Back To The Future Part VI
Screenplay by Mike Nichols
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Monday, October 28th 2115, 11.38am (is displayed).
Ext. Highway. Scott McFly arrives at the highway on a
rocket-board, awaiting the DeLorean, which has Eric Wilson and Suzy Lee aboard.
He sees it driving towards him.
SCOTT (to himself).
Thank heavens that’s over.
Scott gets off of the
rocket-board as he waits for Suzy and Eric.
Suddenly another bolt
of lightning comes crashing down and hits the metal baseball bat sticking out of
the back of the DeLorean.
The DeLorean
illuminates before disappearing from sight. Two streaks of fire shoot along the
road towards Scott, where he is standing dumbfounded.
There is silence and
Scott falls to his knees.
SCOTT
Noooooooo…
Soaking wet in the
rain, Scott remains kneeled down as he tries to think of his next move.
He sees a pair of
headlights appear from the sky, and slowly a hover-car lands next to him.
Scott squints to see
who it is.
The car lands and a
white, wild haired man with a Hawaiian shirt emerges from it.
SCOTT
Doc? Doc Brown?
The man comes over.
Scott can see it is not Doc.
MAN
Are you Scott? Scott McFly?
SCOTT
Yeah. Who the hell are you?
The man holds his
hand out.
MAN
Verne Brown. Pleased to meet you.
Scott shakes
Verne’s hand and then throws his arms around him.
SCOTT
I can’t believe it. Is it really you? How did you find me?
VERNE
I came to collect you.
SCOTT
You’re too late. They’ve gone.
VERNE
Who?
SCOTT
Suzy and Eric. They’ve been struck by lightning. The DeLorean’s gone. I don’t know where, but they’ve gone.
VERNE
Calm down Scott; they’re safe. The destination time was the same as when Eric last came back here.
SCOTT
When Eric came back from 2045? That was yesterday.
VERNE
Yes, that’s right. They tracked me down yesterday and here I am now to pick you up. The DeLorean is being fixed up ready to send you back to 2015.
SCOTT
You mean it’s all over?
VERNE
You can go home. Suzy told me all about what you’ve all been through and I can safely say that everything you set out to achieve is now done. Come on I’ll take you home and dry you out. You’re soaked.
Verne gets back into
the car and Scott stands shivering, trying to absorb what’s been going on.
Scott notices a piece of paper sticking out of his back pocket when he puts his
hand there.
SCOTT (to himself).
What’s this?
Scott opens the piece
of paper and looks at it.
SCOTT (to himself).
A family tree?
Scott examines the
piece of paper for a few moments. Verne leans out of the car.
VERNE
Hurry up, it’s throwing it down.
Scott turns away from
Verne and keeps reading the family tree. His head swims when he reads it.
SCOTT (to himself).
I remember… I remember it all now… I die in 2045. Josh erased my memory with that device to make me forget, but I remember. I remember it all. I’ve got to go there and stop it from happening…
The camera moves away from Scott and the car into the
sky.
Credits roll across a
rainy sky with lightning striking.
Fades.
Monday, November 4th 2115, 2.12pm (is displayed).
Int. Verne’s workshop. Verne and Jules lead Scott, Suzy and Eric to the grand unveiling of the newly fixed up DeLorean, which is covered over with a large sheet, and the lights are dim. Verne slowly turns the lights up and “The Ride of the Valkyrie” starts playing.
JULES
For
goodness sake Verne, you’re getting a bit carried away with this aren’t you?
VERNE
Don’t
spoil the fun Jules; they’ve been waiting all week for this.
JULES
(checking his watch).
I
hope it’s not going to take too long. I’ve got to get back to the hospital.
People to see.
VERNE
Behave
Jules.
Verne coughs for silence. Jules folds his arms and shakes his head in disbelief.
VERNE
(in a presenting voice).
Ladies and Gentlemen…
SUZY
Lady.
Verne frowns at Suzy in a “What do you mean?” sort of way.
SUZY
You
said “ladies”, there’s only one of me.
VERNE
Oh,
whatever… Lady and Gentlemen… I would like to present to you the brand
spanking new DeLorean… Mister Fusion model.
Verne pulls the sheet off of the DeLorean with a swift flick. He holds his arms out to present it to the others.
VERNE
Here
we are…
Scott
and Suzy look unimpressed, as does Jules.
VERNE
What?
SCOTT
I
thought it was going to look all new or something.
VERNE
It
is new.
SUZY
We’ve
been in it like this before.
VERNE
But
it’s my latest invention. Mister Fusion.
SCOTT
Yeah,
you use trash to create the 1.21 jigowatts of electricity needed to make the
flux capacitor work. I thought your dad invented it.
VERNE
(looking deflated).
Well
Dad did come up with the concept for it. I assembled it and put it into reality.
ERIC
Come
on you guys, he’s been working all week putting this baby back together; give
him some credit.
SCOTT
Sorry
Verne, you’ve done a great job.
SUZY
So
in the perspective of the DeLorean, the first time we took it into 1925 hasn’t
happened yet.
SCOTT
That’s
pretty weird. We’ve just got to make sure Doc gets it back so he can leave it
where we find it… if that makes any sense.
VERNE
Precisely.
It all gets pretty confusing playing around with the fourth dimension.
ERIC
So
is it all up and running now then?
VERNE
Yes,
I did a test run on it early this morning at 4.15am with Darwin as the test
pilot.
JULES
That
poor dog of yours Verne; what if something had gone wrong.
VERNE
Do
you think I would’ve let Darwin near the DeLorean if I thought it wasn’t up
to the job? Anyway, Darwin traveled one minute into the future and here he is,
safe and sound unaware that he’s actually living in a minute later than he
should be.
Darwin the sheepdog trots over to Verne, who makes a fuss of him.
VERNE
Who’s
a good boy Darwin?
JULES
So, I gather
it’s time for you three to head on back to good old 2015 then?
SCOTT
Yes, it looks that
way.
VERNE
Make sure you go
straight back and give the DeLorean to Dad. We can’t afford any more
disruptions in the space-time continuum. It gets very confusing living in
another time zone and you notice the differences when something gets changed in
history.
SUZY
Don’t worry
Verne, I’ve had enough excitement to last me a lifetime. I’m even beginning
to miss school.
ERIC
You’re taking it
a bit far now Suzy. I’ve been glad of the extra break from school.
SUZY
It’s not so bad.
Scott, don’t forget we’ve got that assignment to hand in.
SCOTT
Assignment?
SUZY
Yeah, the one
about the history of Hill Valley.
SCOTT (chuckling).
I think we’ve
done enough research for it.
ERIC
Come on let’s go.
Verne opens up the
door to his workshop.
JULES
When you leave, head right and over past the hover-ball stadium. That way, when you hit 88 miles-per-hour you’ll arrive over the fields past the Lone Pine Mall. Make sure you land it as soon as possible so nobody sees you.
SCOTT
Okay.
VERNE
Right we need trash to put into the Mister Fusion.
Scott fetches some
from the trash-can, and he and Verne fill the Mister Fusion up.
JULES
Take it easy now. Maybe we’ll see you again some day.
Scott and Suzy look
at each other.
SCOTT
I guarantee it.
Scott opens up the
door to the DeLorean and Scott, Suzy and Eric get in after shaking hands with
Jules and Verne.
VERNE
Take it easy now. Stay out of trouble.
SCOTT
Don’t worry, see you later.
VERNE
Or earlier…
JULES
Bye now.
ERIC & SUZY
See you.
SCOTT
Thanks then.
Scott winks at Jules
and Verne before closing the DeLorean door, starting up and driving through the
door. Jules and Verne wave them off. The DeLorean lifts up flies into the
distance and disappears after three sonic booms are heard.
(Monday, October 26th
2015 6.24am).
Ext. Suzy’s house.
Scott drives to drop Suzy and Eric off. As they drive in close proximity, they
see their earlier selves leaving in the previous version of the DeLorean. They
see Marty Senior run after their earlier selves to stop them, but without luck.
SUZY
Look, there’s your dad.
Scott doesn’t say a
word.
Scott stops the car
and Suzy and Eric get out. Scott opens up his door and gets. Eric shuts the
passenger door.
Marty turns and sees
that they have arrived back. Doc also gets out of Marty’s car to see what’s
going on.
SUZY
Doc’s here as well. You can give him the DeLorean and he can go home.
Scott pulls the piece
of paper out of his pocket with his family tree on. Marty and Doc head closer.
SUZY
Your brother and sister will be at home; don’t you want to see them?
Scott looks at Suzy
and doesn’t say a word. He looks back at the family tree and sees the date he
dies: 31st October 2045. Scott looks at Suzy again. Scott opens the
trash can which is by the roadside. He quickly throws some stuff in the Mister
Fusion.
