*BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)* is a MASTERPIECE!! | First Time Watching | reaction/review

[@1031985]

If you look closely, the name of the mall changed from “Twin pine mall” to “Lone pine mall”. The reason is that when he goes back in time, he runs over one of two pines in the farm. That was such a tiny detail I caught after watching it like 20 times.

[@stephernoodle]

This is one of my favorite tidbits to share with people when this movie is on, it’s such a fun bit of continuity

[@HiddenWindshield]

There's a bunch of those little details. At the beginning of the movie, the little ledge under the clock is undamaged, but when Doc is climbing on the clock, a piece breaks off under his feet, and that piece is still missing at the end.

[@jbearclowater]

The episode of Jackie Gleeson that George watches over dinner in 1985 is the same episode Marty ends up watching with Lorraine's family.

[@laurakhancreations3845]

I was waiting for Oscar to comment on that since he usually picks up on the small things 😆

[@XRos28]

It was a hard one to catch, all right. Many, many watches... 😉

[@torontomame]

Michael J Fox did indeed have a huge career. It was sidelined when his Parkinson's condition worsened. But since then he's done a HUGE amount of work raising awareness, and raising money for research. All the while keeping a very positive persona. Canadians are incredibly proud to call him one of our own. 🇨🇦❤🇨🇦

[@GreatgunYu]

It’s sad how Parkinson’s got to him while he was still particularly young. I think Fox was showing signs during the late 90s, not sure though? But he is fighting and still here helping raise awareness!

[@Dd8505]

I thought that it was wonderful when he was supported on to the stage in his wheelchair to play on the main stage at Coldplay's headlining performance at Glastonbury this year.

[@jbearclowater]

@@GreatgunYu the Michael J Fox foundation has raised over 2 BILLION for Parkinson's research, marking itself as one of the biggest medical researchers into the disease!

[@michaelblaine6494]

He was arguably the biggest movie star in the world in 1985(along with Eddie Murphy)

[@artsysabs]

@@Dd8505yes! Loved seeing him rock out!

[@Jmiranda70]

George and Loraine’s relationship changes, because in the first timeline she falls in love with him out of pity, in the second timeline she sees him as her knight in shining armor and protector falling in love with him at first sight, changing their relationship dynamic forever

[@Crazyfrog41]

Not to mention he now has the confidence to stand up to bullys so they both have quite a bit of character development between them

[@TMDTheMaskDirector-ye5oe]

Changing it all for the better in multiple ways.😁

[@demo2823]

People often say the old movies are only good because of nostalgia, but I also only recently got to watch this trilogy and it's definitely a masterpiece, no nostalgia needed.

[@Atlas_Redux]

People do not often say that. The Back to the Future movies are literally taught in school as masterpieces in script writing still today.

[@TrippingHawk]

@@Atlas_Redux people definitely talk about old movies that way, are you high? I have plenty of favorites that I myself admit are good purely because of the nostalgia that aren't really "stand the test of time" movies.

[@Atlas_Redux]

@@TrippingHawk 44 years old. Never ONCE heard anyone say that. AND AGAIN, Back to the Future is, AGAIN, literally taught in school on how to write scripts.

[@TrippingHawk]

@@Atlas_Redux that's neat and all, but that doesn't make it not true. There are plenty of old movies that are only good because of nostalgia. Any 90s kid will say Encino Man is fantastic but in reality it's just a good memory of the 90s. Not every movie is a timeless classic lol you need to get out more or watch more movies.

[@infiad1275]

@@TrippingHawk True but "Blast From The Past" is a good memory from the 90's and a timeless classic.

[@belperite]

I will say it again, Lea Thompson is way underrated. She did a fantastic job of playing Lorraine across time periods

[@jbearclowater]

The old age makeup on her in the 1985 scenes is truly incredible.

[@Pixelologist]

She really was outstanding. And drop-dead gorgeous, to boot.

[@main9613]

Lea has been dominating the 80s. Shes like a semi Brat Pack member too

[@vegasbaby3669]

Agreed

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

I feel like Thomas Wilson deserves the most credit though, just for the sheer amount of roles he has to play across all the movies, but still similar enough to be recognized as Biff.

[@flashxdoe295]

to make you feel better about Biff and Marty's mom in the car...the actor that played Biff was constantly asking if she was ok. he did everything to make her comfortable in the scene. hes a hell of a guy

[@jowbloe3673]

And I believe her response was, "It's called acting."

[@thenightstar8312]

@@jowbloe3673 She never said anything of the sort. Rather she graciously accepted his well-meant concern.

[@Darth-Lesbian]

There seems to be a trend of actors playing bad guys who are actually really decent in real life 😂

[@torontomame]

​@Darth-Lesbian Yes! Apparently Danny Glover was a mess filming the scene in The Color Purple when Mister violently separates Celie and Nettie. The two young actresses were constantly being reassured, and they fully knew it was just acting (and they were amazing). But Danny Glover still felt absolutely horrible filming that scene.

[@thetruth72667]

Yea during a movie called “The Accused” with Jodi Foster there is a gang rape scene & the actors doing it were a mess. Jodi had to have heart to heart conversations with them cause they felt horrible. They tried to protect her & she was telling them “you have to really hold me down or it won’t look real” very awkward to film I can just imagine. I guess it happens a lot in movies for all kinds of different reasons. I know Leo had a problem & was a mess over the dialogue for Django. Jamie Foxx had to keep reassuring & encouraging him that he was fine. Samuel Jackson was just like “get over it muthafucka it’s just another Tuesday you fine” lol!!!

