Back to the Future 2 | First Time Watching | REACTION - LiteWeight Reacting

[@LiteWeightReacting]

HEY YOU! YES YOU! I just want to THANK YOU for checking out this video and all 31,000 of you that decided to subscribe to this lovely space!! I absolutely loved this movie so and can't wait to watch the third!! Next up is ALIENS! Have a great day

[@zedxxx9]

The third is my favorite!

[@jamespfp]

RE: "Can't wait to watch the third!" -- *LMAO* and yeah I feel that way every time I watch Part II. It's all about the feedback loop on Doc's triumphant moment, running down the road.

[@blakelester1776]

Awesome you’re watching Aliens next. One of my favorite Sci-Fi movies of all time. Has great pacing. I’d watch the theatrical cut the first time before the directors cut. I would explain why, but it would give away the plot.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

What a great back to back feature 😁 of Aliens AND Back to the Future!! The sequel I (although wonderfully) recall the least so...I'm thinking, I should watch it first! OR if the beginning of the reaction jogs my memory enough to watch along! Then be tempted to watch alongside this upload version! Awaiting that Great Scott! recall moment! Now back to Back to the Future 2! Marty!! ⚡️🚗 🕑 📅 🧮 ⏳️

[@PurushaDesa]

The most impressive version of multiple versions of the same actor is in 2009’s _Moon_ , a truly wonderful film that you should watch anyway.

[@brianacdts]

This Jennifer is played by Elisabeth Shue. The original actress declined to return because her mother fell ill and she had to care for her. Since the first movie was made with no intentions of having a sequel, the part of Jennifer had to be recast.

[@JustSomeRandomMusicFan]

Okay, so... In the scene where future Biff has gone back to 1955 to give himself the almanac, you see 1955 Biff arguing with the mechanic about the price to repair and clean his car after the original manure crash. The mechanic says there's an extra charge because he had to hire Mr. Jones to come haul away all the manure that was in the car and spilled on the road. Now cut to the tunnel chase scene, and Biff hits a manure truck with "D. Jones" written on the side. That's Jones hauling away the exact same manure Biff already hit, so it's literally "same shit, different day." Of all the subtle callbacks and interconnected details of the series, that's my favorite.

[@neon-rust]

Ooh, nice! Did not know that. 😄

[@jagger2001]

I knew about the Jones manure but your explanation is golden 😅

[@colinluckens9591]

Woww fair play that's a NEW one for me!!👍👍👍👍👍😃😃😃

[@positivelynegative9149]

I doubt it. How long do you think Jones keeps manure in the truck? It is most likely dumped every day.

[@JustSomeRandomMusicFan]

@@positivelynegative9149 That's exactly my point. It was the same day, and he was taking it to dump it, which is where Biff met up with it again, by coincidence, on the other side of the tunnel.

[@SonOfMuta]

FINALLY! A reactor that recognized Elijah Wood was in this movie

[@jennujor1551]

He's such a baby in this but still so recognizable 😊

[@SonOfMuta]

@jennujor1551 He is so recognizable, which makes it even more strange how many reactors miss the baby Elijah

[@DarkVeghetta]

Most people just aren't that observant, especially when their attention is focused on, usually, the main character. She very much is.

[@positivelynegative9149]

I've seen a few reactors notice him. 😄

[@TigerGreene]

I watched this movie in the movie theater when it first came out. That was long, long before Lord of the Rings and Elijah became a household name, so I never figured it out. I discovered it only a couple of years ago.

[@jvig7353]

You're right to point out how absolutely talented Biff's actor (Tom Wilson) is. He actually grew up a band nerd who was picked on, and used that experience to play the perfect bully after he had a growth spurt. Not only that, the guy is a legitimately hilarious stand up comic. Here's him on the Tonight Show back in the day doing standup. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoPCmZtupNOalc0

[@raterus]

Goosebumps every time Marty says "There's only one man who can help me", and the music kicks in there at the end!

[@USMCMachine]

Probably my favorite part of the movie. Just reading it I heard it in my head and got goosebumps

[@thecook238]

probably my favorite moment of the movie, maybe the entire trilogy. it's just sooooooo good

[@Steelburgh]

I recently watched the trilogy with my ten year old for the first time. When Marty said that and it cut to Doc on the clock tower with the music, he yelled "This is the best movie ever!" Moment I'll never forget as a father. 😁

[@johnsensebe3153]

They invented a new camera system for this movie called Vistaglide. It was a robotic camera that could repeat camera moves precisely, allowing the filmmakers to move the camera around while an actor was playing multiple roles in the scene. They would choose which character would be the focus of the shot and have the camera repeat the move for each other character. Then, they could combine the shots during post-production. The first film to come out using this system was _Dead Ringers,_ which was filmed after this, but came out before. The Vistaglide system would go on to be used in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit,_ another Robert Zemekis film, where it was used to hide some of the apparatus that brought the Toons to life.

[@neon-rust]

For example, the dinner scene is awesome for this. There's a BtS about how they did that, somewhere.

[@johnsensebe3153]

@@neon-rust They were going to do the whole scene in a master shot to show it off, but they realized the effect was more seamless if they shot it as if there was no effect going on whatsoever.

[@Gravydog316]

@@neon-rust yes when they filmed the dinner scene, overnight, there was a minor earthquake & they were worried the camera would have moved during the night, & ruin all their work so far (but it didn't!)

[@nealrepetti2396]

Thanks 👍 . I could not have said it any better. You get an A +++

[@erictaylor5877]

Fun fact: Biff's grandma was voiced by Biff actor himself, Tom Wilson!

[@jennujor1551]

After finding that out I crack up whenever I hear it lol! 😅

[@mmxxiii9503]

What???? 😂😂😂

[@shallowgal462]

Yup, 6 characters in one movie.

[@Fly0DB]

@@shallowgal462 7: 1985 Biff, old Biff, Griff, alt. 1985 Biff, Buford, young Biff, Biff's grandma

[@shallowgal462]

@@Fly0DB I didn't count Mad Dog from the casino film as a performance because it was just a still photo, but maybe you're right that I should've.

[@tfpp1]

Yes, you're right. This entire trilogy is one of the most consistent and well-written with all the callbacks and tie-ins.

