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A horse dealership in 1885 is own by the Statlers. In Back to the Future there is an ad on the radio for "Statler Toyota" in 1985. In 1955, "Statler Motors Studebaker" is visible near the Town theatre.

Filmed at the same time as Back to the Future Part II. In the five years since Back to the Future was made, Michael J. Fox had forgotten how to ride a skateboard.

The train station is near the site of the station built for Pale Rider, another Clint Eastwood movie. The two halves of the "Pale Rider" station became new buildings in "Hill Valley". One can be seen at the north end of town by the corrals and tracks, and the other at the south end by the waterwheel.

Executive Producer Trademark (Steven Spielberg): [stars]: When Doc and Clara kiss whilst looking at the stars.

The DeLorean used in the filming of this movie is on display at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is suspended from the ceiling and hung upside down to give restaurant patrons a better view of the vehicle from above.

This is the only film in the trilogy where Marty and Doc Brown exchange catchphrases. Marty says "Great Scott!" and Doc Brown replies "Yeah, this is heavy" while talking about the tombstone photo.

When "Mad Dog" tried to lynch Marty, Michael J. Fox was accidentally hanged, rendering him unconscious for a short time. He records this in his autobiography "Lucky Man" (2002)

The drive-in theater was constructed specifically for this film. It was built in Monument Valley, and demolished immediately after filming. No films were ever screened there.

Clint Eastwood was asked for permission about his name being used for Marty in the film. He consented and was said to be tickled by the homage.

A bottle of Tabasco sauce is visible at the saloon during the "wake-up juice" scene. It has the design consistent with the time period.

In Back to the Future, Doc tells Marty that he was inspired to create the Flux Capacitor after hitting his head on the bathroom sink while trying to hang a clock over his toilet. In Back to the Future Part III, when Doc freaks out after seeing Marty in his house and runs into the bathroom, you can just see the clock hanging above the toilet he slipped on.

The second and third Back to the Future movies were shot consecutively over the course of 11 months (with a three week break between Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III).

In the course of the year that it took to film Back to the Future Part II & Back to the Future Part III, Michael J. Fox lost his father but gained a son.

Mary Steenburgen's children were the ones who persuaded her to be in the film.

According to the book "Billy Gibbons: Rock & Roll Gearhead", ZZ Top was hanging around the set and was asked to be the town band. During one take, the camera broke. While waiting for the camera to be repaired, Michael J. Fox asked if they would play "Hey Good Lookin'" which they did. Afterwards, more requests were played. Two hours later, someone inquired if the camera had been repaired. Robert Zemeckis replied that it had been fixed for quite a while, he just didn't want to stop the party that had evolved.

The steam locomotive used in this movie is called Sierra No. 3, painted to look like an 1880's steam locomotive. This type of locomotive was actually created in 1896.

The three old timers in the saloon were played by Dub Taylor, Pat Buttram and Harry Carey Jr. who played sidekicks, town drunks, and colorful townsfolk in hundreds of westerns and television shows.

Thomas F. Wilson who plays Buford Tannen, performed all his horse riding stunts himself. He also did the trick where he lasso's Marty just before we meet the 1885 Doc.

Just recently a prop and building set preservation committee submitted a request and got it granted for the Ponachee Drive-in theater to be re-built for display.

SERIES TRADEMARK: In every film Marty is knocked out. He always wakes up and says "Mom?", Lea Thompson is always present, she tells him to "be still now", and tells him for exactly how long he's been out cold.

A common FAQ for this film is: why didn't Doc and Marty remove the Delorean that was already in 1885 to use for traveling into the future. The reason why this doesn't work is because this is the Delorean Marty needs to go back to 1885 to begin with. For some reason, most fans don't get it, even though they should have figured it out by this time into the trilogy.

The embroidery on Marty's western costume is the symbol for atomic Energy.

The man in the saloon with barbed wire that Doc Brown converses with is not named, but appears to be historical figure Joseph Glidden. Glidden invented barbed wire, and the character's appearance is consistent with pictures and descriptions of Glidden.

SERIES TRADEMARK: In each of the three films a common theme is that Marty always ends up in a public drinking place, shortly after arriving at his time destination and is confronted by a Tannen shouting "Hey McFly!". In Back to the Future, shortly after Marty arrives in 1955 he walks into a café and is drinking a coffee whilst his father George McFly is sitting next to him. Biff Tannen comes in and shouts "Hey McFly!", to which Marty acknowledges but doesn't realize Biff is shouting his father. In Back to the Future Part II, shortly after arriving in 2015 with the Doc, Marty enters the 80s nostalgia café when Griff Tannen (Biff's grandson) shouts "Hey McFly!" to Marty's future son (Marty Junior) who just entered before him. In Back to the Future Part III shortly after arriving in 1885 Marty enters the saloon and is confronted by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen who shouts "Hey McFly!" confusing Marty with Marty's great, great grandfather Seamus McFly.