[@Sparc-qe1xp]

Marty only kept the flyer containing information about the lightning strike because Jennifer wrote her number and "I love you!" on it, or else he would've just thrown it away. If it wasn't for him keeping it, he wouldn't have known the time of the lightning strike. That's the power of love!

[@kasagure.]

27:41 the expression is supposed to go "make like a tree and leave (leaf)" but Biff is so thick that he doesn't know the rest of it

[@astralnomad]

the spit take marty does in the car at the dance was legit lol.. when filming, the crew swapped the liquid in the flask with real booze without telling Michael. they did it for 2 reasons - one, to get a realistic reaction, and two, it was funny as hell. they left the scene in.

[@Imaginationdiva016]

The *"Back To The Future"* trilogy will always be a classic, no matter the amount of rewatches it always manages to keep you on the edge of your seats

[@echowall5967]

The creators wanted the Time Machine to be a fridge but they changed it when they realized kids might try to reenact the scene The actor for Biff is so nice in real life. During the car scene he kept stopping the scene to make sure the actress for Lorraine was still ok with what they were doing The teacher who said he was too loud was the original performer of the song Marty was singing. (Power of Love by Hewey Lewis and the news)

[@ChefGamrLafs]

That'd be me if I had a villian role... "I didn't mean what I said about murdering your entire village and manipulating the people you love!!!"

[@Meteorite_Shower]

I cannot imagine how the movies would've played out if it was a fridge. It being a DeLorean is just so... _integral_ to the plot and action.

[@TherealRasdino]

Really trying to get all the details in one comment 😂 I salute you my friend. As a fellow BTTF fan 🫡

[@Osprey850]

@@Meteorite_Shower "If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 38.8 degrees, you're gonna see some serious sh**."

[@nnaann7788]

"you are telling me you built a time machine... out of a refrigerator?" "the way I see it if you are going to build a time machine out of an appliance, why not use the _coolest_ one?"

[@liljenborg2517]

Marty in the first Back to the Future is an ideal example of a flat character arc. He doesn’t change or learn much. His presence is a catalyst for change in all the other characters’ lives. Biff is a “perfect villain”. You hate him so much you long to see him get his comeuppance. And Tom Wilson just perfectly plays him.

[@HomeBrewHistoryandLore]

I never appreciated just how dark that scene is with Lorain and Biff in the car when I was a kid. Watching it as an adult and understanding just how scary that moment is, is wild!

[@williamshelton4318]

Biff arguably attempted vehicular homicide on Marty earlier. He’s more villainous than your average high school bully.

[@angelfishluva291]

Love when a reactor JUST starts the trilogy!!! I do hope you will also watch 2 and 3 they are so worth it.

[@spextrekid9410]

Marty's arc stretches over 3 movies. His dad was the one that had the most character arc in the first movie. The second and third changes focus on the characters. You are in for a treat. These movies are basically the perfect trilogy.

[@kaylapounds1359]

I think that's partly because of Crispin Glover opting out of the sequels. I'm not saying George would be a main character but I think he'd definitely have a bigger part, and definitely would have played the husband in part 3 instead of Michael playing it himself.

[@mikey90802]

Biff: “Now make like a tree and get out of here.” Oscar: spinning wheel of death

[@Eternal82Soul]

That might have been the best reaction I've seen to that yet.

[@saltymisfit6566]

Yeah, that blue screen of confusion is absolutely perfect

[@Migz2682]

Can't wait to see the payoff reaction

[@RudyTheKillerKlown]

“It’s leave! You sound like a damn fool when you say it wrong!”

[@sean_b_drummer]

The impetus of this story was literally the thought, I wonder what my parents were REALLY like when they were teenagers.

[@SC-gp7kt]

Yep. They all lie to us about their younger behavior 😂😂😂

[@jbearclowater]

I love how much you praise Christopher Lloyd's acting in this. The man is a phenomenal actor in SO many things, and he really brings such a perfect zaniness to the role.

[@irenemichelleanne]

LOL, I love him in Camp Nowhere...

[@Moviefan2k4]

Chris is truly a great talent; I actually met him way back in 2010 at a Dallas convention. What surprised me most of all, is how quiet and reserved he actually is.

[@maggieshevelew1693]

Anyone who wants to see the brilliance of Christopher Lloyd, watch his character in the sitcom “Taxi”. It’s the role that made him a star.

[@AdrianHilder]

​@@maggieshevelew1693I never missed an episode of Taxi back in the day. He was fabulous in that role for sure

[@avatarlhamo3063]

I would love so much to him to watch Sonnenfeld’s Addams Family 🥲

[@AlextheHistorian]

What you said about actors in the past being more animated and "acting between the lines" is so true. I don't know what it is, but today in most blockbuster movies, between the lines, the actor is either completely neutral and doing nothing, or they are doing some king of smouldering glare or posing for the camera. You pointed out how Michael J. Fox was spinning around as he was walking, showing that he was really lost...little details like that are missing from modern acting.

[@thenightstar8312]

That's a gross generalization you're making about "films today". Films today are all just as varied and different in their approaches as they were then, or at any time period.

[@dreamspan99]

​@@thenightstar8312 they're (pretty fairly) generalizing blockbuster movies, not all "films today" as you put it. Don't put something in quotes if you're not actually quoting what the person said.

[@AlextheHistorian]

@@dreamspan99 Thank you. You said what I would have replied, and did it very eloquently!

[@robbob5302]

Today, “acting between the lines” means you stop snorting coke just long enough to shoot a scene.