[@leah_loves_ladies]

Almost every tiny plot point across the trilogy is repeated/cyclical, in fact. It's so brilliantly done.

[@MystikEssence]

I am super impressed with your observations! Out of all the reactors I've seen, you're the only one who noticed all the little Old West details in this movie... which might pay off in the next movie. You're such a smart cookie and I mean that wholeheartedly!

[@DarkVeghetta]

In all of her reactions, she's very observant. So much so she's pointed out things I've missed when watching those movies myself, so I sometimes get a little extra information when watching her reactions.

[@MikeHedberg]

the only old west reference you missed was when Marty was at the "Biff Tanen Museum" display when he first gets to the casino and it show's a quick pic of Biff's ancestor, Bufford Tanen.

[@Pharaoh025]

A few bits of trivia. 1) They decided early on that, when it comes to depicting the future, movies always get it wrong. So they opted to turn the future into a series of jokes. 2) In a deleted scene, you learn that the old man trying to save the clock tower in 2015 (talking about the Cubs winning the world series), that character is actually the mechanic who removed the manure from Biff's car in 1955. 3) Due to creative differences, the actor portraying George McFly refused to be in the sequels, which guided the idea of having him die in the alternate reality, and whenever you see the George character on screen, he's not recognisable (for instance, turning his back to the camera after saving Loraine from Biff's assault in 1955, or when he shows up in 2015 after a golfing accident "upside down"...). 4) Yes, that was indeed Elijah Wood from LOTR, and yes that was also Billy Zane from Titanic. 5) Nike actually did release a limited edition of the auto-lacing shoes in 2015 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the movie (no hoverboards from Matel though!).

[@westboundno8]

In Bob Gale's interview with Jeff Goldsmith he reveals that Crispin Glover's financial demands were considered too high and so they let him go.

[@DenverStarkey]

@@westboundno8 yep "creative differences", in the movie industry is code speak for "we didn't want to pay him what he was asking" in the music industry it's code speak for " we couldn't stand eachother any more"

[@DarkVeghetta]

Jeffrey Weissman is the actor that played Marty's dad this time around. If you see some of the stills, he's also in heavy makeup. The crew did a very good job shifting viewer's attention away from those details and limiting the screen time of those scenes. Superbly shot movie.

[@Xehanort10]

4:39 Doc Brown describing the butterfly effect.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Nailed it!

[@krdragon6950]

11:54 in a deleted scene shows him fading out of existence, suggesting that his tampering with time created a paradox that erased him from reality. Another theory is that Lorraine, found out that Biff killed George, so she shot and killed him in the mid 90’s

[@SeerMagicX]

2nd one is not a theory. It's in the collector's edition.

[@anderspemer358]

@@SeerMagicXExactly, that *was* how he was erased from existence before 2015 in that timeline.

[@jimstanley_49]

As it was released, I always assumed the "temporal displacement" Doc always warns about as they travel through time gave old Biff a heart attack.

[@havok6280]

They got a fair amount right about the future. From video calling to the Cubs winning the World Series (off by only one year) to biometrics and 80s nostalgia.

[@BubbaCoop]

And Florida getting an MLB team. They didn't have one in 1989.

[@G1NZOU]

And to be fair we also have systems like Alexa which can control your lights and other home functions.

[@anderspemer358]

The Cubs were really close in 2015, too. It was so marvellous that they did at least break that 108 yo curse the following year. ❤

[@karlsmith2570]

38:23 "Even Biff's Actor, I Don't Know His Name" The actor that played Biff is Thomas F. Wilson

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Thomas Biff Wilson!

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

Just one of his many talents on and off-screen. His versatility will be displayed again in the third film.

[@piotrangelus7534]

Fun fact: Biff later will be head of Time Agency with Gary the Alien and clone of Ava :)

[@nashvillan4lif]

@@piotrangelus7534 He also played alongside Mark Hamill in Wing Commander III & IV. There's a funny blooper between the two where Hamill forgot his line and wandered off. Thom then uttered a classic madlib, "Wasn't he in Star Wars?" XD

[@bobbyclarkston8836]

Loved your list of clues you remember indicating what the third sequel might be about. One that you missed however, happened when Marty is watching the “Biff Tannen biography” outside the Hill Valley casino. It mentions Biff’s great grandfather Buford “Mad Dog” Tannen, fastest gun in the West.

[@ottocarson]

12:33 When we were kids and we saw this scene in the 80's we didn't realised the two ties. Everybody was like WoooW, imagine calling a friend and seeing his face!

[@domramsey]

I'm so glad YT recommended your videos to me. I really appreciate how observant and smart your reactions are. I must have seen the BTTF movies 20 times but you picked up on things I didn't. I think there are hundreds of callbacks and references throughout the movies. And there are even call-forwards in this one. I don't think anyone could pick everything up, but it's really impressive how much you got!

[@PK-122]

The ironic thing is that Tom Wilson, who plays Biff, is in reality one of the sweetest, funniest, and hardest working actors in Hollywood. My wife and I met him at a convention a few years back and he's never let his fame get to his head. He's remained humble and approachable. If you get a chance to check out his stand up comedy, you'll really enjoy it. The Question Song in particular is hilarious!

[@dustinjones8887]

Fantastic reaction! Your reactions in real time during the film---not too chattery, very attentive. You are one of the best reactors I've seen to this movie, and I've seen a lot. I was 13 when the BTTF original came out and 17 when this #2 came out. This trilogy is my fav movie (s) of all time. It's such a joy watching young people react, esp great reactors like this channel.

[@anderspemer358]

I was 17 just like Marty when the first one came out. I didn’t notice the change to ”Lone Pine Mall” until some of the first times I rewatched the movie on video. I saw it twice in a theater. Part two was so awesome I went seven times and saw it in the theater, and finally I loved pt 3 enough to grit my teeth to reach seven times with that one, too. ❤ 😀 And… October 21 is my birthday. 😀❤️

[@dustinjones8887]

@@anderspemer358 - That's great you got to see these in theaters. I don't see many movies in theaters, and this trilogy is my biggest regret not seeing in theaters.

