Back To The Future's Christopher Lloyd And Tom Wilson Share Secrets Of The Film | SYFY WIRE

Doc Brown and Biff - aka Christopher Lloyd and Tom Wilson - talk about whether Biff is mean or just misunderstood, what they REALLY thought of the movie at first and more.
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More About Christopher Lloyd: Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938)[1] is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Merlock the Magician in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), and Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia
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Back To The Future's Christopher Lloyd And Tom Wilson Share Secrets Of The Film | SYFY WIRE
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[@ChristopherRockhill]

I can’t imagine my life without these movies. I too was inspired in my chosen career path. I’m a manure salesman.

[@deegx7916]

He actually looks like the middle aged Biff from 1985. The makeup people got it right.

[@charlieharper886]

I think that every time I see him on something. He looks EXACTLY like the older 1985 Biff, minus the really bad comb over he has in the movie.

[@bestsk8ereva10220]

Truth is he doesn't age and that he in fact has the BTTF make up crews routine down to every step so that he can have make up artist give him the appearance of being old to cover it up.

[@ricomerrell]

Epsilon wow funny

[@jeshkam]

He's less camp than the 1985 Biff, but most definitely not as violent as the 1985A Biff.

[@JonathanAllen0379]

1985A Biff was fashioned after Donald Trump. Biff's Pleasure Palace was based on Trump Tower.

[@cagedtigersteve]

Tom Wilson seems very likable. I would not have expected it.

[@davestuddaman8127]

You should watch him sing

[@deanevangelista6359]

He was a band nerd and on the debate team in high school.

[@jeshkam]

Tom definitely deserved an Oscar for his Biff role.

[@darkenergy410]

true prolly the best acting job ever

[@diobrando7310]

Tom Wilson is a really good speaker

[@razeezar]

Funny you mentioned that, as Thomas F Wilson also played the role of the 'Really Big Speaker' that Marty McFly destroys at the start of the movie.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

He also is a really good actor.

[@kimonk]

razeezar 😂

[@dafyddthomas7299]

Seems like a great guy in real life.

[@marksapollo]

Just decided to rewatch the first film, about to watch the second and I’m here commenting, still a fantastic film and a LOT better then what we get these days...

[@jamieukulele]

Wonderful actors and speakers. I wish Crispin Glover was invited onto one of these panels.

[@Ubernerd3000]

Jamie Cooper-he probably wouldn’t come, as he’s very counter culture, and is pretty anti-Hollywood...if they gave him a ton of money he could use to write and produce his own stuff, maybe...he was only in CHARLIE’s ANGELS, because he gotta good paycheck, they gave him free-reign with his character, and DREW BARRYMORE was a personal friend...I got all this from a podcast he was interviewed on, I think WTF, or NERDIST...

[@peterjones4621]

Tom is absolutely fascinating to watch, a lot of fun and a great guy!!

[@godisgoodatht]

Christopher Lloyd seems like he got to the age he was at in 1985 and just stopped aging. He doesn't look much different! "Look at me, I'm an old man!"

[@deanbrandt2748]

So Biff is a nice guy after all. 😆

[@erkandpent]

Biff is cool af xD

[@mikefandomoniumelite7631]

I met Tom and Chris, we chatted about another film they did together, CAMP NOWHERE from 1994. Good times. Thx for uploading!

[@janemarinelli2838]

Tom Wilson looks great!

[@DerLucht]

Tom Wilson is a really good speaker and a great person. Love him))))

[@KeeperPlus]

Say hi to your mom for me

[@mimis79gto]

Is that it??? I want more!!!

[@Homeskillet-mk6bj]

right? i could have listened to this for an hour.

[@carolinejett6478]

One of my favorite trilogy’s! love seeing the actors talk about it.

[@frepi]

I am puzzled as to why Wilson's career hasn't soared after BTTF trilogy. That guy was so good but seemed to have vanished after the last one.