[@bodilhov9722]

Lots of easter eggs in this movie. One often overlooked is how the mall is called "Twin Pines Mall" before he travels to the past, and "Lone Pine Mall" after he's been to the past and hit one of Peabody's pines when he left the barn.

[@lornepribbeno3760]

Oh yes, I'm all in on this. You are gonna enjoy the others. The clock tower scene is definitely on the edge of your seat kind of thing. Brilliant film making.

[@shirw]

Took me forever to realize Doc's place at the beginning is his garage from the 50's! This is a great movie to re-watch and find little extras every time! I originally saw this at the movie theater with friends :)

[@jbearclowater]

I've seen this movie easily 20 times, and every time I watch it, there is something else to notice. It's one of the best screenplays ever written, in my opinion.

[@lennyvalentin6485]

You see a newspaper clipping in the very first scene about the Brown family mansion having burned to the ground, that's why he lives in his garage later on. Pretty big honkin garage too btw... :)

[@tracy4290]

@@lennyvalentin6485 The original house/mansion probably had not just a garage but a carriage house; some of them are easily 1,000 square feet!

[@hawkmaster381]

As many times as I’ve seen this movie, it never occurred to me as strange that Doc Brown discovered the secret to time travel on the SAME day that Marty’s parents met. Fascinating. You get kudos for noticing that! No one else that I’m aware of has pointed that out!

[@BeOurGeist]

Doc actually briefly comments on that in part 2, wondering if so much of significance happening in that small time period was just a giant coincidence or perhaps something more, before shrugging it off, probably recognizing there’s no way to ever know for sure. It’s a small moment of lampshading that I love.

[@robbob5302]

It is even conceivable George and Doc got knocked unconscious at the exact same time. (Later Marty and Doc.)

[@BeOurGeist]

@@robbob5302 Oh wow, you just blew my mind! All my years of watching this film countless times and picking up new things, but I never even considered that! You’re right though, and now I’m going to make it my head canon until proved otherwise.

[@robbob5302]

@@BeOurGeist Also interesting none of the weathermen saw that storm coming. Almost like it formed out of nothing. If Doc hadn’t hit his head, would that storm have even happened?

[@alistairrobinson3865]

Or that he saved himself with a bullet proof vest at the end, rather than just being somewhere else 😂

[@GaimeGuy]

Funny, when I was young I thought the "ANOTHER ONE OF THESE DAMN KIDS JUMPED IN FRONT OF MY CAR!" scene was about him being a reckless driver and hitting random pedestrians all over the place. Nope, it's about his high school daughter being an exhibitionist, always changing in front of her window, and other kids coming to the house for a peep show.

[@cooltube2000]

I thought it might be something to do with cars being a new thing, but I think you're right.

[@GaimeGuy]

@@cooltube2000 come on man, this is 1955. The Benz-Patent Motorwagon was built in 1885. The Model T started production in 1908

[@candicelitrenta8890]

Back in the fifties kids would jump in front of a car in order to sue for liable damages. That is what I am thinking they are referring to

[@Armaldo468]

@@cooltube2000 …Tell me you’re a young soul without telling me you’re a young soul. As OP already addressed, cars had already been around for quite some time by 1955. Bear in mind, ‘55 was only 69 years ago, as of 2024. Not exactly ancient history. (For the record, this isn’t coming from someone who remembers the 50’s like they were yesterday; I’m 31 as of this writing, having been born in 1993. I am an extremely old soul, though, and I tend to view these things through the lens of someone who has been on this Earth a very, very long time.) And it’s not even an issue of cars not yet being commonplace back then, either, as they had already been fairly widely used for a good few decades.

[@milostewart8738]

HA!!! I’ve seen this movie over a thousand times and you just made it click for me that that’s what he’s talking about! 😅

[@DrumManDan]

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… I love being a marshmallow

[@BLV_23]

Same man

[@taltal_94]

Me too! ❤🙂

[@MorganAllison-bt9rn]

Literally, he does the best reactions

[@TheFoxdaWa]

Same

[@lechat8533]

I couldn`t have said it any better❤

[@BadAssSykO]

The DMC DeLorean was a huge failure. It was only manufactured between January 1981 til December 1982. Not long after people purchased the car did they notice how badly made they were. One of the biggest problems with the car was it sometimes just wouldn't start or as you were driving it, the engine would randomly turn off. DMC lost tons of money and was forced to file for bankruptcy in early 1983. They only produced less than 10,000. After this movie in 1985, the car became pretty popular, but was extremely rare.

[@RossCastro]

Was about to comment about this after hearing his commentary on "bad product placement". At the time the joke was that Doc Brown built a time machine on a joke or a car that was prone too so much troubles. It's essentially like if Doc Brown built a time machine out of a Tesla or Cybertruck because he thought it was cool.

[@skyraider87]

​@RossCastro but the DeLoreon _is_ cool, unlike the cybersuck, I mean cyberfuck, I mean cybercuck, I mean cybertruck. It does actually have an interesting origin story too

[@TheHighSorcerer]

The new DeLorean company(under new corporate ownership) is releasing an electric car, the DMC Alpha5. It looks slick af but they didn't remember why the gull-wing doors just do not work and then on top of that they're setting the price point at like 140k USD.

[@Cloningmaster55]

And didn't John Delorean smuggle cocaine as well and got sent to prison for it or was that just a rumour?

[@jonathanadnitt7704]

@@Cloningmaster55 I think he was caught trying to buy drugs to the sell to keep the company afloat , but it was a sting operation but i think he ultimately got off on a technicality.