[@GroovingPict]

When the two Docs are talking to eachother, that's presumably a split screen. It looks seamless because the lamp post is providing a nice clean boundary, so there's no obvious colour or lighting differences if the split had been in "mid air". Sometimes though in movies they would use actual twins, like for example in Terminator 2, where Linda Hamilton's twin sister appears in the scene where Sarah Connor is operating on the Terminator's skull and you see a mirror shot but no reflection of a camera, because it's actually not a mirror but an opening, with Linda's twin sister on the other side. And also the security guard that gets killed by the T-1000 while mimicking him is played by a set of twins

[@johnsensebe3153]

There's an awesome effects shot where the DeLorean starts out as a model when it's flying and then becomes a real car, and the split is also hidden by a lamp post. Getting the motion control rig for the model car to match the real one must have been tricky.

[@davidktd]

13:36 I saw a deleted scene. Old Biff is in so much pain because he’s being deleted from history. In the deleted scene he fades out to nothing because he changed his future

[@Brannas86]

Which is weird. He can travel to the same future he came from when he went back to 1955 but Doc and Marty can't.

[@Johnadams20760]

jennifer was originally Claudia wells. she was replaced by elizabeth shue (Ali from Karate kid) also adventures in baby sitting and others. reason was claudia's mother was undergoing cancer treatment during the time they needed to flim this and needed to be with her mom

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thank you for clearing this up!!

[@Johnadams20760]

@@LiteWeightReacting you are very welcome!

[@pandolfosc]

The actress who played Jennifer was unable to do the sequel because her mom was ill at the time. As the filmmakers never intended to make a sequel, they were a bit bummed that they had to continue from where the first movie ended, with the story about the McFly kids and Jennifer in the car. That's why they were so quick to put her to sleep, dump her in an alley, leave her at her house. Jennifer was a one-dimensional character they just needed to get out of the way. I'm not sure why Biff was able to return the time machine back to the future; that he wouldn't travel to the alternate future, having already given himself the book. In a cut scene, old Biff disappears after he gets out of the car. That's why we see him in such pain. He does fade out of existence. The real question, though: why did Biff return the car at all?! The surest way for Marty and Doc to try and thwart Biff's plan is to give them back their time traveling vehicle. As for having the actor appear on screen with himself, it was real. It wasn't a stand-in with a wig or anything. It was just a blending of two separately filmed moments. You can see where it wasn't done so well with the two Biffs in the garage, talking about the book. The dividing line is the bar separating the two front windows. When Biff tosses the book to himself, it gets a little wonky and fake looking. Still, it was done pretty well for the time period. It's like Eddie Murphy in "Nutty Professor," playing many people all seated around the same table. How they did that vs how they did this, I don't know. A friend of mine, he made a video where he played two people singing a duet. For him, he filmed both parts separately without moving the camera. Then, using video editing software, he was able to keep the right half of the first character and the left half of the second character. In the end, you can see the dividing line some because of a change in lighting. It's pretty cool these things one can do with film. In some ways, also kind of sad. Nowadays, even things you wouldn't think have to be faked are. Even just being in a room, the room is all CGI and for no good reason other than they didn't have to find, build, or otherwise make a room like it. Anyway, novel ended. I'm enjoying your reaction videos. After I check out the third one, I'll have to see if you have ever reacted to some of my other favorites, including films by Alfred Hitchcock.

[@Andy2481]

31:45 ... 'how did he know' ... there's many theories that Marty was actually killed and murdered by Biff, and Doc had to go back and save Marty. The top of Biff's casino's roof where Marty was shot or he jumped.... and then again when Biff ran Marty over in the tunnel. Doc went back to save Marty's life. That explains why he knew where to be at the exact moment and also it explains why Doc's keypad destination input was faultering as he had to go back a bunch or even many times.

[@jarsenaultj]

This is my favourite of the three movies. I love how convoluted the multiple timelines are.

[@MarcoMM1]

For those who actually want to know how it works... In Back to the Future, changing the timeline is not instantaneous - the larger the gap of time that has to change, the longer it will take. In most time-travel stories, as soon as a change is made in the past, the entire timeline of events that followed it is completely erased and replaced with the new eventuality. But that's clearly not how it works in Back to the Future; because if it was, then the moment that Marty pushed his father out of the way of his grandfather's car, thus preventing his parents' first meeting and eventual relationship, Marty would've disappeared almost immediately. No, the way that Back to the Future works, is that time itself is a tangible thing that actually exists; and therefore, it can't just disappear and be replaced instantly. The timeline has to be rewritten: gradually and the longer the gap of time, the longer it's going to take. In Back to the Future, the reason that Marty is the last of the children to be erased, when logically he should've been the first, is because, the new timeline continuity started by Marty's interference, was gradually rewriting the future histories of George and Lorraine, overwriting both Dave's and Linda's existence, before working it's way to Marty. In 2015, when Marty takes Marty Jr's place in the meeting with Griff, Doc has tomorrow's newspaper handy. When the Hoverboarding incident occurs that lands Griff and his gang in Jail, the change was instantaneous, because that paper was only one day away. Now, when 2015 Biff goes back in time to give his 1955 counterpart the Almanac, that is literally 60 years worth of history that has to be rewritten. He had ample time to return to his future in 2015, because the overwriting timeline hadn't reached that far yet. But it had reached 1985 by the time Doc, Marty, Jennifer and Einstein went back. In fact, this is proven thanks to deleted scenes from the movie. See when Old Biff gets back to 2015, he starts acting weak and collapses behind a dumpster in pain. Most people assume this is because he accidentally broke off the top of his cane in the Delorean, and then struck himself in the stomach with it. But a deleted scene proves otherwise; Biff is in-pain, because he's being erased from existence, like Marty was in the first movie. As the Delorean flies back to 1985, the scene shows 2015 Biff fading away. He disappears because, despite his future where he is wealthy and corrupt, he never makes it to 2015 in the new timeline. This would later be revealed why, as it was originally planned that in the Alternate 1985, when Biff corners Marty on the roof, Lorraine was supposed to appear and shoot Biff, killing him, to protect her son. (I honestly kind of wish they'd kept that.) But you see my point - in Back to the Future, the timeline doesn't get "deleted" nor does it get rewritten backwards. Time can only move in one-direction, so therefore, it gradually writes over itself whenever a sequence of events is changed. It explains everything in how Back to the Future works... I'm not saying that this is perfect, because the movie has to take some licenses with it. For example, the book of matches that Marty took from Biff's Tower, the Newspapers both Marty and Doc had from the Alternate 1985, and the Fax that Jennifer took from 2015. In these instances, whenever the timeline is changed, the aforementioned objects change instantly - Biff Co becomes Biff Auto Detailing; George McFly's Murder changed to his Honorarium, Doc being Committed to him being Commended, and Marty's firing being completely erased. We'll have to chalk that up to the movie wanting to have a visual confirmation that the future had been changed. But as for everything else, the logic is sound. Resuming this is a Ripple Effect. SORRY FOR THE LONG POST.

