We take a closer look at everything you might have missed in the Back To The Future trilogy!
We hope not, anyway.
The Docs clocks (II)
3.
CRM 114
A fairly blatant nod here, although easy to miss if you dont know what it means.
The sticker on the amp Marty plugs into reads CRM 114.
This is the name of a gear from Stanley KubricksDr.
A bit harsh, given that its his song theyre covering, but there you go.
Crew Shoutout (I)
10.
Orgy American Style
This delightfully-titled film can be seen as currently showing at the cinema in 1985 Hill Valley.
hoaxes over the years are a deliberate visual reference in and of themselves.
The Scarecrow
Another one, perhaps, to file under the Is it deliberate or not?
Peabody and Sherman
Now this one is deliberate.
Mister Sandman meanwhile, had first charted in 1954.
Hey, we didnt say all the nerdy spots were going to be about movie references, you know.
I dont know if I could take that kind of a rejection…
Although we are talking about a time travel movie, so…
22.
Ronald T. Woodward was the films key grip, and had also worked with Zemeckis onRomancing The Stone.
He probably made the right choice.
And in an earlier script draft he goes ever further, saying This is no dream!
You are having aClose Encounter Of The Third Kind!
You have reached theOuter Limitsof theTwilight Zone!
Surely the Doc isnt the kind of guy whod bribe an upstanding member of the thin blue line?
Or Martys dad being a creepy pervert.
Funny the things you overlook in characters.
Fox singing, by the way, but a vocalist called Mark Campbell).
The title, of course, feels nicely appropriate to the story and its no accident.
When Marty sees the crazy drunk drivers tramp back in 1985, he gleefully shouts out the name Red!
This was an adlib by Michael J.
A simple answer would be: who says they dont?
What happens to us in the future?
Jaws 19
The other most obvious reference in the 2015 town square is the holographic advert forJaws 19.
Note also the name of the director: Max Spielberg.
Wild Gunman
Aside from the obviousPac-Manmachine, the other arcade game in Cafe 80s isWild Gunman.
Cubs Win World Series
There are two in-jokes here.
Werent these supposed to be family films?
January 1, 1885
Yet another hint about something thats going to happen later!
Just Try It, Tannen!
in a similar fashion), also foreshadows Martys trip to the Old West.
Its not specified in the films, but theBack To The Futurecartoon revealed that the L stands for Lathrop.
More notably, however, theyre both films that feature Clint Eastwood in uncredited roles.
Marty actually even points at theRevengeposter when noting that the Doc hasnt heard of Clint yet.
It cant be accidental… surely?
Even with that bad Irish accent she does.
conversation with the Doc) are all played by somewhat notable Western actors.
Harry Carey Jr. appeared in several John Ford films, as well as two episodes ofRawhidewith Clint Eastwood.
You talkin to me?
I mean, look, this isDen of Geek.
Or that the latter is yet another Clint Eastwood reference?
I know, this is heavy!
Ive been peddling this barbed wire all across the country… Maybe the Doc told them when he got back to town…?
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