Welcome back to another addition of Tuesdays with Classics where I'll be bringing back some of the best classics known to cinematic history, they deserve a little extra spotlight I'd say. Last week we went over Space Odyssey and man did that bring back some memories. This week though, I want to do a movie that everyone is sure to have seen or at the very least heard of. I'm talking about Back to the Future. Yeah that's right, I said it. The way this movie was made will blow some minds. The production budget was 19 million, and after being the top grossing release of 1985, box office profit was over 381 million! Back to future offered so many 'easter eggs' and subtleties in the script that new things are still being discovered today. Later I will show you a couple examples.
Doc and Marty McFly |
One to the magnificent and brilliant subtleties:
While this may be a scene from Back to the Future II (Right) it is still justified as part of the BTTF franchise, also It's really remarkable how well organized and subtle the production team was and for that, should not go unnoticed. While retrieving money from this suitcase to give to Marty to buy new close in 1955, it shows the contents of what's inside, the scene lasted merely 5 seconds before switching but notice how precise the currency is. Every dollar is 100% legitimate and correct in appearance. They literally took the time and resources to gather every note from specific time eras to calibrate a true sense of actuality. That's the difference from a classic and just another regular movie. Taking the time and effort to do things no one else would even consider. They took a chance at this irrelevant and very subtle scene but thankfully people noticed and because of that, this movie is STILL being talked about, almost 17 years later. Bravo Back to the Future, bravo indeed.
Back to the Future released July 3, 1985. Enjoyed!