a rare thing in this is that all three movies are great. They actually didn't intend a second. Just wrote the ending open like that to be a fun ending. But it was so successful they made the others.

The homeless guy Red sleeping on the park bench at the end who said, "Crazy drink driver!", was the Mayor, Red Thomas who was running for re-election in 1955.

As someone who grew up in the1950's and saw this movie when it first came out, I really REALLY appreciated all the nuances of 1955 they captured (and it took seeing the movie to remind me). When the mother says "shush, no one has two tv's," it hit me between the eyes. In the early days of television, it was simply inconceivable, no matter how rich you were, to have more than one tv. (Odd, but true.) Ronald Regan was a B movie actor at the time he won governorship of CA in the '70's. (The 1955 theater marquee is listing a movie he made back then.) It was a real shock when he won the presidency in 1980. The other people Doc. Brown asks about as part of this were well-known actors. Jerry Lewis played a goofy whinny jerk. Jack Benny was best known for being stingy. Classic joke: Robber holds Benny up and demands "your money or your life." Moment of silence. Robber asks "well?" Benny replies "I'm thinking, I'm thinking." In the 1950's, the civil rights movement was in its infancy. (Brown v. Board of Education which desegregated public schools was decided only the year before.) The idea of a Black mayor was still inconceivable in '55. (As was the idea of a Black president was inconceivable in '85, and of course, the writers couldn't predict that it had happened by 2015.) The 1980's were the nadir of downtowns everywhere, with all business and the life of the community shifted to the malls. The 1985 version of Hill Valley had abandoned stores, and marginal business like adult theaters. Mothers used to write the name of their kids on their underwear, always white. In 1950's, the idea of a future atomic war was considered only a matter of when, not if. Also atomic-powered planes and trains. Plutonium is man-made radioactive fuel (and highly poisonous), used for nuclear reactors and bombs. No natural source. Children made scooters by cutting a roller skate in half, attaching the two pieces to a board, with a wooden crate ("soapbox") to hold onto. Skateboards were invented c. 1950's in California as a dry-land version of surfing (so Marty could very well have invented it). The 1936 movie "Reefer Madness" set the public attitude toward marijuana for decades to follow. (Extremely hilarious to watch now as the dangers and effects were so overblown.) In the parking lot scene, the one guy says "we don't want to mess with any reefer ADDICTS." Movies in the 1940's often had the heroes perform top-40's music to natives in some far off island, and the music is instantly popular. In this movie, when Marty goes heavy metal at the end of his performance, the audience is stunned (as is the case when a new genre of music is first heard, from Beethoven to ragtime, jazz, big band, the rock). Johnnie Be Good was just a bit more novel to the teenagers at the time, but not Van Halen. This movie was a refreshing bit of reality here. Yes, gas stations really did have a bunch of uniformed attendants who came out to service your car. Biff is portrayed as a dunce because the well-known saying was "why don't you make like a tree and LEAVE/leaf."

OK, Tara! Gotta tease you! The guy with the ugly sports coat and megaphone who said the band was too darn loud was Huey Lewis. He and his band toured the country for years playing their music too darn loud! Lewis's music was playing in the alarm clock at the beginning, during the skateboarding on the way to school, and actually IN the audition. They just slicked his hair back and disguised him as an old-fogey judge. Sneaky cameo, huh! :)

One of my favorite bits in this movie, that not everyone notices, is that the mall was called The Twin Pines Mall, until Marty goes back to 1955 and he runs over a little pine tree trying to escape the farmer's gunshots. When he comes back to 1985, now it's called The Lone Pine Mall.

The best thing about the BTTF trilogy is there is literally hundreds of clever little details you still miss even after watching it about 50 times. Attention to detail is astounding. For example notice it’s the twin pines mall at the beginning then Marty knocks a tree down going back in time and it’s the pine mall at the end. There’s so much like that

At the end of Part 2, you'll see a big sign that reads "To be concluded". Right after that, there may be a trailer of the third movie that spoils too much stuff. In case you want to watch part 3 without knowing anything about it, I suggest you to stop watching when you see that sign ;)

Tara, you're gonna love parts 2 and 3! This is, by far, the best trilogy ever made. All 3 movies are fantastic. Can't wait to watch them with you!

You are the first reactor to note how George was so pleased he said his line. Puts his arms out. I think that's one of the funniest things, and you noticed it; first reactor to do so. Everyone else just lets it fly over their heads!

