Back to the Future Quotes
Biff Tannen : What are you looking at butthead?
Skinhead : Hey Biff, get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown.
Skinhead : Hey Biff, get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown.
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Marty McFly : [ heads for a door then stops ] 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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[ seeing a poster for the Enchantment Under the Sea dance ]
Dr. Emmett Brown : Look. There's a rhythmic ceremonial ritual coming up.
Marty McFly : Of course! The Enchantment Under the Sea dance! They're supposed to go to this. That's where they kiss for the first time.
Dr. Emmett Brown : All right, kid. You stick to your father like glue and make sure he takes her to that dance.
Dr. Emmett Brown : Look. There's a rhythmic ceremonial ritual coming up.
Marty McFly : Of course! The Enchantment Under the Sea dance! They're supposed to go to this. That's where they kiss for the first time.
Dr. Emmett Brown : All right, kid. You stick to your father like glue and make sure he takes her to that dance.
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Marty McFly : [ acting cool ] Do you mind if we... park... for a while?
Lorraine Baines : That's a great idea. I'd love to park.
Marty McFly : Huh?
Lorraine Baines : Marty, I'm almost 18 years old. It's not like I've never parked before.
Marty McFly : What?
Lorraine Baines : Marty, you seem so nervous. Is something wrong?
Marty McFly : [ trying to maintain composure ] No... No. [ Lorraine takes a sip from a liquor bottle ]
Marty McFly : [ grabbing the bottle from Lorraine ] Lorraine, Lorraine, What are you doin'?
Lorraine Baines : [ starting to laugh ] I swiped it from the old lady's liquor cabinet.
Marty McFly : Yeah, well, you shouldn't drink.
Lorraine Baines : Why not?
Marty McFly : Because you - you might regret it later in life.
Lorraine Baines : Marty, don't be such a square. Everybody who's anybody drinks. [ Marty takes a sip from Lorraine's bottle then spit-takes as he notices Lorraine lighting a cigarette ]
Marty McFly : [ nauseatingly ] Geez! You smoke too?
Lorraine Baines : Marty, you're beginning to sound just like my mother!
Lorraine Baines : That's a great idea. I'd love to park.
Marty McFly : Huh?
Lorraine Baines : Marty, I'm almost 18 years old. It's not like I've never parked before.
Marty McFly : What?
Lorraine Baines : Marty, you seem so nervous. Is something wrong?
Marty McFly : [ trying to maintain composure ] No... No. [ Lorraine takes a sip from a liquor bottle ]
Marty McFly : [ grabbing the bottle from Lorraine ] Lorraine, Lorraine, What are you doin'?
Lorraine Baines : [ starting to laugh ] I swiped it from the old lady's liquor cabinet.
Marty McFly : Yeah, well, you shouldn't drink.
Lorraine Baines : Why not?
Marty McFly : Because you - you might regret it later in life.
Lorraine Baines : Marty, don't be such a square. Everybody who's anybody drinks. [ Marty takes a sip from Lorraine's bottle then spit-takes as he notices Lorraine lighting a cigarette ]
Marty McFly : [ nauseatingly ] Geez! You smoke too?
Lorraine Baines : Marty, you're beginning to sound just like my mother!
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[ Marty wakes up in Lorraine's bed ]
Marty McFly : Mom... is that you?
Lorraine Baines : There, there now. Just relax. [ pats a damp cloth on Marty's forehead ]
Lorraine Baines : You've been asleep for almost nine hours now.
Marty McFly : I had a horrible nightmare. I dreamed that I went... back in time. It was terrible.
Lorraine Baines : Well... You're safe and sound now, back in good old 1955.
Marty McFly : [ opens his eyes wide ] 1955?
Marty McFly : Mom... is that you?
Lorraine Baines : There, there now. Just relax. [ pats a damp cloth on Marty's forehead ]
Lorraine Baines : You've been asleep for almost nine hours now.
Marty McFly : I had a horrible nightmare. I dreamed that I went... back in time. It was terrible.
Lorraine Baines : Well... You're safe and sound now, back in good old 1955.