SCOTT
Sorry Suzy, there’s something I’ve got to do.
SUZY
What are you on about Scott?
SCOTT
I can’t tell you.
Scott jumps into the
DeLorean and pulls the door down.
SUZY
Scott, no… You can’t.
Marty Senior arrives
at the scene. Scott has started the engine up and lifts off of the ground.
MARTY SENIOR
Scott! What the hell are you up to?
Doc arrives behind
Marty. He is bewildered by the flying DeLorean.
DOC
Great Scott! What’s happened to the DeLorean? It’s flying.
MARTY SENIOR (to Suzy).
Where’s he going?
SUZY (sounding panicky).
I don’t know. He just said he had to do something.
DOC
That’s amazing! It flies!
Marty Senior, Doc,
Suzy and Eric stand helpless at the roadside as Scott flies away.
Int. DeLorean. Whilst
flying through the air, Scott taps in October 31st 2045 7am.
SCOTT
Don’t worry me; I’m coming to save you…
Scott hits the
accelerator and flies across a field. The speed hits 88 miles-per-hour and after
three sonic booms and a flash, the field transforms into a housing estate.
(Tuesday, October 31st
2045 7am).
Ext. Housing estate.
Scott flies over the estate and lands on the road. He parks up in a relatively
quite looking area and parks up.
The buildings are
noticeably from the future in perspective of 2015, but yet different from 2115.
Small flying robots are collecting trash from outside the houses.
Scott gets out and
looks around. Nobody is about apart from a few sleek sporty looking cars.
SCOTT (to himself).
Good, nobody saw me. Now where the hell am I? I’d better head for the square. I wonder what it looks like now.
Ext. Courthouse
Square. Scott has made it into the center of town. He looks up at the clock
tower and sees it reads 10:04. Below the clock-tower, the square looks not too
different from 2015, just a bit older. The pond outside the mall has plant-life
around it which looks a bit over-grown.
People are going to
and fro, probably on their way to work.
Silver clothing is
the fashion. Everybody seems to be wearing silver suits. Scott smirks to
himself.
SCOTT (to himself).
Foil suits! Far out!
Scott sees a post
with a holographic ball on top of it. The ball is a novelty clock, which reads
7.45am. He adjusts his watch to match it.
He looks around to
see the café. This time it’s called “Veg-Out Café”, a vegetarian themed
café. Scott opts to go inside.
Int. Veg-Out Café.
Scott looks around the place and sees the furniture is in the style of plastic
vegetables. He sees that holographic-computer screens at the counter serving
patrons.
SCOTT (to himself).
Okay, I need a drink to work out what I’m gonna do.
Scott looks to see a
girl paying using her thumb.
SCOTT (to himself).
Okay, I’m alive today, so it should be okay. I hope this place isn’t being run by Robo-cops.
Scott steps up to the
holographic screen, which flashes up a small carrot character with a huge smiley
face. He sits on the broccoli shaped stool in front of it.
CARROT
Please place you thumb on the plate please.
Scott sees a small
thumb plate on the counter and presses his thumb onto it.
CARROT
Thank you Mister McFly, what can get you today please?
SCOTT
A Pepsi please.
CARROT
What type of…
SCOTT (interrupting).
A large normal flavored Pepsi Perfect please, no ice and no other gimmicks with it thank you.
The carrot pauses and
grins at Scott for a moment taking this all in.
CARROT
Here you go Mister McFly, thank you very much.
A cool refreshing
glass of Pepsi Perfect comes out of the counter. Scott takes it in his hand, and
swivels round to look around the café.
SCOTT (to himself).
Okay, normally, I would just come to the café and something will happen. Let’s see if fate is on my side today.
Scott looks around at
all the locals eating breakfast, chatting away waiting for something to happen.
Eventually he gives in and swivels his chair around again and leans onto the
counter.
A teenage boy walks
in and sits next to Scott. Scott daydreams and sips his Pepsi through a straw
unaware of who is next to him. The holographic screen in front of the teenager
has a carrot character on it the same as the one on Scott’s.
CARROT
Please place you thumb on the plate please.
The teenager obliges.
CARROT
Thank you Mister McFly, what can get you today please?
TEENAGER
Just a medium strawberry shake please.
CARROT
Here you go Mister McFly, thank you very much.
A milkshake appears
in front of the teenager. He takes it and begins to sip it through a straw
whilst leaning on the counter. His stance is the same as Scott’s who is still
next to him unaware to what’s going on around him.
Next two teenage boys
enter the café. One is Griff Tannen’s look-alike son, Griff Junior (15). The
other is Needles’s grandson Wayne (15).
WAYNE
Hey, Griff, look! It’s Josh McFly.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Just the person I’m looking for Wayne.
Griff calls out to
the teenager who turns out to be Scott’s future son Josh McFly (18).
GRIFF JUNIOR
Hey McFly!
Josh and Scott both
turn around simultaneously.
GRIFF JUNIOR
What do you think you’re doing?
SCOTT (whispering
disbelievingly)
GRIFF?
Josh sits quietly.
Griff walks as if he’s going to grab Scott, but he passes him and grabs Josh.
Scott turns and sees Josh sitting next to him.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Hey I’m talking to you McFly, you no good zoot.
JOSH (nervously).
Oh hey, Griff, hey Wayne, guys, how are you doing?
GRIFF JUNIOR
Yeah, you got my homework finished, McFly?
JOSH
Uh, well, actually, I figured since it wasn’t due ‘til Friday…
GRIFF JUNIOR
Hello, hello, anybody home?
Griff taps Josh on
the head.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Think McFly, think. I gotta have time to re-scan it. Do you realize what would happen if I zip in my homework with your ident? I’d get kicked out of school. You wouldn’t want that to happen would you, would you?
JOSH
Now, of course not, Griff, now, I wouldn’t want that to happen.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Uh, no, no, no, no.
Wayne notices Scott
staring and nudges Griff Junior.
GRIFF JUNIOR
What are you looking at, butt-head?
SCOTT
Err… err… nothing.
WAYNE
Hey, Griff, check out this dude’s clobber. Retro or what? The dork thinks he’s living in the 2010’s!
Griff and Wayne laugh
at Scott, and then turn back to Josh.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Yeah, well, how about my homework, McFly?
JOSH
Uh, well, okay Griff, uh, I’ll finish that on up tonight and zap it on over first thing tomorrow morning.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Hey not too early, I sleep in Wednesdays; free period. Hey McFly, you shoe’s unclasped.
Josh looks down.
Griff Junior clips Josh around the ear.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Don’t be so gullible McFly.
JOSH
Okay.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Oh, and another thing McFly; don’t let me catch you eyeing up my sister again. I’ve seen the way you keep looking at her. She’s out of bounds for you.
JOSH
Okay Griff, whatever you say. Bye-bye.
Griff Junior and
Wayne leave laughing to themselves. Scott looks over nervously at Josh as he
resumes drinking his milkshake. Josh notices.
JOSH
What?
SCOTT
You’re… you’re Josh! Josh McFly!
JOSH
Yeah, who are you?
Josh looks at Scott
who doesn’t say anything.
JOSH
You look familiar. Do I know you?
SCOTT
No, I’m new around here.
JOSH
How did you know my name?
SCOTT
Those kids said.
Josh gives Scott a
confused look.
SCOTT
You know you shouldn’t let those kids push you around. They’ll never leave you alone.
JOSH
But they’re bigger than me. They’ll beat me up if I don’t do as they say.
SCOTT
I bet they’re not as tough as they make out.
JOSH
What did you say your name was?
Scott looks around to
get some inspiration for a new alias. He sees a couple of kids with a jug of
orange juice. Printed on the jug are the letters “O.J.”
SCOTT
Erm… My friends call me… O.J.
JOSH
Pleased to meet you O.J.
SCOTT
Likewise.
JOSH
You sure look familiar…
Scott sees Josh with
a small plastic device and points towards it.
SCOTT
What’s that you’ve got?
JOSH
Just some e-flyer some old-timer gave me outside.
SCOTT (intrigued).
How does it work?
JOSH (chuckling).
You must be from out of town. You’ve never seen an e-flyer before?
Scott shakes his
head.
JOSH
You just stick it in your com-piece.
Josh offers it
towards Scott but sees he doesn’t have a com-piece.
JOSH
Oh, you don’t have one. This is what you do.
Josh clicks the
plastic device into a small wristband he’s wearing. Josh presses a plate and a
holographic image of the clock tower appears above his wrist. It slowly changes
into other images of the Hill Valley Telegraph form 1955 and back again. Josh
twiddles something else and an audio commentary begins.
