Questions tagged [back-to-the-future-ii]
1989 Second film in the Back To The Future trilogy, in which Marty McFly travels to 2015 before returning to 1955.
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Biff and the Delorean [duplicate]
We know Biff steals the DeLorean, how did he know (a) how to program it and (b) that he needed to get upto 88mph to get it to time travel?
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In Back to the Future, did kids really wear their pants inside out in 2015?
In Back to the Future Part 2, when they are in 2015 Doc tells Marty:
Pull out your pants pockets. All kids in the future wear their pants inside-out.
I was wondering, is this actually true in-...
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Why didn't Doc Brown send Marty to the future before sending him back to 1885?
After the thunder sent Doc Brown back to 1885, and after Marty received the letter, why didn't the 1955 Doc send him back to the future (either 1985 or 2015) to completely repair the Time Machine and ...
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Does Doc Brown sabotage himself in Back to the Future 2?
Back in 1955, Doc Emmet Brown is spotted by his past self as he is working on the cable in the park, at which point, the latter asks the unrecognizable white-haired man to "be a pal and hand my ...
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In BTTF2 is the rest of the USA in a state of anarchy?
The alternate 1985 in Back to the Future Part II shows Hill Valley pretty much in a state of anarchy; drive-by shootings and home invasions seem common place, burned out cars and marauding gangs ...
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How does Biff come back to the original time line? [duplicate]
If Biff takes the time machine and goes back in time to deliver the Almanac to young Biff, how does old Biff return to his original time line if in the future he altered he became rich? Wouldn't he ...
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Why does Doc Brown ask Marty to destroy the almanac but lets him have the hover board?
While the Doc urged Marty to destroy the almanac, he allowed him to keep the hover board.
Out-of-universe, I'm guessing this is some kind of convenient workaround to the plot's development.
But in-...
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How were there two Martys in 1955 in Back to the Future 2? [duplicate]
In BTTF 2, in the second timeline where Biff went back to 1955 to give the sports almanac to younger Biff, it doesn't make sense that there would be an original Marty running around.
This is my ...
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Why didn't Marty's "you're fired" note fade away as soon as 2015 Biff changed the timeline in 1955?
In Back to the Future 2, Marty gets fired for doing something illegal. Several notes reading "you're fired!" were faxed to him. At the end of Back to the Future 3, Marty avoids the car crash and thus ...
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Was the “future” world predicted in Back to the Future 2 intended to be genuinely predictive?
The Back to the Future series of SF films are also arguably somewhat comedic as well. In Back to the Future Part II, Marty travels to the year 2015 and we, the audience, get to enjoy a spectacle of ...
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Were there two DeLoreans in 1885?
Ok, in November 12, 1955 Marty watches the leap to 1885 of Doc Brown (the lightning bolt), then immediately receives the letter from Doc, and travels back to 1885 to save him.
Marty arrives on ...
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How did Doc travel to 1885 if he wasn't travelling at 88 mph? [duplicate]
In the Back to the Future universe, we know what is needed for time travel: a flux capacitor, 1.21 gigawatts and a travel speed of 88 miles per hour (I know there are more requirements than that but I ...
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Why did Biff come back to the same timeline in the future? [duplicate]
When old Biff takes the DeLorean and goes back to the future, he comes back exactly to the same time and place he left, but according to Dr. Brown's explanation on the blackboard, he should have gone ...
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Was Doc dead in 2015 in the original timeline?
In Back to the Future Part II, Doc tells a lot about the future of Marty's family. However, he doesn't mention what happened to himself in 2015. Was Doc supposed to be dead in 2015 (if he had never ...
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How could Biff vividly remember the date within 30 years?
In Back to the Future Part II, in 1985A Marty asks Biff about the sports almanac. Not only does Biff remembers the exact date when he got the book - November 12, 1955 - but also tells Marty that he ...
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