Marty McFly : [ opens his eyes wide ] 1955?
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Dr. Emmett Brown : You've gotta get your father and mother to interact in some sort of social...
Marty McFly : Wh-what? You mean like a date?
Dr. Emmett Brown : Right.
Marty McFly : Well, what kind of date? I don't know. What do kids do in the '50s?
Dr. Emmett Brown : Well, they're your parents you must know them. What are their common interests? What do they like to do together?
Marty McFly : Nothing.
Marty McFly : Wh-what? You mean like a date?
Dr. Emmett Brown : Right.
Marty McFly : Well, what kind of date? I don't know. What do kids do in the '50s?
Dr. Emmett Brown : Well, they're your parents you must know them. What are their common interests? What do they like to do together?
Marty McFly : Nothing.
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[ Recurring line in all three movies ]
Biff Tannen : Hey, McFly. I thought I told you never to come in here.
Biff Tannen : Hey, McFly. I thought I told you never to come in here.
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Marty McFly : Time circuits on. Flux Capacitor... fluxxing. Engine running. All right! [ the engine stops suddenly ]
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[ Biff is waxing George's car, it's a silver BMW ]
George McFly : Uh... now Biff, I want make sure that we get two coats of wax this time. Not just one.
Biff Tannen : Just finishing up the second coat now.
George McFly : Now Biff, don't con me!
Biff Tannen : I-I'm-I'm sorry, Mr. McFly. I-I meant I was just starting on the second coat.
George McFly : Ahh... Biff. What a character. Always trying to get away with something. I've had to stay on top of Biff ever since High School. Although if it wasn't for him...
Lorraine Baines : We never would have fallen in love.
George McFly : That's right.
George McFly : Uh... now Biff, I want make sure that we get two coats of wax this time. Not just one.
Biff Tannen : Just finishing up the second coat now.
George McFly : Now Biff, don't con me!
Biff Tannen : I-I'm-I'm sorry, Mr. McFly. I-I meant I was just starting on the second coat.
George McFly : Ahh... Biff. What a character. Always trying to get away with something. I've had to stay on top of Biff ever since High School. Although if it wasn't for him...
Lorraine Baines : We never would have fallen in love.
George McFly : That's right.
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Lorraine Baines : Will we ever see you again?
Marty McFly : I guarantee it.
Marty McFly : I guarantee it.
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Skinhead : [ throws Marty in the trunk of a car ] That's for messing up my hair!
Band Member : What the hell you doing to my car?
3-D : Hey, beat it, Spook. This don't concern you.
Marvin Berry : [ four additional band members get out of the car ] Who you calling "Spook", Peckerwood?
Skinhead : Hey, hey, listen, guys. Look, I don't wanna mess with no reefer addicts, okay?
Marvin Berry : Get home to your mama, boy.
3-D : Biff, help! [ the band members chase the boys ]
Band Member : What the hell you doing to my car?
3-D : Hey, beat it, Spook. This don't concern you.
Marvin Berry : [ four additional band members get out of the car ] Who you calling "Spook", Peckerwood?
Skinhead : Hey, hey, listen, guys. Look, I don't wanna mess with no reefer addicts, okay?
Marvin Berry : Get home to your mama, boy.
3-D : Biff, help! [ the band members chase the boys ]
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Marty McFly : [ sees that he has destroyed the huge speaker ] Whoa... Rock 'n' Roll.
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[ Marty places headphones over his father's ears and wakes him up by playing Van Halen music at full blast. George wakes up screaming - Marty pauses the music. George looks up to see Marty, who is unrecognizable because he is wearing a radiation suit ]
George McFly : Who are you?
Marty McFly : [ after giving him another earful of loud rock music ] Silence Earthling! My name is Darth Vader. I am an extraterrestrial from the planet Vulcan! [ makes Live Long and Prosper sign with his hand ]
George McFly : Who are you?
Marty McFly : [ after giving him another earful of loud rock music ] Silence Earthling! My name is Darth Vader. I am an extraterrestrial from the planet Vulcan! [ makes Live Long and Prosper sign with his hand ]
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Lorraine Baines : Our first television set. Dad just picked it up today. Do you have a television?