[@IDyce88]

florence nightingale effect is when a nurse or carer of some kind feels so sorry for their patient that they mistake it for love and become obsessed with them. It was the plot of the famous Stepehn King book Misery

[@thesupersonicstig]

Lorraine: “Marty… what a nice name. I think I’ll name my THIRD child after him…”

[@Timelord79]

Well her Dad said he’d disown her if she ever had a child named Marty. I let you connect the dots why she felt ok naming her third child that…

[@concettasorvillo3719]

@@Timelord79 maybe the first one is after her father and the second, being a girl, wasn't suited for the name? I thought the same tho, good joke but 😆

[@vegasbaby3669]

@@Timelord79- actually, Lorraine’s dad said: “Lorraine, if you ever HAVE A CHILD, that acts like that, I’ll disown you”

[@ProfDanielVargas]

It was probably just in the back of their mind. It's a guy they met for a week years earlier.

[@ProfDanielVargas]

​@@Timelord79 He didn't say if she had a child named Marty, but if she had a kid like him.

[@thialexandre00]

This movie is a masterclass of screen writing... EVERY scene and every line of dialog in this movie has a purpose... it's wonderful!!

[@torontomame]

Yes! So few movies can pull that off as well as it was done here. One of the few other examples that come to mind is Hot Fuzz. Absolutely brilliant!

[@SBaby]

45:05 - The Back to the Future trilogy is known for its close calls. This won't be the last time you see things getting cut this close.

[@banditkfk1463]

Mjf didn't actually play those guitar parts but he knew how to play guitar and took some lessons prior to filming so he could fake it. But he did it so well and it looked like he was really playing! Good Job!

[@TwoSierraEcho]

Almost every scene in the movie played a role to set up some situation for later in the movie no matter how small they might be. 1. At the beginning when Marty leaves Doc's place, he passes a Burger King on the way out. When we meet the family, Marty's brother is wearing a Burger King uniform. 2. To this day I haven't heard anyone mention the fact about Biff drinking AND driving. How else would Biff have spilt his beer and wrecked the car? 3. At the end, notice that the top end of the cable was originally only attached to the lightning rod at the top of the courthouse, even in Doc's "crude" model. Not until Doc wraps the cable around the clock hands to zipline down, was the clock in danger. Hence the whole reason for the clock being destroyed. 🤫

[@robbob5302]

One plot hole with the timing of the lightning bolt. They knew the precise minute it would strike. But were only guessing on the precise second.

[@caseyh8386]

Ooo good point, I've never thought of that before!

[@GaimeGuy]

Bigger plot hole: The butterfly effect. Look at how much Lorraine and George change. You mean to tell me the exact same sperm was created and fertilized the exact same egg, at the exact same time, all 3 times they successfully conceived and carried a pregnancy to term? Not likely. Even something as simple as having a different meal because of their finances would make a difference.

[@robbob5302]

@@GaimeGuy Yes. And then we come to the biggest plot hole ever: where did King Arthur get those coconuts???

[@michaeljacyna1973]

The flyer explains that it was "precisely" 10:04pm. And I like to think they would be able to determine that based on how the inner workings were stopped

[@tierneybeckett]

@@robbob5302 The swallows carried them.

[@lucassims827]

Fun fact: The guy that said the band was loud at the school audition thing, is non other than Huey Lewis (he made The Power Of Love song) the band was playing😁fun scene! AND! The scene where he spits out the alcohol in the car, is a real reaction! It was real booze in the prop bottle😂

[@Gronow180]

I did not know that! Thanks for the fact! :D

[@michaelblaine6494]

I’ve seen that clip but I didn’t know that was the take they used,it seems obvious now that I see how quickly they cut away

[@gavinneedham2013]

Also Huey Lewis was originally tapped to write the ghostbusters theme but turned it down to do BTTF.

[@banditkfk1463]

And ghostbusters song doesn't sound like any huey Lewis song? 😂

[@lucassims827]

​​@@banditkfk1463 yes it does! Listen to "I Want A New Drug" it came out a year before Ray Parker Jr. made the Ghostbusters song.

[@DR-mq1vn]

I'm 56. I grew up watching Michael J. Fox in the 1980s. His TV series (before this movie and during this movie) called "Family Ties" is great! And I saw this movie in 1985, when I was 17, in the theater!

[@torontomame]

Same here. Just turned 59 last week, and was lucky enough to also watch his career on the rise. Can't imagine the 80s without Michael J Fox! 😁

[@theroyaljules39]

You would probably love who framed Roger rabbit. It’s directed by the same guy who did this movie, also includes Christopher Lloyd, AND it’s the precursor to the Disney renaissance! My favorite movie of all time

[@johnnehrich9601]

Both movies were directed by Robert Zemeckis. Both reflect his world view, of how American society was radically changed when after WWII, the personal auto transform live, from the downtown to the suburban mall and developments. In Roger Rabbit, it is about the very real conspiracy to eliminate trolley car systems across the US, and running freeways through the center of the city. (Type in "Roger Rabbit" and "trolleys into KZbin to read discussions about this. But watch Disney movie first.)

[@Pixelologist]

Roger Rabbit was absolutely groundbreaking in its nearly seamless blending of live action and animated elements. Without the benefit of CGI, they managed to get cartoon characters to manipulate real-life objects as well as interact physically with actors and lighting, etc.

[@ToonamiT0M]

I've seen the lightning strike sequence a hundred times, and every time I'm on the edge of me seat. It's brilliant film making coupled with one of the greatest scores ever.

