*BACK TO THE FUTURE* FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION

[@Argumemnon]

"It must've been the coolest car in the world, in 1985." It still is!

[@jasonjansen9831]

It looks cool sure. But in reality it was a crap car.

[@TheMadAfrican1]

​@jasonjansen9831 as shown in the movie, cause it barely works!

"This might be the coolest car in 1985", lol, it really is the coolest one today.

[@k5sss]

It’s the coolest car in EVERY time it visits.

[@JJ_Lloyd]

The guy at the band audition in 1985... the one who tells Marty that he's too loud... is Huey Lewis. Huey Lewis and the News are the ones who sing the theme song "The Power of Love" (which is the song Marty is playing during the audition). Looking forward to your Back to the Future 2 and 3 reactions (you gotta do 'em). It's an awesome trilogy.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Will do for sure 😎👍

[@JJ_Lloyd]

@Carlos Spicyweiner And that's a fact! 🙂 Oh... tell Lois I said hi, Mr. Spicyweiner. 😁

[@JJ_Lloyd]

@@SJHFoto No worries! Huey Lewis deserves at least 2 mentions. 🙂

[@kevincosta9228]

@@SJHFoto Me too LOL

[@Texy88]

As well as _The Power of Love,_ Huey Lewis and the News also performed the song _Back In Time,_ which plays over the closing credits and is heard on Marty’s clock/radio when it wakes him up on his first morning back in 1985.

[@VeegovonDOOM]

This movie is a testament to good screen writing. Everything that's shown has a purpose, he plays guitar at the beginning and he has to play at the end. He skateboards early in the film , he does it to escape Biff. The clock tower, the uncle in prison... It goes on and on.

[@One.Zero.One101]

It's so disappointing seeing movies today completely fail at the Chekov's Gun aka the setup and payoff. This movie should be taught in film class to demonstrate the Chekov's Gun. The mom lying about being a prude, the uncle in jail, the broken clocktower, Mayor Goldie Wilson, the pickup truck, and many more. Meanwhile we see a movie like Rise of Skywalker completely fail at Chekov's Gun.

[@VeegovonDOOM]

@@One.Zero.One101 you can't punish The Rise of Skywalker because Rian Johnson purposefully undid all of JJ Abraham's plot threads from The Force Awakens in The Last Jedi... Rian Johnson is a prick who destroyed the Star Wars franchise on purpose. All of that subverting expectations nonsense.

[@cypher515]

@@VeegovonDOOM Seeing as I thought that the idea that Rey had no genes to explain her Force heritage was the most brilliant thing anyone could write, because it meant that you don't have to be BORN into greatness, you can achieve it regardless -- I'm going to have to agree to disagree on that.

[@VeegovonDOOM]

@@cypher515 there were threads in "The Force Awakens' that Finn was Force sensitive . John Boyega even said it was written in the script that he was Force sensitive... But Rian Johnson threw it out. The script is bigger than Rey and so is Star Wars there were other stories that were supposed to be told and JJ couldn't tell them because of Rian Johnson undoing everything. Rey's lineage if any was just one plot thread of many . Instead Rian Johnson went out of his way to try and make a Rey-Lo love affair.

[@cypher515]

@@VeegovonDOOM Funny how you say that but the only movie they KISS is JJ's. I really don't think Johnson locked anyone following him into a _romantic_ story. Seriously, though, that trilogy is a mess. There's good in 7 that's not followed up by 8, and I think there's good in 8 that's not followed up by 9.

[@jacquesbechard1089]

Me to myself after hearing her say it must have been the coolest car in 1985. Well.... its still one of the coolest car today!

[@fossilkingdom]

So a fun easter egg in this film is when Marty is jamming out at the dance and the guy calls his cousin "Charles" he is talking to "Chuck" Berry, the guy who wrote the song Marty was playing.

[@SmithDoe]

And the band juge at the beginning telling them they are too loud (while they are playing Power of love) is Huey Lewis. Writer, composer and signer of that song.

[@nickoftime5759]

Back To The Future has managed to stick around after all these years for one simple fact: it’s a really damn good movie.

[@jenmurrayxo]

It really is!! Still super funny & clever 😎

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

@@jenmurrayxo So well done that it is used to teach new filmmakers how it's done.

[@NightOwlModeler]

@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 I agree.. but sadly the newer generation of filmmakers didn't seem to get good grades in that class! ;)

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

@@NightOwlModeler Yeah sadly

[@davidmiles533]

It really is. It was also a great film for that year. I believe Karate Kid was another from within 12 months of it.

[@ronfehr7899]

When this movie was made, there was no plan for a sequel, but when it became such a big hit, a sequel was inevitable. Fun fact: The third movie began production shortly after the second film wrapped. Once it was decided to have a sequel, it was also decided to make it a trilogy.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Nice! I'm thinking of doing 2 & 3 as a double feature soon 😎👍

[@joek468]

One of my favorite pieces of trivia.. The Twin Pines Mall in 1985..where they sent Einstein to the future...When Marty traveled to 1955, he accidentally ran over one of a pair of pine trees in Mr. Peabody's front yard when the shotgun-toting farmer opened fire on him, thinking the yellow-suited figure which had crashed into his barn was an alien disguised as a human. Subsequently, when Marty returned to 1985, there was only one pine tree on the illuminated sign at the mall entrance and, as a result, the mall's name had changed to Lone Pine Mall.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Yes!!!!! I noticed that in my uncut reaction but it didn't make final edit lol! So many cool little things like that in this movie! ☺👍

[@sgray001]

@@jenmurrayxo And one more, if you didn't catch it, the little theater Marty crashed into when he returned to the future had changed from a porn theater to a converted church. That was the very first detail that suggested Marty had changed things.

