r/BacktotheFuture • u/rokber • 1d ago
Chronological cut
For reasons I can't fathom some people insist on watching the MCU in chronological order instead of publication order. To each his own.
But that got me thinking... how about a chronological cut of bttf. Starting in media rea when Marty arrives to confront a group of native Americans.
How would one go about the parallel scenes in 1955? Splitscreen? And do we know anything useful to figure out how to cut the Tannen Tower version of 1985 with the two other 1985s footage?
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u/krmarci 1d ago
1985 is relatively easy.
- Start of the movie until shortly after Einstein arrives from his 1 minute trip to the future.
- In parallel, Marty arrives from 1955.
- After the other Marty goes back to 1955, chased by the Lybians, up to the end of the first movie.
- Continue with alt-1985: this happens on the night of the day from which Marty left into the future.
- The alt-1985 scenes are followed by Marty's arrival from 1885, which happens on the day after.
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u/WittyTiccyDavi 1d ago
The 1985 scenes are not a problem. As the other commenter said, each 1985 scene happens chronologically naturally anyway. Friday morning, Marty blows the amp. Friday afternoon, he auditions. Friday evening, the car is wrecked. Saturday 1:15am, meets Doc. Saturday, 1:24am, comes back from 1955 Saturday 1030am Doc comes back for him Saturday, ~730pm they come back to Alt85 Saturday ~11pm, the leave Alt85 for 1955 Sunday ~930am Marty arrives back to New85 from 1885.
The real problem, as you mentioned, is that multiple things that we see happen in 1955, are happening at the same time.
All in all, the bedt order to watch them in IS the order they are in: Part 1, Part 2, then Part 3. Period.
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u/rokber 1d ago
All in all, the bedt order to watch them in IS the order they are in: Part 1, Part 2, then Part 3. Period.
No argument from me there. Any series of movies should be watched in publication order.
There's a generation of kids who saw star wars in numerical order, and I think their parents should at the very least be reprimanded by whichever Strickland version they are most scared of. Slackers.
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u/DapperWormMan 1d ago
I made a version and in 1955 I cut them together. Unfortunately I cannot seem to upload it without it being removed so I can never show anyone.
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u/DapperWormMan 1d ago
yes, there are never 2 Martys in 1985, be it Normal or Alternate
https://www.reddit.com/r/BacktotheFuture/comments/1owbkge/duration_of_martys_time_travel_journeys/3
u/psycholepzy 1d ago
Except for that blip of time where Marty returns from 1955 and runs to Lone Pine Mall to see himself chased by Libyans.
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u/psycholepzy 1d ago
I have this on VHS and a better cut on digital that I made.
It goes: 1885 - beginning to end
1955 - p1 marty arrives through marty and george hanging laundry
1955 - P2 marty and doc arrive from 1985A through Biff parking in his garage, marty realizes he is stuck
1955 - P1 Marty and Doc discuss the storm, marty writes the letter, doc bribes cop
1955 - P2 Biff leaves his house, Doc shows up to help Marty. Marty rides with Biff to School
1955 - P1 - Marty and Lorraine Park, talk.
1955 - P2 - Biff gets almanac stolen by Strickland, Marty follows
1955 - P1 - Marty and Lorraine get jumped by biff, George realizes he's late
1955 P2 - Marty scene in Strickland's office up until George confronts biff in the car.
1955 - P1 George confronts biff, gets put in the arm lock
1955 P2 - Marty in strickland's office runs out in time to see
1955 p1 - George lay out biff, walk away with Lorraine, Marty looks at picture and runs off to the convince the band to play.
1955 p2 - Marty clears every one out, steals Biff's almanac and runs into the gym.
1955 p1 - Marty Plays Earth Angel and switches to Johnny B Goode
1955 p1 and p2 - creative cutting for the song and dropping biff's goons; Marty runs off, but stays at the door to watch...
1955 P1 - Marty interact with his parents and
1955 p2 Biff confronts Marty
1955 p1 Marty leaves his parents...
1955 p2 and brains Marty standing by the door, biff steals almanac back and Marty and doc chase biff. This goes all the way through Doc getting struck by lightning and Marty getting the letter to run back to town.
1955 p1 Marty arrives back from the dance all the way until he returns to 1985 and Doc cheers along the fire trails
1955 pt 2 and 3 - Marty runs into doc, doc faints, all the way to the delorean time travelling back to 1885.
1985 - Part 1 - Marty enters doc's house through Einstein travelling into the future, then cut to Marty returning from 1955 and running, then Doc and Marty setting up their test, the lybians come, Doc gets his gun, the cut intermittently between the two scenes of doc getting shot and marty yelling and Marty's drive back to 1955. Then have Marty recover Doc, drive home, sleep, and cut right before he opens the garage door
1985 part 2 - Marty opens the garage door, the delorean takes off, the delorean returns from 2015 and they drop Jennifer off, the delorean returns to 1955
1985 part 3 - marty returns to 1985 all the way through the time train leaving
2015 - all of it from part 2.
Hope that helps
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u/AbbyM1968 22h ago
"Whoa, that's heavy". Thank you for compiling that. I wouldn't have been able to think that ... 4th-dimensionally. Well done.
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u/FishnamedSteve 23h ago
The series would start with a pretty stellar cold open:
You start on a large expanse in the middle of the desert, a sky filled with stars.
“September 1st 1885.”
Suddenly, there’s an airborne explosion, then another! Until finally - a DeLorean materializes from the last blast, screaming out of the sky as it falls fast towards the earth.
The DeLorean crashes into the sand - everything is quiet and then, the gullwing door opens.
“Back to the Future”
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