I just want to show my appreciation for your movie reactions... It's SO VERY HARD to find people who do not over react to movies... You're very down to Earth and not annoying in the slightest, you talk at the right points and are still able to pay attention. Please never change!

my favorite easter eggs... Twin Pines Mall... "Old man peabody owned all of this, he had this crazy theory about breeding pine trees".... then in 1955 while escaping from the Peabody farm Marty knocks down a pine tree.. Peabody yells "MY PINES!".... when Marty returns to 1985, the mall is now called Lone Pine Mall In the first 1985, the ledge in front of the clock is intact... after Doc breaks it in 1955, when Marty returns to 1985 (the shot with the helicopter and search light) the ledge is still broken... the foreshadowing at the very start of the movie, with a man (old time movie star Harold Lloyd) is hanging from a clock... The tape that Marty uses as "Darth Vader" says Eddie Van Halen... Eddie gave permission for his name to be used, and even came up with the little riff... but the *band* Van Halen did not give permission, hence why Eddie's name is hastily added...

The guy that said, "I'm afraid you are just too darn loud", is Huey Lewis making a cameo. He is the singer of the theme song of this movie (Power of Love). Huey Lewis and the News.

Great reaction!!! This film is considered the best written and executed one ever. And it’s just perfect! 🤓❤️ Please make sure when you watch Part II that at the end of the film, not to watch immediately after, press stop 😁 otherwise you’ll be spoiled for Part III because it’s has a preview before credits. They did it then cause they filmed both same time and released within year. I can’t wait to see you’re next reactions and Part II !!!

The guy with the megaphone that said "I'm afraid you're just too darn loud" was Huey Lewis in a cameo.

Fun fact the guitar Marty is playing on stage in 1955 is a Gibson ES345. The problem is that the 345 was not released until 1959 OOPS!

This movie wasn't originally intended to have a sequel. They made another film because so many people were wondering what happens next after they go into the future.

Actually, this was originally a stand-alone movie. They had no plans whatsoever to have a sequel. So, the ending was just written the way is was with no sequel plans WHATSOEVER. But the movie became a hit, so they had to think of a sequel. Also, after this movie came out, the mother of actress Claudia Wells (Jennifer) had developed cancer, so Claudia put her career on hold to care for her. So, the sequel writers had a problem because at the and of THIS movie, Jennifer got in the car with Marty and Doc. So they had to find a look-alike actress to play Jennifer in the next 2 films.

Here is something most people miss,when Marty play's at the audition the teacher that stops him is Huey Lewis from Huey Lewis and the news and it's his song Marty is playing.he makes a camio

As far as recognizing Marty when they get older, when I was at college someone came up to me and started talking to me like they knew me. I had no idea who they were throughout the conversation until near the end, when I realized it was one of my best friends during my high school years. So it's very possible to not remember someone's face that far into the future, and they might even think that the resemblance is in their imagination since they chose the name Marty based on their interaction with him.

doc browns dog in 1985 is named “Einstein” in 1955 his dog is named “copernicus “

You: "I guess everything is okay." Spielberg: "Hold my beer." LOL

The synchronized clock opening is one of the few homages to The Time Machine (1960). The clock with a man hanging from the minute hand is a reference to the famous scene of actor Harold Lloyd in the movie "Last Security!". (1923).

Great reaction ! Can't wait to see part 2

32:07 - Doc was wearing some pretty heavy-duty gloves. That's also why he didn't shred his hands when he ziplined down.

If you don’t flinch when Marty hits his head on the road then you are not human (perhaps you are a Spaceman from Pluto). I’ve seen this movie countless times and every single time.... _shudders_

During the filming of this movie, 'Back to the Future, Michael J. Fox was under contract filming the TV show 'Family Ties.' The studio would not release him to do any of 'Back to the Future' scenes. It would eventually get worked out where Fox would film and work on 'Family Ties' during the day, then move on to film 'Back to the Future' at night. He would sleep in his station wagon at night and wake to begin again on 'Family Ties.'

People still drive Deloreans around btw. They're VERY rare, like only about 6000 are out there, and they're an eye-catcher when you see them on the freeway. They look like a low, angular space-ship compared to all the modern cars. My eyes about bugged out when I saw one come up behind me in the rearview mirror. Some people drive them normal, other people trick them out like the movie Delorean. If you see one, you'll know it!

"She's relentless!" It's true - this woman who would NEVER chase a boy or call a boy or sit in a parked car with a boy...is absolutely relentless. lol

town square was the same one used in the film “Gremlins”

The guy at the audition calling them too loud is actual singer of the song "power of love" that they played and is played a lot in the beginning

Here's a fun fact, if you go to any O'Reilly's auto parts store and ask, they have a "Flux Capacitor" in their auto parts stock system complete with a picture of a replica of the one in Doc's DeLorean.

