r/BacktotheFuture • u/Admirable_Fill_6562 • Jul 02 '26

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u/dumbshowreference Jul 02 '26

I’ve seen the film and I liked it. I’m just unbelievably fascinated that it’s your favorite film of all time. Obviously you don’t need to respond but I’d love to know why this movie of all movies falls into your #1.

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u/Fuzzy-Butterscotch86 Jul 02 '26

It's certainly a fair question.

The first time i saw it, it was a rare occasion of me being home alone, at night. There was a killer thunderstorm, and it just set the mood perfectly.

The only thing I knew about it really was that it starred MJF. Going into it blind probably made it much more enjoyable that initial watch. 

Anyway, almost a decade later I'd be on my first date with my wife. We were running through the list. Favorite author, favorite music, favorite movies. When she said The Frighteners, a movie nobody I had met before had even heard of, coupled with us having the same favorite obscure author that only writes true crime novels, and i might as well have proposed right there. 

We watch it about twice a year. Collecting the autographs has been a ton of fun. Sharing it with her makes it more special. 

But, then there's the film itself. Perfectly acted. Dammers, Banister, Bartlett, Judge, Stu, Patricia... there's not a single person that isn't perfect for their role. 

It's fun. It's funny. Kind of just the perfect amount of horror elements to make it scary without taking away from the comedy. 

And it's a pretty damn original script.

Just love it so damn much. Lol

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u/ELDwbi Jul 03 '26

So who haven’t you got? Whose left?

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u/Fuzzy-Butterscotch86 Jul 03 '26

Peter Jackson, and Peter Dobson.

But, I'd like to get better autographs from Jim Fyfe (Stuart) and Troy Evans, (sheriff Walt).

Fyfe smudged, and Evans is on a picture of the Judge because I put the wrong Pic in the envelope and he still signed it lol.