[@chamoo232]

He is a very sweet and gentle guy and after BTTF I think he feared being type casted as the big bad guy all the time.

[@Scorp308]

He plays the high school coach in Freaks 'n Geeks with Seth Rogen.

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

He has his own KZbin channel. In one of his videos he shows going on an audition, and mentions he doesn't want roles that go against his morals/beliefs. Not sure if he felt the same way back then or not, but knowing how Hollywood is, "decent" roles compared to those that aren't, along with the type of role he'd probably be cast for, probably aren't widely available. He did a lot of stand up comedy, I believe, and I think he focused on art for awhile as well.

[@TheTuubster]

I think, the Biff character was okay for him, because the story made clear to the audience, he was the bad guy.

[@ksaraf23]

He’s on Legends of Tomorrow! He plays Nate Haywood/Citizen Steel’s father Hank!

[@DougUnfunny]

Biff has also inspired Presidents.

[@davidradich9342]

Tom Wilson's Standup is pretty awesome by the way. Very funny.

[@LeonardStauffer]

Chris was the weak link lol. Tom Wilson is just instant hilarious.

[@feverflav1972]

That must be humbling. Great Scott!

[@HellhammerSS]

Not to be fatalistic, but Tom's gravestone must have "what are you looking at butthead!" on it. Lol

[@DaleWinarski]

To be asked by Biff Tannen, "Is that a question?" should raise some eyebrows.

[@LeonardStauffer]

What’s Biff backstory? He lives with his grandmother. Did his parents abandon him? Always wondered why he became a bully.

[@danielwatts7375]

Were the hosts even alive when the movies came out?

[@DementisXYZ]

I feel, based on experience, that the majority of the comments section wasn't born when the movies came out.

[@Sharkie626]

Wow Tom Wilson really lost some weight. He looks good!

[@muzik858]

Timeless!!!! Great guys!!!

[@rightturnclyde9067]

Tom Wilson didn't look to thrilled to be there. Lol

[@fidelsolis6070]

There Legends and great actors. There full of wisdom and there funny.

[@donlae]

OMG! ANDRE IS SO LUCKY!

[@godisgoodatht]

That would have been kind of cool to have Donald Fullilove that played mayor Goldie Wilson, a small part in the film but still neat!

[@vassa1972]

Cool stuff

[@silumansulingiblis]

The protagonist on the movies is the most humble person in a cast

[@WGBader]

I really enjoy Tom's sense of mischief.

[@TheSimeonHash]

Mad Dog

[@jenningsmills5398]

Tom is cool AF.

[@sambach8746]

J.ryan you are correct

[@halfcolombian72]

Weird I totally forgot about "Goonies"

[@justaman1090]

Best movie ever.

[@beeto45]

where's the rest of this interview?

[@tryithere]

It's funny but Doc didn't have too many scenes with Biff. Marty was the go between.

[@chamoo232]

The only scenes they had together were in part 3. In fact Doc interact with only 4 people in the first movie. The Libyans, Marty, Lauren and the cop who question him when hes connecting the cables to the light poles.

[@NoneYa42069]

@@chamoo232 *Lorraine*, and Doc never interacts with Biff, he interacts with Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, an entirely different character.

[@kevinsmith7657]

Make like a tree and get outta here

[@charlieharper886]

That's about as funny as a screen door on a battleship.

[@19inkorrect91]

It's LEAVE you idiot! Make like a tree and leave! You sound like a damn fool when you say it wrong.

