9 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Back to the Future!

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Movies are a very complicated mess of time, money, people, and strange decisions. Inevitably, in the hodgepodge of life that goes into creating a movie, a few strange and interesting things happen here and there that are rather fascinating little tidbits of information. Every Monday starting in 2014, tune in to Cinefix for lists of things we find out that you (probably) didn't know!
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[@Snake22091]

Yes! Who Framed Roger Rabbit!

[@roberth1310]

seconded!

[@jackfusaro5302]

Do it

[@Mexiturtle345]

thirdeded

[@CurtyTails]

Yes! Please!

[@AnimeTengoku]

Agreed.

[@samuelbarber4154]

That's why MJF is a great actor, he wasn't only acting as Marty, he was also acting a functioning human on set.

[@flimp8020]

And a politician teenager

[@dustjunky2000]

That's why Fox was so huge. That work ethic is impressive.

[@KenjiAsakura09]

I believe he was huge as well ;)

[@epictimes1959]

@@KenjiAsakura09 who

[@irllcd13]

Jesus, I don't know how people do 2-3 hours of sleep. If I don't get 6+ I start seriously contemplating murder.

[@infinitecurve5524]

I get 3 hours of sleep tops. And I've lost most my marbles.

[@marcsonnenberg623]

I need 8 hours of sleep per night and make sure I get it.

[@mylovesongs2429]

I had a coworker who got 4 hours a night. He is obsessed with always needing to do something. He said the house needed cleaning, the kids need to get to school, the cars need washed, breakfast needed made, the clothes needed washed, or something. He rarely complained, but that was what he got. He also is a Type 2 Diabetic. He eats junk food up the ying yang!

[@sirmackavelli1819]

When i was 12 i could sleep for 30 minutes and still feel good now I'm 15 I legit feel down when I get more then 8

[@lurkerrekrul]

Not a secret, but something you probably didn't realize; Considering the events of all three movies, when Marty is in 1955, there are actually four different copies of the time machine there, at least for a short time. The first is the one that Marty uses to go back to 1955 in the first film. The second is the one that old Biff takes from 2015 in order to give the sports almanac to his younger self in the second film. The third is the one that Marty & Doc use to go back to 1955 from the alternate 1985 in the second film. And the fourth is the one that has been hidden in the cave since 1885 by Doc in the third movie.

[@bullitt_gaming]

I knew there had to be more than two, at least, but never took the time to really think it out. Nice work!

[@phoenixarchangel5082]

Dat some einsteinian grandfather paradox shit!!! :O

[@ryanfisher2689]

He looked up the back to the future timeline

[@Rydia_]

Spielberg actually faxed him and said “thanks for the suggestion the crew got a good laugh out of it!” And he was too embarrassed to say he was serious

[@1ofHenrysMen]

that old fart thought he knew what the younger generation wanted and hated smh

[@ZacBLive]

They don’t get enough credit for predicting flat screen tv.

[@ajsky1066]

Another testament to Spielbergs genius is the story of how he managed to salvage the situation with Sheinberg. When everyone panicked about Sheinbergs title "Spaceman from Pluto", Spielberg wrote a one line note and sent it to him. It read "Good one Sid" It made Sheinberg realize how goofy the title would have sounded, and so the title went back to B2F. My two cents worth!

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

Kind of like the ok boomer meme but for boomers. Lmao.

[@onebadapple5053]

".....Sid Sheinberg's bullshit movie title" HAHAHAHAHA This narrator always does a great job. Always. And somehow I sense that he would make a great next-door neighbor....

[@kingas_stuff7305]

KZbin recommend this for me five years after it was posted!

[@Jackspiring]

Damn Michael J Fox is a legend. i have total newfound respect for him.

[@sbobbio03]

Is it just me or does Steven Spielberg seem to swoop in on a lot of movies and save them...

[@CrunchbackJones]

sbobbio03 No, he saved Jurassic World from being stupid, same with Jurassic Park III.

[@anime_cyko]

sbobbio03 its just you. You ever seen Indiana Jones?

[@ryanfisher2689]

Alan Silvestri!!!!

[@FlyBoatKT28]

I remember watching this movie next week.

[@rodrigocastro3394]

wait what ?!

[@consune]

....waitwut. My brain... It hurts...

[@rodrigocastro3394]

ooooohh... i see what you did there. you went back from the future ;-)

[@batdog2183]

Great scott

[@jamespond9246]

Good one

[@akashdefonseka]

This is probably the most entertaining non-action blockbuster of all time. Change my mind.

