Back to the Future (1985)
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
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🎙️ SYSK Episodes
#042324
The Power of the Wind
"should make Doc Brown shake in his whatever shoes he wore"
— Chuck
Apr 23, 2024
#021724
Selects: Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't
"That's like when they debuted that back to the future ride years ago."
— Chuck
Chuck compares the Soarin' ride at Epcot to the old Back to the Future ride experience.
Feb 17, 2024
#102015
Please Listen to How Plasma Waste Converters Work
"Like back to the future."
— Josh
Josh compared the self-powering aspect of plasma facilities to the movie's time machine.
Oct 20, 2015
#050614
How Gypsies Work
"About 25% are money making ploys like the old Back to the Future, bringing the sports almanac"
Referenced in listener mail as an example of time travel scenarios where people would go back in time to make money.
May 6, 2014
#031114
How Skateboarding Works
"if you've seen the movie Back to the Future when Marty McFly rips the little milk crate off the front"
— Josh
Josh references the movie when explaining the origins of skateboards and how they evolved from homemade wooden scooters.
Mar 11, 2014
#120513
How Maglev Trains Work
"Like 88 miles per hour? That's back to the future."
— Josh
Josh referenced Back to the Future when discussing the speed needed for maglev trains to begin floating.
Dec 5, 2013
#020513
How Garbage-powered Cars Could Work
"this article starts off with a little back to the future reference"
— Josh
The article about garbage-powered cars references Mr. Fusion from Back to the Future as an example of fictional garbage-to-fuel technology.
Feb 5, 2013
#072612
How Time Travel Works (Live at SD Comic-Con)
"Probably the best demonstration of a consistent causal loop is found in the film Back to the Future"
A guest named Brian uses the movie as an example to explain consistent causal loops and time travel paradoxes.
Jul 26, 2012
#021412
How Zero Works
"Lit up like a flux capacitor"
— Josh
Josh uses the flux capacitor reference when describing their time machine lighting up.
Feb 14, 2012
#080411
Ethnobotany: How to Get Drugs from Plants
"This would have been a much better way to start out the future of the internet one, huh?"
— Josh
Josh made a reference to Back to the Future when discussing starting out with the internet episode topic.
Aug 4, 2011
#110509
How Product Placement Works
"Back to the future. The DeLorean was prominently featured obviously"
— Josh
Example of car product placement, though noted as tongue-in-cheek since DeLorean had already failed.
Nov 5, 2009
#102909
The Real How Jack the Ripper Worked
"Right, Doc Brown says that we could not prevent the crime"
— Chuck
Chuck references Doc Brown when explaining they can't prevent historical events from happening while time traveling.
Oct 29, 2009
#082509
How easy is it to steal a nuclear bomb?
"you've seen the 1985 Robert Zemeckis classic Back to the Future"
— Josh
Referenced as an example of a movie where terrorists wanted plutonium to make nuclear weapons.
Aug 25, 2009
Cast
Michael J. Fox
Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd
Emmett Brown
Crispin Glover
George McFly
Lea Thompson
Lorraine Baines
Claudia Wells
Jennifer Parker
Thomas F. Wilson
Biff Tannen
Marc McClure
Dave McFly
Wendie Jo Sperber
Linda McFly
George DiCenzo
Sam Baines
Frances Lee McCain
Stella Baines
James Tolkan
Mr. Strickland
J.J. Cohen
Skinhead
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