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Matt Glasby

In this regular feature series on some of the most talked-about films, we examine the legacy of classics, re-evaluate modern blockbusters, and revisit some of the most memorable lines in film. We continue this week with the best quotes from 1985’s Back to the Future .
1. Dr Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd): “Great Scott!”
2. Dr Emmett Brown: “Then tell me, future boy, who’s President of the United States in 1985?”
Marty McFly (Michael J Fox): “Ronald Reagan.”
Dr Emmett Brown: “Ronald Reagan? The actor? Then who’s vice-president? Jerry Lewis?”
3. Marty McFly: “Whoa. This is heavy.”
Dr Emmett Brown: “There’s that word again. ‘Heavy.’ Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth’s gravitational pull?”
4. Biff Tannen (Thomas F Wilson): “Since you’re new here, I-I’m gonna cut you a break, today. So, why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here?”
5. George McFly (Crispin Glover): “Yes. Yes. I’m George. George McFly. I’m your density. I mean, your destiny.”

6. Lorraine Baines (Lea Thompson): “This is all wrong. I don’t know what it is. But when I kiss you, it’s like I’m kissing … my brother. I guess that doesn’t make any sense, does it?”
Marty McFly: “Believe me, it makes perfect sense.”
7. George McFly: “Hey, you! Get your damn hands off her!”

8. Marty McFly [finishing a guitar solo]: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”
9. Marty McFly: “Oh. One other thing. If you guys ever have kids, and one of them, when he’s eight years old, accidentally sets fire to the living room rug … go easy on him.”
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10. Marty McFly: “Hey, Doc, we better back up. We don’t have enough road to get up to 88.”
Dr Emmett Brown: “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
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One of the most popular films of the ’80s, Back to the Future made stars out of Michael J. Fox and one time-travelling DeLorean car
In the film Fox stars as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955


One of the most popular films of the ’80s, Back to the Future made stars out of Michael J. Fox and one time-travelling DeLorean car. In the film Fox stars as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955.


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Classic American films: Back to the Future – the 10 best quotes from 1985 sci-fi adventure

One of the most popular films of the ’80s, Back to the Future made stars out of Michael J. Fox and one time-travelling DeLorean car In the film Fox stars as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955

One of the most popular films of the ’80s, Back to the Future made stars out of Michael J. Fox and one time-travelling DeLorean car

In the film Fox stars as teenager Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time to 1955