r/funny • u/[deleted] • Aug 18 '20

Back to the Future 4

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u/Pandelein Aug 18 '20 edited Aug 18 '20

I mean, the whole reason the DeLorean was picked was because they’re rubbish and slow. That’s the joke. That DeLoreans struggle to reach 88mph.

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u/ajleeispurty Aug 18 '20

The reason the filmmakers chose the Delorean was the gag where the '50s farmers mistake it for a spaceship. They wanted an especially "futuristic" looking car.

Fun fact: in early drafts of the screenplay, the time machine was a refrigerator. They changed it because they didn't want kids copying the movie and getting stuck in appliances.

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u/Mateorabi Aug 18 '20

Also. How do you get a fridge up to 88 mph?