[@garyjbaker]

Also, at the beginning when Marty and Jennifer are in front of the clock tower, the part under the clock tower is intact. After he travels from 1955 back to 1985, when you see the clock tower the concrete has a big part missing where it fell away from under Doc's feet as he was up there 30 years earlier.

[@t_bone12571]

Peabody was also a reference to the old Sherman and Mister Peabody cartoons, they were both time travellers in their show.

[@surf101-]

After he crashed into the 2 pines, is there 1 left? Hence, Lone Pine?

[@hkpew]

When I was a new grad student studying physics and working with a research group we would all take one afternoon off from the research every summer and go to a movie together. It was a tradition that started with Ghostbusters. I don't think anyone else in the theater laughed as much as we did at some of the lines in that one, like "Back off man, I'm a scientist!" and "Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back." This came out the next year, it was our second group movie, and it cemented the tradition. The part of this movie that I think we appreciated more than most people was the Mr. Fusion power source on the car at the end.

[@Helbore]

Oh, the 80s optimism that we'd have home fusion reactors by 2015!

[@RokkitGrrl]

@@Helbore Both funny and sad how the sci-fi went from optimistic to just dreary, post-apocalyptic everything with zombies, aliens, eldritch gods, etc.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Is your fusion reactor made in North Korea? If you turn it on, the shockwave could make Yellowstone to explode.

[@hkpew]

@@Helbore Actually, we all knew how unlikely any kind of working fusion power plant by now was at the time - that was part of what made it funny.

[@Helbore]

@@hkpew I think part of the joke was that every decade they'd always say that fusion power was about 30 years away and it never got any closer. That and in the 50s they actually thought we'd all be driving nuclear cars in the future. The part that always made me laugh was its name, along with the fact that it kinda looked like someone had welded a blender onto a car! Oh and I don't think anyone ever thought that a home fusion reactor would ever work by dropping random bits of rubbish into it as fuel!

[@bluebear1985]

When filming originally started on this, they had another actor, Eric Stoltz, playing Marty McFly. After a few weeks of filming, the filmmakers realized they weren't getting enough out of him, so they fired him, and brought on Michael J. Fox like they originally wanted to. It resulted in a busy couple of months for Fox, as while he was shooting scenes for this at night, he was doing episodes of the sitcom "Family Ties" during the day. Also, when this film got screened at the White House, then-President Reagan got a good laugh when 1955 Doc asked Marty who the president was in 1985. Finally, the line that Doc says at the end, "Where we're going, we don't need roads", was popular enough that President Reagan would later make reference to it in one of his State of the Union addresses to the nation.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh my gosh that's so funny! It is a great line! 😎👍

[@Silenced23]

you're missing that in the original script, Marty's dad figures out that it was his son back in 1955 and that's why Marty is gifted with the black jeep pickup thing.

[@stt5v2002]

My fan theory: the version of George at the end had figured out exactly what happened and knew who Marty was. George was versed in science fiction, and he had more than enough information to realize that his son was the same person who mysteriously appeared, changed his life, then disappeared 30 years ago. George lived near Doc Brown and would have known of the eccentric physicist who had been working on some strange project in an ordinary town. Perhaps he even guided Marty toward meeting and interacting with Doc. George's book, A Match Made In Space, is exactly the same story we just watched. When George repeats Marty's own words "If you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything" to him, it is his way of communicating that he understands what happened.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh wow very cool theory!! 😎👍

[@shuboy05]

This is why I feel Part 2 would have been very different if Crispin Glover returned. George had to have figured out his son had a time machine.

[@jamedraa8472]

Saw a tee-shirt that read "WHATEVER YOU DO, MARTY, DON'T GO BACK TO 2020"

[@jenmurrayxo]

🤣🤣

[@dlsisson1970]

The time traveling reporter from Ryan George's skit figured that out the hard way.

[@lethaldose2000]

HEy Jen, the movie's co-writer Bob Gale got the idea for "Back to the Future" while looking through his father’s old yearbook. He began to wonder if he would have been friends with his dad had they known each other as kids back then. This sparked the idea of time traveling to the past and meeting your parents, and thus the adventure begins.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh that's so cool!!! Great fun fact ☺👍

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

If you haven't seen it already, the Netflix series "The Movies That Made Us" is excellent. There's an episode on _Back to the Future_ and it's very interesting. It's made by the same guys that make Netflix's "The Toys That Made Us" and also the Disney+ series, "Behind the Attraction".

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh cool thanks! 😎 👍

[@MrROKinROK]

19:34 This observation about crushes is exactly right. And that's why that awkward kiss scene was SOOOO important. Lorraine's infatuation with Calvin Klein had to be ABRUPTLY ended for George to sweep her off her feet in such a short amount of time. So that scene was as vital as it was awkward. Great writing.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Yes so true! ☺👍

[@dante340]

Robert Zemeckis is also responsible for directing Forrest Gump, Roger Rabbit, Polar Express, Castaway, Flight, etc. Very versatile and underappreciated director.

[@PJ818]

Zemeckis also directed a comedy called Used Cars in 1980 starring Kurt Russell. Really funny and underappereciated film; it flopped, but it's loved by those who've seen it.

[@L1VE3V1L]

Yep, I remember when I was a kid they’d have people fill your car, do your windscreen and such. Also doc discovered time travel without Marty’s influence, he had the drawing so it would’ve been made anyway.

