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Marty and Doc’s friendship is so natural, there’s no need to question Doc’s intentions

My grandma got to meet Christopher Lloyd way back in 1989 when they were filming Part 3 in her area. She even got his autograph, but that very sadly got destroyed more than 30 years ago after a bar and restaurant she and my grandpa had owned at the time caught on fire. When I met him last month at SiliCon in San Jose, I got one autograph for myself and a replacement one for my grandma that I plan to give to her as a Christmas present this year.

One of the best theories I have read about Doc and Marty is that after the events of Marty's trip to the past, Doc searched out Marty and hired him as an assistant to create a stable time loop. He never told Marty that he knew him in the past because Doc was trying not to change the future.

This is the first film where when I saw the sequel it felt like the first movie just kept going. That is a monumental feat for anyone to accomplish.

Bob Gale's explanation of Marty and Doc's "relationship" was basically this: "There's always that nut in the neighborhood that everybody warns you about when you're a kid, but that makes you want to know that guy all the more, if not become friends with him." He also mentions it was a take on LEAVE IT TO BEAVER when Beaver would often ask advice from the local fireman.

In my opinion, Back To The Future is the most consistent movie trilogy, at least in terms of quality, which is ironic because it breaks the key rule of a trilogy of essentially doing the same story 3 times, yet it works given the motif of history repeating itself. Look at all of the elements that appeared in all 3 films: Marty saying "This is heavy" and Doc Brown saying "Great Scott," Marty hitting his head and waking up with a version of his mother taking care of him, Marty walking into a diner and encountering a Tannen as well as a Strickland, a chase scene in the town square and Marty almost crashing into a vehicle, a Tannen crashing into manure, a scene where a character wears a bullet proof vest, pictures/documents changing, Marty being called "chicken," and of course the entire clock tower scene all appear in each film.

One thing I love about the first movie is, growing up, I thought of Marty as the main character. As I got older, I realized George is actually the main character, just being seen through Marty's eyes, almost like Marty's the guy that was there the whole time, telling us what happened. George is the one that changes and the plot depends on that change, and he finally became someone Marty could look up to at the end (which works more thematically than technically), and that first kiss on the dance floor becomes as magical as Lorraine remembers. It's a story of his parents becoming the people they should have been the whole time and told in a very unique way using the time travel plot. It will always be one of my favorites. That said, Doc and Marty finally getting character arcs makes the third one the second best in my opinion. The desperate "Yes!" Clara gives when Doc finally asks her to dance is my favorite. Anyone who had a moment in a relationship where they needed something to pan out and it finally did knows that "Yes!"

The fact that your parents had lives before you, was basically the genesis of the movie. Bob Gale was visiting his parents, and flipping through his father's old high school yearbook, found out that his father was the president of his graduating class. He never knew this; and thought if he went to high school with his father, would he like him, or would he be embarrassed by him. That was the seed from which Back to the Future grew.

Another fun fact about this amazing trilogy is: When Glover turned down a “lowball” figure of $125,000 to act in the sequel, Gale rewrote the script to lessen George McFly’s role, and the crew fashioned molds of Glover’s face to make prosthetics for his stand-in. Glover sued the filmmakers for stealing his likeness, and eventually settled for $765,000 out of court. Thanks to Glover, the Screen Actors Guild thus introduced new rules about illicit use of actors.

I think Part 3 was considered so disappointing to many people because it didn't have the kind of time-hopping craziness that Part 2 displayed. That film explored the time travel premise even further than the first film did, so audiences were expecting even more of that in Part 3. But having Marty and Doc get stuck in a single timeline for most of the third film felt like a letdown and a wasted opportunity to get even crazier. Looking back though, the Old West is probably one of the worst times and places in American history to get trapped in. Harsh living conditions, no hospitals or modern medicine meant dying slowly and agonizingly from minor injuries and illnesses, and outlaws like Mad Dog Tannen who would kill you simply for looking at them wrong. So it does make sense that the final movie in the series would put the heroes in their most dangerous scenario.

