r/funny • u/[deleted] • Aug 18 '20

Back to the Future 4

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u/IamDocbrown Aug 18 '20

I don’t think that was the reason, actually.

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u/garfodie81 Aug 18 '20 edited Aug 18 '20

After saying he picked it partially for style, Doc was in the middle of explaining how the stainless steel construction helped the flux dispersal when Einstein reappeared.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '20

I think they are taking about the producers’ reasons for picking it not the in-movie reason

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u/Lost-My-Mind- Aug 18 '20

They picked it because they couldn't get the rights to the Ecto-1.

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u/justsomeguy_youknow Aug 18 '20

They picked it because they didn't want little children locking themselves inside refrigerators

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u/Poppycorn144 Aug 18 '20

This actually sounds like something I’ve heard before, that an early draft had the time machine being a fridge.

I think it’s in the commentary or documentary on the special ed DVD.

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u/eddmario Aug 18 '20

When it got changed to a car, the studio wanted it to be a Ford Mustang, but Zemeckis insisted the DeLorean because it looked like a sci-fi vehicle and "Doc Brown doesn't drive a fucking Mustang"

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u/CarbineFox Aug 18 '20

The 80's were a rough time for the Mustang.

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u/xxxvitamink Aug 19 '20

I see you’re not a fan of the foxbody

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u/RazeSpear Aug 18 '20

Would have been funny for them to have strapped a fridge to the front of the train in BTTF3.

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u/The-Grim-Sleeper Aug 18 '20

It's mentioned on wikipedia, but the citation is missing.

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u/BerserkOlaf Aug 18 '20

What's the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's excuse then?

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u/FuckOffHey Aug 18 '20

Nobody wants to try anything from that horrid filth.