[@jenmurrayxo]

True true 👍

[@ukozi]

"He's about to blow his ass off" is one of the best worded predictions about that scene I've ever heard.

[@jenmurrayxo]

😂

[@oldfrend]

another fun fact - the song marty plays at the dance is johnny b. goode, historically by chuck berry. the dude that slices his hand is named marvin berry; during the song he calls his cousin chuck and tells him to listen to this!

[@blacksheep8427]

I'm watching this a year and a half later. It's like I've traveled back in time.

[@rmar67]

Yes, back then a bunch of guys really did come out and service your whole car. In fact, some places were still doing that when I was a kid in the '70s, although self-service was becoming more common.

[@urty24]

Jen: I may have just found my “worst” award winner Biff: hold my beer

[@jenmurrayxo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@danelicker317]

My parents grew up in the 50s and they said that the gas station scene was accurate. There was a team of guys who would run out to your car and one would pump the gas, another would wash your windshield and side mirrors, another would check your tire pressure and fill if needed, and the last would check your oil and let you know if you needed any. The customer would get full service without having to exit the car.

[@geeebuttersnap2433]

That sounds like it would be nice for the customer. I know I sure wouldn’t mind if they did it.

[@Fauxkat69]

@@geeebuttersnap2433 they still do that in south Africa, you have to ask for it but they'll do it.

[@tedcole9936]

Absolutely true, when I was a kid, late 50’s, maybe early 60s. As I recall, the attendant asked if you wanted your oil checked, but windows were washed every time. Tires, I can’t remember. Oh, they also asked what kind of gas you wanted, and how much … “Fill it up??” … and, you always paid with cash. Gas was about 35 cents a gallon.

[@dallinorr6929]

I guess that's where we get the name 'Service Station'.

[@w41duvernay]

That is because the power of a dollar went farther then, and a living wage could be paid out.

[@michaelturner2806]

the chemistry between Doc and Marty was so inspirational that Dan Harmon made a crude animation of the two where Doc was abusive and Marty a pushover, and people thought it was funny enough to be the basis of a tv show, so he cleaned it up a bit and changed the characters a little, and that's how we got Rick and Morty.

[@dimaotvertchenko6521]

4:20 “‘Butthead?’ Did people really talk to each other that way in the 80s?” 🤣🤣🤣 Literally crying

[@jenmurrayxo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@AreeyaKKC]

That little guitar Marty had at the beginning is a erlewine Hondo Chiquita guitar. They still around but that micro /travel guitar came out around in the early 80s.

[@llaauuddrruupp]

It's definitely a relic of the 80's that George is shown to be a peeping tom without some form of later redemption for it, while we're still expected to root for him.

[@Martman5150]

We actually did call each other Buttheads in the 80's.

[@dlsisson1970]

True. But never call someone a buttknocker. Iykyk.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Such a great movie, and trilogy! I am so glad I got to see all of them in the theater. Really great memories of seeing these with family and friends.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh I bet that was super fun! 🤗

[@klopferator]

Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale spent a few years offering the script to the major Hollywood studios. Most studios thought it wasn't raunchy and sexy enough, and Disney on the other hand thought it was too erotic with Lorraine lusting after her son. Only after Zemeckis' success with "Romancing The Stone" (and a bit of support by Spielberg) Universal was willing to make this movie. It was planned and filmed as a one-shot, the final scene was just a joke. And when it was decided there would be a sequel, both Bobs regretted putting Jennifer into the car with Doc and Marty.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Ohh interesting!! I'll have to see #2 to see why ☺

[@paulockenden4278]

Saw this in 85 a timeless classic. We were so impressed that we walked out of the cinema and immediately queued up for the next showing

[@jenmurrayxo]

Would have been so fun to see this in theaters!! 😎👍

[@frankchase9049]

@@jenmurrayxo , I saw it in a theater on 10/26/85, the same date as on the time machine. I didn't know prior, but I remember well sitting there saying to myself, that's today's date!

[@jenmurrayxo]

Crazy!!

[@GoldenShellback]

Yes, gas station attendants did that in the 1950's. I worked as a gas station attendant, while in high school in the late 1960's, and did that (no uniform though). EDIT: We washed the windshield, checked the water in the radiator ( if not too hot to do so), checked the oil, and checked tire pressure of all four tires. Then we listened to the customer gripe about having to pay $0.36 a gallon ($2.97 a gallon in todays money).

[@nowthatisawesome5431]

Yes! Please watch the rest of the trilogy. When you watch part 2, make sure you stop the movie when it says “to be concluded”. They immediately show a trailer for the 3rd movie and it’s a spoiler.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh brutal I hate spoilers! Thanks for the warning!! 👍

[@NehemiahRyan]

I was going to comment the same thing. I'm glad you said something, and I'm glad she saw the comment and responded.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Watched last night spoiler free! Thanks guys!! 🙌

[@nowthatisawesome5431]

@@jenmurrayxo Yay!! 🎉🤗🎉🤗🎉🤗

[@Fettman89]

31:18 God I still want that Toyota to this day. The Delorean is iconic, don't get me wrong, but damn that tuck is sexy lol.

[@BillO964]

That was fun Jen. I love that you are wearing you “life jacket”.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks! Loved dressing up like Marty! ☺👍

[@LuminairPrime]

I'm watching Jen's videos I missed, then suddenly there's this SUNGLASSES INTRO HAHAHAHA My MVP this movie is Marty's ass for holding so much money in it @ 23:11

[@truththruthespirit2659]

This is very accurate to the 50's. music, clothes, mannerisms, and even full service gas stations.