I'm in my early 30's and at least half of my friends are middle aged or even twice my age. I never found Marty and Doc's friendship odd. I know now a days it's common for people to just suspect foul play, but come on. I don't know how common such friendships occur, but Marty is so mature for his age, it makes sense he'd connect with adults easier than some other teens would.

I grew up with these movies and have always loved all 3...i cannot watch the first one without watching parts 2 and 3 immediately after and am always left with a giant smile on my face..i think it's so fitting that a movie about time travel remains a timeless classic to this day

The most hysterical thing about BACK TO THE FUTURE is that so many people rejected it, not because it was kind of a "Teen Movie", but that it was a SOFT "Teen Movie"; while it had its "rude humor" at times, most wanted "Teen Sex Comedies" like FAST TIMES and ANIMAL HOUSE, and for their money, BTTF was just "too Disney"................ UNTIL Zemeckis and Gale tried going to Disney, and Disney flat out tossed it because of the whole "Mother/Son" conflict, saying it was TOOOOOOO MUCH for "Disney".

I've always felt that they did the same things in each movie to show that "history repeats itself". They all play out in almost the same way. Time travels then enters a Cafe/bar. Meets up with doc. Chases with Biff. Goes to a dance..all history repeating itself

Doc telling Clara about the Time Machine and not showing her is actually rather well justified. He _doesn't_ want to tell her initially, correctly figuring out she wouldn't believe him. Then Clara says that he'd tell her the truth if he really loved her, and he's reluctantly guilt-tripped into revealing it. But he has neither the time nor the opportunity to show Clara, after she rejects his story.

I like how the whole- Every gimmick repeating is actually apart of the story, an continues the lessons of the original. Notice how it is only when Marty learns from his past, that he finally changes his future. By choosing not to take being called a coward so personally at the end, and avoiding the street race. Its a clever way of showing not only his growth as a character, but fitting into the whole time travel thing.

The ending to the second movie always gives me goosebumps even after I've seen it a bunch of times. A random car waiting for him in the rain after losing doc, reading the letter. Seeing 50's doc and having him pass out is such a great ending.

Word of god: Bob Gale *telling us the story* he and Bob Zemeckis came up with behind Doc and Marty's friendship. a) Bob Gale: For years, Marty was told that Doc Brown was dangerous, a crackpot, a lunatic. So, being a red-blooded American teenage boy, age 13 or 14, he decided to find out just why this guy was so dangerous. Marty snuck into Doc's lab, and was fascinated by all the cool stuff that was there. When Doc found him there, he was delighted to find that Marty thought he was cool and accepted him for what he was. Both of them were the black sheep in their respective environments. Doc gave Marty a part-time job to help with experiments, tend to the lab, tend to the dog, etc. b) The 2015 IDW comic book, co-written by Gale himself, makes this canon. Apparently Marty was playing his guitar in the garage one day in 1982, and Needles showed up with his punk friends and insisted on "borrowing" the interocitor tube for his amp, in preparation for their show that night. They broke Marty's, and then dared him to steal one (using the old "chicken" trick). The rest is history. c) Even if their first meeting didn't make it into the films, the Bobs felt it still worked because they imagined a kid like Marty would naturally be interested in a quirky guy like Doc, and Doc would just be happy to have a friend who's so interested in his work. *And they were right.*

No one I knew ever questioned that relationship when I was young, between Doc and Marty. There's a ton of films where there is literally just a friendship that we'd look more suspiciously towards today.

I love how it's repetitive because it reminds me of the whole history is repeating itself and that old saying if we don't learn from our past we are doomed to repeat it since marty keeps on getting himself in trouble with biff and his gang no matter what timeline he travels too

For those who still don't know what the kid is doing behind Doc in Back to the Future 3: the child actor was mute, the hand gesture he made was his way to communicate that he needed to pee. Also, you missed on bit that changed from the original timeline in 1985 from the altered 1985. The original name of the mall is Twin Pine mall and Doc explains that back in the 50s, the mall was a farm land. When Marty arrives in 1955, he runs over one of 2 small pine trees. When he returns to 1985, the mall is now called LONE Pine mall.

