Back to the Future 3 question

[Gary Weaver II]

A one in a million shot that in his pocket he just happened to have some very old pocketchange...

One a related side note... That was one thing that really impressed me about Journeyman when it was on NBC..

-Gary

 

[Jedifyfe]

The strange thing is that Part 1 implies the Delorean is completely electrical - both in the dialouge and the car itself. It's only the Foley sound effects which thow a monkey wrench into that idea.

Marty specifically asked if it ran on Unleaded. Doc replied that no, this sucker is electrical and runs on the Plutonium.

The Delorean itself didn't have tail pipes in the film. They were cut off and redirected by Filmtrix because the car was SUPPOSED to be electrical, therefore you wouldn't techincally have tailpipes since Doc replaced the engine.

As I mentioned earlier, the Sound Effects guys mess that all up by giving the car the V8/Turbine sound effects.

The "runs on oridinary gasoline" line is from Part III and both sequels has a TON of writing/plot cheats which I've always felt took away from the first film. This thing with the Delorean was one of them.

On the other hand, one could argue that Doc had created one of the first Gas/Electric Hybrid all the way back in 1985

Well said Gary. So which leads me to wonder...are you going to make an entirely accurate electric/plutonium driven Delorean? :lol

 

[drusselmeyer]

Watched the first one yesterday...

Marty uses money from 1985 to pay for a telephone and "something without sugar" his coffee. Surely someone might notice the tender over the next 30 years and be a tad bit confused.

Not necessarily. I have often found nickles and pennies from the 1950s and older in change even today.

In 1985 it would not be impossible to have 50 cents or more in old change. The coffee was probably no more than ten cents anyway.

Nickles last a long time and it is easy not to notice the year. Check your change right now, just for a laugh.

If I went back in time 30 years right now, I would have about 12 cents I could safely spend. In 1980 that is not much. But in 1955, that is easily a cup of coffee.

I have found Merc dimes, wheat pennies and '64 quarters in pocket change, so having enough for a cup of coffee in 1955 is no big trick from 1985.

As for paper money. Money didn't start looking very different until the 90's. Before that, most people would miss the date on a dollar. Also, a 30 year old dollar could still be floating around just like the nickles.

When is the last time anyone here checked the years on change or money in general??

 

[drusselmeyer]

Was watching BTTF3 with my son last night and it suddenly hit me. When Marty brings the Delorean back to 1885 and rips the fuel line, then later blows the fuel intake manifold off, why would this really be a problem? Didn't Doc also have a time machine back in 1885? He did go back to 1885 from 1955 in the 2nd movie and walled that time machine up in the old mine. Why didn't they just get some gas from the time machine Doc went back in? I know, the movie would have ended a lot sooner then.

Here is where it gets really fun:

Ask which time line you are watching. If you didn't notice before, consider that there are multiple parallel timelines going on.

When Marty sees "himself" leave the Lone Pine Mall, the timeline is already different. That was a different Marty in a different DeLorean! Yes, Doc Brown may have made an all electric DeLorean, but what about in an alternate timeline where he saw no point in doing so?? We have no idea which timeline we are watching really. In this way, both conflicting facts can be true. The electric DeLorean did exist, but in an alternate timeline.

To illustrate this further; remember back when Biff stole the DeLorean? How was it he came back to his own timeline unchanged?? The answer is, he didn't! That was a different Biff and a different DeLorean and the timeline changed around Doc and Marty unnoticed. Just like it changed around Jennifer when she was left in the bad neighborhood.

Marty should have picked up on the fact that suddenly the DeLorean now runs on unleaded, but he missed it. He was already in an alternate timeline!

There were at least two stories going on at anytime. One Marty of the Twin Pines Event and One Marty of the Lone Pine Event. The films just followed the best outcomes. They never explored the bad outcomes. It could have been really dark.

The other possibility is; Doc Brown simply gave up on 4th dimensional thinking long enough to forget that the DeLorean was still in the mine. He also could have salvaged enough parts from the mine DeLorean to convert it to an all electric car if he could get Mr Fusion running again. Then, there was always the steam possibility.

On a side note, BttF 3 is the first modern Steampunk film.

 

[Jeyl]

Well, if anyone listens to any of the DVD audio tracks whether they be the Q&A or the feature length commentary, both state that the gas had to be drained before the Delorean was to be put into storage.

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

I've always thought Doc should have carefully re-opened the mine wall and placed another note in the DeLorean that says: "Please include a few gallons of gas in a secured container and leave it in the trunk. We're going to need it!"

 

[Edwardowan]

Its been a long time since I've watched it but if I recall correctly didn't the indians shoot some arrows at his DeLorean when the calvary was chasing them? He drove over a small hill, put it in reverse to back into a cave only to pul an arrow out of it then they show the gasoline pouring out of the bottom of the car... like he ruptured a fuel line... then the bear chased him, he falls, hits his head on Shamus McFly's fence... etc....

I've always thought Doc should have carefully re-opened the mine wall and placed another note in the DeLorean that says: "Please include a few gallons of gas in a secured container and leave it in the trunk. We're going to need it!"

 

[Michael Bergeron]

I've always thought Doc should have carefully re-opened the mine wall and placed another note in the DeLorean that says: "Please include a few gallons of gas in a secured container and leave it in the trunk. We're going to need it!"

I used to think the same thing but then that would create a paradox. They're stranded because there is no gas. If Marty brought gas back with him they wouldn't have needed to amend the note and so Marty never would have gotten the instructions in the first place... (head explodes)

As for Doc not having gas saved I think it's in his character to destroy it as soon as he drained it so that it couldn't change the time stream. This is ESPECIALLY in his character after the events of the second film.

Oh. And it's a movie. :lol

 

[drusselmeyer]

Doh! I forgot to post this in case anyone is interested!!!

Home

Pricey, but it may be interesting.

 

[Krel]

I remember reading, I think it was on the IMDB, that one of the endings they considered, had Doc asking Marty about the future. Marty decided to have some fun, and told Doc that they had flying cars plus other s.f. things, all powered by Coca-Cola. Marty gets back to the 80s to find a 50s s.f. version of the 80s, all powered by Coke. Doc believed Marty, and proceeded to invent everything Marty told him about. Unfortunately, they thought that it would be too costly to film.

David.

 

[drusselmeyer]

That is just such a ridiculous idea! How would things run on Coke?! Pepsi maybe, but Coke?

:lol