[@rebeccabailey527]

One big screw up is the guitar marty plays in 1955. It didn't exist until 1958.

[@biguy617]

I met Christopher Lloyd and Thomas Wilson, Biff, at Comic Con. I got their autographs on my Back to the Future set.

[@jonathanblaze1648]

I saw this in theaters in 1985 when I was 7 years old. I remember the audience laughing throughout the movie, especially his mom hitting on him (and how Ronald Reagan, the current President, was an actor in 1955). This was a huge, huge hit movie when it came out. It was the first movie my family went to see a second time at the theater, both showings were sold out. It pretty much instantly became a pop culture phenomenon.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Must have been awesome in the theater!! ☺👍

[@spyklej4910]

Christopher Lloyd was in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and in the TV show Taxi

[@sixstanger00]

At the beginning of the film when Marty goes to the mall, the sign reads, "Twin Pines Mall." When he leaves the Peabody Farm in 1955, he accidentally runs over one of two small pines. When Marty returns to the mall in 1985, the sign reads, "Lone Pine Mall."

[@jenmurrayxo]

So funny! I did notice that, its in my uncut reaction 👍 Love all those little details, they really set this movie apart!

[@minnesotajones261]

@@jenmurrayxo I'm sure others will state these, but there are a TON of Easter Eggs in all three BTTF movies. Like the theater. In the original 1985, it's a rundown Porno theater. In the "new" 1985, it's a church/theater. Doc slips on the ledge on the clock tower and a huge chunk of concrete breaks off. The ledge was "normal" in the "old" 1985, and then in the "new" 1985, it's still broke after 30 years. There's more but I can't think of them at the moment. Each time you watch it, you'll see new ones all the time that they snuck in there. Great reaction!

[@jenmurrayxo]

So cool, definitely rewatchable! 😎👍

[@samyheath8103]

My favourite movie

[@noneya3635]

OHHHHH BOY THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD! Literally going out after work to buy popcorn to sit and watch this.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Amazing!! I'll be there with popcorn too 🍿

[@noneya3635]

That was enjoyable. Saw that in theaters like three times. And drove my friends crazy with that soundtrack on cassette in the car for months. That was a great trip down memory lane, thanks.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks for watching with me!! I loved it 😎👍

[@larrystuder8543]

We had scooters like that. You take apart 1 roller skate, nail it to a 2x4, nail on a wooden vegetable crate and another 2x4 across the top for handlebars.

[@seanwhitford1537]

Jen, I am an artist and I find it fun and jarring at the same time watching your reactions. I had your same reaction back in 1985 as a 10-year-old. You help me not forget that and I thank you. It is almost like I am back to the future. peace

[@jenmurrayxo]

Aw thanks! Glad you enjoyed ☺👍

[@seanwhitford1537]

@@SJHFoto lol. I doubt it. You wouldn't want my life back then. I promise that. 😘

[@camperp195]

One of the best films of the 80,s Do the breakfast club when you can,or ferris buellers day off 👍

[@TheOnePistol]

It's interesting to know that the entire time Marty had been friends with Doc in the present time, Doc had already known Marty form the past but had to keep it a secret from him to preserve the timeline. When Marty met Doc for the very first time in his life, Doc was probably thinking "It's good to see you again" but couldn't actually say it. He was probably relieved after he was shot because he could now finally talk to Marty about it.

[@StoryMing]

Actually, the Doc whom Marty got to know-- Doc from the beginning of the movie-- had not met Marty in the past. When Marty returns it is no longer the same timeline: Twin Pines Mall has become Lone Pine Mall (Marty ran over one of the pines); the clock tower's ledge wasn't broken (from where Doc slipped and chipped it). And of course Marty's family is different. -- It is the "second self" Marty sees disappearing in the time machine after he gets back who would have met the Doc from 1955, who would have had to pretend not to know. him.

[@TheOnePistol]

​@@StoryMing What I said is still true then, just within the context of this new timeline.

[@StoryMing]

@@TheOnePistol Yup!

[@scifibri2376]

Fun Fact # 3 The town in Back to The Future is a town built on a lot and was used in such shows as the pilot episode of The Twilight Zone, The Incredible Hulk and Quantum Leap among other TV shows and movies

[@williamjones6031]

1. The cranky principal also played the Air Boss in Top Gun. 2. Thanks for the cock-block lady.😭 3. The guy that says "It's too loud" is Huey Lewis {Power of Love} 4. Eric Stoltz was supposed to play Marty. Thankfully, we got much better for the gig. 5. If you want a first time/share of an OUTSTANDING movie where Christopher Lloyd plays a bad guy you must do "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". 6. The next one is the best of the hat-trick.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Nice! I do want to see Roger Rabbit for sure!! ☺👍

[@kevinburton3948]

This movie had the happiest ending of all the movies to come out of the 80s! I remember watching it in the theatre with my Parents when I was 15 --- When Doc is on the Clock Tower trying to plug the cord back in, and it yanks out down on the street... My Dad leaned over to me an said "I don't know *how* they are going to get out of this one!" A wonderful memory from my teenage years! Here's a nice touch--- When the Time Machine blasts back to the future at the climax in 1955, the movie playing at the theatre in the background is "The Atomic Kid."

