic effect, and do weird things to push the film along - they are meant to be jerks, and usually rub it in by being extra mean - George is meant to be super geeky. Expecting him to walk up to Lorraine and ask her out shows she has zero insight into men at all. A huge portion of high school kids were like George. Lorraine probably removed the pants just for the Calvin Klein joke, and the Hope Chest joke. Biff is obviously emasculated at the end and has to be shown as such, which is why he is there. Can you imagine the scene at the end if they had Biff knock at the door - everyone stops and someone walks to the door, opens it and invited Biff in...Obviously Biff enters to keep the scene moving along otherwise it would just die. The movie is over any way. Act confident is perfect advice for someone who is nervous for some reason, but shouldn't be. Once they get past the initial hurdle they don't need to fake it. The thing is, if some guy is nervous or indecisive when they try to talk to a girl they instantly get labelled as weird of creepy... I kind of wondered how well she watched it when she made the comment about what year he was in - it was explicitly stated not long before...

[@jeffreynunya4716]

"Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such self-help videos as 'Smoke Yourself Thin' and 'Get Confident, Stupid!'"

[@Gnomojo]

Fuck. You took me back.

[@skylinerunner1695]

Wow, not heard that in years. Hartman always made those episodes better.

[@Clambamthankyoumam]

You might also remember him from such films as “P” Is For Psycho and The President’s Neck Is Missing.

[@neillio]

You are the first person I'm aware of that recognized Crispen Glover more than Michael J. Fox

[@CoyoteWill664]

Me.too

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Gen Z are weird people.

[@rodjapavlik5730]

Yeah, that one made me giggle too.

[@_MjG_]

So what? It's absolutely meaningless with context. She went into the movie being a big fan of Crispin & not Michael J. Fox, so her giving more recognition to Crispin isn't surprising in the least. How many other reactors went into this movie with that same bias for Crispin??? You're in effect praising her for her preconceived bias, not for something she discovered by watching this movie.

[@HairyPantaloons]

@@_MjG_Michael J Fox was a much loved international household name in the 80's and 90's, largely due to the popularity of Family Ties. So for anyone from that era it stands out that someone would seem to be more aware of Crispin. That's all these comments are about.

[@Ranadicus]

Whimsory: "That's so dangerous" Me: "Welcome to Gen-X"

[@shmick6079]

The 80s was a different time.

[@cthulhuspawn6290]

Watched a video "how the quadzilla became the deadliest quad ever built" and the 80s looked hardcore

[@MusikCassette]

X like eXtreme

[@paulstelter8273]

It's remarkable how if you watch TERMINATOR with millennials, at least one will be shocked that Sarah Connor rides a cycle without a helmet. 😄

[@madeincda]

I don't think one speaks for all. Let's not pretend like there's a hard line between people born a year before or after a certain date and time. Next to that would be to believe that astrology is actually an effective means to predict the future.

[@silvernova354]

I will never forget going to the movies to see this with my mother when it came out - I was 10 years old in 1985. The year 1955 seemed so old to me, just like 1985 must seem so old to many people these days! Man, how time flies.

[@NesrocksGamingVideos]

It might feel older. 1955 - 1985 = 30 years. 1985 - 2024 = 39 years.

[@arconeagain]

Same, and my late mother took my younger brother and I, I was 8. Croydon Twin Cinema, Australia. I'll never forget it, mostly, walking out into the light of day and trying to process what we had just seen.

[@silvernova354]

@@arconeagain Ah, a fellow Aussie! I saw it at Glenelg, South Australia. Those were the days. What a great time to be a kid. 👍

[@arconeagain]

@@silvernova354 beautiful. I'll have to get down to the Glenelg river one of these days, to fish for Mulloway. Yes, they were great times. Uncomplicated. I wish I could go back!

[@silvernova354]

@@arconeagain Damn right - cheers!

[@quicktastic]

Lorraine doesn't know that it's her son. It is meant to be awkward.

[@SparksDrinker]

Who are you explaining this to?

[@daerdevvyl4314]

SparksDrinker You. quicktastic saw that you had watched the video but were confused about some elements, so he went back in time to before you were in the comment section and commented with some information to help you out.

[@quicktastic]

@@daerdevvyl4314lol

[@soth1sol]

@@daerdevvyl4314 no one is confused by that and this "some information" doesn't help anything. soooooo AGAIN!!! "Who are you explaining this to?" is a 100% valid question. you wasted time travel on less than nuthin.

[@borisbalkan707]

You just spoiled the whole movie for me :(

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

The song Marty plays at the dance is Johnny B Goode. Band leader Marvin Berry hears it & runs to call his cousin, Chuck. Chuck Berry wrote the song in real life

[@adaddinsane]

Did he, though? Did he?

[@islandseeker1260]

If you look closely at the fine print on the very limited edition original pressings of the 45s there are partial credits given to a then unknown Martin McFly.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@islandseeker1260But he disappeared and never collected any royalties.

[@Ernie_Centofanti]

@@adaddinsane I see what you did there. 😉

[@mrscenescof4747]

@@islandseeker1260I looked at my copy of the 45 and mine is credited to a Calvin Klein.

[@mareiramv]

I'm so happy I found your channel! Your outro in particular really sets it apart from others. It's so very clear to me the amount of effort and love that you put into every single video! Love you! Keep up the good work!

[@cutekittens228]

Thank you for making an appearance on the Poppies btw, love your channel and everything you do Whimsory, you're so sweet and you have the most acute eye for every single little detail, nothing gets past you :)

[@BatFan1]

I never really thought about the whole having Biff around in the new present AFTER he tried to take advantage of Lorraine in the past. I guess the idea is he changed after the events at the dance and is now respectful to her. I'm sure Lorraine still hates his guts and enjoys seeing him being bossed around by George.

[@glamourisbest]

Not only that it’s a small town, how many car detailers are there??