There's a comic (a prequel) to when Marty and Doc Met. Marty was caught by doc stealing one of his tools for something and instead of getting him in trouble or turning him in, he brings up as a sort of assistant to help him out with stuff. They eventually got to understand one another and made fun little connections and in time doc becomes a friend/mentor to Marty That's why Marty hangs with Doc.

I also love that Marty mentions Clint Eastwood in 1955. Doc doesn't know who that is but Marty spots posters for Revenge of the Creature and Tarantula, both early Eastwood films, "That's right, you haven't heard of him yet."

Back to the Future Part III is my 2nd favourite film behind Amadeus. I love that this is Doc’s film and that Christopher Lloyd gets to play both hero and romantic lead, which is probably the only time this happened in his career. And the train sequence is what made me want to be a filmmaker. I can see why people might not like it, but I always preferred this over part II. I know the first one is the undisputed masterpiece, but Part III will always be first in my mind.

Watching this trilogy is something of a rite of passage in our family. My dad jokingly refused to let my hubby marry me until he'd seen all 3 movies.

I met Christopher Lloyd last month at SiliCon in San Jose. Great guy, good sense of humor about himself, and super nice. I got my picture taken with him and he signed it! At his panel, I asked him who he had more fun playing: Doc Brown or Uncle Fester, and he said Fester, because he read the original Charles Addams comic strips in magazines as a kid. Blew my mind!

Part II was always my favorite one as a kid and it still is to this day. It was actually my favorite movie overall for awhile. I loved how much happened in it. The plot was more dynamic.

The first movie will always be my favorite. The sequels are fine but Crispin Glover's absence really hurt them in my opinion. George was my favorite character and the first movie is essentially about his character growth. The sequels just felt like they were missing something without him.

To quote the late great Norm Macdonald and something i'm sure Michael J. Fox might think about is "I like doing a funny show where I don't have to act and fall in love with a girl."

The native americans coming out of nowhere is a great part of the joke being told. marty says that if he goes straight at the screen that he's gonna crash into all those indians. then doc says that he isnt thinking 4th dimensionally and that when he goes back in time those indians wont even be there. to which marty looks at the indians again and give a "yea well you dont know my luck" kind of look. onec he gets into the past and sees the indians coming at him,its the punchline of the joke since doc said that they wouldnt even be there.

the trilogy has always felt like one big incredible adventure to me, rather than three separate films. each part has strengths and weaknesses but i’ve been so enchanted by them since i was a child that i don’t have it in me to put any of them down in favour of another. i also love all of the extended media (the musical, animated series, ride, comics and video game). it’s the perfect amount of additions for people looking to experience more of this story and characters without the need to make a fourth film or reboot the franchise. plus, bob gale has said that everything in these additions is only ever half-canon as such, so you can simply disregard the choices you disagree with. it makes the franchise feel like a choose your own adventure story in that way, which is perfect for something that centres the limitless possibilities of time travel.

I love Part III and always have. As pointed out here, Part II is kind of all over the place; mostly relying on the gimmick of inserting themselves into the previous movie. But Part III is a much more structured film that takes its time and tells a very sweet love story with Doc and Clara. Sure, it's not as flashy as the second movie, but it knows what it's doing throughout. Also, it ends with a flying time train.

My favorite of the series is three and I actually become teary-eyed with Doc's end speech to Marty.

I still think the strangest thing about the first film is Ronald Reagan had to be approve the film before release and actually quoted the film in his 1986 State of the Union, saying, “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”

I've always loved that this series used "history repeating itself" kinda as its backbone joke. comedic crutch if you like. It’s the bulk of it’s identity and charm to me. As a kid i loved the first two and didn’t think much of the third, but as an adult i’ve come to love all 3 equally. As for why it’s in the wild west? 1st film goes one gen back, the second one gen forward… makes sense for the third to be a century back. I think Zemekis wanted to pay homage to the western. The genre of film that inspired so much of the original - the stand-offs, the comical bad guy and his faithful cowardly goons, the damsel in distress etc. And i think it Makes for a fond fairwell ending the series in a genre from cinemas golden age too! Smart and heartfelt decision straight from the inner child imo. This trilogy was made entirely with love and care at the heart of it, and I’ll always love it!