COMMENTARY
Save the clock tower! Mayor E Wilson is sponsoring an initiative to replace that clock. Ninety years ago, on Saturday, November 12th 1955, lightning struck the Hill Valley clock tower and the clock hasn't run since. We at the Hill Valley Preservation Society think it should be preserved exactly the way it is as part of our history and heritage. Log on to the Hill Valley cyber-net today to see what you can do and show your support.
SCOTT
That’s cool.
JOSH
My Grandpa used to tell me stories of that when I was younger. He reckoned he was there when the clock was struck by lightning. He said the storm was unimaginable.
SCOTT
Back in 1955?
JOSH
I know. He wouldn’t be old enough. He has a vivid imagination, bless him. He said a friend of his invented a time machine and he went back in time to that date. Imagine that?
SCOTT (laughing
nervously).
Yeah, a time machine; how silly.
JOSH
I’ve always dreamed of time traveling since then. Imagine what you could do; where you could go if you had a time machine?
SCOTT
Where would you go?
JOSH
Right there, to the day of the lightning.
SCOTT
Why then?
JOSH
I love all the retro-culture of that time period. Everything was so much simpler back then. The fashion was cool, the cars were cool. Everything about back then was cool. Besides, I’d love to see the clock tower get struck by lightning. It’s one of the most exciting bits of local history.
SCOTT
Yeah, I bet it would’ve been cool then.
JOSH
What about you? Where would you go?
SCOTT
Err… Dunno? The past? The future? It’s all pretty interesting.
JOSH (finishing his milkshake).
Listen, I’ve gotta go. I’m meeting my dad. It was nice meeting you. See you later.
Josh leaps from his
seat and leaves the café. Scott
ponders for a second before realizing what Josh just said.
SCOTT
Your dad? You’re going to meet me? Wait!
Josh is already
disappearing off down the road on an electric-bike. Scott rushes out of the café
in a vain attempt to catch up with him.
Ext. Café. Scott
runs out of the door after Josh.
SCOTT
Josh, wait!
Josh rings his bell
and disappears around the corner. Scott runs after him.
Across the road,
Griff Tannen Junior and Wayne Needles are messing around with an electronic
device by a convertible sporty car. Wayne presses a few buttons and a whistling
tone sounds. The car roars into life and the hood lowers.
WAYNE
Yes! I’ve overridden the code.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Let’s have some fun then.
Griff Junior goes to
get in the driver’s seat but Wayne nudges him out of the way.
WAYNE
I’m driving first.
GRIFF JUNIOR
Come on, I wanna drive.
WAYNE
You can have a go after me. I cracked the code.
Griff Junior
reluctantly lets Wayne have first go in the car and moves around to the
passenger side. Wayne gets in the driver’s side and the two speed off down the
road cheering.
Ext McFly household. Josh meets up with his father Scott McFly (45), who’s just coming out of the house.
JOSH
Dad! Dad, I’ve got them.
OLDER SCOTT
The Halloween costumes?
JOSH
Yeah. I went down to the 24-hour costume hire and got them. I figured they’d be none left if I went later on.
OLDER SCOTT
Let’s have a look then.
Meanwhile younger
Scott catches up and sees Josh chatting to older Scott across the street.
YOUNGER SCOTT (to
himself).
Woah! Look at me, I’m old!
Younger Scott waits
over the road and observes his older self with Josh in the drive to their house.
He looks at his watch and sees it’s 8.20am. Older Scott pulls a zombie mask
out of the bag and tries it on. He starts chasing Josh around wearing it. Josh
laughs as his father makes zombie sounds and tries to catch him. They run into
the road.
Down the street the
car Wayne Needles and Griff Tannen Junior approaches at speed. Younger Scott has
a panic attack.
YOUNGER SCOTT
Nooo! This is it!
Older Scott and Josh
move onto the sidewalk.
YOUNGER SCOTT
Yes! Stay there!
On the sidewalk,
Older Scott pulls off the zombie mask and stands there looking confused.
JOSH
Dad? Are you alright?
OLDER SCOTT
I just had the strangest feeling of deja-vu.
A black cat runs into
the road as the car approaches causing it to swerve onto the sidewalk. Older
Scott turns to see the car heading straight for him at speed as Josh dives out
of the way.
Across the road,
younger Scott sees the events unfolding.
YOUNGER SCOTT
Nooo!!!
He goes to run and
save his older self, but just as he does, a hand grabs him on the shoulder and
stops him.
YOUNGER SCOTT
Huh?
He turns and sees it
is Verne. In the background there is a screeching of brakes and a sickening
thud.
JOSH (shouting).
Dad!
Younger Scott tries
to rush to the scene but Verne drags him away. The stolen car speeds away. Josh
runs to his father’s slumped body on the path.
VERNE
You shouldn’t be here Scott.
SCOTT (angrily).
Get off me! I could’ve stopped it from happening.
VERNE
The consequences could’ve been disastrous if you’d stepped in.
SCOTT
They couldn’t be any worse.
Scott with tears
streaming from his face looks over to the scene.
Josh is in front of
the body.
A passer-by is
talking into a com-link device on his wrist.
A young girl who was
passing embraces the grief stricken teenager.
VERNE
Come on Scott, let’s get out of here.
Verne pulls a
reluctant Scott away from the scene.
Ext. Park bench.
Verne sits down with
a shaking Scott.
VERNE
Come on Scott, you need to snap out of it. I need to get you home.
SCOTT
How did you find me here?
VERNE
I needed to make sure you got the DeLorean back to where it should be.
SCOTT
I don’t understand.
VERNE
When I fixed the DeLorean, I fitted it with a little invention of mine. It’s called a time tracker. It keeps relative time with a transmitter I have and tells me when in time the DeLorean is.
SCOTT
What did you go and do that for?
VERNE
The future version of this vehicle ends up being struck by lightning in 1955 with my father on board. It ends up in 1885, where he meets my mother and falls in love. If the DeLorean doesn’t get to this point in time, he won’t meet her, and Jules and I won’t be born. If I’m not born, I won’t be able to fix the DeLorean in 2115 and you’ll be stuck there. We could end up with a major paradox. I think it’s in my best interests to make sure the DeLorean stays on its historical course. When I saw the relative life-time of the DeLorean was is in 2045, I came to see what whoever it was is up to.
SCOTT (slightly
confused).
I was going to take it back afterwards.
VERNE
You can’t go around time deciding who lives or dies either. It’s like playing God.
SCOTT
If my research into my father’s time travel story is right, shouldn’t your mother have fallen into the ravine to her death? You shouldn’t have been born anyway.
VERNE
That was totally different.
SCOTT
How?
VERNE
It’s not open for discussion. I’m taking you home right now.
SCOTT
No chance.
Scott runs away from
Verne down the road back to the scene of the accident.
Ext. McFly household.
Scott stops across the road from the house and sees that an ambulance has
arrived. Older Scott’s body is covered up and is being carried into the
ambulance. The street is filled with neighbors. Scott sees Josh with the girl
who arrived on the scene. She is still comforting him. Scott makes his way over
to them.
SCOTT
Hey, Josh. I’m sorry.
JOSH
What are you sorry for? You weren’t to blame.
SCOTT
Don’t worry; I’m going to make it all better for you.
JOSH
Better? You don’t understand. My father has been killed by a hit and run driver. We don’t know who it was. My mom or grandparents don’t even know yet. How can you possibly make it better?
SCOTT
Trust me on this one.
The ambulance pulls
away.
JOSH
What are you going on about? You don’t even know me. Come on Ellie, I need to get out of here.
SCOTT
Ellie? Ellie Tannen?
ELLIE
Yeah, and who the hell are you?
SCOTT
It doesn’t matter. Just take care of him will ya?
JOSH
Just leave me alone. I’m not in the mood.
Josh and Ellie walk
off down the road. Ellie has her arm around Josh. Scott looks on.
SCOTT (to himself).
They end up getting married in the future.
Scott sees Verne
approaching and decides to head off again.
Ext. Park. Scott
walks around not knowing what to do next. He sees Josh sitting with Ellie on a
bench. He decides not to approach, but instead hides behind a tree. Josh is
sobbing and Ellie is comforting him.
ELLIE
Josh, you really ought to be getting home. Your mom will need you when she gets home.
JOSH
I can’t face it. All I want to do is run away as far as possible. I’m gonna get on a train and go as far away as possible.
ELLIE
You know you can’t do that, you’re just in shock. Your mom has enough to worry about with out you doing a disappearing act.
Across the park three
sonic booms sound and a DeLorean appears. Josh and Ellie jump.
JOSH
What the hell is that?
ELLIE
It just came out of nowhere.
JOSH
I’m going to see what it is.
ELLIE
It could be dangerous.
JOSH
So?
Josh heads down
across the park near some trees, so he cannot be seen. Ellie shrugs her
shoulders and heads after him. Scott tails them unseen.
