My First Time Watching BACK TO THE FUTURE!

[@dwmorse78]

You are some of the first reactors I've seen to notice the Twin Pines/Lone Pine easter egg. There are a ton of little things like that in the movie.

[@sparksdrinker5650]

Name 4 more

[@toniheikkila5607]

One reactor got something that I hsdnt realised in all these decades. "Is she wearing purple dress because of his underwear... Does she think its his favorite color?"

[@0okamino]

It’s a great benefit of a reactor who gets obsessed with details. 😄

[@BigGator5]

Several people have noticed. It's rare, but not the only ones. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍

[@DW.Strangeman]

Not an 'easter egg' it's part of the narrative. Marty runs one over which changes the future/present.😉

[@residentfan1521]

12:48 it’s not explained in the movie but one of the writers said that the backstory is that when Marty was 13 he snuck into Doc’s lab. Doc had a reputation for being a weird hermit. Upon seeing Doc’s inventions, Marty was genuinely impressed and Doc was happy that someone in town actually saw him as an inventor and not some crazy guy. Marty becomes his assistant. I don’t remember if they mention it in the movies at any point but Doc pays Marty for his services so it’s a part time job, proving that when Strickland calls him a slacker it’s because he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about. Marty is 17 in this movie so he has been working for Doc for 4 years.

[@EdgyNumber1]

Ahh... right! I did get the feeling he was like his young lab assistant or something.

[@MrKeychange]

I always assumed Marty worked for him, but I never heard the details before. Sweet.

[@robbob5302]

Interesting!

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

the backstory was eventually revealed in a comic book

[@LubbockBabesFan]

No they don't mention Marty working for Doc part time in any of the movies.

[@stephanginther9051]

7:48 You guys singing along with the opening song makes this reveal even better. The studious guy with the loudspeaker that says they're too loud? That was Huey Luis of Huey Luis and The News, who wrote 'The Power Of Love' as well as the song Marty's band was playing.

[@Ernie_Centofanti]

9:26 Even back in 1985, it was illegal in California (where this movie takes place) to have an open container in an automobile. Drinking beer while driving was a major no-no, but Biff didn’t care.

[@hennakettunen8755]

What would you expect from someone who says Make like a tree and get out of here. 🤭🤦 He wasn't the sharpest.

[@shons2760]

39 years later, and I STILL get chills when the DeLorean flies towards the screen at the end!

[@0okamino]

It always brings me _Back In Time._

[@wilsonbedoya1184]

Right?!! The feeling is like no other bro... it hits home

[@hennakettunen8755]

Same.. The first trip, Einie's time travel, defo does the same. 🤩

[@uncommon_niagara1581]

Old Man Peabody and his son Sherman is a reference to Mr Peabody & Sherman; a pair of time travellers from the Rocky & Bullwinkle show.

[@raybernal6829]

They have no idea who Rocky and Bullwinkle are 😕

[@treetopjones737]

@@BlackavarWD "Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat."

[@nellgwenn]

@@treetopjones737 Again? Nothing up my sleeve. Presto! Time to get a new hat. And now here's something we hope you really like.

[@mrsrevan1]

@@treetopjones737 This time for SURE!

[@DocLathropBrown]

I like that Meg picked up on the finer elements of this movie--it is first-and-foremost a comedy, but it actually does do a lot of great stuff in the background--character work, explorations of kids and their parents and even a finer point about being careful about how you live your life, for your kids... or even enjoying what you have while you have it. Marty hated/was disappointed with his father at the beginning of the movie, but meeting him at his own age and seeing what his father was struggling with made Marty finally connect with/understand his father. And then Marty's desperate attempt to save his best friend's life with a warning--how many of us wish we had the exact same chance with someone we lost? Based on everything I've seen over the years, I'm pretty confident in saying that I believe BTTF is the most popular movie of all time--the only people who don't like BTTF, it seems, are people who haven't seen it yet. It's just a masterclass of filmmaking.

[@TerribleEnglish]

I never got how it was called a comedy. It has a lot of funny moments, sure, but that's not the point of the movie at all.

[@DocLathropBrown]

@@TerribleEnglish Actually, it is. It's categorized as a comedy officially and everyone involved were intending to make a comedy. Eric Stoltz was fired as Marty specifically for playing it too straight. The thing is that not all comedies have to be completely unserious or wacky/goofy. BTTF understands this and it walks a fine line, because everyone involved in the production were firing on all cylinders.