[@ZoniacMan]

Refrigerators are also harder to get to 88mph.

[@cenzgullo3097]

😂

[@Albeit_Jordan]

Just imagine the world we'd live in had we gotten 'Spaceman From Pluto', starring Eric Stoltz traveling through time in a refrigerator.

[@14jackthelad]

To add to the final fact. Steven managed to keep the original name rather than the crappy name by actually sending the guy who thought of the crappy name a letter telling him that the whole production team got a good laugh at his joke (Steven knew the guy was being serious but had to do this in order to keep the original title so he pretended that he thought it was a joke)

[@infinitecurve5524]

Back to The Future is my all time favorite movie. I started watching when I was 7 and now I am 37. I know it line for line. I used to watch it every night. *I've never heard anyone mention the 88 MPH. Why this was chosen.* Did Doc choose that # or was it the speed required?? Basically, I theorize it is possible that Doc may have chosen the speed of 88 MPH purposefully for temporal displacement. Either way, *has anyone noticed 88 is two infinity symbols??* I always caught that, but never heard it mentioned once. I am sure of all the speeds the writers could have chosen, this is most likely indeed the reason.

[@drexcote25]

Infinite Curve lol same here as a kid I’d watch it like 6-7 times a day.

[@Jenny_Lee_]

88 miles per hour is the Delorian cars top speed.

[@Lifeless_Muffin]

if the delorean was a fridge :if my calculations are correct when this baby reaches 88 degrees your gonna see some serious shit

[@mylovesongs2429]

MJF was filming both BTTF and Family Ties at the same damn time. He did not get a whole lot of sleep, 2-3 hours a night. That can dramatically weaken the immune system. Also, in BTTF Part 3, he was ACCIDENTLY hanged for 15, 20, 25 seconds, something like that, in the scene where the villain lynches him. Filming the scene, there was an accident. Michael was hanging, and loss consciousness. Think about the fact that those two situations could cause problems with the human body, especially the brain. Perhaps this would explain his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease a few years later. It would probably stand to reason.

[@TheSP33DFREAK]

There is no definitive cause for Parkinson's disease. It is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. It likely isn't one or two specific things. I don't think there is a link between brain injury and Parkinson's, but I could be wrong.

[@ryanfisher2689]

Do you think that's how he got Parkinson's?

[@mylovesongs2429]

@@ryanfisher2689 i think it lead up to the diagnosis.

[@giraffeman326]

Back to the Future probably has to be my favorite movie franchise ever.

[@MrKyle74]

Also, Michael J Fox is (was) such a great guitar player, he was actually playing that Johnny B Goode song for real.

[@DasObscure]

Actually no, he himself said that he's not quite THAT good, so he just had to practice enough for it to look like he's playing it while the recording is actually another guy playing it.

[@dominichorne1625]

The fact that all the events of BTTF happened in just a weekend blows my mind. Sure, it’s more than 1 weekend but they come back to the exact same time

[@_emma.elisabeth_]

“Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads.”

[@captainjakemerica4579]

Damn Michael J. Fox is a trooper!!! Back to The Future a classic!!!

[@dozhadeville444]

Damn... The 'Hardest Worker In Hollywood Award' should be named after Fox!

[@lexiatel]

Kudos to Michael J Fox and his dedication to his job...wow

[@TheMikester307]

And the farmer's family is named "Peabody" and they have a son named "Sherman!"

[@rg8954]

SPACEMAN FROM PLUTO?!?!? Thats worst than Coneheads 😂😂😂😂😂😂 You can only imagine......

[@stargazer1682]

I'm surprised you stop short of explaining how Spielberg saved the title, as I think it's probably the most clever part of the story - he responded to the memo with one of his own, reporting that the exec's "joke memo" had been a highlight for them, that everyone got a kick out of; and the exec was too embarrassed to say he wasn't joking.

[@JLDReactions]

@Stargazer1682 Great story! Love Spielberg!

[@jemagu6]

What they didn't mention is HOW Spielberg got to keep his original title. He sent a letter to that old fossil of a CEO, thanking him for such a funny suggestion, and they all got a kick out of his joke. Needless to say, the big boss was too proud to admit it wasn't a joke, and Spielberg got his way.

[@josephpepin3092]

That's crazy

[@kornival117]

Jeff Gunther thanks for the info. spaceman from Pluto would have suck arse. sometime I wonder how these ceo got to where they are

[@joshwhite83]

Steven Spielberg coming in klutch with that title save! Spaceman From Pluto???

[@lunahetfield]

joshwhite83 thank god Spielberg saved the title! If he didnt save the title then we may never have gotten Back To The Future!