[@taoist32]

So basically both George and Lorraine are now the bullies instead of Biff.

[@soth1sol]

@@taoist32 Mr. Strickland: "No McFly has ever amounted to anything in the history of Hill Valley!" Marty: "Yeah? Well, history is gonna change." biff is an oppurtunist, to a (rapey) fault. marty's parents and siblings are on the timeline of "amounting to something in the history of hill valley". that is how history changed the most. and they can more than afford to give biff the easiest service job i can think of - and biff, oppurtunist, will gladly take it (not likely he'd do any better in life anyway). not wanting to get conned by someone doing less than what's required of the easiest service job i can think of isn't being a bully. and i don't think, after the shit he pulled (the kind of person biff's always been), that it's a bad thing to keep someone like that on the ol "keep enemies closer" short leash. i totally get it.

[@Cheepchipsable]

More like she thinks he was a jerk at high school and everyone moved on with their lives. He was made socially impotent when George knocked him out.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@taoist32 Not sure they qualify as bullies. One assumes Biff tried to short change George before which is why he questioned him about the second coat of wax, and Biff's reaction seems to have proved him right, (though in reality applying two coats straight away is a waste of time. The first coat would need to cure first to add any extra protection.)

[@celestinomoya4470]

First saw Whimsory on Popcorn in Bed Poppy awards. Love her channel so much now! Love the way she takes time to really put in work before the outro. She comes back with soooo much knowledge! Hoping all the best for her and her career.

[@jayman9910]

I bet you if genders were reversed & Lorraine was the 1 peeping & George was the 1 to take off a unconscious girls pants you wouldn't be going after Lorraine but would kill George.... George was 17 in 1955, young people make mistakes, labeling him a bad person & saying Lorraine(after all her creepy antics) deserved better is insane. I'm sure if we went back in time to see our parents as teens we'd be shocked at the shit they did as kids too. Also thinking Marty was going to assault his mom when it was clear Marty thought Lorraine was a "nice" girl that never parked with boys. You could tell by the kiss Marty wants no contact with his mother & would never go through with it if he wanted to. Also first old George was still a loser that was still getting bullied 30 years later by the same person sorry there's no way you'd like someone like that I don't car how goofy his laugh is. Also peeping in movies wasn't looked down upon as much as it is now, American Pie from 1999 is 1 of the most popular teen movies ever where the lead teen video cams 1 of his classmates getting undressed to the internet & gets in 0 trouble & we're suppose to like him after. Then there's Porky's & Revenge of the Nerds that did shit that would put you in jail today. It's alright to laugh at shit that didn't age well no need to be offended it's just a movie. Sucks you didn't love a beloved movie, maybe you'd enjoy it better if you didn't have a 2024 mindset & be offended by things decades ago. Like you saying you'd love to go back to 1955 but then complain how women were treated is hilarious. It's 1955 no shit women weren't traded the best & black people weren't either. Also you begged for George to punch Biff most of the movie but had a meh reaction when he finally did was weird. Like tell me how Marty could've done anything different? His mother had the hots for him(Lorraine didn't know he was her son BTW) he thought he had to make Lorraine hate him. You don't seem to get Marty gets erased if he doesn't get his parents together, so again you said there was another way so tell us what is it?

[@billfrantz1638]

As a big fan of this trilogy, please don’t wait, finish this trilogy immediately for complete realization of why these movies are so beloved.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same one of the best trilogy

[@Someinsanegenuis]

Yeah dont wait to watch the rest! Its one of the few trilogies, were all movies are great

[@carn9507]

@@ckobo84a normal human being shouldn't be into Back to the Future at all? One of the most popular movies of all time. Surely it's normal to like it if most movie-watchers do. :P

[@milannesic5718]

Even if movie was great, it is outdated for new audience. even for us, old audience, it can feel dated. And the problem with second part,it is too silly. Sillier than this. This one had normal levels of silliness. Part 2 goes way above, and part 3 gets normal again. Take of nostalgia glasses a little bit

[@carn9507]

@@milannesic5718i dunno about that. There are plenty of young folk on this platform reacting to it for the first time and loving it.

[@MadcapMatt]

After you watch part 2 turn the movie off when it says to be concluded. After that they show a teaser for part 3 because they were filmed at the same time and wanted to hype people up for the 3rd one.

[@DaleKingProfile]

And know ahead of time that Jennifer was recast in the sequels because Claudia Wells was busy caring for her terminally ill mother

[@BillyButcher90]

Same with the Matrix Reloaded when they showed the teaser for Revolutions.

[@OMA2k]

I don't see anything wrong with that teaser. It doesn't spoil the third film that much

[@TheLegendOfRandy]

Back to the Future is the pinnacle of a _perfect_ script. So much so, that it's often taught in screenwriting classes. This, Tremors and, believe it or not, The Blob (1988) are near perfect films. The characters are great, the plot is great and every single set-up has a pay-off. They're brilliant.

[@jumpman83]

I've always wondered how many kids jumped in front of the dad's car for him to say, "Another one of these damn kids jumped in front of my car!" 😂

[@Auria51]

He blamed the dead bodies on the son who sent to jail.

[@abrahamdiaz3648]

A lot!

[@ObsceneVegetableMatter]

It's a brilliantly absurd line. 😄

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Apparently the window was quite popular.😁

[@Osprey850]

I've always loved that insinuation that George wasn't the first to fall from that tree. It was a clever way to establish right away how popular Lorraine was with boys in 1955. Also, since we soon learn how naughty she actually is, you have to wonder if she knew how popular her window was and dressed in front of it to give the boys a little show, perhaps in hopes that something like what happened would happen. 😄

[@paulstelter8273]

You know you've made it when you're invited onto the Poppies! 😄 I'll have to count how many times she says "Biff SUCKS!" before I try to use it as a drinking game, because it could get dangerous.

