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(#31) 1.21 Jigawatts (Is an Actual Quantity of Electricity)
Doc Brown refers to "jigawatts" of electricity. This is the now-obscure but once-standard pronunciation of the word "gigawatt," one billion watts. Nowadays it is usually pronounced with a hard "g" as in "gander" and "gold." In neo-Latin languages, still, it's pronounced with a soft "g."
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(#36) Three Actresses Actually Played Marty's Girlfriend
Elisabeth Shue was actually the third person to play Marty McFly's girlfriend, Jennifer. Melora Hardin (not pictured) played Jennifer when Eric Stoltz was Marty. Claudia Wells played Jennifer in Back to the Future, then Elizabeth Shue took over the role.
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(#25) The Idea of a Mother Falling Love with Her Son Wasn't Risqué Enough for '80s Teen Comedy Standards...
When Robert Zemeckis was trying to sell the idea of the film, one of the companies he approached was Disney, which turned it down because they thought that the story of a mother falling in love with her son (albeit with the twist of time travel) was too risqué for a film under their banner. In fact, Disney was the only company to think this was risqué. All other companies said that the film was not risqué enough, considering the other teen comedies at the time (e.g. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Revenge of the Nerds, etc.).
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(#11) Huey Lewis Makes a Cameo in the First Film
When Marty is being judged at the band auditions, the judge who stands up to say he is "just too darn loud" is Huey Lewis whose songs, "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" are featured on the movie's soundtrack. He also wrote Marty's audition song, a re-orchestrated version of "The Power of Love."
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(#42) Marty McFly Was Almost the Karate Kid
Ralph Macchio turned down the role of Marty McFly, thinking the movie was about "a kid, a car, and plutonium pills."
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(#20) Elijah Wood Makes His Theatrical Debut in the Franchise
Elijah Wood's first feature film appearance came with the role of Video Game Boy in Back to the Future II. He played one of the two video game boys with whom Marty speaks in the diner near the beginning of the film.
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Back to the Future is an American science fiction film series with 3 films, they were released in 1985, 1989, and 1990. The series tells the stories of high school student Martin driving a time machine accidentally in different eras. These films show a new image of time travel. The plot is thrilling and exciting, and the dialogue is humorous and memorable.
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