In Back to the Future Part II, in the alternate 1985, Biff's hotel is called "Biff's Pleasure Palace." In Back to the Future Part III, the saloon is known as the "Palace Saloon."

On November 7th, 2010 the Delorean used during filming was put back on the exact set of tracks used for the vehicle's demise for part of the week-long celebration of the 25th anniversary.

The 1:15 scale Delorean model with the rail wheels was originally set to be released on December 29, 2010, however because of the 25th anniversary of the series it was rushed into release on December 26, 2010.

The brief clip of Clara yanking the emergency chord aboard the train car is used on a regular routine on the tram cars for the Universal Back-lot Tour as part of safety regulations.

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, James Tolkan, Marc McClure and J.J. Cohen are the only actors to appear in all three "Back to the Future" films.

ZZ Top:  One of the film's composing bands have a cameo as the band in 1885, playing a variation of "Doubleback.

Robert Zemeckis:  [citation]  When Marty walks along the railroad tracks and finally reaches the town, he comes to the railway station. Then he walks into the town, while the camera slowly rises up above the station and finally shows Marty at a large distance walking into the town. This scene is shot exactly the same way as the scene in Once Upon a Time in the West, when Jill arrives at the station.

In Back to the Future Part II, Biff watches A Fistful of Dollars in the alternative 1985, in which Clint Eastwood's character uses steel plating underneath his poncho. Marty (calling himself "Clint Eastwood") uses the hatch from a stove under his poncho in 1885. The sign at the train crossing in 1985 identifies the location (formerly Clayton Ravine) as "Eastwood Ravine" named for Marty's character.

Clara can be seen behind Marty and Doc while looking at the map at the train station.

The locomotives that smash the DeLorean at the end of the film belonged to the Ventura County Railway.

There exist enough clues in all three movies to reconstruct the travels of the DeLorean precisely (to within a few minutes at worst, except 2015 Biff's arrival in 1955 and Doc's personal travels). There are a few interesting things to note: Not counting the time Doc traveled by himself, the DeLorean spent nearly 71 years (on its own time scale) from its first time travel to its destruction. By the time Marty made his ultimate return to 1985, he was approx. 14 days, 3 hours, and 27 minutes older than he should have been; Jennifer, on the other hand, is 7 hours and 26 minutes younger than she should have been. Another interesting conclusion is a point of contention. There are two theories, one of which drops the last item. On November 12, 1955, between the time Biff arrived (or 6 am, whichever came later) and 6:38 pm (the time he left), there were four DeLoreans present in Hill Valley (ordered from its point of view): (1) The instance when Marty was trapped in 1955 in the original movie, (2) the instance when Biff came to 1955 to give himself the almanac, (3) the instance when Marty and Doc came back to 1955 to take the almanac back, and (4) the instance when it was waiting in the abandoned mine. Those who do not agree with (4) argue that according to the "ripple effect" timeline as presented in the films, there wouldn't be a DeLorean hidden by Doc in the mine until later that evening, when the lightning blast would accidentally send Doc back to 1885, thereby altering the timeline. It is *entirely true* that *we* do not ever witness a moment in the films where all four instances coexist, but the text "ordered from its point of view" above should hint at a solution. Once the DeLorean is in 1885, consider what it would detect (if it were in a position to witness the comings and goings of its former selves): over 70 years of peace, then (1) arrives, then (2) and (3) arrive in some order; (2) then leaves at 6:38, (3) leaves around 10 pm, and (1) leaves at 10:04. (4) itself leaves soon after that. If we grant that all three of those instances (1-3) continue to exist in the "final" timeline, then there should be no problem accepting this theory. Still not convinced? Consider the 100-year gap near the end of BTTF III when Marty takes the DeLorean on its final journey. 70 years into it, for a few hours, there are 4 instances of the car.

The train that crashes into the bottom of the ravine was actually a model.

Early in 2008, several directors, including Steven Spielberg voted on an attraction room for Universal Hollywood that would contain rare and old costumes and props. Two of the items pulled out from storage vaults were the miniatures of Doc's time travel train and the railroad version of the DeLorean. The full sized version of the time train can be seen over in the Orlando park.

In every film of the trilogy there is a scene where Marty is knocked unconscious and awoken by someone resembling his mother as he thinks the whole film a has been a dream. There is always a scene with him entering a public drinking place where Biff (or one of his relatives) enters calling for one of Marty's relations. There is always a scene with Marty being chased by someone resembling Biff (or Biff himself) and his gang (in one and two he was on a skateboard). The time machine always becomes unusable at some point. Characters related to Biff have been covered in manure in every film, and are always beaten up by Marty.

In the novelization after the little boy hands Marty back his gun he asks him where he got the idea to wear the oven door under his clothes, Marty replies he saw it in a movie. The boy asks Marty what is a movie. Before Marty can answer a woman calls out the name 'David... David Llewelyn Wark Griffith'. This of course is the real name of pioneer filmmaker 'D. W. Griffith (I)' who having been born in 1875 would've been 9-10 years old in 1885 when this movie takes place.