[@TerribleEnglish]

@@DocLathropBrown I don't agree that it's a comedy, or that it should be categorized that way. I guess it doesn't fit into the basic genres of comedy, sci-fi, action, etc. Ghostbusters, Star Wars and Indiana Jones have lots of funny character moments too, but they're not comedies just because they're fun, you know. I mean, if someone said they wanted to put on a comedy movie, no one would suggest Back To The Future.

[@treetopjones737]

You'll get arguments unless you say ONE OF the most. Agreement will never come on just ONE film.

[@treetopjones737]

Ghost Busters was made as a comedy, BTTF was made as a comedy, SW and Indiana Jones were not made as comedies.

[@c-rontv608]

Omg you’re gonna love this franchise! My roomates/friends introduced back to the future to me and I LOVED it

[@lithiumgreen105]

And don’t forget there’s the Telltale Games game too, which is set after the films!

[@CaddyJim]

The movie ends on a cliffhanger with no plans for a sequel but it was so successful in the sequels were actually mostly filmed simultaneously or back-to-back originally written as one but broken up into two to make a trilogy

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

they even said that if they knew that they were going to do a sequel they would've never put Jennifer in the car with them

[@Ernie_Centofanti]

8:55 According to the inflation calculator, 25¢ back in 1985 would be worth about 72¢ today. Not a huge change, but a significant one.

[@brichan1851]

Caleb, I think you should show Meg Short Circuit. She is gonna LOVE Number 5! Also, if she likes it, she should see Short Circuit 2. If you haven’t seen them, you should join her, so we can see your reaction, too. Also, I hope we get the whole Back to the Future Trilogy. You two are too cute together.

[@markjohnson2079]

“Ronald Reagan!? The actor!?” in 1955 would be just as wild as saying “Donald Trump” to a person in 1985…

[@davewhitmore1958]

Both horrible choices . . .

[@smdias65]

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fred Dalton Thompson, Jessie Ventura, Fred Grandy. A number of actors also became politicians.But, yes, only a couple became president.

[@Reggie2000]

I feel like this applies to any president. I mean, which president was presidential material 20 to 30 years out? At least Trump in 1985 built a successful skyscraper, and was rapidly building an expansive empire.... on borrowed money and junk bonds. 😅 Most of our presidents, from Lincoln to FDR look like loser choices a few decades prior.

[@davewhitmore1958]

@@Reggie2000 6 bankrupted businesses say otherwise . . .

[@Reggie2000]

@davewhitmore1958 Say what otherwise? What did I write that 6 bankrupt businesses say otherwise? 🤔

[@lordmorklen5166]

It's amazing how recognizable Alan Silvestri is, from Back to the Future to The Mummy Returns to The Avengers - you feel this electricity in your bones and your mind goes "Yupp, that's Alan."

[@Progger11]

Lol The Mummy Returns

[@lordmorklen5166]

@@Progger11 ???

[@brendanfalvy1281]

Except that I can't watch Predator without hearing Back to the Future and vice versa lol

[@TheBlarggle]

Everything that happened in the beginning of the movie actually happened. There is no "time-loop" where Doc never died. He dies in the mall parking lot, and then Marty goes back in time to change everything. Time travel has to "start" somewhere, and the very first time that time travel happened was in the Twin Pines mall parking lot.

[@bdc1117]

Time travel has to start somewhere, but it still creates unresolvable paradoxes once it occurs, certainly if you're allowed to go back and then return. Marty's impact on the future of his family would have been much greater than the movie assumes, and the new future would have been less predictable overall (if nothing else because physical interactions in nature are to a large extent effectively random and unpredictable, gene mutations for example, so a replay of the same time period starting from the exact same place would never yield the same results twice even without Marty's interference). Why would Marty's 2.0 parents not remember their encounter with him in 1955? Why would they be in the same house even? He and Doc should not have been able to assume that, once having altered future events, he could still expect Doc to be in the same parking lot at the same time by fast-forwarding there. If you can change the future by traveling to the past, then you can't also return to the original future, before time travel happened, and have it all be as though the time travel didn't happen yet, give or take a few details -- that's more like an ability to hop between parallel universes, for which you need more than a flux capacitor my friend.

[@treetopjones737]

Hypothetically of course, if someone had a TM and went back and killed Hitler before the Nazis took power, it would not have "always been true."

[@treetopjones737]

Yes, what actually happened is Marty creates a new "skewed" timeline ( like discussed in part II ) where magically his parents are very cool and understanding, Biff is 180 deg. from being the creep he was, and Marty gets his dream car, though everything else ( the story assumes ) is pretty close to his original life. This is when we mention this is just a comedy for fun, not a "what would time travel actually do to alter reality" type story.