[@jenmurrayxo]

Aw that's such a fun memory!! ☺👍

[@elusivshadow790]

Love that you're watching some of my favourite movies of all time. This has to be top 3 or so. Such a heartwarming tale! Also Thomas F Wilson who plays biff in this seems like such a nice guy in real life. You should check out some vids of his on KZbin

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh that's cool! Loved this movie! ☺👍

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

He does stand up comedy and he's actually a really funny guy. I love his "Back to the Future" (actually called "The Question") song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6iulIOIeLtpmKs Here's the whole concert if anyone is interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ivk4ltlteKjtU

[@rsrt6910]

Yeah, I saw Tom perform live. Really nice guy. Said he channelled the kids that bullied him in high school but he undersells himself because your hero is only as good as the villain, and Tom set THE standard when it comes to portraying a school bully in my book.

[@danh8804]

As I've gotten older I really think this might be the greatest adventure film ever made, edging out a small group of others like Raiders. There are fewer more "triumphant" feeling moments in cinema than Doc just getting the cable connected and the fire trails blazing out as Marty's return trip goes off. And "we don't need roads" and the fly in to the camera is about as perfect an ending as anyone's done. Popular culture is objectively better because this movie was made. Everybody that was involved in it can and should be able to look back on it for the rest of their lives and think "wow, we did a thing, didn't we?"

[@rafapopawski2559]

I remember back in the 90's when my dad bought 1st vhs player he also got 2 bootlegged vhs tapes, one of them had Back to the future. Watched it like 50 times, not kidding. Still love it because of all the nostalgia. Thanks for picking this one for a reaction video. I loved to watch it this time with you Jen. :D

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks for watching with me! Definitely a classic!

[@sammylane21]

"Time" is a funny thing, huh? When you think of "time", in terms like years you've been alive, you're like "Wow, Tom, you're 30yrs old" but when you apply this to the world, 30yrs is a lot.

[@Dillpicks95]

I decided to hop into the DeLorean and travel back in time to watch this reaction lol. Still one of the best trilogies of all time and love the cosplay Jen you always know how to pull it off.

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

The 'judge' with the megaphone is Huey Lewis - the guy who wrote and performed "The Power of Love" song which McFly was playing on the stage... My favorite scene is the musician, Marvin Berry calling his cousin, Chuck about the song being played on stage...Johnny B Goode.

[@indiecab9593]

The expression that Biff does not remember how to quote correctly is “Make like a tree and leave!”

[@jenmurrayxo]

🤣🤣

[@RobFMDetroit]

Definitely do the sequels. People are a little split as to the order of greatness (I personally fall into the camp that part 2 is the weakest) but people generally agree that it's one of the greatest trilogies ever put to film, and it really is.

[@jenmurrayxo]

#2 on the way soon, watching #3 today! 😎👍

[@pokefan366]

The Back to the Future movie is the same one they did Gremlins. In fact, the theater Marty crashed into is the same one Billy blew up.

[@Asher8328]

I've seen this movie many times but one detail I've never noticed until recently that I think is really cool: when they're unboxing George's book, Biff says it's George's first published novel. That means that George's dream of being a sci-fi novelist wasn't realized until he was in his 50's, but he and/or Lorraine obviously found other ways to be successful (since the family seems to be fairly well off) while he kept working at it all these years. It's such a subtle nod to one of the biggest themes in the movie; I love it.

[@inarar5334]

If you go by the newspaper in 2 telling of his murder in the alternate timelime, he was a known writer, that was just his first *novel.* He could have made a name writing short stories and the like for Sci fi compilations and magazines.

[@BLee-yf1gm]

Fun easteregg, the judge for the dance that tells them they are "too loud" is Huey Lewis

[@visionaryventures12]

Dr. Brown was played by Christopher Lloyd: The Dream Team, Star Trek III The Search For Spock, the tv series Taxi, (I think) One Flew Over the Coocoo’s Nest, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Dennis the Menace, etc.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Nice! I haven't seenany of those, I realized I know him from the 1994 kids movie Angel's in the Outfield! Lolll 🤣

[@swampmusicinfo]

The film definitely has a Capitalist 1980s edge , the hero doesn't only save the day and get the girl but his family gets rich and turn the tables on the bully. Even gets a shiny 4x4 out of the deal ........but the real dark edge is that the Marty who lived and grew up in that richer timeline is the Marty that goes back in time and never returns 🤔 and is replaced by our Marty. .... what did you do Doc ?!?!

[@ShatteredTrousers]

I'll bet Marty's memories of his relationship with Jennifer are different to hers. Their first date might've been totally different to the one Marty remembers - and Jennifer would not be impressed if Marty couldn't remember their first kiss the way it happened for her. It's interesting to think about how Marty would cope with having "wrong" memories. "Remember that vacation we took when I was ten, we drove all the way to Seattle and it rained the whole time?" "What are you talking about, Marty, when you were ten we flew to Hawaii!"

[@michaeljacyna1973]

This series was my childhood. I wore out these three VHS out 🤣. Very excited for you to take this journey!

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh that's awesome! I have movies like that too that we wore out the VHS!! 🤣👍

[@fergalstackstreams]

I love how these movies have so many details you'll miss watching the first time. Like how it's called the Twin Pines Mall in 1985, but when Marty goes back in time and it's farmland, he takes out a pine tree with the DeLorean. Then when he goes back to 1985, it's now the Lone Pine Mall.

[@myoung7654]

The perfect movie for you Jen. Definitely your best reaction to date. Really looking forward to parts 2 & 3. Until then, happy watching 🌹

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thank you, I had so much fun!! ☺👍

[@TheMadAfrican1]

It's awesome how well put-together this film is. So much of the first act is putting together the pieces for the rest of the story. The parents getting together. How the mother never chased boys. The clock tower. Even the Principle.

