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SpiffMan

Excellent choice for a series, can't wait to watch later. I imagine you won't be able to resist, but this is absolutely one to watch the whole series. Part 3 is my favorite, which is saying something given how awesome the first one is!

Raven Dark

Some fun facts about this one: The song Marty "invented" at the Enchantment Under The Sea Dance is Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry. When the guy on the phone was talking to the man he called, he said, "Hey Chuck. It's your cousin, Marvin Berry. You know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this." He called Chuck Berry, the singer and writer of the song. Crispen Glover, the guy who played George McFly, was originally cast as Marty, but when doing the scenes, he just didn't fit, so he was recast as George. I think we would have had a very different movie if the directors hadn't realized he wasn't working. They actually shot a number of the scenes with Crispen as Marty before they realized he was wrong for the role. Nice catch on the Lone Pine thing. A lot of people miss that on first watch, and even after, including me. Michael J. Fox was shooting this movie at the same time he was in the sitcom Family Ties. He said he often worked all day on the FT set, then right away, sometimes without any sleep, would spend hours working on BTTF. It's kinda sad, because it's said that he already had the shakes sometimes when he was on set. He had already developed slight Parkensons, the condition that far more profoundly affects him today. This is one of many movies from the 80s that still remains one of my favorites. I love the whole series, and yes, you should absolutely react to the other two. Fair word of warning, though. At the end of the second film, there is a trailer for the third movie. Make sure you stop the second film right after the end, before the trailer starts, because it spoils important elements. I've seen a reactor who didn't do this, and ended up bummed that he saw even two seconds of the trailer because it spoiled something. Glad your reacting to this, and excited for the other two. What a great reaction!

Raven Dark

Oh! One other fun fact the hubs just reminded me of when I mentioned this reaction to him. I meant to point it out while watching, but by the time the reaction was over, I'd completely forgotten. When Marty auditioned to play at the school dance near the start of the film, one of the judges stood up and said "I'm afraid your just too darn loud." That was Huey Lewis. He was a huge singer at the time this movie came out, and he sung two songs you heard in the film. "The Power Of Love," heard at the start of the film when Marty is hitching rides to school on his skateboard, and the second, "Back In Time." The second song is playing on Marty's clock radio when he wakes up the morning after he comes back to the future.

Alex Gorell

Ohh you are going to enjoy this trilogy. It’s soo much fun.

Digital Droo

Instead of answering your questions, it's probably best to watch the two remaining movies.

Robert da Spruce

Great reaction! Lots of fun! As you alluded to, I believe the whole trilogy was mapped out and planned from the beginning. And not just written hastily because the first movie was a hit. Which gives the trilogy the feeling of a single continuous story. Maintaining a high level of quality from the first film to the last. Which is why this trilogy is still regarded as one of the great trilogy’s in cinematic history You definitely need to watch both sequels. As it is one continuous story. Oh, and the overly complex machine to do a simple and mundane task is called a Rube Goldberg machine

Diiirk706

One of the best trilogies in existence. Period. The ENTIRE thing is a ''masterclass'' . So yeah.....

Clay F

This movie = a pop culture phenomenon. A fun movie. "If you're going to build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?" The DeLorean was real -- having a short-lived production 1981-1983. The only car sold by a small fledgling auto company. Noted for its gull-wing doors and poor build quality. As already commented, the guy who told Marty his band was too loud and thus rejected was Huey Lewis of "Huey Lewis and the News" -- a pop rock band in the 1980s. Two songs (one being "The Power of Love") by Huey Lewis and the News played during the movie. Marty uses a cassette tape w/Edward (Eddie) Van Halen to influence his dad. In 1980 while in high school, I saw the band Van Halen in concert when they were promoting their third album "Women and Children First" (1980). R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen.

Ryan Towell

I know this is old but Crispin wasn't cast as Marty, he was always cast as George in the first one, he was not in the following movies. Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty.

Matt Nagi

When you asked how many people tried to call the number Jennifer gave Marty in the beginning of the movie: most numbers you see in film have 555 for the exchange (ie 234-555-8174 for example). The 555 exchange is never given out to avoid the exact problem of people calling a number in a movie!