[@shmick6079]

@@bdc1117yes, it absolutely creates unresolvable paradoxes, but it’s best leaving it to fiction and not trying to get your head around every aspect of it.

[@Ernie_Centofanti]

@@bdc1117 I agree with just about everything you’ve said, but given those problems, there wouldn’t be a movie. So we’re stuck with just having to do a suspension of disbelief.

[@michaelconnor1542]

This movie is studied in film schools. It is often referred to as the "perfect" film.

[@wjgo6925]

The GOAT Trilogy

[@txheadshots]

One of the best trilogies… perfect as is and comes full circle while not overriding each other

[@Laurie473]

Meg found the Character with the 3-D Glasses such a riot !! 😆 His character name in the credits..... " 3-D" 😁 Also one of Biff's other Goons..., Is Billy Zane !! his debut !

[@BigGator5]

I actually find it galling that a woman with pink hair making fun of a guy with 3-D glasses. Irony is clearly dead. Go with God and Be Safe from Evil. 😎 👍

[@echobucket]

I think he's based on a famous photograph from the 50s of a bunch of kids all wearing 3-D glasses....

[@treetopjones737]

Vote Blue to prevent evil.

[@inthesticks1298]

The 3d guy was Casey Siemaszco who played Charlie Bowdrie in Young Guns. The "too darn loud" guy was rocker Huey Lewis, the lead singer of the band that sang "Power of Love" and "Back in Time" for the soundtrack

[@xpressivebex7162]

Iv seen so many reactions and i gotta say i really apreciate how you took the time to look in the background e g taking note of gas prices and where shops are. Directors create this world for us to explore and somtimes its missed ha ha. I always check the background actors are really doing thier part n find other easter eggs . both films were filmed together so it just works. Time travel concepts are so difficult but the fact it has everything else too , romance, history , relatable experiences, life lessons its like a perfect movie or atleast a standard . Great reaction guys 👍

[@treetopjones737]

No, the original film was not intended to have a sequel, but it was a huge success so they went for creating a sequel, filming the two following stories at the same time and dividing it up as two films ( which avoided aging and other possible problems ).

[@xpressivebex7162]

​@@treetopjones737 yes you are right there it was intended to be a stand alone movie I was meant to say 2 n 3 was filmed together my bad think I deleted it out of comment by accident 🤦 great benefit of using same clips it's better way to be consistent in my opinion and more fun to find Easter eggs great idea to make it a trilogy tho always a classic 😁😇

[@brianlafrazia8237]

This is the prefect movie. So much fun. Every scene has importance - you’re constantly entertained. Nostalgia factor for multiple generations. Poking fun at the imperfections of different time periods. Such a clever script with a great story flow. Just awesome.

[@TheBlarggle]

If you like details you are gonna love this movie, and the other two. They are FULL of them. All kinds of foreshadowing, references, detail changes due to time travel. So much stuff. And all of it connects from movie to movie.

[@Jimmer93]

Congratulations! You're the first reactor I've seen to pick up on the Mall name change from Twine Pine to Lone Pine! Finally someone who was actually paying attention during the movie! Hahaha 😉😄

[@treetopjones737]

+s

[@CyberManor]

You planning on watching the other two?

[@MegMageReacts]

Yes!

[@CyberManor]

@@MegMageReacts Cool. Can’t wait!

[@jabecker21]

Warning: In case no one has told you there is a full preview for episode three at the end of episode two. When you watch two make sure you stop it immediately after it says To Be Concluded…. Or you will see major spoilers for three.

[@dsscam]

7:33 I guess I'll be the first of many to tell you that the judge at the beginning of the movie saying Marty was "too darn loud" was Huey Lewis- the Writer and Singer of the two songs in the film (the #1 Billboard chart topper at the time of the movie's release "The Power of Love," the song Marty's band was playing, and its flip-side which also did well on the charts, "Back In Time" despite not officially being released as the B side-back when records sold was how Billboard ranked songs as opposed to the streaming methods they have today. 33:16 Marty accidentally ran over one of the two pine trees at the entrance to Peabody’s farm while driving the DeLorean which is what Peabody yelled at Marty as he was shooting when he knocked out his own mailbox. I love Meg's brilliant analysis, taking the classic's premise to another level.

[@uncommon_niagara1581]

I believe Marty's band was 'the News' part of Huey Lewis & the News.

[@ericmishima]

sorry I believe Marty says "we're the Pinheads" But Marty has a SPORTS poster in his room.