Marty McFly : Well, yeah! You know we have... two of them.
Milton Baines : Wow! You must be rich!
Stella Baines : Oh, honey, he's teasing you. Nobody has two television sets.
Marty McFly : Well, yeah! You know we have... two of them.
Milton Baines : Wow! You must be rich!
Stella Baines : Oh, honey, he's teasing you. Nobody has two television sets.
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[ a switch actives Dr. Brown's television and we see a news report ]
TV news anchor : ...the Senate is expected to vote on this today. In other news, officials at the Pacific nuclear research facility have denied the rumor that a case of missing plutonium was, in fact, stolen from their vault two weeks ago. A Libyan terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the alleged theft. However, officials now attribute the discrepancy to a simple clerical error. The FBI, which is still investigating the matter, had no comment. Twelve wooden crates filled with cocaine washed ashore near Boca Raton, Florida, yesterday.
TV news anchor : ...the Senate is expected to vote on this today. In other news, officials at the Pacific nuclear research facility have denied the rumor that a case of missing plutonium was, in fact, stolen from their vault two weeks ago. A Libyan terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the alleged theft. However, officials now attribute the discrepancy to a simple clerical error. The FBI, which is still investigating the matter, had no comment. Twelve wooden crates filled with cocaine washed ashore near Boca Raton, Florida, yesterday.
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Dr. Emmett Brown : [ holding Marty's video camera ] No wonder your president has to be an actor, he's gotta look good on television.
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Linda McFly : How am I supposed to ever meet anybody?
Lorraine Baines : Well, it'll just happen. Like the way I met your father.
Linda McFly : That was so stupid! Grandpa hit him with the car!
Lorraine Baines : [ wistfully ] It was meant to be.
Lorraine Baines : Well, it'll just happen. Like the way I met your father.
Linda McFly : That was so stupid! Grandpa hit him with the car!
Lorraine Baines : [ wistfully ] It was meant to be.
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Lorraine Baines : Anyway, your Grandpa hit him with the car, and brought him into the house. He seemed so helpless, like a little lost puppy. And my heart just went out to him.
Linda McFly : Yeah, Mom, we know. You've told us this story a million times. You felt sorry for him, so you decided to go with him to the Fish Under the Sea dance.
Lorraine Baines : No, no, it was the Enchantment Under the Sea dance.
Linda McFly : Yeah, Mom, we know. You've told us this story a million times. You felt sorry for him, so you decided to go with him to the Fish Under the Sea dance.
Lorraine Baines : No, no, it was the Enchantment Under the Sea dance.
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Dr. Emmett Brown : Let me show you my plan for sending you home. Please excuse the crudity of this model, I didn't have time to build it to scale or to paint it. [ reveals intricate tabletop model of the town square ]
Marty McFly : [ impressed ] It's good.
Marty McFly : [ impressed ] It's good.
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Mr. Strickland : Am I to understand you're still hanging around with Dr. Emmett Brown, McFly? [ clicks with his mouth, gives Jennifer a tardy slip ]
Mr. Strickland : Tardy slip for you, Miss Parker. [ gives Marty one, too ]
Mr. Strickland : And one for you, McFly. I believe that makes 4 in a row. Now let me give you a nickel's worth of free advice, young man. This so-called Dr. Brown is dangerous, he's a real nutcase. You hang around with him, you're gonna end up in big trouble.
Marty McFly : [ smart-alecky ] Oh, yes sir.
Mr. Strickland : [ pushes Marty a little bit ] You've got a real attitude problem, McFly. You're a slacker! You remind me of your father when he went here. He was a slacker, too.
Mr. Strickland : Tardy slip for you, Miss Parker. [ gives Marty one, too ]
Mr. Strickland : And one for you, McFly. I believe that makes 4 in a row. Now let me give you a nickel's worth of free advice, young man. This so-called Dr. Brown is dangerous, he's a real nutcase. You hang around with him, you're gonna end up in big trouble.