I like that Doc and Marty are just treated as natural friends. He easily could have been explained as a family friend or his neighbor or science teacher, but they let the relationship just innocently exist without a bold explanation and it worked.

#2 & #3 are fine, but #1 is one of the best movies ever made. It works on every level. “Doc, are you telling me that you made a time machine… out of a Delorean?” Gets me every time.

I love this trilogy. And I'd say that even the repetition fits in with a time travel story. After all, "History repeats itself."

This trilogy is my favorite movie of all time!

Back To The Future 2 has always been my favourite. It has the most time travel, and the most interplay between the four different worlds, five if you count Doc vanishing into 1885 at the end.

Fun Fact: Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale had worked together on the 1980 comedy “Used Cars.” Not long after that, Gale was looking through his father’s old yearbook and began to wonder if he would have been friends with his dad had they known each other as kids back then. This sparked the idea of time traveling to the past and meeting your parents, the kernel at the center of “Back to the Future”

You know i'm pretty sure every old man is crazy and has a time machine just sitting in their backyard

Their relationship is closer to mentor/student. Doc is passionate about his invention, and he's glad he can share them with Marty, who is just as impressed and maybe inspired by all of them.

I love these films especially the music which makes it so iconic. The theme fits into the theatrical score so well and you know that things will be OK when it is being played in the film xxxx

I love the whole trilogy but the first one is just an all time classic. It's beyond perfect and can be rewatched endlessly. Just great stuff made from the best decade

For me, all three films will always hold a special place in my heart. Especially the first one since some of the locations were filmed in my hometown.

I love all 3 equally. There's something about that cinematography throughout that I love. Plus,it was always my favorite how they would figure out how to fix everything that was wrong. Their buddy system was so genuine.

I think that Back to the Future took a lot of inspiration from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Both films have: 1. A "crackpot" inventor who is working on a very special car. 2. The inventor has a dog named after a famous scientist. 3. Both films open with complicated Rube Goldberg machines for making breakfast.

While it definitely works better as a stand alone (nothing tops the first one), I do like the arc they give Marty over the 3 films. He starts off as such a hot head, and by the third one he’s a bit rational but still has a little hot headedness. He learns patience and wisdom and uses it to temper his confidence and ego

“There’s no reason for the third movie to be the old west” Doc literally brought it up in the 2nd movie 😂😂 It was when they picked Jennifer up from Old Marty’s house and Doc was talking about destroying the Time Machine, stating that his biggest regret would be that he wouldn’t be able to visit his favorite era: the old west. And to figure out the other greatest mystery of the universe: women. Loved the video, but the old west setting was necessary since they teased that Doc really wanted to go there

3rd movie paradox- Clara died in the ravine and that's why it's called Clayton ravine in 1985. Nobody (doc) came to pick her up and she died. Clara wasn't saved until Marty came back and he and doc saved her, resulting in doc's relationship with her. Therefore his tombstone in 1955 wouldn't reference his beloved Clara. In that timeline, Marty hadn't gone back to save him also saving Clara.

Part 3 has always been my favourite, I liked it best when I was a child, now as an adult I still like it best. And I love the ending of the part 2.

Honestly i like that your covering 3 films in one big video and not just swiping over them but giving your thorough analysis of each film

The most ironic things about these movies? BTTF2 predicted the Cubs would contend for the WS in 2015. And one later………

'Back to the Future: The Game' is fantastic as well. It's basically part iv.

No joke, my Dad literally first showed me Back To The Future II on new years eve of 2014! I remember freaking out because the "future" wasn't going to be the future much longer and it was just a really cool concept to me. And you could tell that my dad probably had this planned for years, as I'm pretty sure I had already seen that first Back To The Future. So part II is always going to be nostalgic for me for that reason.

Honestly i'm so glad these films we're made because it just gave us some of the best scenes we've ever seen in cinema history.

I'm just glad these films we're made because they revolutionized the way we currently think about Sci-Fi films and just imagine if these weren't made think about all the great classics we maybe would of never seen because of these films being so groundbreaking as they we're

My Grandma’s neighbor was a VHS pirate. He’d go to video stores and copy movies onto tapes. When my family moved to the Midwest, he gave us a stack of Disney classics and some movies for my folks. I was introduced to the first movie when I was around 5 and loved it. Doc and Marty working off each other so well, the suspenseful climax, Alan Silvestri’s epic soundtrack. Then I found out about the sequels and grabbed them in the stack of VHS tapes. I love every single detail and can quote most of the first movie. It’s my favorite movie of all time. Interesting to hear your take.