[@williamdean4775]

One thing that is never touched upon is why is Marty so confident and different from his siblings. It is because of the influence of Doc since he was 13-14. Like when he tells his Dad.. if uou out your mind to it you can accomplish anything.. thats advice he got from Doc. Then passed it on to the younger version of his dad.

[@anyone4acupoftea]

OMG! This was SUPER fun watch this with you guys!

[@no_rubbernecking]

$0.25 in 1984/85 is roughly $0.75 today. Average personal income back then in the U.S. was in the 20s. The cheapest decent rent in a typical metro was approximately 150-200 a month. Regular gas ranged from about $0.70 - $1.00 . Of course i also filled my Tercel tank in summer of 1999 in Kansas City, Missouri for exactly $8 at $0.75 a gallon, but that price only lasted about a week, Lol.

[@Reggie2000]

I remember that week! It was surreal, because a few years earlier, like maybe 96 or something, gas was a buck 30 in Dallas and everyone freaked out! Lol Truth be told though, over all, pre 9-11, gas eas mostly cheap imo. I used to put in 3 bucks to start my pizza delivery shift quite regularly.

[@no_rubbernecking]

@@Reggie2000 Yep, all of that was the same in KC and in Florida where i was before. In the mid 90s i'd routinely put in a buck 50 or $2 and be good for the next 24-36 hours. If i wanted to be good for a week, i'd put in 8 or 9 and get about 5/8 of a tank.

[@Malicidal]

I just wanted to say that I enjoyed your reaction and analysis. I have hope for the future when I see young people like you both. Looking forward to seeing you guys complete this trilogy. Peace!

[@cmrobbins88]

This is just a good movie. Great acting, an amazing adventure, fantastic cast and musical score. This is up there in the pantheon of blockbuster movies.

[@videoeaudio1]

When Marty arrives in 1955, there is a mayor candidate being annouced called Red Thomas. Marty convinces Goldie to be the future mayor, and when he returns to 1985, it's "Red" that is sleeping on the bench.

[@tomdowling638]

I missed that one.

[@passionsquietrage]

I never noticed that, there are so many details in this trilogy.

[@seanmonahan]

This is false. The "Red" theory was debunked by Bob Gale on the dvd commentary. They're not the same person.

[@Johnadams20760]

oh btw, so in the beginning, the family was wathing TV of something black and white. it was the episode of ralph dressing up as a man from space so when marty said "hey i've seen this one" he literally just saw it

[@lithiumgreen105]

The Back to the Future films have a special place in my childhood. I grew up watching these movies all the time on my old VHS tapes. I went to Universal Studios Florida and went on the ride when it was there, and it was one of the best theme park experiences of my life. These movies are just magical. I think you’re gonna love them (and cry during Part III, lol). Also, you should play the Telltale Games of BttF after watching that movies!❤

[@BigSplenda1885]

When you said your van as a child had built-in TVs i realized how young you are, wow!! When i was a kid the back seats of the cars we had still had built-in aluminum ashtrays!!

[@timharrod]

Meg gets a trophy for spotting LONE PINE MALL on FIRST viewing. Extremely rare!

[@Famin999]

I always thought it would be funny if Marty got back to 1985 and found out that he was now named "Calvin" lol

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@BillMcSwain]

Fun fact: the critic that said, “I’m afraid you’re just too darn loud,” is actually Huey Lewis!

[@timgardner3681]

The most perfectly written plot ever. Silly, funny, of course. But perfect.

[@andmicbro1]

One thing I've never thought of before, the day Doc invents time travel someone from the future appeared telling him he invented a time machine. From his perspective as soon as he thought it up it was created.

[@MrKINSM]

A quarter in 1985 adjusted for inflation is worth about 75 cents now, fyi.

[@glamourisbest]

Thank you. I didn’t understand where he came up with $5

[@treetopjones737]

Yes. A huge jump in inflation would be from '55 to now.

