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Back to the Future Part III (1990)
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Release Date:
25 May 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
They've saved the best trip for last... But this time they may have gone too far.
Plot:
Enjoying a peaceable existence in 1885, Doctor Emmet Brown is about to be killed by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. Marty McFly travels back in time to save his friend. full summary | add synopsis
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Time Machine
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Band
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Outlaw
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Blacksmith
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Dog
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Awards:
4 wins
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8 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
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The most fun of the three.
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Three (USA) (fake working title)
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118 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Netherlands:MG6 (DVD rating) |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:Livre |
Ireland:G |
Spain:T |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Portugal:M/6 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Canada:PG |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-10/7 |
Iceland:L |
Italy:T |
Norway:11 |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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Burton Gilliam who played the Colt salesman also parodied the Western movie genre as Lyle in 'Mel Brook''s Blazing Saddles (1974).
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Factual errors: When the train smashes through the "1/4 mile remaining" sign, we see that it is going at 80mph and accelerating. So 80mph is the initial velocity. Since the time machine needs to achieve the velocity of 88mph in order to work, we can assume that 88mph is the final velocity. Using the kinematic equation d = [(vi+vf)/2]*t, the total time would be .00298 hour, or 10.714 seconds. Doc seemed to have a lot longer to rescue Clara with the hover board.
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[first lines]
Marty McFly: Doc! Doc! Doc!
Doc: [not paying attention] What?
Marty McFly: Doc!
Doc: What?
Marty McFly: Doc!
Doc: [finally seeing him] Aaaah!
Marty McFly: Okay, relax, Doc, it's me! It's me! It's Marty!
Doc: No, it can't be! I just sent you back to the future!
Marty McFly: Oh, I know you did send me back to the future. But I'm back! I'm back from the future.
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Marty McFly: Doc! Doc! Doc!
Doc: [not paying attention] What?
Marty McFly: Doc!
Doc: What?
Marty McFly: Doc!
Doc: [finally seeing him] Aaaah!
Marty McFly: Okay, relax, Doc, it's me! It's me! It's Marty!
Doc: No, it can't be! I just sent you back to the future!
Marty McFly: Oh, I know you did send me back to the future. But I'm back! I'm back from the future.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#28.8)" (2002)
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Soundtrack:
DOUBLEBACK
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FAQ
When in 1885, why didn't Marty and Doc use the gas/parts from the buried DeLorean?Why does Maggie McFly look like Lorraine, if they're not blood relatives?
If they've changed the future so Marty doesn't get fired in 2015, there would be no need for the "You're Fired" fax to be printed, so shouldn't the piece of paper have just disappeared out of Jennifer's hands altogether?
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Part III, the wild west entry, is probably the most fun. The original has just such a fantastic premise that creates a sense of urgency about seeing it out till the end, but there is something uncomfortable about your mother having a crush on you that leaves a bad taste in the mouth during Part I. The premise of Part III is this: in 1955, Doc learns that he will eventually travel back to 1885 to live out his days as a blacksmith, but then Copernicus, Doc's 1955 dog, stumbles upon a gravestone that tells Doc and Marty that Doc will be shot to death by Buford Tannen over a matter of 80 dollars. Naturally, Marty says he will travel back to 1885 and get Doc and bring him back to the future with him (though it couldn't be 1955, because there's already one Doc there).
There are time-jumping laws that are not obeyed by the scriptwriters here, and much worse than in the second film, but this one's so well concentrated and so much the better movie that they hardly matter. It has a climax involving a train that rivals the clocktower climax of the first one. A fantastic scene.
Thomas F Wilson, the perennial bad guy of these movies, who started off as Biff Tannen in the original, played Griff Tannen in the second one, throws himself into a Yosemite Sam part as Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen in the third. Mary Steenbergen, in one of her few leading roles, is a nice addition to the cast. She fits right into the wild west world, as the dainty schoolteacher who plays "his beloved Clara" to the Doc.
Like the others, its larger-than-life tone, with the over-blown time-travel dialogue and melodramatic highs and lows, render it into a kind of live-action cartoon. Kids will enjoy Part III the most, but it is so good-natured that adults should have fun with it too. Out of the three, this is the one that you'll be able to put on any time and feel good. Great, harmless fun.