I loved these movies growing up. These were very good movies. I still love them now. What's really surprising is that no one has tried to remake these movies with all the remakes that exist now. It just wouldn't work if someone tried to remake these movies. They deserve to remain classics. I like it better that way.

I just LOVE it in you last review, Jurassic World: Dominion when that Kayla sees that picture of Maisie and asks, "Is that your kid?" and you placed this line from Back to the Future 3 "It's a science experiment!" LOL Two thumbs up for that ingenious mix! 👍👍

When I was a kid, I loved the second movie and hated the third. Over the years, I kind of came to appreciate all of them as just one big movie. Can't imagine just watching one of them and going "Yeah, that's enough."

I saw these movies as a kid in the mid 90s and really liked them, my favourite was the second one. The fact that it got dark felt right because while the first movie talked about the consequences, the second movie took that to a serious level. The whole point was to show how severe the consequences can be. A nightmare timeline was the escalation of this and it made perfect sense to me. It raises the stakes to such a point that you see why Marty would literally risk his life in a car chase with Biff to prevent it.

I don't think Doug is giving the full context behind the Doc break up scene with Clara. Doc never intends to reveal anything about the time machine but seeing Clara get so upset at him ending things leads to him revealing the truth. The train scene works so well because Doc and Marty have no clue initially that Clara is on the train. Also, the look on Doc's face when Clara tells him she loves him Is one of the best moments of the trilogy.

1985 on the big screen, this was amazing. All of it, the FX, the script, the time travel tropes, it was terrific. Some argue waiting four years for the sequel may have been an effect but really, the two sequels genius playing on the time travel tropes and showing Marty having to let go of his impulse problems and such and I love how it all ends in a perfect way so a reason it's so loved.

Doc and Marty's friendship is part of a temporal causality loop and/or a chicken/egg paradox created by Marty going back in time to 1955 and interacting with Doc, becoming friends, Doc learning of what happens to himself in the future, Doc re-befriending Marty by 1985, so Marty can go back to 1955, become friends with Doc in 1955, and so on, and so on. They are friends, because they were friends, and because they would become friends.

Funny thing was that on October 21, 2015; the Cubs actually got swept by the Mets who ended up going to the World Series

I maybe the odd one out but I always like the second film the best. Biff is both hilarious and terrifying. Everyone is having fun with their parts you can tell. And when Marty goes to his father’s gravestone it honestly still gets me alittle choked up.

My take is that this trilogy encompasses the term "Movie Magic". And it gets me excited, makes me laugh, gives me goosebumps and brings a tear to my eye to watch all three of them. "Movie Magic" indeed.

This was the first movie trilogy I ever watched as a kid and I still treasure the vhs (which were my father's). Now over 15 years later I still deeply love these movies, and after my recent rewatch I can confidently say I just can't pick a favourite. I particularly loved 2 and 3 more as a kid, but 1 is just a classic I could never skip. Truly a beloved series.

My favorite part about ZZ Top's cameo is the fact that Frank Beard (the one without a beard) finally gets to do the iconic ZZ Top Spin with his instrument.

Fun Fact! President Ronald Ragen loved this movie. That he had his entire cabinet watch it in the White House Theatre. When they made a crack about him in the movie, Nancy shouted “and Eastwood’s next!”

Honestly Bob Gale needs so much respect and attention for why these films turned out so good

Pat Buttram was also in almost every Disney movie in the 70s, including "Aristocats" (as Napoleon), "The Rescuers" (as Luke), and "The Fox and the Hound" (as Chief)

Pt. 1: The Dated yet Timeless Cult Classic Pt. 2: The underappreciated gritty Empire Strikes Back-esque sequel Pt. 3: The charming guilty pleasure conclusion

Was talking about this trilogy the other day. Not underrated by any means, but doesn't get talked about enough. Masterpiece.