[@serge014]

7:25-Michael J Fox was around 23 years old when this movie was shot

[@LondonCelt]

One of the great trilogies of all time, a classic

[@LadoTsulukidze]

Umm... it's not propaganda. Libyan terrorists did exist (and still do). That doesn't mean all Libyans are bad or that movie says so... so I don't get what it has to do with propaganda

[@MegMageReacts]

It was more a commentary on how western media presents “terrorists” to western audiences. More often than not, we get the image of irrational and almost cartoonishly violent men (almost always Arab) trying to completely unravel “freedom” or “the American way.” Whatever the creators want the audience to believe. We weren’t saying the movie is presenting ACTUAL propaganda. We’re saying it’s a play on how Western media, especially American media, uses caricatures (in this case, angry violent brown men shooting machine guns and rocket launchers) to scare audiences into accepting said caricatures as truth. In this sense, it’s almost ANTI-propaganda because it’s such a ridiculous and over-the-top scene. It’s not far off from how Arab men are actually treated by our media conglomerates though. People still eat it up and accept it as accurate. The War on Terror is a prime example. Media from that time is rife with caricatures and misrepresentations of people western governments decided were the villiains…when, in reality, the war on terror was built on a lie and entire nations are still demonized for that lie… - Caleb

[@CaddyJim]

Just started watching & she loves (Details) lets see if she notices the little things that change between the future & current time. [Also the Easter eggs in each movie that connects them]

[@CaddyJim]

I love her attention to detail I think she's only the second reactor I've seen notice twin pine mall turned to Lone Pine Mall. Can't wait for her to see details change in the other movies

[@dahveed72]

I have seen this film dozens of times and I never noticed the Lone Pine Mall sign. Thank you. Thank you.

[@chrispruett81]

I have watched A LOT of reactions to this movie/trilogy... and this reaction was one of the best I have watched/enjoyed.. Subscribed!! Hope you do the next 2 very quickly! It is best to watch all 3 quickly.. one great story/trilogy! You will love them and love the way it ends! At the end of Part 2.. make sure to stop it when it says "To Be Concluded" cause after that.. they show a trailer for part 3.. and you shouldn't spoil anything for yourself.. Trust me.. you will enjoy it more going in blind!! :)

[@tremorsfan]

In the first draft, the time machine was built out of an old refrigerator. The studio made them change that for fear that children would try to imitate the movie.

[@CaddyJim]

These great classic Movies *(Back to the Future) (Terminator) (Gremlins) (Rocky)* are cold war movies. Also all have positive lessons for young people watching

[@tvdroid22]

Not Einstein. It was Thomas Edison. The megaphone judge was Huey Lewis, the singer of "The Power of Love." Two was a little chaotic, but necessarily so, but still good, and three really restored the order and ended well. It's amazing that this movie was rejected multiple times. Nobody wanted it.

[@thomasgraham1138]

A decent car alternator can put out close to 1800 usable watts so theoretically you could run a microwave in a car if you have a plug with enough of a wiring gage to handle it....

[@lithiumgreen105]

3:15 it was Eric Stoltz who was cast initially after Michael J. Fox was unavailable due to his commitment to Family Ties at the time. However, when Stoltz didn’t work out, they managed to get Fox and work around his busy schedule to make these films, but Michael J. Fox was always their first choice to play Marty. Many of the scenes in this movie were filmed at night because that was the only time of day Fox was able for filming.

[@lithiumgreen105]

3:30 it was Stuart Townsend who was initially cast as Aragorn in LotR, but when he backed out, they were able to get Viggo Mortensen at the last minute. The LotR movies are my favorite film trilogy, btw. Back to the Future is a close second!

[@aaronbeatdown]

Worth noting that Stoltz by all accounts wasn't bad, but he was known for dramatic acting, which is why they wanted Fox in the first place.

[@lithiumgreen105]

@@aaronbeatdown bingo. They knew this movie would be better with a lead actor capable of doing comedy extremely well. Michael J. Fox makes this movie feel timeless, no pun intended

[@treetopjones737]

@@lithiumgreen105 Family Ties had been a big success for him ( and was a fairly intelligent comedy ).

[@keeneym]

Caleb, I also had a small box tv and power inverter for trips in my van as a kid.

[@davidyunkunis7217]

I was your age in the 80’s…and let me tell you…it was glorious! Music…movies…parties…malls…arcades…dances…etc. It was much more social. The world has always had problems…racism, etc, but, believe it or not, I actually think it’s worse now. Unfortunately, every generation has a-holes. I think people were able to laugh at themselves more back then and not be offended by everything. Loved your reaction. This was a great movie and so glad you enjoyed it.

[@corran9361]

The man telling Marty he is too loud is actually Huey Lewis From Huey Lewis & The News who own the song Marty was playing for the tryouts.

[@brendanfalvy1281]

Oddly enough, Fujitsu made a console in Japan in the early 90s specifically for use in the car called the FM Towns Car Marty. I believe the "Marty" is a reference to Back to the Future.

[@daffy72]

The same actor playing older and younger versions of themselves with makeup has been in movies for like 100 years. No hyperbole. And goes back hundreds of years if you count theater

[@Ernie_Centofanti]

48:28 The generation before the Baby Boomers is called the Silent Generation. They are also sometimes referred to as the Traditionalist Generation. Their birth years typically range from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s.

