1985A: a little finetuning
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Returning to [[1985]], Marty and Doc leave Jennifer on her porch swing. The first indication that something might be wrong is that there are security bars on the windows of the house. When Doc drives Marty back to his house, it is dark, leaving them unable to notice that the signs at the entrance to Lyon Estates have been defaced, or a pack of stray dogs roaming freely. He is unable to enter his house through the backyard because the gate is padlocked. Crawling through his bedroom window, he is shocked when he discovers that a black family lives here as the girl who is in Marty's room screams "Rape!" and her father furiously chases Marty out of the house with a baseball bat.
Returning to [[1985]], Marty and Doc leave Jennifer on her porch swing. The first indication that something might be wrong is that there are security bars on the windows of the house. When Doc drives Marty back to his house, it is dark, leaving them unable to notice that the signs at the entrance to Lyon Estates have been defaced, or a pack of stray dogs roaming freely. He is unable to enter his house through the backyard because the gate is padlocked. Crawling through his bedroom window, he is shocked when he discovers that a black family lives here as the girl who is in Marty's room screams "Rape!" and her father furiously chases Marty out of the house with a baseball bat.
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As Marty runs down the street, we see it is lined with numerous abandoned and wrecked vehicles. At one point, he sees the chalk outlines of two victims from a drive-by shooting. Three police cars speed past, their strobe lights flashing and sirens sounding. Marty thinks he's still in the wrong year, until he finds a newspaper on someone's porch showing that today is October 26, 1985. Before he can think further, someone puts a shotgun to his head. It's [[Gerald Strickland|Strickland]], who is wearing a [[bulletproof vest]] over his nightshirt. He claims not to recognize Marty, and thinks he's the guy who's been swiping newspapers from his porch. Marty asks about the high school and learns that it was burned down by vandals six years ago. As Strickland gives Marty five seconds to get off his porch before he castrates the teen with a blast from the shotgun, a group of teenage [[drive-by shooters]] drive past and open fire with submachine guns, shattering an entire row of plant pots lined up on the porch wall and raking the house with bullets. Marty takes cover. As soon as the gunfire subsides, Strickland rushes out with his shotgun and fires two blasts at the fleeing car, shouting, "Eat lead, slackers!" With Strickland distracted, Marty takes the opportunity to run for his life.
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As Marty runs down the street, we see it is lined with numerous abandoned and wrecked vehicles. At one point, he sees the chalk outlines of two victims from a drive-by shooting. Three police cars speed past the entrance to the neighborhood, their strobe lights flashing and sirens sounding. Marty thinks he's still in the wrong year, until he finds a newspaper on someone's porch showing that today is October 26, 1985. Before he can think further, someone puts a shotgun to his head. It's [[Gerald Strickland|Mr. Strickland]], who is wearing a [[bulletproof vest]] over his nightshirt. He claims not to recognize Marty, and thinks he's the guy who's been stealing the newspapers from his porch. Marty asks about the high school and learns that it was burned down by vandals six years ago. As Strickland gives Marty five seconds to get off his porch before he castrates the teen with a blast from the shotgun, a group of teenage [[drive-by shooters]] drive past and open fire with submachine guns, shattering an entire row of plant pots lined up on the porch wall and raking the house with bullets. Marty takes cover. As soon as the gunfire subsides, Strickland rushes out with his shotgun and fires two blasts at the fleeing car, shouting, "Eat lead, slackers!" With Strickland distracted, Marty takes the opportunity to run for his life.
Entering the middle of town, Marty finds the place to be a dilapidated, crime-infested, corrupt [[Hell Valley|hell-on-earth]] with the courthouse now turned into [[Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise Casino & Hotel|a casino hotel]], attached to which is the [[Biff Tannen Museum]] (where a sign out front informs visitors "[[Smoking]] Required"). A video documents Biff's life, describing how Biff became a millionaire overnight after a trip to the racetrack on his 21st birthday, how subsequent successful bets on sports led to him being dubbed "the Luckiest Man on Earth," how Biff parlayed his lucky winning streak into a vast business empire called BiffCo, successfully legalized gambling in 1979, and in 1973 realized his lifelong dream by marrying his high school sweetheart, [[Lorraine Baines McFly]]. At this point, Biff's goons appear and knock Marty out.