13:12 Tara: "He's not bird watching. He's boob watching. That's so creepy." 13:54 Lorraine removed Marty's (a boy she never met before) pants while he slept. - crickets Guys perspective: That would be pretty cool if she wasn't his mom.

The funny thing with the battle of the band's scene, the guy with the megaphone saying, "your just too darn loud" is Huey Lewis, from "Huey Lewis and the News" and he is the actual writer and singer of that song Marty is auditioning with called the Power of Love. :-) He also wrote and sung "Back in Time" used in the series.

26:52 "Yeah. He _totally did_ it. I'm so proud of him." Isn't it clever the changes they made to the dynamic between these three? The _first_ time through, they met because Lorraine's father hit George with the car, they brought him in the house, and her heart went out to him, because he was like a little lost puppy. They subsequently decided to do to the dance where George kissed her for the first time and that's how their relationship _started._ But the _second_ time through, they _met_ at the dance. George came across Lorraine in the midst of an assault by someone he knows as a bully and laid the guy _out._ Suddenly, Lorraine's first kiss with this guy was with someone who who had just discovered he had it in him to stand up to _bullies._

8:40 lol, he didn't 'come back', they caught up with him! 😉. Then again, even Doc says _'...how do I ever expect to get back...'_ when referring to not taking extra plutonium. So you're in good company!

Awesome reaction!! Looking forward to part II !!

Honestly, my favourite film trilogy and can never get enough of watching it. I'm glad you're watching! Love seeing new people react to it 🤗

I love it when Doc says "Oh my God they found me. I don't know how but they found me!".... erm.... you're riding around town in a big ass truck with your name on the side!

Omg, I was waiting for that big brain to implode. 🤣🤣 That was so funny.

the guy at the high school band try outs, is Huey Lewis, used his music in the movie

Fun Fact: Crispin Glover is left handed. He had to force himself to write with his right hand. It's also why Biff didn't see the second punch from George.

Fun fact: while Marty plays 'Johnny B Good' (a song by CHUCK BERRY) you can see this guy called 'Marvin Berry' calling "his cousin Chuck" and asking him: "u know that new sound you were searching for? well, listen to this!"... So technically, Marty was meant to be the real inspiration for the song "Johnny B Good"... 🙂THIS MOVIE IS SO FULL OF HIDDEN JEMS!!!!

the photos on doc browns mantle are of Sir Issac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, thomas edison and Albert Einstein

Some small parts of the time travel don't make sense if you dig too deep but if you stay at the surface it makes sense & in part 2 he explains the time travel a little bit better

To better experience Parts II and III, you should watch (maybe do a react vid) to the serious western that made Clint Eastwood very famous, "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964). Back in the 80s most of us (as well as Marty in BTTF) knew Eastwood's movies very well going into BTTF. Can't tell you more without spoiling BTTF II and III, which leads to a warning about Part II, I'm sure you've read about. At the end of Part II there are a LOT of spoiler previews for Part III, so to avoid seeing those stop your player at the end of part II when you see the words "To Be Concluded --->" as the spoilers will begin right after. They filmed parts II and III virtually back-to-back so they had all the scenes for the previews, though the two sequels were released about 10 months apart. @ 32:34 Another time change here. Notice the name of the mall changed to "Lone Pine" from "Twin Pines" because Marty ran over one of Peabody's prized pine trees in 1955. A minute earlier when Marty woke up the homeless guy sleeping on the bench, I believe that was the guy running for mayor back in 1955. And the woman in the window that George was peeping at in the tree was Marty's mom as she liked to do that to attract guys! LOL! When you watch BTTF again, and during the family dinner scene early on, look carefully at George's reaction when Lorraine ask him why he was in the street in the first place when her father hit him with the car. George looks like he didn't want to answer that! LOL! I didn't catch that until a re-watch. And all of Doc's clocks going off all at once at the beginning was a little tribute to the original time travel movie of all time, the one that led to more like it, George Pal's "The Time Machine" (1960) based on the famous H.G. Wells novel of the same title published in 1895. It was actress Yvette Mimieux's breakout role, who died at 80, two+ weeks ago. About the flying car at the end, Zemeckis and others have said it was a joke something to amuse the audience as they had NOT planned or thought of a sequel. But BTTF was such a BIG hit they had to made the two sequels and use the flying car thing. Because even in 1985 we knew there would not be flying cars by 2015, let alone 2022. LOL! You'll enjoy the sequels. ✌😎

For the youngsters that didn’t get the joke - Tab was a soda in the 80’s, and Pepsi had a “Pepsi Free”

No, if Marty were to get stuck in the past then to those people in his present like his family, it would be like he disappeared without a trace. He was still born as before because he repaired the timeline but from 1985 on he would be trapped in his past.