Robert Zemeckis told a "joke" in a behind the scenes interview that the Hoverboards were real, but that the government wouldn't let Mattel release them. That interview was aired on TV with the movies and suddenly a lot of people believed it had to be true because the director said it, including kid me. The fact that the behind the scenes footage literally shows them faking the hoverboard scenes didn't let people in on the joke well enough.

There is a paradox in the sequels that I don't see people point out. Marty sees Doc's gravestone, dedicated to Clara, so he goes back to save Doc. But Marty only went back in time to save Doc. And it was only because Marty went back that Doc met Clara in the first place, she'd have died otherwise and created the name for the ravine. And because Marty went back, Doc never died so the gravestone would never have been created. Basically, the conditions needed to create the gravestone are because Marty went back, but because Marty went back the tombstone was never created, so how could the gravestone have been created? This can only be explained by a Doctor Who level "fixed point in time" concept where Marty was always going to go back.

The fact that people find Marty and Doc’s relationship weird says more about how maladjusted the 21st century is than anything about the movie. Once upon a time it was considered normal for neighbors to be friends and mentors. Not having your own kids didn’t excuse you from societal participation in growing and helping the younger generation. If you were working in your garage when neighborhood kids rode by on their bikes, you may engage in a conversation. If they grew interests in an area you knew about, you might even support them and talk to their parents to encourage them. Today, people would see this as another task they have to worry about. And I really think that’s preventing the current generation from being socially capable.

I feel like these films tried to just put a touch of Jerry Seinfeld in them but instead gave us a giant Dennis Rodman instead

Part 3 will always be my favourite, even tho I know it's not the best. I just love Doc and Clara's relationship, they are easily my favourite film couple ever!!! 😁 And Clara, she remind me so much of my mum. I told her that once, almost like in passing, and every time she sees me watching it now, she very smugly chimes in, "She's just like me, isn't she, Beth?" EVERY SINGLE TIME!! Also....The West End was blessed with the stage musical. That has to be one of the best shows I have ever seen, I saw it twice. I hope it comes to Broadway someday, you Yanks absolutely deserve to see it. The flying car at the end is really emotional! ❤❤❤

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I've been a BTTF fan for years. the first movie I became obsessed with was BTTF1. I saw it on VHS over and over until the tape started to desintegrate. My first Pay check went to buy the full trilogy on DVD and BTTF1's soundtrack on CD. And yet, I so wanted to have one of my favorite youtubers talk about it. For me, BTTF1 was my obsession at age 5, BTTF2 at age 12 to 18 and BTTF3 at age 18 to 25. Now, I see all of them as one whole, but consider BTTF1 the best of them because of how well written it is and how tight the knows are at the end, almost no lose ends. Thank you once again for the smile on my face!

I always thought Marty was his assistant. When I tried to look it up I found that basically Doc was seen as a mad scientist, Marty snuck into his lab on a dare but became interested in Docs inventions. Doc never had someone interested in his creations so he invited Marty to drop by when he wanted. Then their partnership grew.

Honestly the weirdest part about the original script still to me is that The DeLorean was not even in it which to me is kind of mind blowing because whenever someone think about Back to the Future most of the time the most popular image in most people's head is The DeLorean so it's kind of crazy to think it wasn't even a thought at first

The best explanation I've heard for the kid pointing at his crotch at the end of Part 3 was that he was signaling to his handler that he needed a bathroom break.

My theory about Doc and Marty is that Doc simply needed a part-time assistant, and Marty took the job. Over time, a friendship formed. Not that weird.

I never knew that Doc was wearing makeup to make him seem older. I never really thought about it, but makeup was definitely something I never expected

I kinda keep forgetting Rick and Morty was a messed up Paordy of Back to the Future

So this is why Tony Montana is a mad scientist now

Pat Buttram was actually more famous for playing the shyster Mr. Haney on Green Acres. He sounded just like the Sherriff of Nottingham. The series also co-starred Eva Gabor who voiced Duchess from the Arustocats and Miss Bianca in both Rescuers movies. The star of Green Acres was Eddie Albert who was also the star of Escape to Witch Mountain. The guy named Jason who drove the trailer and helped the kids. Pat Bttram did several voices for Disney. He was also in the Aristocats, the Reacuers, the Fox and the Hound and a Goody Movie posthumously as the possum that opened the Jamboree.