[@sonofliberty1]

I once made that mistake when me and some friends decided to drink every time they said Nemo in Finding Nemo. We ran out of alcohol.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

I get the sense that his inappropriate conduct hit a little too close to home

[@brianquinn8384]

Has Whimsory met her density?

[@paulcarfantan6688]

@@brianquinn8384 Lol, good question, but he better not be a little turd, she doesn`t like those.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

We need a other guest shot with "Dimsory" 😂

[@ugarajahgovindasamy6933]

Michael J Fox defined the 80s with his unique charm.He shined brilliantly apart from the rough and tough actors way back then.

[@Cheepchipsable]

He pretty much acted the same in everything he did. I always forget he is meant to be a high school kid in this film.

[@asterix7842]

Along with Matthew Broderick.

[@raymondlin8728]

Family Ties

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

& he's like the nicest guy ever

[@gregkral4467]

good ol eighties. Damn i miss that legendary time. Was the best time to be.

[@ImprobableJustin]

“Punch him” 😂

[@findlestick]

I never knew a lighthearted movie like this would ever be considered controversial. Yet nowadays people watch stuff like GoT and edgy cartoons like Family Guy without batting an eyelid. Had *those* been done in the 80s you’d hear comments like “People don’t say or do things like that anymore”. Right-o.

[@marcwright8395]

GoT and Family Guy aren't considering family viewing

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

yeah Disney turned down making this 'cause of the "incest" which is ridiculous

[@raybernal6829]

Kinda ironic that Crispin reportedly had issues with the ending because of it being materialistic and he didn't do BTTF2 because of money dispute 🤔

[@ismayb754]

Not really. It's two separate stories. The producers put out the story that he didn't come back because of a money dispute. Probably twisting the words of Crispin who actually didn't approve of the money=happiness/materialistic ending of the original. If we haven't learned by now that movie producers lie about actors they have a problem with (to try and blacklist them from the industry), I don't think we ever will haha. Anyway, Crispin's the funniest one in the movie. They're all great, but he's the best. If he did want more money, that's totally fair IMO. Knowing his worth for the work he does in his profession in no way contradicts his point re:materialism in a fictional story. I don't see the irony there.

[@raybernal6829]

@@ismayb754 ok Jan 🙄 that's not what Crispin has insinuated in interviews. He won his lawsuit and received a nice big money verdict.

[@AustinStarDust]

@@raybernal6829 I think there was more to it than that. POSSIBLE SMALL SPOILER -- it had something to do with using face molds of Crispin in the second movie. Crispin said that had they used a different actor, it would have been okay. I'm sure there was more to the story,, but that was the gist. Considering the technology now, this might be a bigger issue with lots of actors.

[@Holy_Wraith]

He did play Willie Wonka in Epic Movie and his reaction to Kal Penn eating turd was hilarious.

[@raybernal6829]

@@AustinStarDust I never said there wasn't more to it. That lawsuit changed how studios can use an actors likeness in movies.

[@timcarr6401]

A little bit of trivia. Lorrain's parents -- Sam and Stella were portrayed by George DiCenzo and Frances Lee McCain. They once did a play together "A Streetcar Named Desire." Have you seen that 1951 film? In that movie Stanley --portrayed by Marlon Brando --yells out "Stella!! in a painfil wail. In Back To The Future the private joke of actor DiCenzo is when he yells out "Stella" in the same kind of loud wail.

[@islandseeker1260]

Reactions to this movie really show how much has culturally changed from 1955 to 1985, and from 1985 to present. I'm glad to have grown up in the '70s, between the first two worlds, and as an early adult in the crazy '80s. Now I find it's getting harder to keep up with all the changes in the current world and have no envy for the youth who must navigate it.

[@charliemac64]

TRVTH in these words.

[@PonchoRamirez1989]

Especially when they are so easily triggered, it's embarrassing to watch.

[@rodolfoclaren6528]

Yeah. Genuine reaction, though: she doesn't quite understand the movie, to be sincere, because she sees it from the point of view of the context TODAY. But it happens to all of us, so...

[@TheWebcrafter]

11:50 - SAME DAY PROOF Imagine things from Doc's perspective. On the exact same day you consider the possibllility of 'travel travel', someone turns up on your doorstep to tell you they arrived in a time machine you invented. The same day!

[@taoist32]

And why November 5th? Why is that such an important in this movie along with V is For Vendetta, and our upcoming election?

[@TheWebcrafter]

In the UK, November 5th is the date we celebrate 'Bonfire Night', also known as 'Guy Fawkes Night'. Tens of thousands of UK households would build in their back gardens (backyards), over time, huge piles of wood and other combustibles and, on the night, burn an effigy of one of 'The Gunpowder Plot' conspirators, namely Guido Fawkes. The mask used by the protagonist in the movie 'V' is a representation of the visage of Fawkes, however, the mask's design is hardly original. When I was a young kid (1970s), 'Guy Fawkes' mask could be purchased from the newsagent, were made of the same material as compressed cardboard eggboxes and came in four colours red, yellow, green and blue. We would sometimes wear the mask ourselves but most of the time the mask was placed on the effigy for burning. Kids would make an effigy, place it in a trolley, wheelbarrow or homemade go-kart, and stand outside shops shouting "Penny for the Guy" hoping passers-by would 'spare a copper' to contribute to their 'fireworks fund'.@@taoist32

[@videoteamone]

Well Whimsory, I've been watching your reactions for a while now, and you have always been one of my favorites, but I have to say I was not on board with this one. Maybe it's because of your twenty first century viewpoint (I really think a lot of the changes in cultural attitudes have not been for the best), whereas I have lived thru all these time periods, -1955, 1985, 2015-and perhaps have a better understanding of the times and the attitudes of those days. It's probably a mistake to watch a movie from a different period and apply current attitudes to it, instead of understanding from the get-go that those were different times. But maybe that's just me. All that said, you are still one of my favorite reactors. And btw, there are some flying cars out there that exist. kzbin.infovOB4hRQDfrM 😀

[@sjw4life546]

As a forty-two-year-old African American man, I don't have the luxury to wax nostalgic about the cultural attitudes of the past, so I tend to agree with her "twenty first century viewpoint". It's better for me as a person to hope that people's attitudes actually evolve on things like race, so I can understand why a woman would want all women to live in a society where they were protected from being taken advantage of. But I can also understand someone like yourself, who would feel like all this change is threatening especially if you grew up in those times.

