15 Weird Facts About Back to the Future You Never Knew
Back to the Future (1985): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know
#rememberwhen Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Doc, aka Emmett Brown, took us all back Back to the Future in the iconic DeLorean. Relive the adventure as Marty travels to Hill Valley and makes sure his parents fall in love all while avoiding Biff. This classic wouldn’t be complete without the famous phrase, “Great Scott!” and the hashtag bttf.
We’re jumping to 88 MPH with 15 strange, surprising, and just plain awesome facts about Back to the Future—with Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Huey Lewis.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:01 – #15: A Lead Actor Swap That Changed Everything
02:55 – #14: The Title That Almost Doomed the Movie
04:27 – #13: The Original Time Machine Was… What Now?
06:30 – #12 : The Script No Studio Wanted
07:53 – #11: A Deadline That Nearly Broke the Film
09:14 – #10: The Town Square You’ve Definitely Seen Before
10:12 – #9: A Presidential Reaction That Shocked Everyone
11:33 – #8: Training for One of the Film’s Most Famous Scenes
13:16 – #7: A Car Built for Style, Not Speed
14:44 – #6: An Actor’s Ad-Lib That Became a Running Gag
15:51 – #5: A Legal Fight That Changed Hollywood
17:46 – #4: The Real-Life Moment That Sparked the Idea
18:53 – #3: A Hit Song That Wasn’t Meant for the Movie
20:50 – #2: Why There Will Never Be a Reboot
22:27 – #1: The Happy Accident Behind an Iconic Quirk
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#backtothefuture #michaeljfox #delorean #docbrown #robertzemeckis #timetravel #80smovies #hueylewis #greatscott #rememberwhen #tvnostalgia #christopherlloyd #bttf
@RememberWhenHQ
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
If you ever dreamed of cruising past 88 mph in a DeLorean, you’re definitely our people. This one unlocked every Saturday-afternoon VHS memory we’ve got. Which part of Back to the Future still makes you grin like it’s 1985?
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@DemocracyinCT
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
24:00 FYI…..You don't have END videos placed in the outtro layout for us to click.
@Lovethyself25
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
21:32 I wish many others executives did the same thing. So many reboots out there that killed the spirit of the movies they were supposed to “honor”
@melissabee424
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Wait this isn’t AI narration? Woooowwwwwwww ❤❤❤❤❤
@MartinV.
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Dang. I thought Michael J fox actually played the Jhonny B Goode guitar for real
@ryanyates8090
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
“Sheinberg”
@newyorker3556
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
This whole dang movie was a absolutle masterpiece
@robynstephens166
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
If I had that time car I would think very careful if I want to use it. My 1st thought is go back to when I was about 14 and have a few words with myself and wack my young self in the head to do it. Do what? That is between the 2 of me. Problem is that will alter my future and me typing this now would not be typing this now. I could even be dead in that parallel universe I created.. Time is that timey whimy thing.
@Ætherman
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Doc Brown literally says that the Delorean is made of aluminum
@badbrad025
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
1. "The Power of Love" was indeed written specifically for the 1985 film Back to the Future by Huey Lewis and the News. The song's lyrics don't mention the movie's storyline, but it became a huge hit and earned Huey Lewis an Academy Award nomination .
@RayvanderHeij
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Best… trilogy… ever…
Sorry Star Wars, to all three of the trilogies.
@lynnalima
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
In 2024, we went to a screening of BTTF with live symphony orchestra playing the score. What a fun time! They even had a DeLorean on display in the lobby. I felt so immersed in the movie, like I was right there.
@AnthGags333
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Team First Jennifer..
@JohnRandomness105
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
I remember the "Spaceman from Pluto" thing quite well, and still find it unbelievable. It would be like naming "The Wizard of Oz", "Grizzly, Grumpy, Growling Apple Trees".
16:30 I'm trying to remember Glover's version of his rejection of the role in the sequel. He accuses Bob Gale of lying. One thing occurs to me: if one really doesn't want the role, but has reasons not to say that, he just might demand an overly huge compensation package.
21:40 Part III ended with a big splash, "The END", when ending a movie with "The END" was no longer done.
22:50 "I know I make it big." "I AM rich." — Contrast these with the first movie's, "Suppose they didn't like it? Suppose they told me, `You have no future.'" It took some commenter to point those out to chicken the problems I had with the "chicken". These were sourced in Marty's different upbringing.
@KByou2be
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Season 9 Rick and Morty is going to remake this movie
@James-Timothy
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
If I could take Doc's DeLorean for a joyrider, where would I go? I think you mean, when would I go?
@eandd7703
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Regan always had a great sense of humor….no surprise he loved it
@omadoutlaw4868
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
I would take the DeLorean to June 2012 open up a bitcoin account on Coinbase and buy 100 bitcoin at $7.00 a coin,I am not greedy.🤠Bitcoin is only at about 90k right now.
@schlotdoglaser
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
I remember driiving home from dropping a friend off at home and driving by the Puente Hills Mall and seeing this FLASH in the parking lot. I had no idea what was going on. As I drove around the mall to get on the freeway, I was able to look over the hedge and saw the opening scene with the DeLorean going into the future. Had no idea what the movie was until it came out about a year later
@coooper999
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Thanks
@hitman5159
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
I saw Back to the Future on VHS. My sister had rented it from a video store and asked me if I wanted to watch it and return it for her. I'm glad I did. of the sequels, I preferred #3 over #2. I liked the Old West setting better than the futuristic ones from #3. I'm thankful that the creators have prevented future sequels or reboots.
@flowingcamera3041
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
The hunch was my biggest surprise take away… cool video on Back to the Future movie trivia
@junedunne
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
best one yet
@austinpfoster
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
13:01 WHERE would we go first?
Don’t you mean, WHEN we would go first?
@kenalbrecht5649
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
A student ofine said her dad (from Germany) would binge watch the trilogy, I said her dad must be brilliant.😊
@anthonycarr22
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
Crispin clover is a real prick.
@workingmothercatlover6699
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
One of my sister's classmates owns a DeLorean. For one of the class reunion appearances in the local parade, Back to the Future was the theme. The semi truck pulling the flatbed trailer with all the alumni was following the DeLorean. It was cool.
Of course, if it even had a flux capacitor, it was going far slower than the needed 88 mph. 😊
@jokersays3049
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
The hunch thing got me.
@andrearusky
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
All these are very old stories we all knew about 😌
@reginalddurley4162
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
IF I HAD A TIME MACHINE I'LL GO BACK TO 70S
@ArchoniusXXVII
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
With a delorean I’d go back to the 80s and visit my grandmothers, probably try to steer my own future towards something better.
@ThornOfHearts
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
After watching this I think Shinberg was determined to kill the movie
@Shirtysneez
March 20, 2026 at 3:06 am
"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet … but your kids gonna love it"
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