[@timsweeney684]

Charlie Harper screen door on a submarine you dork

[@davidwollenberg9319]

Make like a tree, and leave! Dave

[@mirkaalvarado2298]

😍😍😍

[@noahlsmith2488]

He looks like he did when he played middle age Biff. But what a great bad guy he played. I hated him so much as a child but after I grew up I realized that was the point and how great he played it. Micheal J. Fox is another true inspiration. Having Parkinson's and yet having such a good attitude. I don't know if I could handle that. He is a very strong guy. And Christopher Lloyd is so good. Those 3 together are so great. And you have Lea Thompson who played in another Christopher Lloyd movie Dennis the Menace. Although he was the villain here which is odd because he gets along so well with kids. Then I noticed something I never had before. Tom Wilson also plays in another movie with Christopher Lloyd. He plays a cop in Camp Nowhere. Actually as a kid this was my favorite movie with Christopher Lloyd. Well this and Angels in the Outfield because he seems to be that cool guy that let kids be kids. And he always got along with kids. I also liked the Back to The Future movies but I really didn't understand them until I was older. One thing that didn't help was the first Back to The Future I saw was part 2. I liked the action scenes but I didn't understand the whole running into your other self because I didn't watch the first one. Actually part 1 was the last one I saw. So it didn't make sense until I saw the first one which made me watch the other two and it made sense. But I was a teenager by then. Micheal J. Fox did the voice of Chance on Homeward Bound I and 2. He also did the voice of Stuart Little on all 3 movies. Micheal J. Fox was not the only one who was having trouble on Stuart Little. Estelle Getty who played the grandma had Dementia or something like it. She was forced to stop acting right after Stuart Little which made it her last time acting. People remember her as Sophia Petrillo from The Golden Girls. She died in 2008 and her Golden Girls co stars said she was battling Dementia with Lewy bodies since the mid 90's. One co star said it started when she was on the show Golden Palace which was a reboot of the Golden Girls minus Bea Arthur and it had new actors on it. Bea wanted the show to end but the others didn't. So they went on to do the Golden Palace. I didn't think it was a bad show but it was not the same as Golden Girls Because Bea Arthur was not on it. I don't know how I got from Back to The Future to Golden Girls so forgive me.

[@emilynthephoto]

I want to know what they think of Timeless. This show has some BTTF call backs.

[@ACE23308]

Only Tim Wilson could have done that character!!!!

[@wolfgangbuck841]

Editing can make or break a film Zemeckis and Spielberg 👍👍

[@razeezar]

Imagine the masterpiece that 'The Room' could have been if only it were given the editing that it deserved.

[@wolfgangbuck841]

razeezar What's that?

[@Nasoj0Tnek]

The Room is The Room

[@wolfgangbuck841]

Richard Simms Gotcha!👍👍

[@TubenIt83]

I'd love to be in walla groups!

[@Trusteft]

As much as I like the trilogy, the first character of his that comes to mind is always Maj. Todd 'Maniac' Marshall.

[@DougParks]

Maybe a new BTTF centered more around Biff?

[@Adam-qv2bd]

Wow, they were actually in Seattle. That reminds me when I lived in fife and missed Cheech and Chong at the pot store there. Weird that snoop and Chong are pot brands now.

[@richardyoung9024]

It’s too bad Michael J. Fox couldn’t be there. He was a main character, after all, but I do understand why do to his illness.

[@paulscanter5562]

I’m thinking Chris may have had a cocktail or three before this panel.

[@henryjackson2357]

It's so weird, because for so long he was against talking about the movie and answering questions movie and now the last few years he's been talking as much as he can about it.

[@antonymuscat8292]

Henry Jackson maybe his money ran out lol

[@chrisalberts9125]

Nobody calls me mad dog!!!!

[@giolopes2519]

Man is there one bttf convention that Thomas Wilson is not involved in?? I guess that’s how he earns a living!

[@christinaotter]

They haven't aged one bit. None of the cast has. What's your secret please....... do share. The first time I saw the film's I was 2 or 3 years old and some how I remember them. They are my favorite trilogy. My dad is also a big fan

[@darkenergy410]

I wish Biff Tannen really existed

[@KmT81]

DOC AND BIFF!

[@noahlsmith2488]

My favorite Back to The Future is the 3rd one. They faced big problems on all of them but the third one caused the most problems. Going back to 1885 when gas was not sold at gas stations became a problem. They didn't have cars so no need for gas. And trains were ran by steam. But I also like the train time machine ran by steam.