[@Falconer1128]

So Excited for part 2 and 3. One of the best trilogies ever. Love your videos, Jen. Thank you for your channel.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks Mel! Thinking of doing 2 & 3 as a double feature! 😎👍

[@BenSwanson-d3c]

Jen, the guy who stood up and said I'm afraid you're just too darn loud, is in fact Huey Lewis, who actually sang the song" Power of Love" and another song called "Back in Time" for the movie 😊

[@hairywelder5188]

It always amazes me that this movie was filmed with a different actor as Marty then when they realised it wasn't working started again with Michael J Fox

[@jenmurrayxo]

So crazy but thank goodness they did! ☺👍

[@Trip_Fontaine]

Great reaction. It's hard to think of a movie so utterly flawless as this one. Incredibly well-written and well-acted. Hard to believe it wasn't even nominated for Best Picture. Though it was at least nominated for Best Screenplay.

[@snbks4ever]

yes please BTTF2 and 3 please and thank you!! Love these movies, grew up with them and they're timeless. Loved your outfit too Jen, digging the Marty look

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks Sean! 😎👍

[@ruthl3ssstudio163]

I love that you said "I dont think they are ready for that." Right before Marty says it.

[@jenmurrayxo]

🤣🤣

[@megafan2000]

Can't wait to see you in the future for 2 and 3. Both equally as good and better and different in their own ways at the same time.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Nice! Ya I'm excited for 2 & 3! ☺👍

[@lethaldose2000]

@@jenmurrayxo #1 is the best. #3 is not far behind and #2 takes up the rear. All a great watch. You won't be dissappointed.

[@backtoearth1983]

@@jenmurrayxo 2 and 3 were shot back to back, the second movie even has a teaser trailer in the end credits for part 3

[@jenmurrayxo]

Nice! Might watch as a double feature! 😎👍

[@backtoearth1983]

@@jenmurrayxo For reasons I can not give you. That is a perfect idea

[@garyjarvis7060]

Wow! I'm late coming to this party, but wow. I've seen this flick tons of times, but got a big kick watching your reactions. A year ago...I hope you're still doing these. You just got another subscriber. Thanks!!

[@pwmel1]

The entire trilogy is awesome! One of the few trilogies where all of the segments were excellent!

[@chriscombest]

There are so many easter eggs in this movie... Twin Pines Mall then after he runs over the pine trees in 1955 later on it's LONE Pines Mall. The song they're playing for the band competition is "The Power of Love" by Huey lewis and the News, but the judge with the megaphone is Huey Lewis himself...tons of this kind of stuff. Watch it again!

[@jenmurrayxo]

I did see the Lone Pine joke but didn't know about Huey! Lol 🤣👍

[@willmartin7293]

Yes Jen, in the 1950s, two or three "gas station attendants" would come out and service your car. While they pumped your gas, they would also clean your windshield, top off your oil, and make sure your tire pressure was good. In the late 1960s they began to stop doing that when the idea of "self-service" started to become popular. By the mid 1970s, everyone was pretty much pumping their own gas, and only a few gas stations continued to provide "full-service" as an option at a higher price for the gas. Also, skateboards didn't become popular until the 1960s, but they were pretty crude. They were like a pair of roller skate axles on a small, stiff, surfboard-shaped piece of wood that was about 2 feet long.

[@willmartin7293]

@@titanman8302 Sorry about that. I was just trying to pass on a piece of America's cultural history that no longer exists, so Jen knows that scene was not over-the-top Hollywood embellishment.

[@carytakagawa2760]

Now I am thoroughly depressed since I remember taking my car to full service gas stations!

[@jaknazryth2488]

Somebody might have already mentioned this... but the Judge who stood up when Marty and his band were trying out for the school dance, and said into the bullhorn... "Hold it fellas, I'm sorry guys but you guys are just too darned loud."... THAT guy is Huey Lewis. He's the real rock star and lead singer of "Huey Lewis and the News" who sang "Power of Love" while Marty was on his skate board going to school. Also their song "Back in Time" was playing on the radio when Marty woke up after he got back to 1985. Marty and his band were also playing the same song when Huey told them it was tool loud! I just love the fact that the guy who wrote and sang the song got a cameo in the film got to tell an actor that he was just 'too darned loud" while playing his own song. lol :)

[@Michael-id9bw]

Doc, Marty and Einstein. It's 1.21 Jigawatts of fun!

[@jenmurrayxo]

& at 88mph get ready for some serious sh*t!! 🤣

[@Michael-id9bw]

@@jenmurrayxo LoL, yes! Wonder if Einstein holds the record for fastest solo dog in a DeLorean. 😁

[@jenmurrayxo]

First dog to time travel!!

[@DougRayPhillips]

You asked what else Christopher Lloyd was in. He was in the sitcom "Taxi" in the Seventies. Besides all 3 BTTF movies, he was in "Eight Men Out," in "Roger Rabbit" as the evil Judge Doom, In Star Trek III as a Klingon [and the Klingon Bird of Prey ship that the Enterprise crew steals from him is used as a time machine in Star Trek IV], and in the Addams Family reboot movies as Uncle Fester. He's still around and (I think) still working. A few years ago, I was an extra in the film "I Am Not a Serial Killer" and Lloyd had a major role in that. Great twist ending, which I can't give away.

[@yasskb]

Great editing and great reaction, you take time to analyze things, that's nice

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thank you! I am having so much fun doing these reactions ☺ Working with a sweetheart of an editor Steph G, all editing credits to her 🙏

[@yasskb]

@@jenmurrayxo Nice she's good at it. I'm looking forward to see your reaction to Part 2 !

