Back to the Future

Deliberate mistake: In the beginning of the movie, we see Marty play his black Ibanez during the band try-outs. Later, we see it on his bed when Doc calls him and when he wakes up the next day in this alternate timeline. We never see him bring it home after school or when he goes home at night before dinner.

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Suggested correction: Maybe one of the band members brought it back to his house for him. Maybe he forgot it and picked it up again later, off camera. Maybe he has 2. Maybe the guitar he is using at the try-out isn't his. So many possibilities.

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Trivia: In the battle of the bands scene, when Marty introduces The Pinheads, Huey Lewis, who provided "The Power of Love" for the film's soundtrack, plays the second judge from the left, and is the one who eventually says, "You're just too darn loud." (00:07:40)

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Question: What does the saying "Why don't you make like a tree, and get out of here", mean?

Answer: It's a way of saying "scram" or "get lost." But Biff is so dim, he doesn't realize he's saying it wrong; the expression is "make like a tree and leaf", with the joke being that "leaf" is meant to sound like "leave."

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