[@videoteamone]

@sjw4life546 Please don't put words in my mouth. I don't feel the least bit threatened by current social attitudes, nor am I waxing nostalgic. Fact is, as a 76 year old Mexican American I am overjoyed that people are finally waking up. I simply meant that regardless of how we've progressed through the decades I don't believe we should judge our ancestors' actions and attitudes by our current standards. They were all just doing the best they could within the social structure of the day.

[@joshb6960]

Great reaction and analysis as always Whimsory! Keep up the fantastic work

[@SYLTales]

A couple of minor things: The mall is originally named "Twin Pines Mall." If you look closely, you'll see that Old Man Peabody had a pair of pine trees at the end of his driveway -- but Marty runs over one of them. When Marty goes back to 1985, the mall is named "Lone Pine Mall." There are a lot of small details like that. The joke about Biff saying, "Make like a tree and get out of here," is that it was an incorrect use of slang that's now fallen out of use. The correct slang is, "Make like a tree and leave." The fact that Biff gets it wrong was a statement of Biff's intelligence (or lack thereof). "Great Scott" is another slang term that's fallen out of use. It was an interjection of surprise, amazement, or dismay. It is a distinctive but inoffensive exclamation, popular in the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century. It originated as a minced oath, historically associated with two specific "Scotts": Scottish author Sir walter Scott and, later, US general Winfield Scott. This film creates a weird paradox that's neither broached nor resolved: When Marty returns to 1985, he sees a version of himself go back in time. However, _it's not the same Marty_ . It's an Alternate Marty who grew up in the future that Original Marty created where his father is a successful, self-confident scifi novelist; his family is completely different; and Doc isn't killed by the Libyans. The question becomes: what did Alternate Marty do when he went back to 1955? He might interfere with his parents' meeting, but to him it would be the way he'd always heard his parents recount the story: that a teenager named Calvin "Marty" Klein was hit by Lorraine's father; that Lorraine was infatuated with him for a few days; and that this ultimately led to Biff's attempted SA of her and George clocking Biff. This whole thing is entirely glossed-over and never mentioned. Over the years, fans have speculated that the easiest answer is that Alternate Doc, now aware of everything Original Marty did, simply made certain that the plutonium was packed so that Alternate Marty could immediately return to 1985. However, that still creates a paradox, since there would then be _two different Martys_ who'd arrive back in Alternate 1985. Don't think too much about it, because the logical implications get very, very twisted. It ultimately results in what scifi fans call an "Infinite Loop Paradox," where multiple different Martys start showing up in 1955. Eventually, Doc's only reasonable response would be to never follow through with the time machine at all. In any case, the entire matter is totally glosssed-over. It's best to forget about it and enjoy the films, because dramatically they're very good. Indeed, the script for this film is taught in film schools as the "perfect script" because of the way it's structured. There are entire textbooks written about it. There's an ongoing question of how Original Marty got together with Doc. According to the director and writer, Original Marty had been told by Principal Stickland that Doc was a dangerous nutcase. Being the average teenager, Original Marty pushed-back by going to Doc's lab to see for himself. He found himself impressed by all the weird gadgets Doc had lying around. Doc then hired Marty to work part-time at the lab doing odd jobs for him. Along the way, Marty convinced Doc to build the gigantic amplifier for his electric guitar that we see in the opening of the film. Another point: in the early hours of October 15, 2015, fans gathered at the Puente Hills Mall, the shooting location of the Lone/Twin Pines Mall, to celebrate the impending arrival of the DeLorean. Sadly, no flying DeLorean ever appeared above nor near it, but the fan celebration was well-covered in the press. On a personal note: as an early Gen-Xer, I was the same age as the "teenaged" actors. I instantly fell in love with Lea Thompson and continue to be infatuated with her today. Female reactors like to say, "Eyes up here," when Lorraine removes her sweater in the car. Guys my age have never been able to keep their eyes "up here." It's impressive that Lea was able to transition out of ingenue roles, which is rare in Hollywood. Typically, actresses simply "age out" and are discarded, but Lea continued to act for some time. She's also a successful Broadway actress and has now transitioned into directing. Lea remains beautiful, and is one of the few actress/directors her age who hasn't resorted to surgery nor botox nor enhancements. She's aged far better than me, and I really respect her not having chosen the enhancement route. No doubt if I were to ever meet her, I'd become a drooling fanboy and embarrass myself. 💗

[@spud69g]

So when Doc meets Marty for the first time in the 80s, Doc already knew Marty and had to stay quiet about everything...

[@bigdream_dreambig]

Only the second "first time in the '80s," though.

[@spud69g]

@@bigdream_dreambig but once it happens, can there even be a second time? 🤓😉

[@Lugen101]

@spud69g Yes because we see proof of Marty entering an alternate timeline because Marty and Doc were at the Twin Pine Mall during the experiment and at the end of the movie where Doc survives, the mall is the Lone Pine Mall. Therefore Twin Pine Mall Doc is dead, but Lone Pine Mall Doc is alive and is the one who kept quiet about already knowing Marty.

[@spud69g]

@@Lugen101 oh i know, i was poking a little fun at the time travel thought tangle 🤓 Once it happens it can never unhappen, therefore it never happened in the first place... Or did it?