[@Käptn_Wirrbart]

Hey, thanks for your post. Nevertheless there are two plotholes in the movies, where these explanations won't fit into. Biff shouldn't be able to return to this 2015, because he changed the timeline. Its just needed so that Doc & Marty gets back the Delorean. But this 2015 shouldn't exist anymore because of the changes in the past. And there is another plothole, which might be easily overlookable. Doc survived in part 1 because he red martys letter. But at the end of part two marty directly interrupts the scene where doc should have collect the parts of the letter somehow. So this event won't happen and doc shouldn't be aware of the future events in 1985.

[@MarcoMM1]

@@Käptn_Wirrbart The deleted scene of biff dying when he got back to 2015 like i said time takes time to be changed that why he died when he got back to 2015 becouse he wont exist in that time line, In the second movie, after the letter is torn up, Doc Brown faints just as Marty runs around the corner. It appears as though there is no way for Doc to have received the message. However, in the third movie, it is revealed that Doc had a plan in place to receive the message despite Marty not being able to deliver it directly. It turns out that Doc had recorded a message for himself on a tape recorder, anticipating the events that would transpire. This tape recorder was hidden in the time machine, and Doc discovers the message from Marty when he repairs the time machine in 1955. So, although it may have seemed implausible at first, the movie explains how Doc Brown ultimately receives the torn-up letter from Marty through the use of the recorded message on the tape recorder. Your question makes a good point - but it relies on the assumption that Doc didnt retrieved the torn-up letter at the end of the night after Marty successfully went back to the future. But the fact is, we don’t know at what point in the evening Doc retrieved the letter. There’s a large window from the time the letter was thrown in the trash (early evening, prior to the dance) onward. Indeed, with all the waiting around alone while the dance was happening, things playing on his mind, it’s quite plausible Doc retrieved the letter from the trash during that time, even if he vowed not to read its contents at that point. So when he fainted in BTTF II and was taken home by Marty, he would have already had the torn letter in his pocket. And theres another explaination.I think its over complicating it. Doc assumes he was killed. We see him rewinding that part of the tape when Marty walks in on him. Marty gets out that the letter is about the night he goes back that something happens, doc is assuming he is killed for some reason, and i think shortly after everything dies down with getting marty back, he simply decides he doesnt want to die, and reads the letter.

[@Käptn_Wirrbart]

@@MarcoMM1 Excellent explanation. Thank you.

[@patrickoconnor5494]

​@@Käptn_WirrbartDoc never throws the torn letter in the air, he stuffs the pieces into his jacket pocket

[@TheoMurpse]

That last bit wasn't a spoiler. It was an after credits scene. They filmed #2, 3 together and released the third like six months after the second. The second included a preview of 3 as a post credits scene. I saw both in theaters and it was the coolest thing. No one had ever done that before, announcing the sequel in the credits of a movie.

[@-Markus-]

In 2015 the local cinema had an event where they showed all three movies in a row, it was probably my best cinema experience in my life! It was such a relaxed showing, felt like I was watching a movie at home with 400 best buddies :D

[@jagger2001]

Oh man that's awesome! I got to see part 1 in the theater a few years ago but seeing all 3 back to back would have been phenomenal

[@anderspemer358]

I loved it that you even recognized Elijah Wood. You’re very attentive to details! I love to see young people today watching this favorite of mine, loving it just as much as we did back in the day. I was 17 just as Marty when the first one came out, and October 21 is my birthday. I love this trilogy to eternity and back.

[@patrikohman4617]

Regarding the "same person in the shot with himself" (splitscreen) was done with special camera rigs ILM had to build. Remember this was made in 1989, there was no CGI-magicery to be had back then.

[@Tex_me_LiteWeightReactingYT]

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[@TheGreatestActor]

They are not wigs. These actors play themselves. Even though there was no CGI back t hen. There was a machine that came out in 1989 and Back to the Future Part II was the first one to try it. Mitsubishi that allows you to do a split screen where you could film one thing and then film another and put it into one video. So they film the scene with old doc talking to are and they film the same with young doc talking to air. They put the two videos together in a split screen so it can look like they're talking to each other.

[@carlop.7182]

What was amazing about this trilogy is that each part starts exactly where the previous part ends--You can watch them all together as a giant 6 hours movie. So much well done. How did they make it ?--that's what I like from 1980's movies that I grew up with: without modern computers, movie makers had to be creative & invent new technologies. You can see it in this trilogy, & movies like Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Robocop & many others. Everything was hand-made. The third one works the same: pay attention to tiny details. My favorite of the 3 ?--all, part 1 was new back in the day, part 2 have more time travel (1985, 2015 & 1955), and part 3 wraps everything up into a complete story and ties some loose ends. You'll see by yourself (no spoilers from me). Have a nice day & I'll watch what else you did on your channel. For the future, they missed the mark on several things, but you have to look at it with a 1985 mindset. In the mid 80's, I remember kids at school talking about flying cars for year 2000, so when part 2 came out, flying cars in 2015 made sense.

[@patrickoconnor5494]

Few years ago they had them in the local cinema/theatre one after the other. Epic afternoon

[@carlop.7182]

@@patrickoconnor5494 I was lucky to watch all 3 in a row last week on regular cable t.v., they put all 3 after evening news.

[@carlop.7182]

@@patrickoconnor5494 strange that you talk about it--it happened to me last month, but on cable t.v. on a quiet night--I was just lucky to be there on the right channel.