[@justarandomveryintelligent8934]

So here's the details on the casting of Marty McFly. The director, Robert Zemeckis, wanted Michael J Fox for the role from the get go but Fox was on a sitcom called Family Ties and they couldnt work out scheduling so they had to look elsewhere. They got Eric Stolz. Now Stolz wasn't a bad guy or mean to the rest of the cast. He was a method actor who had just come off of an Oscar nominated drama called Mask where he played the lead role. As a method actor, Eric had to get into the character and in action scenes he had to go more real. Like he'd asked for real punches and basically treat it like a real fight. He also asked to be referred to as Marty on set. Most importantly Zemeckis just felt like Stolz wasn't landing the comedic tone the way he wanted. They shot the scene where Biff and Marty pick a fight in the school cafeteria and pretty much the beginning of the movie up until the scene at the mall. During filming of the mall scene was when Zemeckis decided to fire Stolz and at that point they went to work ironing out a schedule for Michael J Fox and they got him. They had to reshoot everything with Fox but rumor has it that they kept some shots with Stolz in the film.

[@lennygriffin1149]

Not only one of the best movies of all time but it’s the first part of one of the best trilogies of all time.

[@bidwell13]

7:28 he was filming “Family Ties” when he made this movie. During the week he would go from “Family Ties” in the day then he’d be driven over to the “Back to the Future” set to film night scenes then on the weekends he’d film the day scenes. 9:00 actually only 72cents. 15:32 when I had to collect for the paper subscriptions I delivered I always enjoyed sitting with the older customers that lived in the area before most of the houses were built. 17:45 that’s Billy Zane behind Biff. 30:23 it’s interesting that they waited until their third kid to use the name Marty. 32:53 the drunk was the mayor from 1955. 33:26 cause Marty ran over a pine when leaving the farm in 1955 and for some reason he didn’t replant it. 34:06 it would’ve been just like Einstein earlier in the car. Marty just brought himself back a little earlier. 37:31 there will never be a remake or any other versions of it while Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis is alive. They’ve shot down so many scripts. I love how all three movies are so focused on the set looking very similar and in different eras the same business but different name. 40:03 I’d love to be able to go back and see my parents younger. My dad had a brain tumor before I was born and most my life he was disabled and not his strong self. He was still determined to do things but my three brothers each had a different father cause of our age difference we got him at a different point. My oldest brother got him before his tumor. My life would be drastically different if he was healthier cause he had so many plans.

[@CaddyJim]

The cartoon *(Rick & Morty)* is loosely based on the relationship of *Doc & Marty* from *Back to the Future*

[@Dej24601]

Drinking while driving was NEVER legal. Laws were passed as far back as 1910. Over the decades, some states allowed “open containers” in the car, but if you were found to have been drinking, no, that was never legal.

[@kirkdarling4120]

It was "open containers" that was illegal.

[@shadowfire_08]

Caleb with the Dirty Birds shirt 🦅 CAW-CAW, KIRK COUSINS BABY 7:45 that’s actually Huey Lewis (Power of Love & Back in Time songs in the movies) 😂😂 hilarious saying “you’re just to darn loud”

[@lithiumgreen105]

There are a few more rock star cameos coming up in the next movies!

[@shadowfire_08]

@@lithiumgreen105 I’m actually at Pt 3 concert (Skynyrd & ZZ)

[@AngryEwok]

They literally filmed most of the movie with a different actor and reshoot it with M.J. Fox

[@demonfedor3748]

That movie trilogy is my absolute favorite since early childhood! Funny thing is I got a Back to the future cartoon before the movie trilogy. I still remember the day when my mom bought the entire trilogy on VHS tapes way back in 1996. I think I still have them somewhere.

[@heyhocodyo97]

One of the guys is Biffs crew is actor Billy Zane and i believe the 3D glasses guy is actually called 3D in the credits

[@passionsquietrage]

Fun fact: the song that plays while Marty is racing to school at the beginning is "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News, and Huey Lewis happens to be the guy who told Marty and his bad they were too loud. This movie could not have been cast better(thank god Eric Stoltz was let go and replaced with Michael)! Fox and Lloyd have insane chemistry both on and off screen and are still close friends to this day.

