Back To The Future Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
50 of the most interesting Back To The Future easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Back To The Future movie message.
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown.
Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi |
Director | Robert Zemeckis |
Stars | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover |
IMDB score | 8.5 |
Back To The Future Movie Trivia
The director of Jaws 19 is Max Speilberg, Steven Speilberg's real son, who was born in 1985.
A stunt woman hits the left pillar during the hover board scene. She didn't make it inside due to this. The crew member cut the cables thinking she made it into city hall. She fell 30 feet onto concrete rather than the mats inside and ended up with multiple broken bones
Back To The Future 2 a billboard can been seen advertising "Surf Vietnam". A subtle nod to Apocalypse Now
Michael J. Fox picked the initial "J" to distinguish himself from Michael Fox, a 50s actor. In 'Back To The Future' (1985), young George McFly says he's a big fan of the show 'Science Fiction Theater,' which often featured Michael Fox.
The storm clouds were actually fiber fill that they shined a flashlight on.
Eric Stolz who was initially cast as Marty Mcfly before being replaced by Michael J. Fox is present in one brief shot in the scene where Marty punches Biff in the diner
Back To The Future Movie Easter Eggs
: Doc Brown's hat gets shot off at the town festival. His hat retains a bullet hole in every scene afterwards.
Mr. Peabody's son is named Sherman.
Marty's band tries out to play at the dance. The song they play is 'Power of Love' by Huey Lewis and the News. Huey Lewis was the judge that told them to stop because they were "Too darn loud."
Chuck Berry's song Johnny B. Goode was accredited to Marty
Marty performs a duck walk across the stage while playing "Johnny B Goode." He does this while Chuck Berry's cousin is watching, implying that Marty was the original pioneer of the duck walk, not Chuck Berry (detailed explanation in comments)
They used Centauri's car from The Last Starfighter as one of the background vehicles.
Doc's son Verne motions the camera in for a closer look and points at his dangly bits.
Accuracy details in Back To The Future
Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen asks Marty McFly "What's your name, dude?" In the 19th century, 'dude' was an insult. It was used to refer to dandies; city dwellers who dressed in fancy clothes and who came west to their "dude ranches," or rich hobby farms.
Doc's scarf in Back To The Future 3 was (1990) made from his shirt from Back To The Future 2 (1989). An interesting detail.
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Costume details in Back To The Future
Doc gave Marty this western outfit with atom models on the top.