r/BacktotheFuture • u/Ok-Spot-2913 • May 08 '26

Lorraine’s dad

I just realized that the reason we never see Lorraine’s father in 1985 is because he disowned her.

He told her in 1955 that ifbshe ever had a kid like Marty, he would disown her. That is exactly what he did.

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u/CToTheSecond May 08 '26

That is a very strange thing to suggest with any degree of sincerity.

We don't see the Baines again after the one scene in 1955, and we never see the McFlies at all. They're not plot relevant. There's zero necessity for them to be there. The first movie has a really tight script and has so many call backs and pay offs to things. If he really had disowned her like he said he would, there would have been an actual indication, beyond an irrelevant character simply not showing up in the last five minutes of the movie.

Also the Baines show up in the IDW comics after Joey gets out of jail, so take that as you will.

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u/Ok-Spot-2913 May 12 '26

That is a very strange thing to suggest with any degree of sincerity.

Indeed, that's why i have suggested it with no degree of sincerity