[@Mike-lw7yi]

I'm 49, and I remember this coming out in the theater when I was young and being blown away with the vision of the future. It's a bit funny to watch it now knowing how things actually turned out but it still brings me great joy every time I see a younger person react to these movies for the first time. I loved both your reactions and I'm looking forward to your reaction for the third film which is just as good as the first two. I think this is the best film trilogy of all time in my opinion. I recently discovered your reaction channel and have greatly enjoyed watching. You are beautiful, smart and charming. Please keep up the great work!

[@6sKi6z6]

USA Today actually had a special edition issue printed on October 22, 2015. The rest of the paper is the usual stuff, but the main page matches the one used in the movie with his son being arrested. It also has fake stories listed such as “Cholesterol may be cure for cancer” and “3d Billboards: Free Speech or Traffic Hazards?” I have a copy on my wall.

[@IloveElsaofArendelle]

Also a proud owner

[@peterdawson7198]

Hi, Love your reactions to BTTF Parts 1 & 2 and I love the fact that you watch & listen and pick-up on things that a lot of reactors completely miss. It's also especially nice that you recognise the actors skills in all there differant and many rolls. Looking forward to your reaction to BTTF Part 3. 🙂 ❤

[@CaddyJim]

Love your giggly laugh because it's just a fun movie not too serious, you kept asking how the characters look so good (they used split screen) Another movie ahead of it's time you would enjoy. If you haven't seen it is an animation/real world movie *(Who Framed Roger Rabbit)* has *Christopher Lloyd* & also uses the same tunnel used in this movie

[@samxf]

1:35 the actress that played Jennifer in the first movie her mom got cancer so she wasn’t able to reprise her role in the second movie because she went to take care of her mom that’s why the actress was changed

[@portablepulpit]

Fun fact. At 13:44, Biff fades from existence due to being murdered by Lorraine after she found Biff murdered George.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

What's even more impressive about the double actor shots is those effects are now THIRTY FIVE years old!!

[@CaddyJim]

The first one ended on a cliff hanger without a sequel, but part 2 & 3 were written together

[@sharonhoyt2133]

I am very impressed. You pick up on so many details after one viewing. Great reaction and appreciation for the story, writing, acting and special effects.

[@bluebear1985]

The actor playing Biff, Thomas F. Wilson, really is talented. In more recent years, he's been doing a good amount of voice-over over work, most notably for various characters in "SpohgeBob SquarePants", as well as in its spinoff "The Patrick Star Show" as Patrick's dad.

[@MLJ7956]

He's also a pretty good stand-up comedian as well. Clips of his shows are on YT.

[@DougRayPhillips]

And he was Turner in the first TV adaptation of "Turner and Hooch."

[@Leftcrowproductions]

BTTF is definitely one of the best trilogy's of all time! Its what made me fall in love with Deloreans and after 30 years I finally obtained one recently. It's BTTF every day for me now lol.

[@rogertemple7193]

Great you are watching Back to the Future 2 now have a wonderful week and as always thank you LiteWeight.👋🎇🎆👋

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thanks Roger!

[@Cybertron-cs7sk]

​@LiteWeightReacting I love your film reactions always makes me smile keep up the good work ❤.

[@rossalansom4360]

The same actor in the same scene is so clever and incredibly simple at the same time Jennifer is never see facing the camera side by side so it doesn’t matter about that scene but biff and the doc. The technical crew developed a computer controlled motion camera system that could be programmed to repeat over and over the exert shot. In both the doc’s and Biff’s scene there’s a big hard line that the shot is based that the actors do not cross in doc’s scene it’s the lamp post and in Biff’s scene it’s the windscreen Center pillar. In edit the film as cut along this line and then joined together to make on scene with the same actor in 2 places at the same time

[@CaddyJim]

I've noticed "Most" female reactors like *Back to the Future* in the order of *(3-1-2)* my order would be *(2-1-3)* because *#2* is nostalgic from my childhood

[@ericeimen1946]

Remember how Doc said that running into your future or past self could create a paradox? It kind of did in this one. We saw a pair o' Docs conversing in one scene.

[@-Markus-]

That resturant AI screen gives me serious Max Headroom vibes!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

I'm pretty sure that was intentional since Max Headroom came out in the '80s like everything else in that cafe.

[@Micah_4D]

Very on purpose.

[@beannathrach2417]

Multiple occurrences of an actor in the frame have been done from years by filming the actor repeating the scene multiple times and then splicing parts of frames into the same final frame. The usual way was to have some vertical edge the actor never crossed; that made a safe place they could join left and right crops of the two takes. This way required locking down the camera for each take. Camera moves have been added by a new technologies that allow a camera to move the exact same way for each take. This basic technique works as long as the actor does not have to pass in front of himself or interact with himself. Green screens can be used in different takes to isolate the actor from the background and pile up the takes in different orders. When Biff hands himself the magazine in the car in the garage, this was one case of an actor interacting with himself. They used a mechanical arm just under frame. Old Biff puts the magazine in the arm which then moves the magazine through the windshield post which where the frames where joined. Then loaded arm moved the magazine across the windshield where young Biff takes it out of the mechanical arm. We interpret that as old Biff handing the magazine to young Biff.

[@renzero9206]

Yup. The one that is really amazing in this imo, is when Biff and Marty (1985 version) are squaring off in 1955. And 1955 Marty runs out the door, UNDER Biff's arm, knocking "himself" out with the door. That shot was incredibly well planned and executed.

[@alexanderrahl482]

This was the cherry on top for Today. Thanks for the reaction, and I hope yours is going well.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Amazing! Glad this made your day better!