This movie and the script is taught in film schools as the perfect movie and perfect script.

the 1955 movie theater marquis showed a film called “The battle queen of montana” (Starring then actor Ronald Reagan)

14:00 “Whoops, got no pants on.” 😂

“Marvin Berry” calls his cousin Chuck Berry when Marty was playing Johnny B Goode (by Chuck Berry)

In the scene where George is removing the laundry if you look closely you can see Marty's shirt pocket cover go from outside to inside then outside again

As others may have already indicated, when the first movie was made, the screenwriters had absolutely no intention of making any sequels. The final scene of the DeLorean flying off into the future was meant to be a joke. A joke with no resolution. But the fan reaction was intensely strong, and Gale and Zemeckis decided to make the sequels and were kind of forced to write the screenplay so that the details of taking Jennifer into the future that has flying cars all made sense.

BTTF is the best movie and the best trilogy imo. Loved that you enjoy it and welcome to the youtube reactionverse!!!

Your question about Marty’s parents recognizing him after he’s born again is probably the most asked question in movie history and there is still no straight answer for it. My belief is that they knew it was him all along.

Good start, Tara! Just remember you are hanging out with friends and your inner monologue can be an outer monologue :) Good luck with the channel!

Yes your awesome!!! I waited to the table sceen @6:15 to see if you'd talk over it.... Thank you so much for this!!! What a fantastic reaction, I'm definitely saaacribing😀😀😀

Amazing video! Fun fact the movie was almost shot twice. The first time they had to shoot it with a different actor for Marty, Eric Stoltz, as Michael J Fox wasn't available due to him shooting a TV show (Family ties). At about 80% of the movie shooting the director realized Stoltz's acting wasn't in the intended tone of the movie. Most of the scenes without Marty on screen were kept and they reshot only the scenes with Marty on screen. But you can see Stoltz's body in the completed film. IE, when Marty punches Biff in the cafeteria it's Stoltz's fist that you see. Can't wait for the rest of the trilogy!

The irony of Lorraine saying at the beginning that when she was young she never chased or called or parked in a car with a boy and Marty thinking she was born a nun, and she turns out to be a shameless predator. Btw, they weren't trying to set up a sequel, it was just a cool way to end the movie, then it got so big that the sequel was ordered, they didn't want to do it so the studio said it would be done with or without them, and so they filmed parts 2 and 3 together. The plot with their kids was never meant to be a thing, that's why it's so quickly resolved and then they move on to the real story for the next two movies.

Movies were so good back then

That static overlay looks perfect for copyright. Reminds me of the 80's when we thought this was a great picture on analog TV.

Watching from Brazil 🇧🇷 We love this movie.

Cleon's right!!!!!!!!! You paid attention and commented when it was appropriate. Thats how you react to a movie. And you got the rhythmic ceremonial ritual joke which I love.....😀😀😀

They didn't know they were going to do sequels...Bob Gale said if they did...they never would have put Jennifer in that car at the end.

I love that this crazy scientist and a guitar-playing teenager are best friends... because... why not?

More time has passed from today (2022) to when this movie came out (1985) 37 years than the time travel in the movie which was 30 years.

Great reaction these are my childhood movies I love these and the Ghostbuster franchise 1985 Goodyear I was born then always loved the Back to the Future trilogy but anyways definitely subscribing great Channel

Great video butthead!! 😎👍

This was fun to watch, you are so analytical and figured out a lot. So even if Marty doesn't make it back to the future, he can be stuck in the past, because (for him at least) he already has gone back. HOWEVER, if his parents never meet, then he is never born, so he cannot go back in time, so he can't interfere with them meeting, so he IS born and then can go back in time and interfere...

I had to laugh everytime you said how weird it was about mom and son and then it really gets weird a the dance lol I was like, wait til later

Did you notice that the sign at the mall parking lot changed? If not go back and look at what it says in the beginning then again at the end.

the twin pines mall changed to the lone pine mall

Actually the member of the Jury Is the real singer of soundtrack. Huey Lewis

The real question here is, did Lorraine's father actually disowned her? 😄

Somehow at the end Marty ran 4 miles from downtown to the mall. In less than 10 mins. We know this from the sign by the farm saying how far away it is