[@BETMARKonTube]

The part of the lightning and the clock is so well done that every time I watch it, even in this react, I'm on the edge, like if there was the possibility that they may eventually NOT make it _in time._ (I'm talking about *"immersion",* of course. Rationally, I know they're gonna make it)

[@lesliedaubert1411]

The song that Marty played at the 1955 dance ," Johnny Be Good ", was written by Chuck Barry. The lead of the band in that dance was Marvin Barry, Chuck's cousin and calls Chuck to hear a new style of music to play. In reality Chuck never had a cousin named Marvin. They had to put it in for the song idea to make sense. Some of the moves Marty maakes while playing the song were also Chuck's moves, playing while on one leg with the other extended. Some of Marty's other moves were from other artists like Jimmie Hendrix.

[@elosoguapo8137]

Yep, Marty created rocknroll. I didn’t catch that of course when I was 10 and saw this in the theater.

[@sean_b_drummer]

In the opening scene as we scan across his clock collection, you'll see a paper doll depicting Doc hanging from the clock tower. 😳

[@johnnehrich9601]

Actually, that is a clock based on the 1923 silent movie comedy, Safety Last, where Harold Lloyd climbs up the side of a tall building and winds up hanging off the hands of the giant clock dozens of feet above the street. (This scene, as a still, shows up all over. Because the movie is so old, it is in the public domain and is copyright free. There are several KZbin videos with the full movie, free of charge - just type in the title. And you will see some of the most amazing stunts often performed by the lead actor.) Then when Doc is hanging off the clock tower is in turn a homage to the 1923 film.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

@@johnnehrich9601 No relation.

[@johnnehrich9601]

@@libertyresearch-iu4fy From Wiki: "At the start of the film, we see a representation of actor Harold Lloyd hanging from the hands of a clock, from the film Safety Last. This foreshadows Dr. Emmett Brown hanging from the clock tower on November 12, 1955."

[@jordancooney6817]

​@@libertyresearch-iu4fyI watched the director's commentary. As far as I can remember, he's right.

[@TomRNZ]

@@jordancooney6817 I assume he's saying that Christopher Lloyd is no relation to Harold Lloyd.

[@kriscynical]

I have been a huge Backer since I was a kid in the late '80s/early '90s. They're was one time I had a dream that I will never forget just because it was so damn FRUSTRATING. I was in the DeLorean, had it floored, that digital speedometer got to _87..._ and I woke up. I have no idea when I was going to. I promptly screamed into my pillow. 😂

[@Bosco44754]

I was 10 years old and saw this movie in the theater in 1985. Afterwards we walked to my friends dads car in the parking lot. The car wouldn’t start and the starter turned over and over just like the Delorian. All us kids yelled for my friends dad to hit his head on the steering wheel. The car ended up starting eventually without hitting his head, but we all thought was still crazy that it happened. It’s awesome watching people watch this movie for the first time!

[@terezakostacka3572]

"I love his acting! It's so crazy." You could also say it's spooky and kooky? Cause that's Uncle Fester!

[@irenemichelleanne]

He'll have to do The Addams family franchise if he hasn't seen it yet.

[@bambiquinton8946]

Hey Oscar, my dad loves watching The Back to the Future trilogy! And yes, the Florence Nightingale affect is a real thing, it happens when nurses fall in love with their patients, it's named after the British nurse, Florence Nightingale.

[@HeartlandHunny]

This trilogy are my comfort movies. I go back to them again and again. They’re so clever, well-written, well-acted, but mostly they’re just so incredibly fun. And the music! The songs chosen for the movie were perfect, and it’s one of my absolute favorite scores. I love that you pointed out how great Michael J. Fox’s physicality is. His physical acting adds so much to every scene.

[@SenselessReeD]

8:02 - "He's a kid, so he's got TIME to make CHANGES..." The level of foreshadowing is insane xD

[@kellyramirez7465]

Christopher Lloyd is iconic. Have you seen Over the Garden Wall? He’s a voice actor in it, and it’s a cool mini series to watch, especially with Halloween coming up. And in our part of the Hemisphere we are entering the crisp autumn vibes over here 🍁 🍂

[@Moviefan2k4]

Bob Gale has often told the story, that his original concept for this movie was born from a vacation he took in the late 1970s to visit his parents. While rummaging in their basement, he came across his father's high-school yearbook. Flipping through it, he learned his father was the President of his graduating class...and Bob thought of the student from his own school years in that position being someone he had nothing to do with. So the following question entered his mind - "If I had gone to high school with my Dad, would I have been friends with him?" So it was that first creative "spark" that he took to Robert Zemeckis, and they started writing the script in 1980. But all the major studios turned it down, most of them repeatedly, and it wasn't until Zemeckis got a hit with "Romancing the Stone" in 1984 that all the executives wanted to make "Back to the Future". But the only person who'd had any faith in the material itself beforehand was Steven Spielberg, so Zemeckis & Gale returned and asked him to be executive producer.

[@irenemichelleanne]

He's gotta watch the movie Totally Killer lol

[@timothypanngam2249]

There are also allot of small moments in this film. Little cultural easter eggs that are often missed. Spielberg was born in 1946. He was 9 years old at the time the film takes place in 1955. The 50's would hold nostalgia for him but also curiosity for the many things he wasn't fully aware of as a preteen. I like things like the scene at the gas station where Marty is struggling to 'twist' open a coke bottle. George absently notices and grabs the bottle, opening it with the built-in opener near at hand and handing it back. I read online that the twist-off cap was invented in the 1960's but I think the twist-off cap wasn't widely used in the U.S. until the late 1970's or early 1980's.