2 was always my favourite. The future and altered timeline, the almanac plotline, more Biff... My only nitpick is there's not enough Crispin Glover.

So this is why Danny DeVito robbed a Convenience Store with his friend who's a Octopus

Honestly the 3rd film might be my personal favorite just because yes it's not the best but honestly the 3rd film has some of the most impressive stuff we've seen from these films and the story while not the greatest still is a really serviceable attempt and does create some pretty unique moments that i'm kind of glad we saw from this film series before it ended

I have absolutely no idea why people thought Marty and Doc Brown hanging out was weird. Even when seeing this movie as an adult the first thing my brain went to was, "this is fine." Why? Because it's high school, he's on the cusp of being an adult anyway; I had a few adult friends when I was in my junior or senior year of high school. We could still conversate, most of them were adults who did art just like I did. And though it was never explicitly stated, I could see Doc Brown being like...a family friend or, hell, someone Marty met once, and found out he was a scientist and they just---*became friends* While I admit that yes there is def a line in the sand with age differences and friendships, I don't believe there's one here.

Funny thing, growing up I could only ever see these movies the few times when they aired on TV (and I record them on VHS), and I wound up seeing them in Reverse Order (3, 2 then 1), so it made it quite an interesting time whenever I eventually get to watch the previous movie and see how the references tied up.

Even though most people don't really enjoy the Third film i can still respect what they did and what they tried to do in that film

Man where's the crazy Bus Driver that milks a Cow while driving you to school when you need him

I find that most people who watch these movies now after not seeing them in their childhood are doomed to not like them the same way people like me do. I wasn't alive when the movies came out, but I did grow up with them. They were my first exposure to the limits of time travel. They exposed me to the concept of potentially being erased from existence if you screw up the past too much, and I think even the concept of changing the past and creating alternate realities were first shown to me through these movies. I remember when I first watched part 2, and when they landed in 1955 again and had to explain that not only did they have to complete their mission of getting the almanac, but they also had to avoid their other cells from the first movie. I didn't even think for a second that Marty would have another self in 1955 from part 1, but the moment Doc explained it, it magically appeared like the most obvious thing in the world, and I could no longer imagine it not being a problem. The back of the future movies are essentially time travel stories for beginners. They don't define the rules necessarily, but they're a good exposure to what kind of rules could be played about with. Even the movies themselves don't seem to really stick to a certain set of rules. The way I see time travel stories is that they can usually be played about in two different ways. Either going to the past will change the past and thus the future as well, or anything you do in the past will have already happened in the original timeline and there's no such thing as changing anything because any attempt you make to change the past we'll just result in it happening the way it always did instead. These movies seem to kind of combine those two ways, making it so that going to the past changes things, but also letting the rules be flexible with the concept of newspapers changing, Doc's letter making it to Marty no matter what, Old Biff making it to 2015 without it being apparent as to whether anything has changed yet, etc. I remember when I was a kid I literally wrote down the DeLorean time machine computer on a piece of paper and then the green zone I put 2022. As a kid, I legit thought that it was a fair bat that I would be intelligent and capable enough to literally build a time machine by this year. I also wrote lots of fanfictions for part 4, I loved the game and consider it cannon, and I even wrote down the entirety of Parts one and two using Peep and the Big Wide World characters, with gags such as Evil Biff shooting Quack's hat off his head and getting him aggravated and stuff. essentially, I think that if you watch these movies as your first exposure to time travel, you'll literally never forget them and see them through the eyes of the other people who claim they are timeless classics. If you watch a bunch of time travel stuff first though, and then watch these movies, they won't seem like anything special.

My dad used to be a manager at a toy store called Children's Palace when the second movie came out. When everyone saw the Mattel logo on the hoverboard, EVERYONE flooded in to demand that they wanted to buy one and my dad had to gently remind people that it was a movie set in the future and therefore didn't exist. Still had some nut cases that wouldn't believe him but what are you gonna do?