Movie: Back to the Future (1985)
“Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean “time machine” invented by slightly mad scientist. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love – so he can get back to the future. Written by Robert Lynch {docrlynch@yahoo.com}”
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Release Date: 3 July 1985 (USA)
- Run Time: 117 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Family , Sci-Fi
Tagline: He’s the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born. [UK]
Trivia: Doc Brown’s middle initial is “L” but no name was ever actually given. Bob Gale, the film’s writer, was asked about this and gave him the name “Lathrop” (almost “portal” backwards – see above).
Goofs: Continuity: At the end of the movie, when Marty says the car is wrecked, they all look out the door and see Biff waxing the BMW, with Biff’s pickup beside it. He is just starting the second coat of wax. After Marty meets Jennifer they look at his parents behind the screen door. The BMW is between them and his parents, but Biff’s pickup is no longer visible. Biff didn’t leave (he still had the second coat to apply). In the second film Biff is still at the house when the flying De Lorean takes off.