Entering the middle of town, Marty finds the place to be a dilapidated, crime-infested, corrupt [[Hell Valley|hell-on-earth]] with the courthouse now turned into [[Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise Casino & Hotel|a casino hotel]], attached to which is the [[Biff Tannen Museum]] (where a sign out front informs visitors "[[Smoking]] Required"). A video documents Biff's life, describing how Biff became a millionaire overnight after a trip to the racetrack on his 21st birthday, how subsequent successful bets on sports led to him being dubbed "the Luckiest Man on Earth," how Biff parlayed his lucky winning streak into a vast business empire called BiffCo, successfully legalized gambling in 1979, and in 1973 realized his lifelong dream by marrying his high school sweetheart, [[Lorraine Baines McFly]]. At this point, Biff's goons appear and knock Marty out.
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Doc takes Marty back to his lab and shows him bound collections of newspapers which he obtained by breaking into the library, which was boarded up and closed down. Marty tears out the page of the newspaper that reports his father was shot dead in an alleyway while on his way to receive a book award. Using a chalkboard, Doc theorizes that somewhere in the past, the timeline has diverged into an alternate reality. He then shows the bag the sports almanac came in, along with its [[receipt]] and old Biff's fist-shaped cane handle, which he had found in the DeLorean — revealing that old Biff had given the book to himself sometime in the [[Timeline 4|past]], thus changing his future. He then shows Marty a newspaper headline about Biff's first successful bet on a horse race, back in 1958. Marty uses a [[magnifying glass]] to look at the photo, and sees the almanac in Biff's pocket. Doc says this is how time travel can be misused and why the time machine must be destroyed... after they've corrected the timeline.
Doc takes Marty back to his lab and shows him bound collections of newspapers which he obtained by breaking into the library, which was boarded up and closed down. Marty tears out the page of the newspaper that reports his father was shot dead in an alleyway while on his way to receive a book award. Using a chalkboard, Doc theorizes that somewhere in the past, the timeline has diverged into an alternate reality. He then shows the bag the sports almanac came in, along with its [[receipt]] and old Biff's fist-shaped cane handle, which he had found in the DeLorean — revealing that old Biff had given the book to himself sometime in the [[Timeline 4|past]], thus changing his future. He then shows Marty a newspaper headline about Biff's first successful bet on a horse race, back in 1958. Marty uses a [[magnifying glass]] to look at the photo, and sees the almanac in Biff's pocket. Doc says this is how time travel can be misused and why the time machine must be destroyed... after they've corrected the timeline.
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At first, Marty suggests that they go back to the future to stop old Biff from stealing the time machine in the first place. Doc immediately shoots down that plan, for if they were to do that, then they'd only be going to the future of this reality — a future where Biff is in power, married to Lorraine, and Doc is committed to an asylum after being declared insane.
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At first, Marty suggests that they go back to the future to stop old Biff from stealing the time machine in the first place. Doc immediately shoots down that plan, for if they were to do that, then they'd only be going to the future of this reality — a future where Biff is in power, married to Lorraine, and Doc is committed to an asylum after being declared insane (Doc shows Marty a newspaper story confirming this fact, which is accompanied by a photo of Emmett in a straitjacket).
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Biff is in a jacuzzi with two topless women, watching ''A Fistful of Dollars'' on TV, when Marty comes in and turns off the TV with the remote, and confronts Biff about ''Grays Sports Almanac''. Biff sends the women out. He asks Marty what else he knows about the book. Marty tells Biff that he should tell him how, where, and when he got the book. Biff leads Marty to his office, where he tells (read: orders) him to sit down. As Biff opens the safe (hidden behind a painting of himself), he claims that he had crashed his car drag racing (in reality, as shown in the last film, he had crashed into a manure truck). Biff continues, saying that a "crazy old codger" (his old self) claiming to be a distant relative gave him the almanac, asking him how would he like to be rich. Biff admits he didn't see the resemblance. The old man told him he was going to be rich, and when Biff asked what the catch was, he was told, "No catch; just keep it a secret." Biff says he never saw the old man again.