[@secularmonk5176]

Not sure it's canon, but I've encountered an explanation of how they met: Marty was trying to steal something from Doc's house, and he got caught. Rather than turn him over to the cops, Doc demands that he work off his debt as an assistant.

[@Fiendy]

Fun Fact: At the audition, the guy with the megaphone saying they're music was "too darn loud" is Huey Lewis. Huey Lewis wrote the songs for the movie and his group. Huey Lewis and The News performed them 👍🏽

[@0okamino]

Two songs, but they did very well. _The Power of Love_ hit number 1 in the US (twice, since it was on the Hot 100 and Rock charts), Canada, and Australia; and _Back In Time_ hit number 3 on the US Rock chart. Not bad at all for what would be considered the b-side track (though it’s kind of weird that they used _Bad Is Bad_ for the TPoL single b-side instead).

[@purplep6070]

Why was poor innocent Lorraine changing in front of an open window where her dad had more than one kid "jump" in front of his car...

[@krashd]

Because he never said it always happens in front of their house.

[@soth1sol]

i'd blame her dad before lorraine. "he's an idiot" ...yeah, well, so are you, dad dad daddio.

[@madelinemitchell5102]

I never realized that was Loraine … I assumed he was peeping on another women who’s house was next door to Loraine’s?!

[@daerdevvyl4314]

The thing about Biff is he’s either at your throat or at your feet. At the end of the movie everybody feels that Biff is safely suppressed, so they’re not concerned about him anymore.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Plus they need to show his humiliation.

[@DouglasJohnson.]

This is one of the most perfect films ever made. Looking forward to you seeing it! BTW, your cameo in "The Poppies" was hilarious.

[@cruesome2]

The part where Biff lets himself inside the house was kind of a thing in the 70s and 80s, at least in my house when I was growing up. My brother's friends would just walk inside the house -- no knocking, no call ahead of time -- it was always so weird to me, but it was a thing.

[@toddjones1480]

In the ‘80s I had a friend’s mom actually tell me to stop knocking when I stopped by. A lot of the time I’d be there before school and she didn’t want me waking other people up.

[@Ernie_Centofanti]

To be fair, Biff was already at the McFly house detailing the cars. It wasn’t necessary to re-establish his presence by knocking on the door before entering.

[@klarthailerion]

With my friends, it was more of a front door versus side/back door thing. If you went to someone's front door, you knocked. If you were close enough to come in through the side or back door, you were already expected so you just came in.

[@ohdarn693]

Back in the 70's my mom heard tinkling in our kitchen, walked in to find the neighbor girl (about 5) fishing a pickle out of a jar. "Oh, Hi, Mrs. Bogumill", she said, "I'm the pickle monster."

[@johng482]

I had a friend whose dog went nuts if someone used the front door or if someone knocked. The first time I went there, I was told to use the garage door and walk straight in so the dog wouldn’t attack me.

[@jackcoleman1784]

I always loved the small character detail that Doc Brown isn't overwhelmed with the magnitude of the fact that he invents something as earth shattering as time travel instead he's overjoyed at the small by comparison personal fact that he finally invents something that works. He could have invented something much less useful or consequential and he would have been just as ecstatic to find out he eventually invents something that actually works.

[@taoist32]

What’s the story where his house in 1955 becomes condemned?

[@craigmorris4083]

The way Marty sleeps is the same position that people in Family Guy are in when they get knocked unconscious. :)

[@craigmorris4083]

Oh and Fox was doing this at night and Family Ties during the day. The schedule got a lot hectic for him.

[@phtevenj]

Fun Fact : in the scene where Marty is "parked", they had switched in REAL alcohol so his spit take was genuine... 🤣16:51

[@SmokyOwl]

lol I forgot about that!

[@soth1sol]

yo her reaction to drinking booze was oscar worthy if it wasn't actually booze. kinda disappointed knowing it was REAL alcohol...

[@Cre80s]

Eh, there’s a blooper reel that's readily findable where he was pranked with real alcohol, but that’s not the shot that was actually used.

[@johnsensebe3153]

I originally saw this in the theater nearly forty years ago, and I keep seeing new things. I just noticed how George and Lorraine are made for each other. George climbs trees to peep on girls with binoculars, and Lorraine removes the pants of unconscious strangers.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Back then you could never go to bed without removing your pants, but yeah, she was a bit of a horn-toad herself.

[@paulamoya7956]

Hahahah Took me 40 yrs plus some mos to see this as well ☑️🤣⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@johnsensebe3153]

@@deepermind4884 Damn autocorrect!

[@johnsensebe3153]

@@deepermind4884 Although, that would explain _Back to the Future: Part III._

[@Great-Documentaries]

I really had high hopes for this reaction. And yet... And it is not as if all the other reactors up here her age didn't love the movie to death and look forward to the sequels. At least she's being honest. And honestly, I won't be tuning in here for the sequels. She clearly doesn't want to do them.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

All the other reactors of her generation loved it, really? Watching her puzzled reaction, at one point, I was like... oh, it's a generation problem, she's a gen Z, they're fucked up and preachy... so I was thinking of avoiding other reactions by gen Z...

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you, Whimsory! ⏳ I'm so glad you're starting this trilogy. It's so fun. There are parts, particularly in the 2nd and 3rd, that always make me emotional... even after numerous re-watched, even when I watch people react to them. I hope you enjoy them, too. Writer/director *Robert* *Zemeckis* and team did such a great job.

[@srrizo69]

Why people likes to bring spoilers about movies?

