Back to the Future Question
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In the first BTTF movie, why does Doc Brown say "I suppose Jane Wyman is the First Lady." When learning that Ronald Reagan is the president? They were divorced in 1948 and by 1955 (when it takes place), Reagan had already been married Nancy for a few years.
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I think simply because she was another (female) movie star and if a movie star had become president, it's only fitting that another celeb. would be first lady. It was a comment, I suppose, on the absurdity of an actor or celebrity becoming President.
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Probably for the same reason THE HONEYMOONERS episode (Man from Space) was on Marty's grandparents TV, even though that episode didn't air until AFTER Oct. 1955.
Bob Gale just didn't do his homework.
Bob Gale just didn't do his homework.
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
I think simply because she was another (female) movie star and if a movie star had become president, it's only fitting that another celeb. would be first lady. It was a comment, I suppose, on the absurdity of an actor or celebrity becoming President.
That's how I took it. Of course I didn't know who Jane Wyman was until this thread so I just figured she was an actress.
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Originally Posted by Mopower
That's how I took it. Of course I didn't know who Jane Wyman was until this thread so I just figured she was an actress.
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If someone came back in time and said "Ben Affleck is the President", it would be funnier to respond "I suppose J-Lo is the First Lady!" than "I suppose Jennifer Garner is the First Lady!"
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Doc's line about Jane Wyman might also have been designed to show that he's consumed by his experiments and not quite up to speed on his celebrity marriages.
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Originally Posted by DRG
If someone came back in time and said "Ben Affleck is the President", it would be funnier to respond "I suppose J-Lo is the First Lady!" than "I suppose Jennifer Garner is the First Lady!"
No. No it wouldn't.
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Here's a better question -- when Marty was trying to convince Doc that he was from the future, why didn't he show him his digital watch. We know Marty has one, because it started beeping in the diner and Lou looked at him funny.
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Probably for the same reason THE HONEYMOONERS episode (Man from Space) was on Marty's grandparents TV, even though that episode didn't air until AFTER Oct. 1955.
Bob Gale just didn't do his homework.
Bob Gale just didn't do his homework.
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Originally Posted by resinrats
The movie takes place in November so it was after October. Nov 12, 1955 was the date of the storm. Didn't he arrive on Nov 5th?
"The Man From Space" was December 31, 1955.
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Originally Posted by Shemp
Thank you for not asking a question about the time travel aspect of the movie.
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Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
If Marty set the time machine to arrive back in 1985 10 minutes ealier to save Doc, wouldn't an infinite amount of Martys be arriving as time progressed. Every month 4 new Marys would be running around 1985
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Maybe there was some atmosphereic changes to Hill Valley in the 1980's that made Marty coin the phrase.
I might be exempt from answering because i too was young at the time but...
I don't remember anyone using the phrase and i don't recall any other movies using the phrase either.
I might be exempt from answering because i too was young at the time but...
I don't remember anyone using the phrase and i don't recall any other movies using the phrase either.
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Originally Posted by Cameron
thats not as hard to swallow as old biff in alternate 2015
Originally Posted by UAIOE
I might be exempt from answering because i too was young at the time but...
I don't remember anyone using the phrase and i don't recall any other movies using the phrase either.
I don't remember anyone using the phrase and i don't recall any other movies using the phrase either.
Last edited by RocShemp; 07-31-06 at 08:14 AM.
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
Same here. BTTF was the first time I ever heard anyone say "this is heavy" in the context it was used in that film.