[@jenniferwisdom6211]

One of my favorite trilogies.

[@marcsonnenberg623]

A refrigerator instead of a Delorean? They could have named it "Back to the Kitchen" 😄😄😄

[@Stephen-br6il]

It would have to star a woman then

[@phillipgrande9147]

Spaceman from pluto is honestly a weird title thank you steven Spielberg

[@sha11235]

Actually, Fox was the first choice for Marty, but originally Gary David Goldberg didn't let him do the film because he couldn't lose him for Family Ties. They came back to Gary and asked if it was still possible to use Michael and this time Gary told Michael the situation and Michael agreed to do it. He didn't know originally that they wanted him.

[@annecantgame]

For Fox and filming both Family Ties and Back to the Future, I've heard he has a quote that says something along the lines of "I'm 20, I don't need to sleep" I'm pretty nerdy when it comes to this Trilogy, It never fails to make me smile when I watch it, and there's things that I still didn't know about it. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll go spend 6 hours of my day and watch the full trilogy again.

[@neoasura]

Damn, MJF was dedicated...I couldn't handle working that much between a show and a movie with little sleep like that...they really ran him through the ringer.

[@gj1508]

back to the future are some of the greatest movies of all time, that's right, greatest!!!

[@ToiletClogger1945]

Please do a part 2!!!! the space-time continuum depends on it!!

[@CineFix]

+ToiletClogger1945 GREAT SCOTT! That's Heavy!!!!

[@22640cal]

Is there something wrong with the earth's gravitational pull?

[@danushdanu4885]

tamil

[@princessalyana3114]

Part 2!! Please!!

[@brendanferrari4037]

Im so glad you guys covered Spaceman From Pluto

[@wondrinminstrel]

You've gotta give it to the guy; 'SpaceMan from Pluto' is such an imaginative title. I've written a book, it's called 'I get up and have a Shit in the Morning'.

[@whatsup7202]

Lol...

[@Markis4285]

Eric Stoltz is actually still in the movie. The part where Biff gets punched in the diner after Marty trips him? That’s Stoltz’s fist. Boom, bonus fact!

[@jjsmith7707]

Here's my bonus fact. The orginal delerion prop was in universal studios was forgotten and basically fell apart over time. Eventually someone paid money for it, rebuilt it and then I think was brought back.

[@maloned]

what about Scott Bakula in the Café 80's on the stationary bike? He was staring in Quantum Leap at the time, a Time-travel TV show. Always found that cool when I was a kid. Two time travelers meeting up in the year 2015.

[@NicosMind]

Ha!!! I knew every single one of these facts, and the last fact about the title change had a little extra to it. Spielberg (or someone else) sent a letter or memo to the head boss saying something like "thank you for the laugh. We all had a good chuckle down here". And thats how they got out of the crappy title ;)

[@missylou82]

I'm glad, they name it Back to the Future.

[@aidandelilkan-russell3900]

Little known fact: Michael Stoltz's hand is actually the one that punched Biff in the first film, not Michael J Fox's, because the guy that played Biff actually has gone on record as saying that they never reshot that scene!

[@largol33t1]

The first actress to play Jennifer, Claudia Wells, quit acting and owns her own store. You can probably look it up. It's called Armani Wells.

[@rebeccadsouza9128]

im here after a back to the future marathon

[@esperanzaarce9563]

Just a thought, but it would have been cool for Clint Eastwood to have a cameo in Back to the Future III in the saloon scene were Biff makes fun of Marty's name where he calls himself Clint Eastwood and Biff says,"what kind of a stupid name is that?" Kind of a missed opportunity I think 🙂

[@samueljackson4931]

that would have ben cool

[@Stev4e897]

Yes

[@pokeythescowlingcat6221]

17:14 thank you Spielberg!

[@ImNorman]

We need about 9-10 more episodes to cover all the greatness that is Back to the Future!!

[@derrickdorsey247]

Space men from pluto: the roger rabbit story. Starring Daffy Duck. Pay me now.

[@ethancushing]

re: #9 - I've heard the story was that upon hearing the crappy title, Spielberg wrote a letter to Sheinberg saying "LOL thanks for the funny joke note, you're hilarious! We all had a good laugh". And Sid was so embarased he went along and pretended he had in fact been joking all along.

[@shawnjb1989]

I tend to stay away from those typical run of the mill nerd alien movies so I would definitely never have seen this if it was named Space men from Pluto

[@Shawgydog]

Another episode of Back to the Future would be cool.