[@patrickseidel8625]

Why do people not know what a spoiler is? Hint... it's when you give away part or all of the plot. Not saying how you felt when watching.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

@@srrizo69 I spoiled nothing.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

@@patrickseidel8625 Thank you, Patrick! 🌾

[@arconeagain]

Guess what, in the '80s, nobody thought too hard or cared about this stuff. I'm starting to believe that this last generation are just bitter about not being able to live in the, possibly, greatest decade in recent history. You will never know what it was truly like.

[@arconeagain]

I don't trust people with moustaches, people that don't have sauce on their pie (I recently realised it's because of the moustache), and now, people that don't like Back to the Future. There's something amiss there.

[@alancrofoot]

The guy who used a bullhorn to tell Marty "I'm afraid you're just too darn loud" is the person who wrote and recorded that song, he was told the same thing in high school at an audition. I think he got a real kick out of playing that part. You brought up where are the flying cars? There was a band in Scotland, "We Were Promised Jetpacks". As band names go, that's pretty funny.

[@rogerlundstrom6926]

"Got stiffed"??.. No.. Lorraine is the creepiest person in this movie.. Closely followed by Biff... I mean.. seriously.. I am have social phobias, am shy and don't work well in all social settings so I can absolutely understand that someone who have a crush wouldn't have the gumption to actually go to that person and risk getting "shot down".. but what did Lorrain do??.. well.. let's start with her undressing an unconscious man.. No need to do this at all, but she did. She tried to make him stay, and tried to just grab his genitals under the table.. and then.. threw herself on him trying to kiss him without noticing how horrified he acted.. IF she hadn't felt that the kiss would've been wrong would she at all notice (or care) if the person wasn't in to it?.. I doubt it. .she is MOST likely equally much a "date-rapee" as Biff is... However Biff id more.. "Evil", but if talking about creepy, she is absolutely the biggest creep in this movie.

[@Geo-Storm]

Wow Whimsory is back so soon!? All of the sudden my day just got better! 😁

[@TheFalconerNZ]

Yeah, I missed her break.

[@glennwisniewski9536]

At 7:51 we see three LPs being offered for sale in a window. First is Eydie in Dixie-Land by Eydie Gormé. It was first released in 1960. Second is In the Land of Hi-Fi by Patti Page. It was recorded May 7 & 8, 1956. Only the third, Unforgettable by Nat "King" Cole (first released in 1952), is timely music for 1955.

[@Billinois78]

I think the reason the old couple were scared of Marty was that they saw the radiation suit and thought there was actual radiation. Something was pointed out to me recently. When we see Lorraine on the day after she met "Calvin Klein" and his purple underwear, she is wearing purple. Also, I felt slow not realizing this for so long, but the homeless guy, Red, was the mayor in 1955. An earlier draft of the script said that he was convicted of bribery, money laundering or something like that.

[@Dean-v3g]

Proud to say I've met Alan silvestri! Met him in Manchester uk watching BTTF musical and yes, the show was absolutely amazing!

[@kenmercer8112]

I thought we watched this? ! great! --------- not so great. First time I didn't like your watch/review. 😥 I realize a lot of "younger" people have more issues with the premise , but she really harped on it more than anyone else.

[@unseenentity326]

Back in 1955, taking advantage was trying to steal a kiss. Marty had no intention to assault her. He was counting on her resisting being kissed because of what she had told him back in 1985 about never calling, parking, or kissing a boy. He was simply setting his awkward father up to look strong and protective in her eyes. It was imperitive to fix the situation he caused that would have destroyed his existence.

[@sean---the-other-one]

Still assault. Try kissing a girl who doesn’t want you to and see what the act gets labelled.

[@Caseytify]

Good explanation.

[@sean---the-other-one]

@@Caseytify hmmm

[@unseenentity326]

@@sean---the-other-one not back then. and that's when this takes place.

[@sean---the-other-one]

@@unseenentity326 When did the law change?

[@hint1k]

25:23 Actually, it is exactly how it works. In order to learn how to ride the bicycle a person needs to ... ride a bicycle. There is no any other way around it. So, when it comes to confidence, the only way is.... to act like you are confident. Copying the behavior of confident people. Then after some time it becomes a natural state of mind. The same way riding a bicycle becomes natural physical skill after some time spent on riding it - copying "the behavior" of people who ride it.

[@adaddinsane]

This is the truth.

[@stephanelosier6492]

Whimsory, i totally agree with your award for best reaction going to Doc. It's one of the many moments in the movie that i so enjoy. Glad to see you in the Poppies

[@nonyabiz5326]

At 20:58 the homeless dude is another homeless dude in "They Live" a 1988 film of John Carpenter. Haha never noticed that until this rewatch.

[@RoosterCogburn1008]

You had the funniest video during the Poppies! Great job, was really glad to see you included. Also, I'm still recommending Videodrome (1983) as a future watch!

[@sebastianlarrea7416]

Lorraine did take the pants off a unconscious guy, stalked him and just showed up in that guy house(well docs house). Is not like she is not a creep either.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Seems like that was for the Calvin Klein and hope chest gags.

[@sebastianlarrea7416]

@@Cheepchipsable of course is far that , doesnt explain the stalking.

[@bekindandrewind1422]

29:02 -- You are 100% correct.. That's why Wilson played Biff as the most unlikable character he could think of... He was constantly apologizing to Lea Thompson to the point where she got annoyed with him because it was messing up the takes...

[@quixote6942]

The "You're just too loud" Teacher was a cameo by Huey Lewis! He also wrote and recorded several of the Songs in the movie. Claudia Wells ("Jennifer") had to be recast in the Sequels because she needed to take care of her gravely ill Mother.