[@robertsmith3883]

Jen...Christopher Lloyd is in alot of fims..He played Professor Plum in Clue....He played Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But yes..Doctor Emit Brown in the Back to tbe Future Trilogy.

[@samyheath8103]

He was in some TV series, as well. Such as Malcolm in the middle and Stacked

[@DylansPen]

Skateboarding began in California in the '50's by surfers who were looking for something to do when the waves weren't very high, I'm sure either the screenwriter or Spielberg knew this and McFly 'creating' a skateboard at that time seems to portend the invention of the skateboard.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh cool! I'm prob just gonna keep imagining it was Marty McFly who got the skateboard invented 🤣

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

He's Fester in Addams Family, he's also in Dennis The Menace, and many other things.

[@fossilkingdom]

I'm curious how one grows to adulthood without seeing such a classic! Waiting for the reaction!

[@jenmurrayxo]

Lol see you there! 🤣🍿

[@fossilkingdom]

@@jenmurrayxo indeed!

[@lethaldose2000]

@@jenmurrayxo Nice, we'll see you there as well. aka adulthood

[@SYLTales]

I was just older than the characters in this film when it premiered. I fell head-over-heels in love with Lea Thompson and have been ever since.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Oh I bet, she's lovely! ☺

[@SYLTales]

And a criminally underrated actress, as is evidenced by these three films alone. You'll see. ❤️

[@RuntotheMovies]

When I first saw this movie as a teenager, I didn't really like Marty as a character because I felt that his self-confidence crossed into arrogance. Only later did I grow to appreciate him. And, obviously, I became a big fan of Christopher Lloyd. For a more recent, totally awesome, movie with him, check out Going in Style.

[@jenmurrayxo]

I can see that but I just love Marty's style & confidence so much! Oh ok I'll look that up 👍

[@justmeeagainn]

Wow. I never heard of anyone that didn’t like Marty. You have issues.

[@michaelccozens]

I can see the thing with Marty's arrogance, too, especially in the beginning of this movie and (too vague to be spoilers, I think) sorta throughout the trilogy. I mean, he's still pretty great even at his "worst", both, I think, because he's our protagonist and because it's almost impossible not to like Michael J. Fox in any role. He's a great actor, but he's an even more likable guy (He's almost Tom Hanks-level likable. Weapons-grade likable. Apparently thoroughly-decent, too). But Marty does have a few flaws, like taking Jennifer for granted a bit and not really having a lot of empathy for his parents or appreciation for what he did have. Marty definitely has an arc here. He sees what his parents (especially his dad) went through when they were his age, and gains some perspective on and compassion for them. He starts to care more about and have more appreciation for other people, including Jennifer, and truly gets to experience his life through new eyes again, taking nothing for granted. And he seems to embrace it and also be grateful for the opportunity.

[@StoryMing]

@@michaelccozens I actually don't quite like the direction Marty's arc takes in the sequels, because-- without spoilers-- they add in an element that was never introduced in this first one. To me it seems a bit contrived.

[@Humstuck]

I disagree, arrogance is when confidence is negative. He never was mean about it with anyone except maybe if you root for Biff for some reason. Confidence is not arrogance. Glad your point of view evolved. @StoryMing yeah what you are talking about is bad. I don't understand why they added it.

[@damienkakoschke3099]

Glad you saw this one. Michael J Fox was actually a re-cast, they had been making the film for a week or two with another actor, but it wasn't working. Michael J fox had recently become a star with the TV series Family Ties & as part of the agreement to make this film, he had to make the film around his commitments with Family Ties (he didn't get much sleep during this time). The relationship between Marty & Doc Brown is incredibly iconic (all credit to the actors) & was part of the inspiration for 'Rick & Morty". The title song, "Power of Love" by Hewey Lewis & the News was an enormous hit, also one of the talent show judges is the lead singer of the band. The Delorean car, at that time had recently become a bit of a pop-culture joke, an experiment with car manifacture that had not been successful, funnily enough the Delorean is now more heavily associated with this film franchise than with anything to do with the car history itself. Most movies in the 80's were not made with a sequel in mind, the end of this film was a fun nod to the time travel aspect of the story, but no-one intended the film to be a huge success. When it was successful enough to warrant a sequel, the 2 sequels were filmed back to back.

[@GEKGanon]

The DeLorean was in fact NOT the coolest car at the time... it was well-known as underpowered, slow, and heavy. This movie made it the coolest car though. On the few occasions I've seen an actual DeLorean, the only reaction is "TIME MACHINE!"

[@travelchic908]

I remember seeing this when I was 5 and the concept of time travel went right over my head so I had no idea what was going on. Then I saw it again when I was 7 and I "got it" and it became my fave movie of all time. I've lost track at how many times I've seen this, it's like part of my DNA now haha. So much fun seeing someone in 2022 see it for the first time and enjoying it!

[@jenmurrayxo]

I love that! This movie grew with you as you got older, amazing ☺ I loved it!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Oh, yes, please do see the sequels. This one was a bit stand-alone, the following are more connected to each other. Each is great fun. There is fierce (though friendly) debate as to which is the best installment. Personally, my heart belongs to the third.

[@jenmurrayxo]

I definitely want to see both, maybe a double feature!? 😎👍

[@bghammock]

@@jenmurrayxo That's actually how I saw them in the theater!