[@nisto1518]

Fun fact: the actor who walks into Doc's place at the very beginning, where you can only see his legs, is the original actor who was supposed to play Marty. Then Michael J Fox came in to play the Marty we all know, but for some reason the production kept that specific footage of the original actor.

[@runic_raptor]

The production was apparently really dodgy. Basically any shot that doesn't have Michael J Fox in it was filmed before he even agreed to play the eole. I think he had something else going on and his agent wouldn't release him so they had another guy but they REALLY wanted Michael J Fox so they shot it in such a way that limited the number of shots they had to redo

[@nisto1518]

@@runic_raptor Oof...that is super dodgy. I hate that for the original actor, but Michael J Fox does just make these movies.

[@thierry-VFX]

Wrong, because E.Stoltz was wearing black pants, while M.J.Fox was wearing blue jeans.

[@stackels97]

They originally cast Eric Stoltz for the role, but his take on the character was a lot more serious. It didn't work with the tone they were going for, so they recast. Michael J. Fox was working full time on Family Ties at the time, so the majority of his fiming was done at night after he was done with Family Ties for the day. The dude was exhausted, so yeah, they tried to limit the amount of shooting he had to do by reusing some shots from the filming they had already done with Stoltz. I haven't read anything about him not being compensated for his time and work, though.

[@concettasorvillo3719]

​@@runic_raptorI knew a different story: the first actor was the actual actor chosen but half way the movie they realized that he and Doc didn't have s good chemistry and meanwhile Fox was available again. The director already knew is sense of comedy and called him. But yes, they did try to use some of the old footage because of money shortage.

[@bretttodd6470]

The judge with the bullhorn early in the film that said the band was too loud!, was Huyey Lewis, the real singer of the song being played.

[@Michael75579]

The big question about this movie is where did Johnny B Goode come from? Marty presumably knew it from hearing the Chuck Berry version, but Chuck Berry learnt it from hearing Marty play the song. This is, as far as I'm aware, the only actual time loop in the movie, but almost everything in the movie appears in a later callback.

[@timharrod]

It's my opinion that the Chuck Berry joke doesn't work if you think about it. In the original timeline, unaltered by time travel, Chuck just wrote the song on his own- that's the only way the original Marty could know the song himself. So nothing in music history was changed. (Much like Goldie Wilson was also going to become mayor without Marty's encouragement).

[@michaeljacyna1973]

I know that's what they're going for, but really by the time Chuck hears the song, it's just Marty going through his imitations of guitar soloists. Chuck would've written the song regardless of that call

[@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary]

i worked at Universal Studios back in those days... I used to love eating my lunch in Court House Square where the Original Clock Tower was! The Leave It To Beaver house was another one of my Chill Lunch Spots!

[@penmann86]

I'm still getting used to these young folks calling movies of this era an "older" film, even though it is. I still feel like it's my senior year of summer when I watch it. Enjoying your reactions and your insights. I'm officially a Marshmallow now!

[@dazehernandez9786]

Fun fact I live a few blocks where the movie was filmed where you see the JC Pennys. Sadly they are closing the mall.

[@sca88]

Back when i was in high school in the 80's a common saying 'Make like a tree and get the f*** out of here' because in previous decades people would often say, 'Make like a tree and leave'. People expect you say 'leave' and you say something else.

[@ohryan9872]

I will say this for the record when George knocks out biff with one punch that is the most satisfied punch in any movie I have ever seen That's my number one

[@MagnetMagicGirl]

Your face when the lightning became relevant was AWESOME! This is why I love watching reactions!

[@mathmannix]

Thank you so much for sharing your first watch with us! I was so excited vicariously through you, watching it for the first time but knowing what was going to happen! That was awesome. It really is a classic. It wasn't as obvious in the movie because they cut some scenes, but the behind-the-scenes story is that George was actually left handed, but had always been taught to suppress that. So when he punches Biff with his left hand for the first time, it surprises himself. Oh, and that wasn't really MJF playing or singing up on stage, sorry. :)

[@ArtemCamar]

I am so glad you're watching this before Stranger Things Season 3!! They reference this pretty heavily, and the slice of life stuff you see in these is the whole vibe of season 3.

[@wolfywox]

I was thinking the same. He's gonna have a huge smile on his face watching certain scenes. 😊

[@jeannieschmidt2217]

Michael is one of our most ICONIC actors. We are SO proud of him and ALL of his accomplishments. Would LOVE for you to react to The Secret of My Success. It is a hilarious business movie - with an AMAZING soundtrack. And since you love Michael - it would be so awesome for you do react from the beginning to Family Ties. I don't think anyone else has done it. Love you - and your reactions! Big hugs from Ontario, Canada! :)

[@gavinneedham2013]

YAS. MY FAVOURITE FILM FRANCHISE. It’s so good. I even saw the musical on Broadway and was absolutely blown away.

[@otter011]

This is one of my friend’s husband’s favorite movie. They watch it every year. And she ALWAYS forgets about the ending. It’s crazy 😂

[@clarkness77]

Biff is my fav movie villain cuz he's literally evil in so many time frames...also would highly recommend who framed Roger rabbit. Another zemeckis/Spielberg classic

[@SereFenzi83]

“WHERE WE’RE GOING WE DON’T NEED ROADS” with a little stylized flux capacitor, it’s the tattoo I have on my forearm, gift from my friends on my 40th birthday ! Me and my husband LOOOOVE this movie, our kids (7 & 9) love it too, it’s a family thing for us, it’s a way to see in our children’s eyes a mirror of our own excitement at their age. fun fact: I’m Italian, so every time someone looks at my tattoo asks “what does it mean?” 😂 but who loves the movie here in Italy, LOOOOVES the movie, so who recognizes the line, goes NUTS for my tattoo 😂 one time a dad at a family meeting at school (I’m a teacher) lift his lower trouser leg to show me his flux capacitor tattoo 😂 All this to tell you that you approached not a movie, but a cultural phenomenon 😅

[@pendorran]

1985a: Twin Pines Mall. 1985b: Lone Pine Mall.