[@TheWebcrafter]

30:27 - In response to your question "Do you think Crispin would have been as successful if he'd been named 'Crospin'?" Yes. I believe so. Isn't it all about the artist's 'output' not their name? WOULD THE FOLLOWING HAVE BECOME AS SUCCESSFUL OR WOULD THEIR BIRTH NAMES HAVE DICTATED THEIR SUCCESS? Reginald Dwight - Elton John Stevland Judkins - Stevie Wonder Anna Mae Bullock - Tina Turner Robert Zimmerman - Bob Dylan Maurice Mickelwhite - Michael Caine Caryn Elaine Johnson - Whoopi Goldberg Jamie Fox - Eric Marlon Bishop Harry Webb - Cliff Richard

[@frugalseverin2282]

Another film with Christopher Lloyd in it is the cult classic "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension". It's a favorite of mine, I watch it about once a year. Peter Weller ("Robo Cop") stars with a loaded supporting cast.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Roger Rabbit - though he is not charming in that.

[@chefskiss6179]

Just wanted to say I loved your cameo-skit this past weekend on Popcorn-In-Bed's awards show! Really, you were such a natural, I kinda wish you'd start yer vids with a similar one or two minute fun skit like that... 😂😂😂

[@Uncle_T]

An absolute classic, and the two sequels are WELL worth watching too, especially the third one is fantastic.

[@Tim_Raths]

Loved your segment on the Popcorn in Bed Poppies Award Show the other night.

[@hellomark1]

While I get the point that Glover was trying to make with "money doesn't buy happiness," this sounds more like the opinion of someone who's never really struggled to make ends meet, or who has maybe had to choose between eating and paying rent, etc. The McFly house in the beginning is dingy, they're driving a CHEAP car that's from the 70s. they're all roughly out of shape, etc. In the changed timeline they're not mega rich or anything, they still live in the same house, but money isn't a concern anymore, they have a nice car, nice clothes, house is better kept... anyone who's lived through becoming a "have-not" to a "have," the amount of stress it removes from your life is ENORMOUS. I've seen a reactor visibly cry at the end when Marty gets the truck, where in the original timeline this was an absolute pipedream that probably wouldn't be possible in his life for several years, if ever.

[@Holy_Wraith]

The guitar used by Michael was not invented until 1957. Whimsory did not notice that the new mall sign says "One Pine Mall"

[@MLawrence2008]

I'm always amazed at how many reactors miss the fact that she gets lots of voyeurs, hence her dad saying "Another one of these damn kids jumped in front of my car!"

[@Caseytify]

That's what happens when you strip down to your underwear in front of an open window...

[@tonyb7615]

Not lots of. I always thought the same one over and over again. Marty's dad likes that spot. This movie is from the era of "revenge of the nerds". It would be the typical assumption.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Umm, he had to climb a tree to see in the window. You couldn't see much from street level. I always though it was to imply Dad was a sh!t driver.

[@everlastingpass1on]

You don't have to listen to what we have to say to understand what Artificial Intelligence is. You can learn like a lot of us learned by watching movies. Watching these movies on the IMDB Top 250 list can help you learn about AI, like The Matrix (1999), The Terminator (1984) + Terminator 2 Judgement Day (1991), 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968).

[@lazyperfectionist1]

2:10 People don't often look into _this_ guy's background, but the actor, here, who plays Mr. Strickland is James Tolkan. He's still around these days, although he's startin' to get up there.

[@Psi105]

In the 80's people lived more in the moment, in contrast to today where people get treated based on everything they have ever done.

[@whitecompany18]

I scrolled down and haven't seen it mentioned, this is the gremlins set, or the other way around, the cafe Marty meets his dad is the bank Billie works in and the cinema Marty crashes into at the end is the one Billy blows up👍

[@taoist32]

They use this set for a lot of movies. Elvira’s first movie was also in this “small town”.

[@chapo0815]

This outta be a good one... 😁 Whimsory your'e awsome! 😉👍🏼

[@glokash]

I‘ve been enjoying your reactions, just noticed that you haven’t posted part 2 or part 3 of this trilogy which is sad because I think this trilogy is best watched back to back in order to pick up on all the details. Hope you get the chance to watch part 2 & 3 and share with us soon 💗

[@craigm3353]

This is one of my favorite movies saw it when it premiered in the theater. Another one of my favorite movies you should react to is The Final Countdown. The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

17:34 The way they reworked the dynamic between George, Biff and Lorraine is brilliant. The first time through, Biff was just a bully who picked on George. Lorraine's heart went out to George because her heart went out to the little lost puppy that her parents brought in the house after her father hit him with the car. This opened the door for the two of them to go to the dance, together, where they had their first kiss and fell in love. But the _second_ time through, George met Lorraine _at_ the dance, and came along just in time to rescue her from an assault. This led to the two of them going to the dance, together, where they had their first kiss on the dance floor and fell in love. But this time it was better, because this was after George discovered he had it in him to stand up to bullies. This changed the trajectory of his _entire life,_ forward of that day.

[@kevinc3427]

I liked that you didn't lie at the end that you liked the movie because it was pretty clear you did not like the movie.

[@drab2000]

The mind reader actually worked quiet well. 1. Marty has in fact come from a great distance, not maybe in geographic sense... 2. The Newspaper Doc asked Marty about was the one, he pulled up from the trash bin (the one with the date), so Marty had this one in his pocket. 3. And the last one was made up from two separate thoughts, 1. Flyer about donations for saving the clock, that Marty had in his pocket, and two: the fact that everyone, including Doc confused Marty with a Sailor, because his red jacket, looking like life Vest.

[@eddhardy1054]

29:04...You point out that the actor and the character he plays have different personalities. Hell, it's almost like Thomas F. Wilson was...acting! 😳

[@soth1sol]

yeah, that's precisely what she's implying. he's a REALLY good actor... what are you doing?

[@eddhardy1054]

I'm just saying that pointing out the obvious (Biff is horrible but Wilson is nice) and being surprised by it is kind of strange and now I'm doing it for you too. There seem to be a lot of dumb folks around at the moment.