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction Teegan like always, this one is amazing this might be my favorite trilogy of all time so I love seeing how much you love it! I can't WAIT for you to see Part III. There are some fun facts about this one. This movie was filmed back-to-back with Part III. If you notice they replaced the actress who played Jennifer Parker, Claudia Wells in the original Back to the future, but had to pull out of appearing in Part II after her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Elizabeth Shue was cast in the role instead and even re-shot the final scene of the first film, so it could be ‘replayed’ at the beginning of the second. This was Elijah Wood in his very first film role, Wood’s role, as an awed child by the arcade cabinet playing that game with pistols, Crispin Glover who portrais Mcfly Sr in the first one, did not apper on this one. According to Glover, he discovered that he was offered far less to reprise his role in any given sequel than Lea Thompson for a similarly sized role, Glover’s agents demanded a higher fee and script approval, and Bob Gale responded by offering even less money than before. As a result, Glover pulled out of the sequel as was replaced by Jeffrey Weissman in heavy prosthetics. This is partly why George McFly is almost always shot in the dark, from behind, or upside-down. One of the more memorable gags about the future occurs when Marty is assailed by a holographic shark outside the cinema (or ‘Holomax’). The Jaws films, in spite of the critically panned Jaws 3-D and Jaws 4, are still going strong in the fictional 2015, marking the nineteenth entry in the franchise. Jaws 19 is directed by Max Spielberg, son of the legendary director. Max was born in June 1985, the ‘present’ era of the trilogy. Actors playing themselves is nothing new - and it wasn’t new in 1989, either. However, this was mostly achieved with clever camerawork and body doubles. Back to the Future Part II broke the mould by using a VFX trick that allowed the same actor to feature twice in the same frame: the ‘Vista Glide.’ As usual, necessity is the mother of invention. Given the number of times characters interact with their past selves, or alternate future selves, or narrowly avoid continuum-obliterating paradoxes, exactly this technique was needed. There are a genuine stunt injury in this film in the hoverboard chase. Due to a technical difficulty with the wires suspending the actors, Cheryl Wheeler-Duncan - the stunt double for Darlene Vogel’s Spike veers off-course and slams into the concrete pillar next to the glass. Ouch! She then falls 30 feet on to the concrete below. Evidently Zemeckis saw a silver lining in this on-set mishap, as that take is the one we see in the film. Keep up the good work.

[@scottishfilmhistorian]

Hey there, love your videos, hope you enjoyed this! Since you really enjoyed The Terminator, I'd recommend Commando! Edit: Claudia Wells played Jennifer in the original but was replaced by Elisabeth Shue in this film. Fun fact, she also played Ali in The Karate Kid and chose to do Back to the Future II instead of Karate Kid II. I won't spoil that for you, as I would recommend it since you are on a bit of an 80's run at the moment.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Appreciate this!! Glad to know I wasn’t going crazy with the actress change!

[@CarefulWithThatAx]

The scripts for these movies are incredibly tight, especially the first two. Everything is foreshadowed and paid off. As far as the doubling actors, Zemeckis is well-known as an ambitious technical director, (a la James Cameron). The difficulty of pulling off the necessary shots was what drew him to the project.

[@ronfehr7899]

I just found out why I thought that the guy from the first movie, the one who uttered "Crazy drunk driver" was former mayor Red Thomas in the first movie. Wandering around the demolished Hill Valley, Marty bumped into the same guy, and he called him Red.

[@KateSuhrgirlPlays]

I like to believe that is maybe the former mayor's son Red Thomas Jr but directors said Michael J Fox just admitted that. Definitely couldn't be the former mayor as he looked in his 50s in the 55 and in 85 he would be like 80 something yet looks mid 40s.

[@Joker_JAK]

​@@KateSuhrgirlPlaysYeah. The filmmakers confirmed it definitely wasn't him. They even said Red probably wouldn't even be alive in 1985.

[@CaddyJim]

Love all the connecting Easter Eggs you pointed out in your commentary, so I think you'll be just as successful with the 3rd one

[@TheAFriendlyGamer]

16:55 Keep your eyes up. lol Seriously though, this whole trilogy is amazing. Can't wait for you to see part 3.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Caught in 4K hahaha

[@stevenmacknight9960]

"Holy boobs!!!" That one had me laughing my butt off!!!

[@Juan0003]

The image split was done with a new technique at the time. I don’t know if it was ever used again in another movie. It consists of filming the first side with the actor facing a stand-in, then filming the flip side, and stitched together following natural lines and curves from the set decor. They also match arms movements by hiding parts of the arm of the actor and the stand-in out of frame or behing things. Watch when Doc hands himself a wrench, his arm goes behind the lamppost. Thank you, I was waiting on this since the first movie! “They have to go waaayyy back in the future to get Doc… In 1885…“ You’re messing with our heads!!! 🤣

[@joek468]

Elijah Wood when he was actual hobbit size

[@DonForceFeedback]

Yes! thank you for pausing it at the end! Love the reaction so far, looking forward to the third one. 😛

[@zbennalley]

Out of all the futuristic things, I'm still mad that we don't have hoverboards and automatic self tying shoes, but the most impossible thing this movie predicted actually happened. The cubs winning the World Series.

[@fixfalcon2628]

"Power laces, all right!"

[@zbennalley]

@@fixfalcon2628 yes!!!

[@ExtremeTeddy]

So great to see that someone actually recognise certain aspects and pays attention to the film. I’ve seen many reactions to the franchise and some just didn’t noticed anything at all. It’s such a gorgeous franchise I regularly rewatch at least once a year.

[@Xehanort10]

20:23 Biff made a hell of a jump from bully to Tony Montana type gangster.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Yeah that’s crazy!!

[@christianh.4881]

He was also modeled after Trump even back then.

[@ItApproaches]

Not that big, gangsters are bullies.

[@ErzengelDesLichtes]

It’s funny how people forget that Biff assaulted Lorraine multiple times in the first movie. He was definitely more evil than “just a bully”.

[@Xehanort10]

@@ErzengelDesLichtes Apparently all the Tannens are attempted rapists since Biff's western ancestor tries to assault Clara in the 3rd film.

[@RodConvoy1987]

5:21 - The amimated President Reagan is a reference to a popular 80's scifi show called "Max Headroom", about a computerized talking head like that.

[@RyeSix45]

Legit reaction!:))) keep it up^^

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thank you!!!!

[@DukeDarkshadow]

I swear, your attention to detail is impeccable! I love that you remember all the callbacks and pick up on all the little things. It really makes it a joy to follow along on your ride through these movies!

[@TordaiJenoArthurJenci]

Wish 2015 and 2024 were like this if bttf was made today Marty would go back in the 90s

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Yooo that’s so crazy haha

[@TordaiJenoArthurJenci]

@@LiteWeightReacting ik

[@michaelbarrett8273]

Love watching your reactions. I saw these in the theater when they came out in the 80s. Still play well. You have a great personality that makes sharing your experience fun. Thanks.