[@swamprat6666]

Biff is a very huge guy but Marty is also very short which makes him look even more intimidating. Michael J Fox is 5’4 On a side note I have always loved loved loved Lorraine’s dress for the dance ❤

[@bethanyheyde805]

I love that you’re reacting to this film! It’s one of my all time favorites!! I love and respect Michael J. Fox as an actor and as a person.

[@MrQuinn-tc3uo]

Delorians by 1985 were well known for a multitude of problems. Including ignition problems.

[@PhilandSofia]

19:11 your squeal of apprehension 🤣

[@mattkevlarlarock5469]

This movie is so well done. And I love watching reaction videos of people watching it for the first time. It takes me back.

[@jbearclowater]

My all time favourite film! Everytime I watch it, I catch something else. EVERYTHING that happens before he goes back in time is either called back or paid off in some way.

[@jonahprescott8378]

This is my number one favorite movie. Every thing that is shown in every scene if there for a reason, it’s perfect

[@gryllodea]

Hey Oscar, I just want you to know that your videos make my day every time. It's like reliving those childhood memories again, but with a different perspective, thank you!

[@lux279]

Loved all of your previous videos and I AM SO INCREDIBLY READY FOR YOU TO SEE THIS TRILOGY OMG!!!

[@ivansavoie3190]

The one who said that the pinheads were too loud is the actual artist who the song belongs,

[@SC-gp7kt]

Huey Lewis! ❤🎶

[@timothypanngam2249]

It was great to see you react to one of my all time favorite movies. I saw this in the summer of 1985 at the age of 19 with one of my Navy buddies. There are so many cool cultural elements and easter eggs. There are some things that you definitely won't pick up on the first time through. One thing I love to mention is the comic significance of making the time machine out of a DeLorean. It was quite a gag at the time. When they were making the film, it had only been a few years since a huge scandal in 1982 put the DeLorean Motor Company out of business and sent it's founder John DeLorean to jail (he tried to sell a large amount of cocaine to keep his business afloat). The line in the movie where Marty says, "You made a time machine... out of a DeLorean" was a really big laugh line at the movie theater in 1985 because of the scandal. Today the DeLorean is both famous and infamous and has achieved a legendary status (in no small part because of this film). In 1985, it was anything but cool. So, very long story short, today when people see this film for the first time, they never laugh at that line.

[@FrancisXLord]

The way I always interpreted it was that Doc always invented the time machine, whatever else happened, and Marty always went back in time. He didn't necessarily interrupt his parents' meeting but, on this one time around the loop, he did - that's the version of the loop we're seeing. Other things he may have influenced - Chuck Berry, Goldie Wilson, the invention of the skateboard - he may or may not have influenced each time, but in the world he grew up in he had, hence Rock'n'Roll, Mayor Goldie Wilson and skateboards existed in his world (our world? - now that's a whole other question really - this is fiction).

[@laurenherda2415]

Love discovering people who haven't seen this especially you lol you always have the best reactions. This trilogy got me through so many rough times it kept me going, just cinema perfection. Make sure after part 2 you stop immediately at the To Be Concluded at the end, they give major spoilers for part 3 😁

[@jrewing3718]

Apparently none of these young reactions are aware of the expression: "Why don't you make like a tree and leave". A pun with leaf or leaves, which Biff botches by ending it with "and get out of here".

[@DiggitySlice]

I hope you watch the other two soon while this one is fresh in your mind. I won't say why, but this trilogy benefits from watching back to back more than most movie series. The 2nd and 3rd actually came out the same year, too

[@trinityhorn9265]

Hey oscar i'm so happy you're watching this, back to the future is one of my favorite movies also the guy that tells marty's band that they're just too darn loud is huey lewis who made the song the power of love

[@torontomame]

Yes! They had a whole string of hits in those days. It was a blast seeing them in the movie back when it was first out in theatres.

[@jbearclowater]

ZZ Top does a song for the third movie, and they show up at the dance that takes place in that movie! And Flea, of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, appears as Needles in the second and third movies.

[@FangeekJenna]

I've seen this movie a hundred times but that scene where they're trying to get Marty back and things keep going wrong has me on the edge of my seat every time! This is my favorite movie and I LOVED your reaction to it. Please do parts 2 and 3!

[@michaelblaine6494]

The actor that plays Biff is like the nicest guy in real life

[@MLJ7956]

Thomas F. Wilson (Biff) is also funny stand-up comedian as well (check out his 'Stop Asking Me Questions' song, lol). I got to meet him at a Comic-Con several years ago. Super approachable, super nice & super gracious.

[@NikkiTaLance]

Despite the masterclass in storytelling, the best attention to detail in these movies is the running gag that Deloreans were notorious for randomly stalling and not wanting to start.

[@IDyce88]

oh one other thing, not long after i saw the musical of Back to the Future, Michael J Fox talked about it in an interview, he said it was absolutely brilliant, he was saying that the actors who played Marty and Dr Brown in particular did so brillaint in replicating the film yep that's the delorean...and you can still find it today...although i'm not sure where they keep it now, probably in some museum somewhere. Marty did give goldie the idea to be Mayor but that's not a paradox...a paradox is when you cause something to happen in time that shouldn't and time collapses. It usually happens when you encounter yourself in time and basically time can't comprehend that so it just goes (BANG!)