[@Rickhorse1]

Another "attention to details" easter egg in the movie was near the end - the band at the dance is the "Marvin Berry Band". When Marty plays the song "Johnny B Good", the injured Marvin phones his brother Chuck, saying he found his new song for him. Of course, the real Chuck Berry is generally credited with the first true rock n roll song in the 50s....Johnny B Good. 🙂

[@treetopjones737]

The first rock ’n roll record was ‘Rocket 88’, recorded by Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee 1951. Jackie Brenston and co. were actually Ike Turner And His Kings Of Rhythm, and rock ’n roll was little more than a slang term for sex.

[@CaddyJim]

picking up on some of your ideology surprised you didn't notice the future time machine not only fly's but runs on renewables/trash

[@gunkulator1]

48:11 The generation that preceded the Baby Boomers was called The Silent Generation. The generation before that who were the parents of the Baby Boomers and who fought in WWII, were called the Greatest Generation. Like Gen X, the Silent Generation is/was a small generation. They're sometimes called The Children of the Great Depression since that is when most of them were born.

[@treetopjones737]

Not entirely correct, plenty of parents of us younger boomers did NOT fight in WW II. Last boomer year was 1964.

[@pat1cust2]

The same actors played both parents in both decades (prosthetics were used for the 1985 versions.)

[@michaelpytel3280]

There are a lot of details in the early part of the movie that are important later on. You recognized the change of the mall from Twin Pines to Lone Pine. Then the Clock tower struck by lightening, the way Marty's parents met, Uncle Jailbird Joey, Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. The parallels between Marty and George feeling insecure and lacking confidence .

[@jmhaces]

I always wondered if the Geroge McFly from the newer better timeline saw Star Wars twenty years later and simply assumed that there was this crazy alien called Darth Vader who liked to threaten kids named George into making good life decisions and writing sci-fi stories.

[@ripleyjlawman.3162]

Nice head canon. (Headcanon is an individual’s interpretation of the events/world of a work of fiction, canon is the literal events of said work of fiction/franchise, sequels and prequels can be rendered non-canon by original creators at any point, if the ideas and events put forward don’t align with their own creative vision, an example being the Halloween franchise, continuity is when there’s internal consistency with characters, objects and places and plots involving them, between appearances, for example plot holes/errors are when something breaks the internal consistency or continuity of a story, for example a character might be stated to have nieces, nephews, or to be an aunt or uncle to a child of unspecified gender, as such implying the existence of brothers, sisters or non-gendered siblings, an plot hole/continuity error would be later episodes saying that the only relative the character has is a sibling who never had kids, if there’s no indication that the previously mentioned siblings with kids died, and/or their kids died with them, then it’s a continuity error.)

[@0okamino]

Yeah, maybe even specifically Californian kids named George, since Lucas is originally from Modesto.

[@treetopjones737]

Maybe George convinced himself it was just a dream he had of that alien. Personally, I'd wonder if the future cool George kept this guy Marty helping him a secret, and his wife kept quiet about this unusual boy she knew. Marty would keep quiet because he wouldn't want to upset his new cooler life.

[@Sherman1fan]

(Cameo) Huey Lewis said, "you're too darn loud" to his own song. Part II & III filmed together, 1 year wait between them. Part II used (as you will see) "new" or better technology for the first time (or something like that).

[@torpedoboy4]

I saw this in the theater in 1985, and I was SO confused how they made those "old" actors look young. Not immediately realizing it's the other way around. Very effective make-up, and it's good to see new generations are just as impressed and confused by it all.

[@samyheath8103]

My favourite movie

[@thomasgraham1138]

I love that it is Huey Lewis who is the one telling him "they are too darn loud", and ironically Huey now suffers from extreme hearing loss....

[@Piquet2]

Was 10 years old when this movie came out and watched it at the local theater. Needless to say I was blown away. I really envy people who watch it for the first time now, but I do enjoy watching their reactions to this masterpiece of a trilogy. Even though it’s almost 40 years old it holds up remarkably well. Marty and Doc are so good together. The 2023 reunion was both heartwarming and heartbreaking for me to watch because of Fox’s health issues and Lloyd’s advanced age. 😢

[@GordoFunk555]

Marty’s band’s audition song is The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News. The Judge who tells Marty he’s “just too darn loud” is Huey Lewis himself 😊

[@nuno.picado]

Before boomers was the "silent" generation. Gen X came after boomers.

[@lazerbungalow]

Inflation calculator says a quarter in 1985 is 71 cents today.

[@raimat66]

No. The main premise for the whole story is that Marty messed up history and had to repair his faults. That's the plot.

[@joepowell7025]

These classics beat the pants off today's crap ...