Marty McFly : [ smart-alecky ] Oh, yes sir.
Mr. Strickland : [ pushes Marty a little bit ] You've got a real attitude problem, McFly. You're a slacker! You remind me of your father when he went here. He was a slacker, too.
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High-School Band Audition Judge : Hold it, fellas. I'm afraid you're just too darn loud. Next, please. Bring the next group, please.
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George McFly : [ deleted scene ] [ after looking at his watch George rushes to the phone booth and calls the operator ]
George McFly : Uh, yeah operator, can you give me the time please? [ a few students come and block him in the phone booth with a trident ]
George McFly : Hey! Get me out of here! [ the students laugh as they walk away ]
George McFly : [ Mr. Strickland walks by and sees George inside the phone booth ] Mr. Strickland! Those students trapped me in here.
Mr. Strickland : See, this is what happens to slackers. Now do you understand? [ walks away ]
George McFly : Yes. But, but Mr. Strickland you have to let me out of here!
George McFly : Uh, yeah operator, can you give me the time please? [ a few students come and block him in the phone booth with a trident ]
George McFly : Hey! Get me out of here! [ the students laugh as they walk away ]
George McFly : [ Mr. Strickland walks by and sees George inside the phone booth ] Mr. Strickland! Those students trapped me in here.
Mr. Strickland : See, this is what happens to slackers. Now do you understand? [ walks away ]
George McFly : Yes. But, but Mr. Strickland you have to let me out of here!
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[ Marty enters his house and sees Biff harrassing George ]
Biff Tannen : I can't believe you'd *loan* me your car without telling me it had a blind spot. I could've been killed!
George McFly : Now, now, Biff, now I never noticed that, uh, the car had any blind spot before when I would drive it. Hi, son.
Biff Tannen : But what are you, blind, McFly? It's there. How else do you explain that wreck out there?
George McFly : Now, Biff, um, can I - Can I assume that your, uh, insurance is gonna pay for the damage?
Biff Tannen : My insurance? It's your car. Your insurance should pay for it. I wanna know who's gonna pay for this. [ shows his shirt ]
Biff Tannen : I spilled beer all over when that car smashed into me. Who's gonna pay my cleaning bill?
Biff Tannen : I can't believe you'd *loan* me your car without telling me it had a blind spot. I could've been killed!
George McFly : Now, now, Biff, now I never noticed that, uh, the car had any blind spot before when I would drive it. Hi, son.
Biff Tannen : But what are you, blind, McFly? It's there. How else do you explain that wreck out there?
George McFly : Now, Biff, um, can I - Can I assume that your, uh, insurance is gonna pay for the damage?
Biff Tannen : My insurance? It's your car. Your insurance should pay for it. I wanna know who's gonna pay for this. [ shows his shirt ]
Biff Tannen : I spilled beer all over when that car smashed into me. Who's gonna pay my cleaning bill?
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Sam Baines : Stella! Another one of these damn kids jumped in front of my car! Come on out here and help me take him in the house!
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Marty McFly : [ whilst with his girlfriend ] What happens to us in the future? Do we become assholes or something?
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[ first lines ]
1985 radio announcer : October is inventory time, so right now, Statler Toyota is making the best deals of the year on all 1985 model Toyotas. You won't find a better car at a better price with better service anywhere in Hill Valley...
1985 radio announcer : October is inventory time, so right now, Statler Toyota is making the best deals of the year on all 1985 model Toyotas. You won't find a better car at a better price with better service anywhere in Hill Valley...
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Dr. Emmett Brown : [ Marty is showing Doc Brown the 'flux capacitor' in the DeLorean time vehicle ] It works. It works! [ grabs Marty ]
Dr. Emmett Brown : I finally invent something that works!
Marty McFly : [ quietly ] You bet your ass it works.
Dr. Emmett Brown : I finally invent something that works!
Marty McFly : [ quietly ] You bet your ass it works.
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Marty McFly : Where are my pants?
Lorraine Baines : Over there, on my hope chest.
Lorraine Baines : Over there, on my hope chest.
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