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Guitar Fun Fact #1: Most of the guitar playing you hear in this film is by Eddie Van Halen. He didnt even want to be paid for his participation. He just wanted to be involved. Guitar Fun Fact #2: The guitar you hear in the scene with Marty putting headphones on a sleeping George is Eddie's 'Bumblebee' guitar. Its the yellow and black striped one that many many Van Halen hits were recorded and performed live with. Its a VERY iconic guitar. That guitar is buried with Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott from Pantera. Eddie attended Dimebag's funeral and placed the guitar in a compartment that was special built into the casket. Guitar Fun Fact #3: When Marty's band, The Pinheads, is auditioning for the school dance Marty is playing a black Ibanez Roadstar Guitar. The Roadstar Guitar was re-designed by guitarist Steve Vai in the late 1980s. The new version was called an RG (for Roadstar Guitar). The Ibanez RG is still in production today. Guitar Fun Fact #4: The red hollowbody electric guitar Marty is playing at the school dance in the 50s is a Gibson ES-358. The ES-358 wasnt in production until 1958. BTW... Eddie actually recorded the solo for the going crazy on stage part. Marty is basically just playing air guitar with a very expensive and collectible guitar!

You know, Doc kind of is like an uncle figure to Marty. Maybe even his true father figure, since he seems to mentor and inspire Marty much better than George does.

Flux capacitor sounds like some kind of digestive ailment.

33:12 "Well, I figured, what the hell?" Doc Brown considered the situation _carefully._ He _could've_ avoided getting shot by not dealing with any Libyan terrorists in the _first_ place. But that would've prevented Marty from having this urgent need to go back in time and deliver this _warning_ to him. No, what Doc Brown needed was a way to _look_ like he'd been shot by terrorists, _so_ convincing that it would fool _Marty._

This is my favorite movie. Thanks for reviewing it

The trilogy is fabulous, you're going to have so much fun. And for what it's worth, I graduated high school a couple of decades ago (saw this movie as a rising senior) and I barely remember what anybody looked like. They had close-up encounters with Marty, yeah, but I've got no problem believing they'd forget exactly what he looked like. He's just lucky that the more- successful George and Lorraine hadn't decided to buy a bigger house!

You didn’t include the scene in your reaction video, but when the movie was shown for movie night at the White House, President Reagan asked the projectionist to rewind the scene where Doc Brown is incredulous that “Ronald Reagan?? The actor???” could be President of the United States. He thought it was hilarious!

Actually the end of the film did not intend to set up for a second film. It was intended as a gag, to leave the audience smiling as they left the movie. But when the movie became a huge hit, the studio insisted on a sequel.. and they had to use the 'gag scene" at the end to set up a story. It was not fun for them

What a fun reaction! Looking forward to seeing you react to more stuff. You got yourself a new subscriber!

Was thinking about your channel the other day and decided to start again. Miss your reactions. I hope you are well.

Hey Tara, enjoying the channel the funny part that most people don't know is the song they were playing for the battle of the bands is "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the news, the actor with the bull horn is Huey Lewis. hard to tell cause the mega phone blocks his face. plus you have to remember him.

4:37 I skated in high school about 25 years ago until my board was stolen and I couldn't afford a new one. This past summer I bought one on Amazon and could barely ride in a straight line.

My favourite movie

Hi Tara, This is the kind of movie you need to watch twice, or more. There are lots of hidden details throughout all three movies. For another time travel movie that would be suited for Valentine's Day, I would recommend, Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. You'll love the hotel and music in this time travel love story.

BTTF is one of my favorite movies. It's one of the first movies I remember watching as a kid. I love looking up trivia and fan theories about it.

Ah, this is a classic. Thank you for watching this! :) Glad you enjoyed it!

I have all 3 of The Back To The Future movies,love seeing your reactions to all of these great trilogies sweetheart

You're doing a great job and I am a new fan and subscriber...keep them coming! Thanks for the hard work and natural attitude of someone anyone would want for a friend!

I always wondered how they knew exactly when the lightning struck. There are 60 seconds between 10:04 and 10:05. That's a pretty big window, considering how fast a lightning strike is.

one of the judges is Huey Lewis , the singer of the song being played.

I don't know what to think about how the new Marty just happened to repeat the moment in Lone Pine Mall exactly the same way original Marty did due to the changes. Even tho they're kind of the same person, we're talking about split seconds. And the fact that George and Lorraine in new timeline just happened to have the exact same kids due to the huge changes in their lives. Again, it's about split seconds. All the time I try not to think about it but it's kind of hard after seeing the movies million times.

At the risk of sounding crazy there is a running theme in all 3 films, look out for left hands😊

Glad you enjoyed it.. It's one of my favorite movies.. Subbed.. Can't wait for more..

Good point on the fact that if he tried to take advantage of her, plan would have backfired since she was the type to like it.