[@soth1sol]

​@@eddhardy1054 it's not strange when most actors are either method or typecast "There seem to be a lot of dumb folks around at the moment." did ...did you just "i know you are but what am iiiiiii~?" me????

[@eddhardy1054]

@@soth1sol Congratulations, that is genuinely the most stupid thing I've heard today. You think that because actors are method or typecast as arseholes then that indicates that they're arseholes in real life. I see you and Whimsory are cut from the same cloth. Goodbye dangleberry.

[@supersentaiguy]

Also, the “I’m afraid your just to darn loud” guy is Huey Lewis who sings both the power of love and back in time which makes the bit even funnier.

[@JCG52577]

I need to watch a bit later but wanted to say I saw you and Whimsory 2 in a Poppies intro. Is she, W2, going to show up on this channel?!!

[@That1punk91]

you're really one of my new favorite reactors seriously you have a unique charisma love your personality

[@Garrie2909]

Well If we play that game Lorraine is pretty bad as well taking guys pants off when they are unconscious or throwing herself at a guy she just met

[@phtevenj]

Second Fun Fact : MJF was filming this movie AND a show called Family Ties at the same time so if you look at him you can see just how exhausted he is... he had a car with a mattress to drive him between studios so he caould take a nap between shootings.... just amazing IMO

[@StarkRG]

It's also why significant portions of the movie are set at night. I'm pretty sure the daytime stuff was all filmed on weekends.

[@WiseJoeGaming]

Great reaction! That final "punch him" made me actually laugh out loud. Loved the outro and the rant about flying cars as well. The reason we will never have flying cars is because of the conspiracy of "Big Asphalt." 🤣

[@dismaspickman773]

Let's not forget that Lorraine removed Marty's pants and definitely paid "close attention" to his underwear whilst he was unconscious for no good reason... this 1955 was pretty degenerate I guess. That being said, I don't think the movie was supposed to be taken too seriously... but everyone can have their own opinion on that of course.

[@islandseeker1260]

Calvin Klein underwear is pretty hard to ignore from the POV of someone in the '50s. One could also make the point that men's lavender underwear emblazoned with the male name of the manufacturer was pretty degenerate in 1985 -- that is until rappers started wearing their pants around their knees showing off their undies and butt cracks in the decades to follow!

[@MichaelG9263]

I really respect your method of reacting to movies. Very professional. Much respect and very enjoyable! Much love!!

[@harley2704]

Kind of a low-key reaction to a classic movie. A lot of credit goes to Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale for handling the mother’s crush subplot with good taste and finding the humor that would naturally happen in that situation. “Back to the Future” remains one of the best screenplays ever written and it’s great to see that it still connects with audiences today. It’s timeless. That’s how you know that it’s a classic.

[@Cheepchipsable]

A lot of the gags were the throwback jokes to older times which many people would miss today, and the writing makes it predictable, so I'm not buying the "greatest screenplay ever"

[@harley2704]

@@CheepchipsableLol. Ok. It doesn’t matter if you “buy” it or not. The fact is, the script is still taught in screenwriting classes in colleges and universities throughout the world , so that kind of of speaks for itself.

[@IrishWhiskeyParanormal]

One theory I heard was that Lorain was S.A. in the car by Biff at the dance and that trauma caused depression, weight gain and for her to become addicted to alcohol. After Marty was there to influence George, he was finally able to stand up against Biff & stopped the S.A. saving Lorain from the trauma.

[@poliveri0722]

Loved your reactions! You're a hoot. Don't ever change.

[@toob1979]

Thank you for saying such nice things about Thomas F. Wilson. He is, by all accounts, a super-nice guy IRL. What's so ironic about him playing the most iconic bully of the 80s is he really, _really_ hates bullies. Wilson was bullied as a child, which lead to his anti-bully stance. Wilson's such a nice guy that when he shot the scene where Biff... attacks... Lorraine, he apologized profusely before and after every take. He wasn't selling the scene, so Lea Thompson took him aside and demanded that he rough her up.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Basically, he's an actor who did his job.

[@wobaguk]

Getting cars to fly doesnt seem like a stretch, getting thousands of cars in the sky without it being a disaster does!

[@ValloLestoPiede]

A friend of mine who is a professional airplane pilot once summarized the whole flying car problem likes this: "if you are driving a car and your engine breaks you can just stop on the side of the road, but if the same thing happens on a Flying car..."

[@stephanginther9051]

Fun fact. 2:28 The guy who says they're 'just too darn loud' *wrote* the song they were playing. He actually wrote a lot of the music in the movie and many other movies after.

[@gerardfonz]

Everybody says the innocent banter between Marty and mom is gross and cringy but they have no problem with the 1985 town theater sign which titled “Orgy American Style”. People have zero logic.

[@rodolfoclaren6528]

That's quite right. LOL.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

14:17 "Lorraine, my density... has bought me to you." That's George McFly; a _dense_ young man.

[@RafaelMercadoSalas]

I really thought you'd love this movie, but it clearly didn't resonate with you much; which is ok 💔. I think it was the least enthusiastic reaction I've seen on your channel, which is surprising, given that this is a movie with so much life and interesting things. But that's what tastes are. If you didn't like this movie very much, I don't recommend wasting your time watching the other two. This is clearly the best of the 3.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

BTTF2 is considered by a lot of people as the best of the trilogy.

[@notmee2388]

Bless your long quirky outros; your videos are rare and precious and you never want them to end

[@Sal-gh1se]

Saw you on the Poppies, Whims!

[@martinboyle9163]

I knew you'd love this flick. If we were ever on a date, this is the movie I would have taken you to see. Great show! ❤

[@mwflanagan1]

I’m not sure why we’re getting another video so soon since the last one, but I’m here to love it. Even before watching your reaction I want to say that it was great to see you and others featured in Popcorn in Bed’s awards ceremony the other day. Glad you were included, and I hope the great sense of community is enveloping you.