[@plawson8577]

Plus Mary Steenbergen was Great as Doc’s surprise love interest.

[@detectivepayne3773]

I mean the struggle in the first one was worse, they had to literally race against time

[@dhertsens5617]

Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Think McFly, think!

[@martindonato8024]

Tom is funny.

[@sinjin9994]

I liked him better in freaks and geeks

[@woksrandomchannel]

I am curious if the cast gets tired of having to talk about the BTTF franchise.

[@SeptimusPrime]

Was there ever back to the past.

[@differentshadesofmundane7114]

Do bttf 4!!

[@AndrewNeilFalconer]

Biff Tannen was cruel and angry. The whole Tannen family was angry and cruel. Was it genetic?

[@tryithere]

Scripted.

[@Homeskillet-mk6bj]

nailed it

[@Tcflohr]

Violent video games caused it.

[@nathanwoodley4299]

Actually there were only 2 members of the family in the movies. Biff himself at different ages and Mad Dog Tannen in the 1885 setting.

[@AndrewNeilFalconer]

Biff's Grandmother was only heard. Griff called Biff "grandpa" and looked like Biff.

[@ashleyschooneman2998]

mc fly

[@toferj7441]

What does "SYFY" Stand for? "Syphilis For You" I don't understand.

[@VIFG]

It used to be called *SciFi* , for *Science Fiction* . But then they thought it would be a smart thing to change it to *SYFY* for some dumb reason.

[@ginterka381996]

xD

[@hiltondriver5054]

Science fiction

[@beverlyweibel9813]

hahahaha

[@darkenergy410]

He should always be Biff seems better

[@GavinJ37]

whose the girl??

[@Homeskillet-mk6bj]

co-host

[@afonsodeportugal]

OMG Lloyd is manspreading!

[@leoss67]

why actors get irritated when asked about their movies and never take their roles seriously

[@Sicksporty72]

those chairs are too low. It's hard to watch

[@overmarsdaria3222]

Biff always a bully, never change!!

[@wag1492]

Your volume sucks

[@BluesRiffage]

Say hi to your mom for me.

[@dominicanfrieza1394]

BLACK NERD! DOC, AND BIFF!!!

[@ihatekpeng]

WHY IS HE SITTING LIKE THAT!?

[@TheMutantCreeper]

People have weird ways of sitting comfortably.

[@razeezar]

He had previously tried sitting in lotus position on the chair cushion but it failed spectacularly. He then tried to morph it into this odd position, as if he meant to do it all along.

[@351wmustanggt]

Because he wants to.....

[@vidmaster7]

He's sitting normally. I'm not sure what you are referring to.

[@bobcloneyproductions]

Who’s he? 😂

[@bodenlosedosenhose1590]

Whitney Moore is starting to creep me out. She seems to be a film nerd, a heavy metal fan and she starred in one of the worst movies ever (though being the only decent actor in it). Kinda complex personality. Nice to see that.

[@ABBY14462]

trump is the new version of Biff

[@larrywilliams6413]

Not sure how many people actually know this, but Tom Wilson is a huge jerk to his BTTF fans. He doesn't answer questions related to BTTF if you catch him out on the street. He won't sign autographs. He won't even talk to you if you bring up BTTF. I know this from personal experience. I met him one day and asked him for an autograph. He said for what. I said I really liked BTTF and he grumbled, rolled his eyes, and threw a small card at me before walking off and saying "have fun dude" or something along those lines. He has cards made up where he answers the top questions that fans usually ask him. Instead of wasting his time on BTTF questions or fans, he just tosses these cards at them and doesn't bother with them. Happened to me.

[@refealibazeta7886]

People forget George Floyd was in One Flew Over The Coccos Nest.

[@littlejefe494]

Biff inspired trump

[@351wmustanggt]

And Einstein in the movie inspired Hillary. Oops actually Einstein was cute and lovable.

[@emilynthephoto]

LOL! How about Biff has inspired Donald Trump.