The DeLorean stops in
an overgrown area. It opens and out jumps a figure in a yellow radiation suit.
The figure takes out a case and opens it. Inside are glass cylinders. The figure
takes one out and inserts it into the back of the frozen DeLorean.
JOSH (whispering).
Is it an alien?
ELLIE (whispering).
I don’t know. Isn’t that an old fashioned car?
JOSH (whispering).
I think it’s called a DeLorean. My Grandfather told me about them.
The figure finishes
what he is doing and proceeds to take the radiation suit off. It’s Eric
Wilson.
SCOTT (whispering to
himself).
Eric! I forgot he came here.
Eric finishes what he
is doing and puts the case and the radiation suit in the trunk of the DeLorean.
He closes the door and off he goes looking for adventure.
JOSH
This could be interesting. I’m going to take a closer look.
ELLIE
Be careful.
Josh opens up the
cold door of the DeLorean and looks inside.
ELLIE
What is it?
JOSH
I think it’s a time machine.
ELLIE (excited).
You’re kidding aren’t you?
JOSH
No. I really think it is. It came out of thin air, and check these dials out.
Josh shows Ellie
inside the DeLorean. Scott watches, not knowing what to do. Before he can
decide, Josh and Ellie are inside the DeLorean and the doors close. Scott runs
out to stop them.
SCOTT
No, no, don’t!
Josh doesn’t see
Scott rush over, but instead manages to get the DeLorean started and begins to
drive off. Scott tries to run after it, but he’s too slow.
SCOTT
Oh, no! This is heavy.
Across the park,
three sonic booms are heard and the DeLorean vanishes.
SCOTT
Where the hell have they gone?
A moment later,
another three sonic booms are heard, and the DeLorean reappears. Scott has to
dive out of the way to avoid being knocked down. The car comes to a stop in the
overgrown area where Eric stopped a few minutes earlier. The frozen door opens
and Josh and Ellie re-emerge. Josh is wearing an old fashioned suit and Ellie
has a ball gown on. Scott hides again to avoid being seen.
JOSH
Thanks for that, it was just what I needed.
ELLIE
You get home now and look after your mother.
JOSH
Yeah, it’s gonna be tough.
ELLIE
You’ll be fine. I know you will.
Ellie gives Josh a
kiss.
ELLIE
Come on, let’s go.
Josh and Ellie head
home across the park.
Scott comes out of
hiding.
SCOTT (to himself).
Where the hell have they been? I would’ve thought they’d come back to earlier and saved me instead of partying somewhere. Wait a minute… back in time…?
Scott looks at the
DeLorean.
SCOTT (to himself).
I’d better use the Mr. Fusion version. I don’t want to use up the cylinders yet.
Scott runs off to get
the other version of the DeLorean.
Int. “Mister
Fusion” DeLorean. Scott looks at the display.
SCOTT (to himself).
Right, it’s about 11.30am now. The accident happened around 8.20am. If I give myself about half an hour… That should do it.
Scott taps in October
31st 2045 7.50am.
SCOTT
Here we go…
Scott takes off at speed and disappears with three sonic-booms, leaving two fire trails behind.
(Tuesday, October 31st
2045 8.19am).
Ext. McFly household Scott hides behind his future self’s trash cans in the drive.
Josh arrives and meets up with his older Scott who’s just coming out of the house.
JOSH
Dad! Dad, I’ve got them.
OLDER SCOTT
The Halloween costumes?
JOSH
Yeah. I went down to the 24-hour costume hire and got them. I figured they’d be none left if I went later on.
OLDER SCOTT
Let’s have a look then.
Older Scott pulls a zombie mask out of the bag.
OLDER SCOTT
Cool; a zombie mask.
Older Scott tries it on.
OLDER SCOTT
Roar!!! I’m coming to get you.
Older Scott starts to chase Josh.
JOSH
Hey leave it out dad!
Older Scott makes moaning zombie sounds. Josh runs of giggling. They run into the road.
Younger Scott looks around the trash cans. He sees his earlier self watching from across the road and mouthing towards older Scott and Josh to get back on the sidewalk.
Older Scott and Josh move back onto the sidewalk.
YOUNGER SCOTT (to
himself).
This is it.
Older Scott pulls off
the zombie mask and stands there looking confused.
JOSH
Dad? Are you alright?
OLDER SCOTT
I just had the strangest feeling of deja-vu.
A black cat runs into
the road as the car approaches causing it to swerve onto the sidewalk. Older
Scott turns to see the stolen car with Griff Junior and Wayne in heading
straight for him at speed. Josh dives out of the way.
Younger Scott rushes
from the trash cans and lunges towards his older self.
Older Scott is pushed
out of the way by younger Scott, who then sees the car heading straight for him.
Suddenly there is
blackness.
Int. Bedroom. Younger
Scott opens his eyes blearily and makes out a figure in a room.
YOUNGER SCOTT
Mom… Mom… Is that you?
ELLIE
There, there, now, just
relax. You've been asleep for a couple of hours.
SCOTT
I had a horrible
nightmare, dreamed I went back into the future, it was terrible.... I saved
him... me… It came at me... Got to get back in time…
ELLIE
There, there now, take it
easy, you've had an accident. You’re very lucky, you landed on the grass.
You're safe and sound, now, back in good old 2045.
Scott sits up bolt right.
SCOTT
2045?
Scott squints and sees it is Ellie Tannen.
SCOTT
Ellie Tannen? What are
you doing here?
Scott feels his
head is sore and winces.
ELLIE
Careful now, you’ve
bumped your head.
Ellie soothes Scott’s head with an ice pack.
SCOTT
Where am I?
ELLIE
You’re at the man’s
house you saved. A Mister McFly.
SCOTT
Scott McFly?
ELLIE
That’s right; do you know him?
SCOTT
Sort of. What am I doing here?
ELLIE
I was walking past when I saw the accident. I wanted to call for an ambulance, but Mister McFly insisted you stayed here until you were better. I volunteered to look after you as you looked so helpless.
Ellie goes to put her
arm around Scott. He moves away and winces as he moves, as he’s sore.
ELLIE
Oh you poor thing. Look at you.
Ellie goes to hug
Scott, but he moves across the bed and gets out the other side.
ELLIE
Where are you going? You need to rest.
Scott sees he’s in
his underwear, and notices his clothes on the side. Ellie blushes as Scott
hurries to get dressed.
SCOTT
Where’s Scott? I mean Mister McFly?
ELLIE
He’s in the other room. He came over all faint and had to lie down. It must have been the shock of what happened.
SCOTT
Where’s the rest of the family? Josh? Suzy?
ELLIE
Josh took off after the accident. He hasn’t come back. His mother is at work. I don’t know when she will be home.
Scott thinks for a
moment about what to do next. He feels his back pockets and takes the printed
family tree out. He looks at it.
SCOTT
Oh no! What’s happened?
The family tree has
altered. It ends at the bottom with Josh McFly. There is no evidence that he
marries Ellie any more and there is no sign of any descendants.
ELLIE
What is it?
The family members listed on the family tree from George McFly downwards are also fading, including Scott!
SCOTT
What time is it?
ELLIE
It’s just after ten. Why?
SCOTT
I’ve got to go.
ELLIE
You can’t go. You had an accident.
Scott moves his arms
and legs.
SCOTT
Look, no bones broken. I’ve got to be somewhere.
ELLIE
I’m coming with you. What if you faint or something?
Scott thinks for a
moment.
SCOTT
Okay, I think you need to be there anyway.
ELLIE
I don’t understand. What about Mister McFly?
SCOTT
Leave him be. He’ll be okay.
Scott leaves the
bedroom followed by Ellie. He looks into another bedroom and sees his older self
ill in bed.
YOUNGER SCOTT (to
himself).
You’re alive; that’s the main thing.
Ellie looks puzzled
at Scott.
ELLIE
What is going on here? By the way, what’s your name?
SCOTT
Scott. Scott McFly.
ELLIE
Are you related?
SCOTT
You could say that. Come on.
Ext park. Scott and
Ellie head across the park towards the spot the DeLorean appeared. Scott looks
at his watch.
SCOTT
I hope we’re not too late.
ELLIE
For what?
In the other
direction, Scott sees Eric heading away.
SCOTT
Damn, he’s already here. Come on.
Scott breaks into a
jog followed by Ellie. They eventually see the DeLorean with Josh looking around
it. Scott looks behind the trees and sees his earlier self watching Josh from a
safe distance.
ELLIE
There’s Josh. What’s he doing?
SCOTT
We’ve got to be quiet. Come on.
Scott hides behind
another tree with Ellie. Ellie sees the earlier version of Scott.
ELLIE
Is he your brother? He is the spitting image of you.