[@TheSpatulaCity]

Interesting tidbits: This movie predicted 2015 Cubs winning World series against Miami. Back in 1989, there was no Miami baseball team and the Cubs were still seen as cursed as not winning a world series since 1908. So it's a real treat to know that in real 2015, there is now Miami Dolphins baseball team and the Cubs actually won the world series in 2016.. so close.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

Sorry to be a baseball pedant, but it’s the Miami Marlins, not Dolphins (the Dolphins are Miami’s NFL team). When the Marlins came into existence in 1993, they were called the _Florida_ Marlins-they renamed themselves Miami in 2012. The actual Cubs and Marlins can’t play each other in the World Series, as they’re both in the National League (at least for now), but they did play each other in the 2003 National League Championship Series, featuring the infamous “Steve Bartman” game, during which a Cubs fan accidentally interfered with a ball that Cubs’ left fielder Moises Alou was trying to catch in foul territory, which opened the door to a huge Marlins comeback, and ultimately, a series loss for the Cubs. (The actual 2015 World Series is a painful memory for me, as my New York Mets blew late-inning leads in Games 1, 4, and 5 in losing to the Kansas City Royals, but that’s neither here nor there.)

[@Tex_me_LiteWeightReactingYT]

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[@anderspemer358]

@@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar And the Mets did beat the Cubs in the last stage before the World Series, didn’t they? Or maybe it was two steps before? I was so disappointed, and grumpy about the Mets already having their own ”kind of time travel” movie about their victory in 1969, ”Frequency”. But it was really marvellous when the Cubs made it in 16 instead.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

@@anderspemer358 Yes, the Mets shockingly swept the heavily favored Cubs in the 2015 NLCS to advance to the World Series, after failing to win a single game against the Cubs during the regular season, going 0-7. And funny enough, in that 1969 season you referenced, the Cubs were 10 games ahead of the Mets in the NL East in mid-August, but the Mets went on an insane 38-10 run to overtake Chicago and win the division comfortably. A black cat (in)famously ran past the Cubs’ dugout when they were in New York to play the Mets that September, prompting some fans to believe that it caused the Cubs’ collapse (and that the Mets had deliberately sent the cat out there), but the Cubs were already well into their collapse by then. So there has certainly been a history between these two teams.

[@anderspemer358]

@@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar Ah, that was the black cat incident. 😁

[@nicholasherbert5367]

I was born in 80. Watched all 3 Back To The Future movies in theaters. My favorite as a kid was part 2 and it still is. 2 reasons. The Hoverboard. I always wanted a hoverboard which is crazy bc I don’t even skateboard. 2nd reason is that so much of part 1 is in Part 2. We get to see all of side things that are going on that we didn’t see in part 1. Also in part 2 they traveled through 3 different times 2015, 1985 and 1955. Part 1 will always have that wow factor of watching BTTF for the first time that part 2 can never have.

[@TikiRainbows]

So excited for this!

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Yes!! Hope you enjoy 😊

[@NominePatris]

I can't separate the movies, to me they are all one story. And that story is fantastic! Great reaction!!

[@JohnMcVay1]

Claudia Wells’ mother died. She left acting…That’s why they brought in Elisabeth Shue as “Jennifer”.

[@colinluckens9591]

That's a pity - she's VERY attractive!!❤❤❤❤❤.... Although I'm very sorry about her mother 😔😔😔😔

[@grinningidiot]

"How did he know?" So that bit you said about "they have a time machine, they can keep going back until they get it right." that scene at the tunnel and the scene on the roof of Biff's tower where Doc had no reason to know to be there at that exact moment implies that Marty didn't survive those encounters the first time around and Doc went back again with the knowledge of exactly where to be to save Marty.

[@johnnycage3673]

I still can't believe he took his wallet!

[@dishwaterhands]

You can watch it, it's not really "spoilers," because II and III were filned together, and they showed us the end when we saw it originally in theaters.

[@vinnycordeiro]

One piece of real life trivia: the Chicago Cubs had an incredible campaign in the 2015 season and people kept referencing this movie, but the team was eliminated just shy of the World Series (that they ended up winning it in 2016). The joke is because the Cubs had the longest streak in the MLB for not winning the title at the time, and it was over a century since the last World Series when they won it. Life almost imitating art. :)

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

I greatly enjoyed it when my Mets swept the Cubs in that 2015 NLCS, after going 0-7 against them in the regular season (it helped that Daniel Murphy suddenly turned into Babe Ruth for two weeks). I greatly did not enjoy it when the magic ran out, and the Mets blew three late-inning leads to the Royals in the World Series. Ugh. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@CaddyJim]

Yes *Jennifer Parker* was recast & so was *George Mcfly* *Claudia Wells* (mother had cancer) & was replaced by *Elisabeth Shue* who was popular in the *80's* from other classics like *The Karate Kid & Adventures in Babysitting* *Crispin Glover* had disagreements on the editing choices in the first film & ultimately a Salary dispute is why he did't return to focus on projects that were more of his interest

[@metoo7557]

When they have scenes with two different characters played by the same actor, you can notice the camera doesn't move. this is on purpose because there is a point in the camera shot that cuts the scene in half (with the two doc browns it's the lamp post for example) this allows them to shoot the scene with the actor playing one character, and then shoot the scene again as they play the other character and then in post production overlap the scenes and you won't be able to see the difference, because of the point in the scene where the image is split in two. The only thing they have to work on is making sure the dialogue lines match up, and any eye contact, which comes down to just timing, and knowing when and where to look. but yes it's not easy but they do it here.

[@starlighter93]

One little thing I'd like to add is that during those scenes there actually were some camera movements, the camera was placed on a track and they could program it that each time the scene was shot the camera moved the exact same way at the exact same speed. So moving cameras were not an issue.

[@ItApproaches]

No, they went back in time to film with the same actor, as Doc explained there are two of them.

[@klopferator]

Usually you are right about no camera movements for split screen effects. Up until this movie was filmed, the camera had to be tied down. For BTTF2 though they developed a computer controlled camera system that could replicate movements exactly, enabling them to do split screen with moving cameras.