[@andrepeniche]

Another fact between Roger Rabbit and BTTF: The narrow tunnel in BTTF II, where young Biff chases Marty with the hoverboard, is actually the same tunnel used in Roger Rabbit movie.

[@1980StarWarsGuy]

Frodo was in Back to the Future part 2? MIND BLOWN!!!!

[@infinitecurve5524]

As for #5. You stated. *"Back to the Future II has some parts that take place in 2015. So it's kind of funny to see what the filmmakers thought the world would look like now, compared to how it actually turned out."* Actually the writers stated *they made the future so outlandish, they never planned to get any of it right* by a long shot. *The writers said they purposefully went over the top with the flying cars, hoverboards, etc. They didn't want to get it wrong.* Most people are unaware of this fact. Not to nitpick, but if you are doing a video on things "we didn't know about BTTF", you kind of need to get that part right. *Most everyone complains about BTTF 2015 never happening like the film. Well, it was never intended, that is the point.* Just a bit of info.

[@KingoftheJuice18]

But BTTF got the most important part about the future right: We are living in an alternate reality where Donald "Biff Tannen" Trump is running a dystopian America. Biff was actually modeled on Trump....Marty, please go back and save us!

[@infinitecurve5524]

@@KingoftheJuice18 Ha! I did another video on that!!!!! They did get a lot right! Ironically, they didn't plan to. Quite the opposite. Like Marty being surprised Miami has a baseball team. That came true. It was all in the documentary on Netflix. Funny if you don't try to get it right, you end up getting a lot right. Sorta like Star Trek with the flip phones.

[@popflicktionedits3256]

The idea that 2 and 3 were split up makes sense considering 2 doesn’t have that much of a climax compared to 1 and 3

[@hiltondriver5054]

Christopher Loyd would’ve been a great Doctor Who

[@AtheistOrphan]

hilton driver - A yank? No way!

[@matteframe]

I think he'd be a great Doctor Phil

[@ryanfisher2689]

Doctor who?

[@adammichael9146]

Thank you Mr. Spielberg for saving us from that st*pid title [6:52] 😬✌

[@DavidGossettMusic]

Another interesting fact about Back To the Future... The guitar Marty plays (a Gibson ES-345) in the first movie didn't exist in 1955 and wasn't in production until 3 years later in 1958. Also by 1955 Chuck Berry was already an established RnB act with a #1 RnB hit Maybellene recorded 6 months prior to when Marty enters the past.

[@eazyish101]

#10. The parking lot scene known as twin pines mall in the movie was shot at Puente Hills mall located in City of Industry, Ca My local mall where I worked after high school The mall has a sign inside that says twin pines mall Many people take pictures of it

[@smokeydasharky]

Poor MJ Fox, probably got Parkinsons from lack of sleep

[@dougjackson82]

I've seen quite a few videos on "things you didn't know about BTtF," and yours is far and away the best! 8 and a half things I didn't know, plus 2 BOOM! bonus things! (I only knew the Zane thing)

[@glitchyx6995]

You guys need to make a part 2 of this, it would be awesome.

[@FuzzyPuppet]

For the love of God - PART 2 PLEASE@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EyeballsStudio]

The tunnel in BTTF 2, where Marty tries to steal the sports almanac from Biff, is the same tunnel that's used as the entrance to Toon Town in "Who framed Roger Rabbit?"

[@787brx8]

Also there is A stuffed toy of Roger Rabbit in the shop where Marty buys the sports almanac. With Christopher Lloyd playing the bad guy. The ghostwriter for both movies is the same guy!

[@unsocialpsychopath1764]

Another fact the guitar that Marty plays at the end of part one in 1955 actually came out in 1958

[@alanwhatling9788]

very true

[@CAP198462]

Jeff Goldblum was offered the role of Dr. Brown. I can’t be alone in thinking that would make the film weird, right? It sure wouldn’t quash speculation about the exact nature of Marty and Doc’s relationship. Fortunately life, uh didn’t find a way.

[@alexiswelsh5821]

If Goldblum did get the role, then Rick and Morty would be very different

[@gamer46ful]

Pls do a part 2 and a Roger Rabbit!! I love all of these videos. If you can make a part 2 on any episode, make them happen.

[@dixcelpixel]

0:37 Unfortunately?!? More like FORTUNATELY It wouldn't be the same without Fox

[@cubs2084]

I absolutely want one of these on Who Framed Roger Rabbit

[@talaie]

Would totally like the roger rabbit and a part 2 for this. you guys rock.