[@Vorwen]

She didn’t lose her faith in men, just her own impulsive choices leading her to inevitable drudgery. And yeah, I liked you caught the Twin/Lone Pines thing 😊

[@glamourisbest]

I agree

[@cvetanyuchev5088]

Love your videos! Great commentary 😊 !

[@mythdusterds]

I never relived he was complaining about running over his pine trees. That makes more sense at the end with Lone Pines mall vs Twin Pines mall at the beginning of the film.

[@CaddyJim]

*Eric Stoltz* was initially cast as Marty McFly but was replaced by *Michael J. Fox* due to *Stoltz's* lack of comedic skills & intense method acting.

[@janetd5121]

When this came out the Libyans were in the news actually, taking down an airliner and all, so back in 1985 having Libyan terrorists actually made sense.

[@seanbumstead1250]

Also when they get back to the future instead of twin pine mall,you have lone pine, because Marty destroyed one of Peabody's pine trees

[@raybernal6829]

Lone Pine 😊

[@Fonny222]

During quarantine in 2020 the local outdoor theater reopened and this was one of the first movies they played. It sold out immediately and I couldn’t get tickets. But it’s a perfect movie for that type of throwback.

[@louiedavis4909]

I live a few minutes away from the mall where they filmed Back to the future. Of course, it's not called twin pines but on the 30th anniversary. My girlfriend got to take a picture In front of the sign when they change the name to twin pines mall for a day. I had to work so I couldn't be there.

[@raybernal6829]

So many fun facts about this movie. It is shown at college film courses as the almost perfect movie. The mall is located in Puente Hills CA about 25 miles east of LA. The mall sign is inside the mall though the mall has suffered the same fate as most males now. 😕

[@astralnomad]

@MegMage Reacts - heres some trivia for you - The teacher who said "Im afraid youre just too darnn loud" was Huey Lewis.. the guy that did the soundtrack for the movie lol - In the coffee shop, that was a lack of prosthetics on Biff... that was his actual normal look.. he was wearing prosthetics when you first saw him at the start of the movie to make him look older. - During filming, they wanted a real spit take from Michael when he takes a pull of the booze bottle in the car. normally there is just something like ice tea in it. They switched out the ice tea for real booze.. the spit take was legit - he didnt know there was real booze in the flask lol. - The girl that played Jennifer isnt in parts 2 and 3. She wound up having to give up her role because she needed to tend to her dying mother. The role was recast with Elizabeth Shue. - Crispin Glover (George McFly) also isnt in subsequent movies. He got too big for his britches and wanted to much money so they cut him loose. He then sued them when in subsequent movies they used his likeness and voice without his permission. The person playing him was another actor. - That wasnt real manure.. lol Tom Wilison (Biff) is actually a comedian.. he stirred things up with his "Question Song" which is about fans constantly bothering him about his BTTF days.. lol heres the song if you want to watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6iulIOIeLtpmKs

[@samgradyfilm]

You guys are chill and fun and not trying to mug for the viewers. Nice.

[@jerrywalters8885]

In part 2 and 3 Jennifer is played by Elizabeth Shue. Original actress mom got sick so couldn't be in follow ups

[@sheert]

4:27 The photos are Thomas Edison and Benjamin Franklin... (I had to look it up.) You can see Einstein on the right at 20:31.

[@zimzimzalabim5146]

Don't know if this has been mentioned or not, but the guy that sang Power or Love, Huey Louis (I think that was his name) was the guy in the gym that said the music was too loud.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Thomas Wilson, who played Biff, was actually a pretty good comedian and a real nice guy they say. He actually appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight show a few years before he made this film.

[@k.delpino1124]

Truly a phenomenon of the 1980s. Don't talk about this era of film without this classic. 1 of 2 films that starred Michael J. Fox in the same year while doing the tv series, Family Ties and one of Christopher Lloyd's most iconic roles ever. Blending the genres of science fiction, adventure and comedy in a way that was undenialble. Changing one's past or even altering the future of one place or many people does mess with your head at first. But it is all good fun and affected a lot of us as viewers, I watched this on video and was blown away by it at age 5. Huey Lewis and The News with their 2 songs (Power of Love, Back In Time) are true classics still great. One of Spielberg's legendary productions, No.1 film of 1985 and Oscar-winner for Best Sound Effects Editing. Wendie Jo Sperber (Marty's sister) passed away in 2005. By all means, please react to the sequels as they are perfection too.

[@gemini-tq1jv]

Here you are a small remrque to the end of the film... In 1955 the people thought that the cars of the 80th will be flying. refering to this: "where we going to, we don't need roads..."