[@jenmurrayxo]

That must have been cool!! 😎👍

[@Jim222001]

Christopher Lloyd was also in Taxi the tv show, Goin’ South, Star Trek 3, Clue, The Dream Team, The Addams Family and the Addams Family Values, Dennis the Menace, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Piranha, Nobody (2021)

[@xander66644]

Christopher Lyold who played Doc in this film is well known for playing Jim Ignatoski in the TV series "Taxi"... hes a burned out druggie from the 60s... the TV series was an 80s TV series.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Ohhh OK cool. I remember now I know him from a 1994 kids movie Angel's in the Outfield lol 😆

[@bekindandrewind1422]

6:21 -- Christopher Lloyd has been in a TON of movies and TV. He was Professor Plum in the movie "Clue".

[@MarkyMarc89]

*BACK TO THE FUTURE SEQUEL* [Back to the Future I] Marty McFly, he's a real cool guy Rockin' out and skatin' back in '85 His family's whack but his girl is fly And his best friend's a scientist with crazy eyes He's got a time machine and it's made of a car A scientific wonder, that is if it starts A night of fun experiments suddenly gets treacherous Get it up to 88 to get away from terrorists Oh hay! It's '55! Reagan is an actor and gas is 2 dimes Dad's still a wuss, gets teased a lot Doc's still crazy and Mom is... Hot? Great Scott! Marty's legacy! Gotta pimp out his parents, it's their density! A straightforward plan, not complex (BUT...) Mommy wants to get up on Marty's nuts But Biff, a bully like you wouldn't believe Won't make like a tree and "get outta here" He can't catch Mommy, she ain't havin' it And he can't catch Marty, eats a pile of shit So it's Marty's last chance at the nautical dance Mommy smokes & drinks, & almost gets in his pants Biff interrupts and gets a little rapey there Dad shows up and decides to finally grow a pair Marty accidentally invents rock and roll Race the clock, later Doc, lightning, time to go Back in the future, Mom and Dad slap ass Biff's now the wuss, Marty sucks face at last For a minute Marty ain't concerned Then Doc returns and... [Chorus] They go back to the future again Cause these films never completely end They set up a sequel Where all the same people Just do the same shit again [Back to the Future II] It's your kids! Marty, something's gotta be done Bring your girl! Not her, the other one And make sure her future is safe and sound So knock her unconscious and drag her around It's 2015! Flying cars, bright colors Holograms and hoverboards that actually hover Clothes self-fit, and people still fax "Cubs win!" ...They were way off with that The future McFlys are pretty bizarre Marty wears two ties and he sucks at guitar! But good ol' Biff is still up to his tricks Takes an almanac to be a multi-versatile dick Back to '85, to an alternate hysteria A terrifying look into Donald Trump's America Gangs in tanks in the streets runnin' rampant It's anarchy, dystopia-- Check out Mommy's implants Chase to the roof where Marty McFlies "You're not gonna believe this!" Back to '55! Two Martys, two Docs, two Biffs as well Who's an asshole to everyone, even himself So it's Marty's last chance at the nautical dance Dropping bags of sand! All Marty's gotta do is just stay hidden But he doesn't have thick skin if you call him chicken So he gets in a tiff once more with Biff Hoverboard tricks, eat a pile of shit Thunder cracks, burn the almanac The future's back in tact until Doc gets zapped For a minute, Marty's quite concerned Then a letter confirms that-- [Chorus] They go back to the future again Cause these films never completely end They set up a sequel Where all the same people Just do the same shit again [Back to the Future III] Marty goes west to save Doc in the past Even though he was strictly told to not do that No vests, no leather, if he's gonna fix the picture This time Marty is dressed like a stripper 1885! Whoa! Indians and bears! And an Irish Marty with a 'stache and red hair Hello Mommy! Errr, great great Grandmommy? Frizzy 'do, ugly dress, damn still a hottie Hill Valley really ain't too different Marty has a run-in with the Biff equivalent Buford, a bully who's dumb as a log Watch out, he'll "shoot you down like a duck" Lucky Doc's got a grip on the western scene And a bachelor pad filled with crazy machines 'Til Clara rolls in to show Doc the ropes _(on love)_ And how to work his “telescope” All Marty's gotta do is just stay mellow But he doesn't have thick skin if you call him yellow So he gets in a tiff once more with "Biff" Who again, on script, eats a pile of shit So it's Marty's last chance to escape from the past On a runaway train using color blasts Hoverboard tricks, Doc and Clara survive Now get it up to 88 or crash, burn, and die Oh hey! It's 8-- TRAIN!!! Marty goes and get ol' Whatsername Flea calls him chicken but he finally shows That three films later he has character growth For a minute, he has no complaints Then Doc returns on a mother-flying time train!

[@michaelkeller5008]

took me so many years to realise that the mall initially was called "two pine mall", but when marty - after accidantly chopping the one pine - returned, it was "lone pine mall" :-)

[@johnnypatrickhaus890]

Most recently, Christopher Lloyd has been in "Nobody" with Bob Odenkirk from Better Call Saul. Highly Highly recommended. Nobody is just terrific. New to your channel and after this I'm going to start in on Firefly. Looking forward to it. Slainte from Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks for coming to hang out over here! Glad to have you ☺👍

[@jwec9867]

The Judge/Teacher with the megaphone is Huey Lewis from 'Huey Lewis and the News' who wrote and performed 'The Power of Love' which is in the movie too.

[@tadmurphy7436]

You, "this is the most awkward thing I've seen in a movie." Me, "ummm, wait a few minutes. That will change. " But then again the brilliance of back to the Future which is beloved by everyone including me. It's amazing how we can look past a script littered with theft of nuclear material, attempted murder, bullying, destruction of public property. Not to mention the borderline incest and sexual assault and still laugh. Pure genius. Jen, you're awesome ❤️💚☘️

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks Tad! Lol I had so much fun! ☺👍