SCOTT
Shhhh…
ELLIE (whispering).
What’s going on?
SLIGHTLY OLDER SCOTT
This doesn’t look good.
They watch the events
of before unfold. Josh, alone now climbs inside the DeLorean.
SLIGHTLY YOUNGER SCOTT
No, no, don’t!
Josh doesn’t see
the slightly younger Scott rush over, but instead manages to get the DeLorean
started and begins to drive off. The earlier version of Scott tries to run after
it, but he’s too slow.
EARLIER VERSION OF SCOTT
Oh, no! This is heavy.
Across the park,
three sonic booms are heard and the DeLorean vanishes.
EARLIER VERSION OF SCOTT
Where the hell have they gone?
Meanwhile Ellie
starts panicking.
ELLIE
He disappeared! He’s been disintegrated!
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Don’t worry he hasn’t been disintegrated. I can assure you he and the car are perfectly intact.
ELLIE
But where the hell are they then?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT (in a matter of fact sort of way).
The question
should be when the
hell are they?
ELLIE
I don’t
understand. What’s going on?
Ellie takes
Scott’s hand, as she’s scared.
OLDER VERSION OF
SCOTT
Josh has just gone off in a time machine.
ELLIE
Don’t be stupid. How can he have gone off in a time machine?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Didn’t you just witness him vanish? How stupid can that seem?
ELLIE
Okay, then where has he gone?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
I don’t know, but wait a second and he’ll be back.
They wait, as does the younger version of Scott across the park a short way. Nothing happens.
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT (worrying).
I don’t understand. He should be back by now.
The younger version of Scott waits confused.
ELLIE
I’m going to get your brother.
Ellie runs off.
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
No! Wait, he’s not my broth…
Waving, Ellie attracts the
attention of the younger version of Scott. The older version of Scott
reluctantly follows cautiously.
ELLIE
Hey, where has Josh gone?
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
Who are you?
ELLIE
Ellie Tannen. Are you Scott’s brother?
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
You’re Ellie Tannen? Who are you with?
The younger version of Scott looks over to his older self and recognizes himself. He jumps back in shock.
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
What the hell is going on here?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Hey, hey, Scott old buddy. We’re in a little bit of bother?
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
What’s going on? Where’s Josh gone?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
I don’t know. But it shouldn’t have happened this way.
ELLIE
What’s going on? Who are you both?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Ellie, meet me from earlier on today.
ELLIE
This is you?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Yeah, he’s me, I’m him and we are the same person.
ELLIE
That’s impossible.
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Look he is me; he’s wearing the same clothes, the same shoes, the same watch… Look, he even has the same mark on his trousers.
Ellie looks between the two Scotts and faints on to the floor.
BOTH SCOTTS
Ellie!
They both rush to her aid.
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
Hey, what’s going on? Why are you… me… am I here?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Listen, you have to go back in time to this morning. 7.50am. Go and stop the older me… you… err… Scott getting mown down, and then come back here with Ellie at this exact time. If you don’t we could cause one of those paradoxes or something.
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
How, why?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Josh and Ellie originally went off together in the DeLorean and came back together. This time, only Josh went and he hasn’t come back. I’ve got to find him. Try and think about where he might have gone.
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
Okay. But what about Ellie.
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
I’ll look after her. You’d better get going. And don’t forget; save old Scott and try to work out where Josh would go. Oh, and another thing, after you save the older us, look at the family tree.
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT (taking this in).
Right. Where do I live?
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Give me your copy of the family tree.
The younger version
of Scott hands the family tree over and the older version writes the address
down with a pen from his pocket. He then hands it back.
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Right, be there at 8.20am.
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
Cheers, see ya later.
OLDER VERSION OF SCOTT
Good luck.
YOUNGER VERSION OF SCOTT
And you.
Younger Scott heads off to travel back to earlier on. After he’s out of sight, there is a sort of tremor and a wave as something in history changes. Older Scott loses his balance and tumbles next to Ellie. He pulls out the family tree and looks at it again. The names on the family tree from George McFly onwards are getting fainter.
SCOTT (to himself).
Of course! 1955. He wanted to see what the 1950’s were like.
Scott starts tapping
Ellie around the face to wake her up.
SCOTT
Ellie. Wake up. Come on, we need to go to 1955.
Ellie starts to wake
up.
ELLIE
Where… Where am I?
SCOTT
Wake up; it’s me Scott.
Ellie sits up with a
start.
ELLIE
There were two of you.
SCOTT
Don’t worry, he’s gone now, there’s only one of me. Come on we’ve got to go to 1955.
ELLIE
1955? Why? How?
SCOTT
In the time machine. I bet Josh is there. On the day the clock tower got struck by lightning.
Ellie looks at Scott
confused. She thinks for a moment then plays with her com-piece on her wrist.
The same e-flyer hologram projects above her wrist.
ELLIE
November 12th 1955?
SCOTT
That’s the date, come on, there’s no time to lose.
ELLIE
I hope you know what you’re doing.
Scott starts to head
off. Ellie catches up and holds Scott’s hand.
ELLIE
Nothing bad is going to happen is it?
SCOTT
It will if we stay here.
ELLIE
Look after me Scott.
Scott gives Ellie a
funny look.
SCOTT
Okay.
The two head off.
(Saturday, November
12th 1955, 7am)
Ext. Future site of
Lyon Estates. The DeLorean appears with three sonic booms in the sky, and goes
to land behind the Lyon Estate sign. There is another hidden DeLorean there.
Int. DeLorean. Scott
and Ellie look out of the windows.
SCOTT
Damn, there’s already a DeLorean there. I wanted to hide the DeLorean, where my Dad first hid it. I forgot that he came back.
ELLIE
Are we in 1955?
SCOTT
Yeah, look around, the houses have gone.
ELLIE
Wow, that’s amazing. You’re so cool. Can we go and look around?
SCOTT
Yeah, after I’ve found somewhere to hide the DeLorean. I can’t leave it out in the open here.
Ext. DeLorean. Scott
flies off to try and find somewhere to hide.
Ext. Courthouse
Square. Scott walks along with Ellie.
SCOTT
We’ve got to find Josh and get you with him. What do you think of Josh anyway?
ELLIE (half
listening, looking around).
Josh?
SCOTT
Yeah, what do you think of him?
ELLIE
He’s a bit geeky. He’s not as nice as you.
SCOTT
Me? You’ve gotta be kidding.
ELLIE
You’re wonderful. Most boys would take me out on a date to a café or something. You’re different; you took me to the nineteen-fifties! It’s so romantic.
SCOTT
Date? This isn’t a…
ELLIE (interrupting).
So what do you want to do here? I fancy dressing up in period clothing. The outfits here are so cool.
SCOTT
I haven’t got any money; we can’t buy anything.
ELLIE
Can’t we thumb for stuff?
SCOTT
That sort of technology hasn’t been invented yet. Even if it was, we wouldn’t be registered.
ELLIE
Don’t worry, I can sort that. Let’s go to that café.
Ellie points at
Lou’s café.
Int. Lou’s café. Ellie and Scott walk in and sit down. Lou Carruthers is serving and Goldie Wilson is cleaning up. A couple of girls are having a drink.
LOU
What have we here?
Lou points at Scott
and Ellie’s clothes.
LOU
What is it with kids lately? All wearing these weird clothes. I don’t know what the world is coming to.
ELLIE
There’s nothing wrong with these clothes. You want to try looking in the mirror yourself. You’re so… daggy.
LOU
Why you cheeky…
SCOTT
Sorry, she didn’t mean to be…
ELLIE
He started it.
SCOTT (firmly).
Back down Ellie, remember we’re not from here. Sorry sir, could we order some drinks.
LOU
Not if I’m going to be spoken to like that.
SCOTT
She didn’t mean it sir, did you Ellie.
Ellie says nothing.
Scott elbows her in the side.
SCOTT
Did you Ellie?
ELLIE
No. Sorry.
LOU
Okay then.
Lou looks cautiously
at Ellie.
LOU
What would you like?
SCOTT
A couple of Pepsis please.
LOU
Coming right up.
Lou goes off to
prepare the drinks. Ellie looks at the cash register.
Across the café,
Scott listens to the two girls talking.
BABS
Ooh Lorraine, I can’t wait for the dance. I’m so excited.
LORRAINE
I know Babs. Just think, tonight, I’ll be dancing with Calvin Klein; he’s so nice.
BABS
You lucky thing, I wish my date was as cute as him.
SCOTT (to himself).
Dance?
LORRAINE
The dress I’m going to get is so fabulous. Calvin isn’t going to be able to resist me in it.
BABS
Drink up, let’s go and get the dresses. Oh, it’s only hours to go until tonight. The Enchantment under the Sea; what a fabulous theme for a dance.