[@bethrogers3867]

Here's another thing you guys may not have known. Charles Fleischer, Terry, was first seen in the future asking Marty to help save the clock tower and then later that movie he was seen again as the repair guy young Biff had who fixed his car after the manure incident.

[@mattburkey]

Fleischer had two roles in BTTF2 as he also played the auto repair man that cleaned up and fixed Biffs car in 1955.

[@dittykong9517]

thanks for giving yet again more appreciation for another movies

[@angelictigress]

Tomorrow would be a great day for more things we didn't know about BTTF! Especially with the limited run in theaters!!!

[@TheDragonlord70]

Good thing they stayed with Back to the Future, because no one I knew at the time would have gone to see A Spaceman from Pluto. That's one of the dumbest names I've ever heard for a movie, but is perfectly in line with many 'B' movies I used to see at Blockbuster and Hollywood video (for you millenials those were video stores, places where you would rent movies).

[@oopsallbecki]

TheDragonlord70 most people know about Blockbuster

[@briankarp746]

1:01 any skaters here gonna just ignore how he is holding his board

[@fennex7575]

At least he's not a poser

[@jasonrackawack9369]

As an kid in the 80s who skated, thats how everyone carried their board when not riding. Heck just having a wide "fat" skateboard ment you were a serious skater back then, You also had to have pads and number plates on your bmx bike as well LOL! I wouldnt trade being an 80s kid for anything.

[@fennex7575]

@@jasonrackawack9369 I would too, being a 2005 now

[@leytonjay]

There's loads THINGS YOU DIDNT KNOW videos about BTTF, this is the best one! Well done guys, another triumph of excellent research and great writing. Love you! x

[@SmithDoe]

I think I must know BTTF trilogy Way too much, since I already knew almost everything on that list (Ok I have to admit, I didn't know about that shirt/bandana thing)

[@sciverzero8197]

I can only imagine Shineburg's Spaceman from Pluto suggestion was purely out of misunderstanding of what the movie was about. Being so far up the ladder, I doubt he had any idea what the movies his underlings' underlings were managing were about. Kind of like how CEO's don't know much about the products their subdvision captians are in charge of. Or like how basically anyone not directly involved in any office project doesn't know anything about that project... Or like how 60% of people directly involved in the project don't know anything about the project. Spielberg probably walked in an diplomatically stated "the movie's about time travel, not aliens" and did the 80's equivalent of a mic drop and left.

[@orphansoup]

Its now 35 years old

[@susie154]

Your personality makes these more enjoyable 😀😁😁

[@TelloTube]

No joke, I have actually met one of the two daughters of Charles Fleischer, either Jessica or Rachel I do not remember. I only remember that it was one of them because after filming a little short movie, a woman claimed to be the daughter of Charles and used terry from BTTF 2 as a way to prove it due to my short movie being based on time travel as well.

[@Eagle8599]

Definitely need a Part 2 and would absolutely love a Who Framed Roger Rabbit video!

[@timlozoya7614]

"who framed roger rabbit?" Do it. hey, hey....do it.

[@JamesInYourArea51]

Thanks for the vid! I would love to see a part 2 for Back to the Future, as well as a Who Framed Roger Rabbit video! Great movies!

[@matthewleonard371]

"this sh*t is going to be wholesome as f*ck" LOLOLOL

[@branteiasfitnessvideos2856]

I knew every single one of these. Even the bonus things.

[@CharlesHarsley]

Same!

[@brandonharris3679]

Bran & Teia's Fitness Videos Thats why they add the "probably" in there

[@NicosMind]

Yip, and Spielberg did it in an insulting way, sending a memo "got the memo about the title change. You gave us all a good laugh down in the studio". Or words to that affect :D

[@Master_WannaBe_]

Spacemen from Pluto? This why you don't let studio executives try to take over your movies.

[@Topzapper2]

please do a part two! Love this series btw

[@Drumming_Monkey]

that was the first "things you didn't know" video without a single fact that I didn't know already :D I just love back to the future

[@gabrielthearmenian]

wuv03 same here

[@retdrewclassic20]

Fox was AMAZING! I don’t think BTTF would be favourite movie with out Fox

[@KA-gy3lz]

Thank fucking god they called Back to the Future. It’s such a clever name

[@IamTheBuckethead]

I know a LOT about Back to the Future, but you actually got me on a few of these. Congrats! :)

[@SocialistDistancing]

Back to the Future was shot on Orange circle, in old orange California. They had to build fronts for stores and the library doesn't really exist there. Another front. But interesting to see. Some good pubs and stores there if you ever choose to visit. Stop by Link's. A great hotdog joint.