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Biff is in a jacuzzi with two women, watching ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (this is possibly a video of the movie) on TV, when Marty comes in and turns off the TV with the remote, and confronts Biff about ''Grays Sports Almanac''. At the mention of this, Biff tells the women the party's over, and sends them out. He asks Marty what else he knows about the book. Marty tells Biff that he should tell him how, where, and when he got the book. Biff leads Marty to his private office, where he tells (read: orders) him to sit down. As Biff opens the safe (hidden behind a painting of himself), he claims that he had crashed his car drag racing (in reality, as shown in the last film, he had crashed into a manure truck). Biff continues, saying that a "crazy old codger" (his old self) claiming to be a distant relative gave him the almanac, asking him how would he like to be rich. Biff admits he didn't see the resemblance. The old man told him he was going to be rich, and when Biff asked what the catch was, he was told, "No catch; just keep it a secret." Biff says he never saw the old man again.
While Biff turns his back to put the almanac (which is now minus its dust jacket; we learn why later) back in the safe, Marty takes one of the matchbooks from an ashtray. Biff then remembers something else: old Biff warned him that "Someday a crazy wild-eyed scientist or a kid will show up. If that ever happens..." Biff pulls out a snub nose revolver, while mentioning that he didn't think said person would be Marty, and prepares to shoot him. Marty throws the ashtray at Biff, but he ducks and the ashtray sticks into Biff's chair.
While Biff turns his back to put the almanac (which is now minus its dust jacket; we learn why later) back in the safe, Marty takes one of the matchbooks from an ashtray. Biff then remembers something else: old Biff warned him that "Someday a crazy wild-eyed scientist or a kid will show up. If that ever happens..." Biff pulls out a snub nose revolver, while mentioning that he didn't think said person would be Marty, and prepares to shoot him. Marty throws the ashtray at Biff, but he ducks and the ashtray sticks into Biff's chair.
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Marty runs upstairs, and Biff shoots at him several times, but misses. The three guys who grabbed Marty outside see him go downstairs, but he jumps the other flight of stairs and goes back upstairs to the roof instead, while they go downstairs. Biff catches up and sees the door to the roof swinging, and follows Marty. He tells Marty to jump, that suicide would be nice and neat.
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Marty runs upstairs, and Biff shoots at him several times, but misses. The three guys who grabbed Marty outside see him go downstairs, but he jumps the other flight of stairs and goes back upstairs to the roof instead, while they go downstairs. Biff catches up and sees the door to the roof swinging, and follows Marty. He tells Marty to jump, saying that suicide would be nice and neat.
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Marty warns Biff that the police will trace the bullet. However, Biff reveals that he owns the police — and that is how he was able to get away with murdering George. Marty jumps over the ledge and Biff can't believe it. He calls Marty an idiot, and then looks over the ledge. Marty comes up on the DeLorean, and the door knocks Biff out. Doc and Marty fly away. Doc sets the time machine for November 12, 1955. The destination display malfunctions and shuts off; Doc hits it and it returns. Doc tells Marty it's unbelievable that old Biff chose that date, that it must have cosmic significance, or perhaps an amazing coincidence. Marty then objects to going back in time when Jennifer and Einstein aren't with them. Doc reasons that assuming they've restored the proper timeline, the dystopic world will change around Jennifer and Einstein and neither of them would have any memory of these horrible events.
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Marty warns Biff that the police will trace the bullet. However, Biff reveals that he ''owns'' the police — and that is how he was able to get away with murdering George. Marty jumps over the ledge and Biff can't believe it. He calls Marty an idiot, and then looks over the ledge. Marty comes up standing on the hood of the DeLorean, and the gullwing driver's door suddenly flies open, walloping Biff on the jaw and knocking him out cold. Doc and Marty fly away. Doc sets the time machine for November 12, 1955. The destination display malfunctions and shuts off; Doc thumps it and it returns. Doc tells Marty it's unbelievable that old Biff chose that date, that it must have cosmic significance, or perhaps an amazing coincidence. Marty then objects to going back in time when Jennifer and Einstein aren't with them. Doc reasons that assuming they've restored the proper timeline, the dystopic world will change around Jennifer and Einstein and neither of them would have any memory of these horrible events.
===Back to 1955===
===Back to 1955===