The two girls finish
their drinks and head off.
SCOTT
The Enchantment under the Sea Dance? Of course. That’s on tonight; the same night as the lightning storm.
ELLIE
Dance? Are you taking me to a dance?
SCOTT
We can’t go to the dance. We’ve nothing to wear.
ELLIE
What do people wear at dances here?
SCOTT
Ball gowns and stuff.
ELLIE
If I get one, can we go?
SCOTT
I suppose…
ELLIE (interrupting).
That’s settled then.
SCOTT
But we still don’t have any money.
ELLIE
Leave that to me.
Ellie goes to the
door, and looks outside, before turning back inside.
ELLIE
I can’t believe what’s going on out there! Ooh, it’s so terrible!
Lou and Goldie look
at each other, before rushing out of the shop to see what’s going on. Ellie
leans over the cash register, opens it and takes some money out.
SCOTT
What the hell are you doing?
ELLIE
We need some money.
Ellie looks at the money and stuffs it in her pocket. Scott looks at her with a dropped jaw.
ELLIE
There’s only twenty bucks or so in there. That’s not gonna go far.
Scott nervously looks
round. Outside Lou and Goldie are looking confused.
SCOTT
Let’s go quick.
Scott and Ellie
disappear out of the café, carefully avoiding Lou and Goldie.
ELLIE
Right, I’m off to get something to wear. I’ll meet you somewhere later.
SCOTT
Where?
ELLIE
Where’s this dance?
SCOTT
The High School.
ELLIE
The High School it is then. I’ll meet you there later on.
SCOTT
Wait a minute… You cant…
ELLIE
See you later.
Ellie heads off
leaving Scott bewildered.
SCOTT (to himself).
I’ll have to track Josh down.
Ext. Street near
Ruth’s Frock Shop. Scott walks along and has a fright. He sees Old Biff Tannen
from 2015 hobbling along on his can taking in the sights of 1955. Biff spies
Scott as he’s panning around the street. He keeps looking around and then
realizes what he saw. He looks back, expecting to see Scott again, but there’s
nobody there. Biff shakes his head and carries on.
Scott hides behind a
tree as Biff passes by.
SCOTT (to himself).
That was close. I’m going to have to keep my eyes open today.
Old Biff stops when
he sees his 1955 counterpart’s car. He looks around and then sees Young Biff
crossing the road between some kids throwing a ball around. He’s with Terry
the mechanic. Behind them is Marty from 1985 on his second trip to 1955.
Old Biff decides to
hide behind the tree Scott’s behind. Scott sees him coming and circles around
the tree away from him. Scott makes a short jog and manages to hide behind the
next tree.
Young Biff and Terry
reach Biff’s car.
YOUNG BIFF
Looking good Terry.
TERRY
Hey Biff, she’s all fixed up just like you wanted, but I couldn’t get her started! You got some kind of a kill switch on this thing?
Young Biff opens the
car door and gets in.
YOUNG BIFF
Nah, you just gotta have the right touch. Nobody can start this car but me.
TERRY
The bill comes to $302 and 57 cents…
YOUNG BIFF
Three hundred bucks?
Young Biff gets out
of the car.
YOUNG BIFF
Three hundred bucks for a couple of dents? No, hey, that’s bullshit Terry.
TERRY
No Biff, it was horseshit, the whole car was filled with it. I had to pay Old Man Jones eighty bucks to haul it away!
YOUNG BIFF
Old Man Jones? He probably resold it too! Now I ought to get something for that.
TERRY
You wanna get something for it? Well, go inside, you can call Old Man Jones and if you want to get a refund…
Scott dares a peep
around the tree. He can see old Biff chuckling from the next tree. Sticking out
of old Biff’s pocket is the Gray’s Sports Almanac from Back to the Future
part 2. He sees Marty climbing into the car behind young Biff and Terry.
SCOTT (to himself).
This is heavy! I could go over there and get the sports almanac and help Dad out.
YOUNG BIFF (to
Terry).
It’s three hundred bucks Terry!
TERRY
Look, I’m only charging you for…
YOUNG BIFF
If I catch the guy who caused this, I’ll break his neck!
Young biff and Terry
enter the Western Auto Stores shop. Scott looks across at old Biff.
OLD BIFF (to
himself).
The manure! I remember that!
Scott sneaks across
behind old Biff. He reaches and tries to grab the almanac. Young Biff and Terry
re-emerge from the shop. Terry is holding four cans. Scott doubles back and
hides behind Biff’s car. He looks to see if old Biff can see him, but he’s
okay.
SCOTT (to himself).
Dad will get the almanac anyway. I should leave it where it is.
YOUNG BIFF
Four cans for a $300 job?
TERRY
I can’t even have lunch in there, it makes me nauseous…
YOUNG BIFF
I should be getting a case or more out of you for a three hundred bucks job.
TERRY
It smells worse than the bathroom!
Young Biff takes the
cans and throws them into the back of his car.
YOUNG BIFF (sarcastically
and not really listening).
Yeah, yeah, yeah…
TERRY
The stench is never going to go away, Biff. Never going to go away.
Young biff opens the
door.
YOUNG BIFF (sarcastically).
Yeah, thanks a lot.
TERRY
That’s the last time I ever do you a favor! Last time!
Terry moves off, as
does young Biff who’s seen three girls emerging from Ruth’s Frock Shop. One
of them is Ellie. Scott manages to get along the street and behind another car.
YOUNG BIFF
Well lookie what we have here. Pretty nice dress Lorraine.
Young Biff lifts up
Lorraine’s skirt. Scott realizes who Lorraine is.
SCOTT (to himself).
Grandma?
YOUNG BIFF
Although, I think you’d look better wearing nothing at all.
LORRAINE
Biff, why don’t you take a long walk off a short pier?
YOUNG BIFF
Hey listen, Lorraine. There’s that dance at school tonight. Right now, my car’s all fixed. I’d figure that I’d cut you a break and give you the honor of going with the best-looking guy in school.
LORRAINE
Well, I’m busy tonight, Biff.
YOUNG BIFF
Doing what?
LORRAINE
Washing my hair.
YOUNG BIFF
That’s a funny as a screen door on a battleship.
LORRAINE
Look Biff, someone has already asked me to the dance.
YOUNG BIFF
Who, that bug George McFly?
LORRAINE
I’m going with Calvin Klein, ok?
YOUNG BIFF
Calvin Klein?
Young Biff grabs
Lorraine.
LORRAINE
Get your cooties off of me!
YOUNG BIFF
When are you going to get it through that thick skull of yours Lorraine, you’re my girl!
LORRAINE
Biff Tannen, I wouldn’t be your girl even if… even if you had a million dollars!
Lorraine kicks Biff
and hits him over the head with her box. She and Babs run off. Ellie pauses for
a moment.
ELLIE
You’re Biff Tannen?
YOUNG BIFF
Yeah, and who the hell are you? Nice outfit by the way. Hey Lorraine, yes you will be my wife! It’s you and me Lorraine! It’s you and me, Lorraine!
Ellie runs to catch
up her new friends.
Biff steps in the
road and a car narrowly misses him.
CAR DRIVER
Watch your back!
YOUNG BIFF
It’s meant to be! Someday you’ll marry me! Someday you’ll be my wife!
SCOTT (to himself).
No chance.
Scott makes a run for
it after Ellie. Old Biff, who’s now in young Biff’s car, spies him and
double takes as he recognizes him from 2015.
OLD BIFF
What the…?
Old Biff tries to get
up and see Scott better, but he’s gone. Young Biff turns and sees his older
self in the car.
YOUNG BIFF
Get the hell outa my car, old man!
Ext. Street. Scott
rushes to catch up with Ellie who’s back with Lorraine and Babs. Across the
street he spies a teenage boy looking over at Lorraine. There is another boy
with him. It is Josh. Scott stops in his tracks and moves over to a shop doorway
where he can keep an eye on them.
JOSH
Hey George, do you know her?
GEORGE
It’s some girl I like. A friend of mine wants me to go with her at the dance, but I’m a little nervous.
JOSH
What do you mean; he wants you to go with her?
GEORGE
He’s got some bee in his bonnet about it; he’s becoming quite obsessed with getting us together. He looks a lot like you as well.
JOSH
Do what you want to do. It’s not up to him.
The two Biffs drive past in the car. George shudders when he sees young Biff.
GEORGE
I suppose. She is quite nice, but I’d rather not have to go through all the stress of convincing her to come to the dance with me. That guy in the car that just went passed will be there as well. He keeps hassling me. Besides, Science Fiction Theater is on television tonight.
JOSH
Cool, you like Sci-Fi then?
GEORGE
Well, I…
JOSH
I love Star Wars! It’s the best. Do you like Star Wars? Those old movies are classics.