[@Timelord79]

It is a paradox. Specifically the bootstrap paradox, where an idea or an invention is part of a time loop but has no real origin. Look up bootstrap paradox and Doctor Who for a clip that it explains it in more depth brilliantly.

[@leehallam9365]

Michael J Fox was 23 or 24 in this, and you are right he was a huge star in the eighties both on TV in Family Ties which was the role which made him, and in film, this is his biggest role. He was diagnosed with Parkinsons just six years after this and his last full feature film role was Frightners in 1996, though he did move to voice work.

[@BrianZatzke]

I highly recommend watching the Trilogy. It’s so fun!!

[@eyrune7520]

I recommend checking out the song “It Works” from Back to the Future the musical, it’s very funny

[@SC-gp7kt]

Christopher Lloyd, who plays "Doc Brown" played "Jim", a crazy cab driver in an old sitcom called, "Taxi", with Danny Devito, Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, Jeff Conaway R.I.P. ("Grease"), Tony Danza, and Andy Kaufman R.I.P. Lloyd also is a writer/producer for other shows, including "Frasier", the most successful spinoff of a show in tv history (from "Cheers").

[@peridot1706]

It's a different Christopher Lloyd who did Frasier and Modern Family. That Lloyd is the son of the screen writer David Lloyd (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier and Wings).

[@veronikamajerova4564]

Don´t forget Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit!

[@Raptor213]

At the beginning of the movie, while they are at Twin Pines Mall, Doc comments about the guy who used to own that land wanted to grow Pine trees. When Marty goes to the past, he crashes through a fence where there are two pine trees growing, and he runs over one of them. When he returns to the future, it's called Lone Pine Mall.

[@bobbicaruthers3269]

I just love how this movie gets ya every time if you've never seen it. Payoff after payoff, and it's so satasfying! I'm glad you had fun! The others are just as campy and fun too lol

[@DR-mq1vn]

This movie and the script is taught in Film Schools as the perfect movie and perfect script!

[@Raptor213]

Kind of dark, but at the beginning of the movie Marty's mom says that women who act like that are "asking for trouble". It's possible that she's speaking from experience because if Marty was not in the past originally to promote his future father to stand up to biff, then no one would have stopped him from SAing her at the dance.

[@tracy4290]

Yep, that's my takeaway. Like she felt she had to marry George because he's the only one who would have her after Biff "ruined" her. Horrifying really.

[@angelfishluva291]

That whole situation in the car was set up by Marty. Marty was setting his father up to beat Marty up, Biff showing up wasnt planned. If Marty isnt there with Lorraine she isnt there at all for Biff to intervene. Thats not to say Biff never did anything to her, but the scene we saw only happened because of Marty.

[@jovetj]

18:26 Marty giving him the idea to run for mayor is not a paradox. It is just something that probably wouldn't have happened it Marty had not gone back in time. A true paradox would be Marty somehow getting his father killed so that he would never be conceived, and would not grow up and go back in time to get his father killed... so then he would grow up and go back in time and get his father killed... repeat _ad naseum_

[@quieness]

A lil trivia: what Doc said when Marty was explaining him how their parents met, while they look at his dad in the school, IS INDEED a thing. The "Florence Nightingale effect" referse to a caregiver* (usually nurse) that develops romatic feelings for the person they are caring for. *Named ofc after the person with that name, that actually has no record of being that situation, but she was a pioneer of what we understand as modern day nursing and she was very caring and kind to her calling as a nurse.

[@ivanw2080]

You're young, so this joke most likely fell flat with you, but I'll put it into context: Around 17:08, the coffee shopkeeper asks Marty if he’s going to order anything, Marty then says “Yeah, give me a TaB (which was a diet soda brand back in the 80’s)”. Since the TaB diet soda has not been invented yet, the shopkeeper misunderstands and says “Tab? I can’t give you a tab unless you order something” as in “Bill you? I can’t bill you for anything if you haven’t placed an order for anything.” Marty then at 17:09 says “Alright, then give me a ‘Pepsi Free’ (which was a “Caffeine Free” version of Pepsi, hence why it was called “Pepsi Free”, which BTW can be seen in Marty’s bedroom near his alarm clock throughout the movie)” and since that “Caffeine Free” version of Pepsi has yet to be invented, the shopkeeper again misunderstands him and responds with “If you want a pepsi pal, you’re going to pay it” as in “I’m not giving you a Pepsi for free.” Marty then realizing he can’t order his preferred choices of drinks from the 80’s in the 50’s, resigns and says “Look, just give me something without any sugar in it, ok?” I know that explaining why the joke is funny doesn’t magically make it funny for some people, but I just wanted to share that because it was a joke that I always liked from the movie.

[@yaroslavpanych2067]

Yeah, now think about what translators had to invent here to make this scene work. Different meanings of "free" in different languages translate differently.

[@FRANZTENDO64Philippines]

TaB is the precursor to Diet Coke, discontinued in 2020 and Pepsi Free was ended up renamed as Caffeine Free Pepsi

[@paulinerobertson6836]

To this day when something is heavy, this phrase will always pop into my head : "Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?" 😅

[@TarsoFranchis]

Marty inventend skate, mayor and rock'roll, and he and doctor destroyed the clock xD.

[@metalbug502]

OSCAR how have you not seen this?! 😂 I’m so excited to watch the reaction!!