[@trevorcooch3839]

Also once you finish the films there is Back To The Future the game. Produced by Bob Gale with Christopher Lloyd returning to voice Doc it is basically the 4th movie. Made by Telltale who made the Walking Dead games that I know you loved.

[@maximyudin32]

1:48 you're absolutely sane, they've changed acterss of Jennifer from Claudia Wells to Elisabeth Shue.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thanks for the validation!

[@przemysawjozwiak144]

Name "Cyberpunk" was popularize by Mike Pondsmith in 1988 thanks to his TTRPG game "Cyberpunk" as an attempt to replicate the gritty realism of 1980s cyberpunk science fiction. He was inspire by Walter Jon Williams' novel Hardwired (1986), Ridley Scott movie "Blade Runner" (1982) and Youmex anime "Bubblegum Crisis" (1987)

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

The woman that hit the pillar at 7:56 was supposed to go inside with the two other guys and fall on a soft mat for the stunt, but she ended up going down outside of the building onto the hard floor breaking many bones. She got $13K for workers comp, but she also got an undisclosed amount from the studio. You can see her not breaking in the window and falling down outside the building. She actually brought up concerns with the stunt many times before it actually happened.

[@javiercastrejon8102]

I didn’t know that fact, I went back to look at it and that crash into the pillar looked really gnarly 😨 even if the pillar itself was softer than a real one, the fall surely wasn’t 💀

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

@@javiercastrejon8102 Yeah, in the 3rd movie, MJF had something happen where he about died.

[@jippa]

@@TheDaringPastry1313yeah he almost got killed by hanging.

[@3DJapan]

Since they didn't intend to make a sequel the original Jennifer actress wasn't contracted for any more and she was working on another project when they started this.

[@TordaiJenoArthurJenci]

The first scene was reshot with a different actress

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Yep! Someone mentioned she was taking care of her mother?

[@MrIcelander]

@@LiteWeightReacting And herself, as in between 1 & 2 she had unfortunately pretty much drugged herself out a career (was in all the papers at the time, due to the recast in such a high-profile franchise, but somehow "respectable sources" of today seem quite keen to forget about that bit). Went into rehab in '92 and disappeared from the limelight for over 20 years.

[@TordaiJenoArthurJenci]

@@LiteWeightReacting yes she was

[@denzelw78]

And there was Two Marties, Two Docs, and four Doloreans in 1955!

[@karlsmith2570]

1:37 "Did They Reenact This, Because They Look A Little Different From 2 Weeks Ago" Well, Teagan, they'd recasted the character of Jennifer because the actress that played her in the first "Back To The Future" took time off to care for her mother, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thank you for pointing this out Karl!

[@AndrewChilders]

The parallels between Tannen and another individual of equal greed both unsettles me and gives sweet vindication

[@metoo7557]

The character of Jennifer is how you know they weren't intending to make part 2 and 3 until the success of the first one. THey really didn't know what to do with the character after this and so, she's in it, but not really.

[@jefferyoetter6884]

Great reaction ❤. The trailer is not really a total spoiler. Just shows you scenes from the third one. Please watch the third one because at the end there is a special message at the end of the movie. Many question the movie many times and that means they ignored that message. Half of the Back to the Future "Fans" would have it be over within 15 minutes part 2 and 3. 😊

[@italianviking80]

Fun fact: The Cubs won the World Series in 2016, one year later than predicted in the movie. However, in reality, they weren't playing against Miami.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Ohhhhh it would’ve been so cool if it were the actual year!

[@DaleKingProfile]

And it certainly wasn't a sweep either going to extra innings in the 7th game

[@chadjenkins4876]

In 2015, the cubs were doing rather well and I remember joking with friends that maybe they nailed it. Only 1 year off is impressive

[@Athanasius81]

Shortly after the Cubs won, the official Twitter account for the BTTF franchise wrote: "The space-time continuum was disrupted by the 1994 baseball strike, causing this alternate reality where the @Cubs in in 2016, not 2015."

[@garyjbaker]

Kansas City Royals actually won it in 2015..... - Gary, from Kansas City :-)

[@fernandof.2225]

another great reaction. apparently you only do perfect reactions. good for you: 23,000 new subscribers in 3 months ! There are so many details on this trilogy that people keep watching this trilogy over and over again. Is enjoyable every time.

[@jasonavery]

Biff was modeled after Donald Trump.

[@bossfan49]

Leave your politics at the door. Especially if they're just lame jokes.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Seriously?!

[@jasonavery]

@@bossfan49 it’s true, Google it. The screenwriter said it was.

[@bluebear1985]

​​@bossfan49 The Biff in alternate 1985 was actually modeled after how Trump was at the time, acquiring or building a number of hotels and casinos. This was, of course, long before he even considered going into politics.

[@jasonavery]

@@LiteWeightReacting Back to the Future writer Bob Gale has revealed that the trilogy’s villain Biff Tannen is based on Donald Trump, putting an end to fan speculation.

[@Kap00rwith2os]

This movie should be called "Chekov's Gun, The Movie" with all its callbacks! 😍

[@jamesholland5761]

Loved your reaction! The reason for recasting Jennifer is because the original actress had to choose to help her mother who was fighting cancer. They wanted her and she wanted to be involved but time schedules couldn't line up.

[@nickperkins8477]

“Needles “ is played by Red Hot Chili Peppers band member Flea.

[@joeo4496]

There is a story behind the "spoilers" for Part III that you skipped: it is essentially a mini-trailer. The reason for this was that after ending the Part II on a cliffhanger, the writers wanted the audience to know that a Part III was indeed coming and had already been filmed (the two sequels were shot back to back). Remember this was in the pre-internet days so audiences knowledge of future movies was far less than today so they stuck that trailer on so audiences knew Part III was coming in a few months time.

[@zombiespongebob6903]

"Primer" is the ultimate cerebral time travel movie... worth a watch on your downtime. It will leave the mind spinning.

[@GarethAlan81]

I love watching young people reacting to the movies I grew up with. (Not that I'm old)

[@DLH112]

The Chicago Cubs actually did win the World Series for the first time in over 100 years just 1 year later than this movie predicted.