GEORGE
I’ve never heard of it.
JOSH
You’re kidding me; you’ve never heard of Star Wars.
GEORGE
No, sorry.
JOSH
You must have heard of Darth Vader.
GEORGE (panicking).
Darth Vader? What do you know about him? Have you seen him too?
JOSH (puzzled).
I’ve only seen him in the movies.
GEORGE
So Darth Vader isn’t real then?
JOSH (laughing).
No. He’s just some guy dressed up.
GEORGE
So I don’t need to go the dance tonight then?
JOSH
If you don’t want to go…
GEORGE
I’m going to stay in and watch Science Fiction Theatre. Do you want to come around?
JOSH
Okay. I’ve nothing else to do.
GEORGE
I like you. How come I’ve never seen you around before?
JOSH
I’m new in the area.
GEORGE
Tell you what. Meet me at Lou’s café in the square at eight, and we can go round to my house from there.
JOSH
Okay, see you later.
GEORGE
See you.
George leaves the scene.
Scott creeps up behind Josh, and grabs his arm. Josh jumps round in shock.
JOSH
O.J? What the hell are
you doing here? How did you…?
SCOTT
Never mind that now, what
are you doing here?
JOSH
I just came on a little
sightseeing trip.
SCOTT
Yeah, in somebody
else’s time machine! You could screw history up. I should know. Do you know
who that was you were talking to?
JOSH
Yeah, he’s my
great-grandfather.
SCOTT
Yeah, well my name
isn’t O.J. It’s Scott McFly. I’m your father. Well I will be one day.
JOSH (looking at Scott with disbelief).
My father? Okay…
Whatever…
SCOTT
Look, do you just realize
what you’ve just done?
JOSH
I’ve just told George
that he should do what he wants to do rather than what everyone else tells him
to do.
SCOTT
You’ve told him not to
go to the dance haven’t you?
JOSH
Were you listening in?
SCOTT
George needs to go to
that dance.
JOSH
Why?
SCOTT
Because it’s where he
first gets together with Grandma Lorraine!
If that doesn’t happen, they won’t get married and have kids. We’ll
all be history!
JOSH
That sounds heavy.
SCOTT
This is all getting very
complicated.
JOSH
So what were you doing in
2045? What year did you come from?
SCOTT
2015. I’m the same age
as you. Come on, I need to fill you in on a few things. Then we can go and find
Ellie Tannen.
JOSH
Ellie Tannen? Why is she
here?
SCOTT
I’ve come to get you
two back together again.
JOSH
Me and Ellie?
SCOTT
She becomes your wife.
JOSH
Get outa town.
SCOTT
It’s true.
JOSH
If she’s my wife, how
do you know? You’re supposed to be from the past.
SCOTT
I am. I mean the future
as a perspective of today. Look, I know it sounds confusing, but you need to get
together with Ellie.
JOSH
I think you’ve got a
screw loose.
SCOTT
No, I’m serious.
Josh isn’t
listening.
JOSH
I’m outa here. See you
later.
Josh starts to
walk away. Scott grabs Josh’s arm to stop him.
SCOTT
Where are you going?
JOSH
Away from you. As if
Ellie Tannen would go out with me. She’s in a different league to me.
SCOTT
Believe me you’re not.
JOSH
I don’t want to hear
it. Let go of my arm.
Josh shakes his
arm free and marches off. Scott stands staring in disbelief.
SCOTT
Josh… You don’t
realize…
A metal cane
raps Scott on the shoulder.
VOICE
Scott McFly! What the
hell are you doing here?
Scott jumps
around startled.
SCOTT
Biff?
Scott sees an
old man in front of him. He is hunched over wearing a large brown trench coat
and a large trilby hat. It is not old Biff Tannen, but he is waving a metal cane
at him, which reminds him a bit of old Biff.
SCOTT
You… you’re not
Biff… are you?
The old man nudges his
hat up to reveal an old wrinkled face and wavy silvery white hair. It’s Doc
Brown.
SCOTT
Doc? Is that really you.
You look really… really…
OLD DOC
Old?
SCOTT
Yeah!
OLD DOC
I’m the oldest man on
the planet. Well I am if you count all the years I’ve time traveled around and
added them all together.
SCOTT
How old are you?
OLD DOC
If you look at my birth
certificate, I’m 35 years old, but to get my real age, you need to add around
another hundred at least.
SCOTT
135? How?
OLD DOC
Well I’ve had a number
of re-juv’ treatments over my years on little trips to the future. Well that
and I’ve always eaten well and exercised regularly.
SCOTT
It’s good to see you!
Scott flings his
arms around his old friend. Doc winces.
OLD DOC
Careful; I’m not as
young as I used to be.
Scott releases
his grip and moves back.
SCOTT
Sorry Doc.
OLD DOC
You still haven’t
answered my question Scott.
SCOTT (puzzled).
Eh?
OLD DOC
What the hell are you
doing here in 1955?
SCOTT
It’s a long story.
OLD DOC
Let’s hear it then.
Ext. George
McFly’s family’s street. George is making his way home. He crosses the road
to his house and glances down the side of the building. Standing at attention
down there is “Darth Vader” (Scott dressed up in the radiation suit). Scott
points eerily at George.
GEORGE
Aaarrgh!!!
George runs
towards his front door.
GEORGE (mumbling
to himself).
He’s not real. He’s
not real…
Int. George’s
family’s Living room. George enters.
GEORGE
Mom? Dad?
There is no
reply.
George turns and
sees Scott in the radiation suit at the window. He dives down in front of a
chair to hide.
GEORGE
He is real.
SCOTT (calling
through the window, which is ajar, in a deep voice).
George McFly, I
understand you want to defy me and not take earthling Lorraine Baines to the
dance.
GEORGE (still
hiding).
I… I…
SCOTT
I would like to assure
you that I do exist and I am watching your every move. You know what will happen
if you do not take her.
GEORGE
Yes… yes sir…
SCOTT
Tell me then; what will I
do to you?
GEORGE
You… you will melt my
brains…
SCOTT
That is correct. Do not
forget it.
GEORGE (almost
in tears).
I… I won’t.
There is
silence. George waits a moment before daring to look over the chair. Scott has
gone. George looks out of the window, and the street is empty.
Ext. Street
around the corner under a tree. Scott meets up with Old Doc who’s waiting for
him. Scott takes the hood of the radiation suit off.
OLD DOC
Did he buy it?
SCOTT
I think so.
OLD DOC
I hope so. Do you realize
what could happen if George doesn’t go tonight?
SCOTT
Yes I do. Doc, Grandpa
McFly will go to the dance, even if I have to take him there myself.
OLD DOC
Maybe that’s not a bad
idea.
Ellie Tannen
comes by.
ELLIE
Scott? Is that you?
Old Doc slips
behind the tree. Scott turns round.
SCOTT
Ellie! Hi.
ELLIE
What are you doing here?
Why are you wearing that?
SCOTT
I, err, nothing. Did you
get the dress for tonight?
ELLIE
I sure did. You
wouldn’t believe how cheap it was. Prices in the shops here are amazing.
Ellie holds up
the box with the dress in.
ELLIE
I can’t wait for you to
see me in it. I can’t believe any of this is real. It must be a dream. We are
going to have such a great date tonight.
SCOTT
Hey, wait, I’m not
going on a date with you tonight. I brought you here to go out with J…
ELLIE (butting
in).
Oh, Scott you’re such a
kidder. It’s all sorted. I’m going to go there with my new friend Babs,
she’s so retro. My other new friend Lorraine is getting a lift with her new
boyfriend. Is that okay to meet you there? Babs doesn’t want to walk on her
own.
SCOTT
Sure. Listen Ellie, I
don’t want a date with…
ELLIE (butting
in again).
Listen I’ve gotta go.
I’m meeting Babs and Lorraine.
Ellie kisses
Scott on the cheek.
Old Doc appears
from behind the tree.
OLD DOC
I think I’ve been here
before.
Scott shrugs his
shoulders.
Ext. George’s
house. Evening. Scott, now wearing an evening suit, looks towards the upstairs
window. George is in his room, looking worried pacing up and down in his best
suit.
Josh arrives to
watch TV with George. Scott goes up to him before he can knock on the door.
Scott is carrying a suit in a bag.
SCOTT
Hey Josh. How are you?
JOSH
Not you again? Leave me
alone.
SCOTT
Listen Josh, you don’t
know what you are doing. If George doesn’t go to the dance…
JOSH
Yeah, yeah, yeah, so you
said. What a load of garbage.
SCOTT
Garbage? If it’s all a
load of garbage, how did you get back here to 1955 in the first place? Would you
have believed in time travel before?
JOSH
Well…
SCOTT
Josh, listen to me. I
become your father. Your Mom’s name is Suzy, and I will end up marrying her. I
found all this out in the future.
JOSH
So if you’re my father,
when is my date of birth?
SCOTT
How should I know, you
haven’t been born yet… well from my point of view anyway.
JOSH
Why should I listen to
you then?
SCOTT
Wait, wait…
Scott pulls out
the piece of paper with the family tree on. He looks at it. Josh’s name is on
there, but on just. It’s fading out along with every other name below George
McFly. He holds it up to the light and squints.
SCOTT
You were born on… June
23rd, 2027. Is that correct?
JOSH
Yeah. But you could have
looked it up.
SCOTT
Why would I?
JOSH
I don’t know.
SCOTT
Look, here’s a suit for
you to wear to the dance. I’ve been traveling all over the past and the future
in a time machine I should have left well alone and messed up far too much along
the way. You, me and George all need to go to this dance to make everything
better. It’s the only way. We’ll both be erased from history if we don’t
go. I’m begging you.
Josh looks at
Scott and thinks for a moment.
JOSH
But George doesn’t want
to go.
SCOTT
We’ve got to get him
there. This all began before any of us got here. Back in 1985 your Grandfather
Marty became the first person to time travel and came here to 1955. George was
supposed to get knocked down by Lorraine’s father and they fell in love as a
result of it. Marty accidentally stopped George from getting knocked over and
had to spend a week getting them together, and finally convinced him to go to
the dance. Marty is going to take Lorraine to the dance and George has to win
her from him. Now we’ve come along and put a spanner in the works…
The front door
opens. It’s George.
GEORGE
Hello Josh, why didn’t
you knock? Who’s you’re friend?
Scott looks at
Josh with an expression of plea.
Josh looks at
Scott and then George.
GEORGE
I was kinda thinking. I
think I ought to go to the dance after all. What do you think?
Josh is
speechless for a moment.
Eventually he
makes his mind up and takes the suit from Scott.
JOSH
Yeah George, I came round
to see if you want to come to the dance after all. Scott here is going to come
with us.
GEORGE
Great! It’s good to
meet you Scott. There’s a girl there I want to ask out, but I’m a little
nervous about it.
SCOTT
I’m sure you’ll be
fine. I have a car we can go in.
George looks at
Scott.
GEORGE
Are you old enough to
drive?
Ext. High
School. Scott and Josh arrive at the school with George in Doc’s car. They all
get out.
SCOTT
Remember George, if you
put your mind to it you can accomplish anything.
George looks
nervous. Scott looks at his watch. It’s 9pm.
SCOTT
Come on, it’s time
you’ll miss her if you don’t hurry.
GEORGE
Do you really think she
will go with me?
SCOTT
Most definitely! Now
trust me. Marty will be in the car with her. Can you remember your line?
GEORGE
I hope so; I’ve been
over it a thousand times. “Hey you, get your damn hands off of her!”
SCOTT
Go for it George.
Scott gives
George a gentle shove and he goes off to find Lorraine.
JOSH (calling
after George).
Good luck George.
George looks
round with a sheepish smile on his face. He turns back and continues on his way.
JOSH
What do we do now?
SCOTT
This is where George
becomes a man. It’s not your Grandpa in the car. It’s Biff Tannen.
JOSH
Biff Tannen? You
should’ve told him.
SCOTT
Don’t worry. It’s
meant to be this way.
Scott pulls out
a pair of binoculars and scans the vicinity of the school.
In one
direction, Scott sees Marvin Berry and his band trying to free Marty (version 1)
from the trunk of his car.
Scott scans
round and sees George approaching younger Doc’s car with Lorraine and Biff
inside.
Nearby he sees a
window with Strickland moving around his office.
Scott cuts back
to George, to see the driver’s door of the car open. George appears stunned.
SCOTT
Precisely on time!
JOSH
I’m going to get a
closer look.
SCOTT
No, Josh wait!
Ext. Younger
Doc’s car. Biff towers above George.
BIFF
Are you deaf, McFly?
Close the door and beat it.
George pauses a
moment.
GEORGE
No, Biff, you leave her
alone.
BIFF
All right, McFly,
you’re asking for it, and now you’re gonna get it.
Biff gets out of
the car. George tries to punch him, but Biff grabs his arm and twists it,
causing George to let out cries of pain.
LORRAINE
Biff, stop it. Biff,
you’re breaking his arm. Biff stop!
Josh runs
towards the car.
JOSH
Hey, get off him!
Scott chases
after Josh.
BIFF (to Josh).
Back off punk.
Scott grabs Josh
and pulls him away.
SCOTT
Keep away Josh, leave
George to it.
JOSH
But he’s killing him.
We’ve got to stop him.
BIFF (calling
after Scott pulling Josh away).
That’s it keep walking.
George looks at
Scott and Josh in disbelief they’re not helping him.
LORRAINE
Stop it, stop it Biff!
You’re gonna break his arm! Stop it!
Lorraine jumps
on Biff.
LORRAINE
Biff, leave him alone!
Let him go! Let him go!
Biff pushes her
off and laughs.
Josh breaks free
from Scott and rushes towards Biff.
JOSH
Hey! Get off him.
BIFF
I thought I told you
to…
Biff’s
sentence is cut short as George hits him in the face. Josh stops in his tracks
with his jaw dropped. Biff falls to the floor.
George looks at
his fist with an “I can’t believe it! I did it!” expression and then turns
to Lorraine.
STUDENT (in
the background).
There’s a fight over
here, come on guys!
GEORGE (to
Lorraine).
Are you okay?
George helps
Lorraine up.
Josh turns to
Scott with his jaw still hanging in disbelief. Scott grins and winks at Josh.
George leads
Lorraine away towards the gym holding her hand. A crowd appears including Marty
(version 1).
GIRL
Who is that guy?
BOY
That’s George McFly.
GIRL (in
disbelief).
That’s George McFly?
Scott sees Marty
(version 1) look at a photograph before rushing away.
SCOTT
Yes, that really happened
Josh. Come on, let’s go to the gym.
JOSH
I didn’t know he had it
in him.
SCOTT
He most certainly does.
And so do you. You’re a McFly remember.
Scott and Josh
head off to the gymnasium.
A figure,
wearing a long coat and a baseball cap, watches from the shadows. Marty (version
2) arrives on the scene towards the unconscious Biff.
MARTY (Version
2)
Okay everybody, let’s
back up now, huh, let’s backup, just everybody back up. Give him a little bit
of room, okay, a little bit of air. It’s okay. I know CPR, I know CPR.
The figure
continues to watch from a safe distance. Biff begins to wake up.
BIFF
Hey…
GUY
What’s CPR?
Biff opens his
eyes and sees Marty (version 2).
BIFF (to
Marty version 2).
You!
Marty (version
2) punches Biff back into unconsciousness and takes the Almanac (from Back to
the Future part 2) out of Biff’s jacket.
MARTY (Version
2)
He’s fine.
Marty (version
2) runs off and the figure watching steps out from the shadows. The camera pans
round him from the back slowly.
GUY
Hey, did you just take
his wallet? He just took that guy’s wallet!
The camera
arrives at the figure’s face. He lifts his cap revealing that it’s
47-year-old Marty from 2015.
MARTY SENIOR
Whoa, talk about serious
deja vu.
Marty Senior
then doubles up in pain for a moment and is alright again.
MARTY SENIOR
That did not feel good.
Ext side of
school. Scott and Josh see Marty (version 2) nearby taking into a walkie-talkie.
They both have
pains similar to what Marty Senior just had.
JOSH
What was that?
SCOTT
Don’t know, but we both
felt it.
There is a
rumble of thunder in the distance.
Jules and Verne
come into view.
SCOTT
Jules! Verne! What… How
did you get here?
VERNE
Remember the time tracker
I installed in the DeLorean? It told us you were here.
JULES
We guessed you’d be
here at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance.
JOSH
Who are you?
SCOTT
Josh, remember I was
telling you about the Doc? Well these are his sons, Jules and Verne. They’re
currently living in Hill Valley in 2115. Jules; Verne; this is Josh… my son.
Josh, Jules and
Verne greet each other.
VERNE
We’re here to make sure
you get back to the future in one piece. This date is proving to be a bit of a
crossroads in the space-time continuum. There are all sorts of events going on
today.
SCOTT
You can say that again.
Scott and Josh
experience another rush of pain.
JOSH
What’s happening to us?
VERNE
What you are experiencing
is the effects of being erased from history.
JOSH
Erased? What?
SCOTT
How?
JULES
Until George and Lorraine
get together, your futures won’t be secure, so you’ll feel some peculiar
side effects.
VERNE
If you have any
photographs of yourself, you will see that your images will be fading.
JOSH
What can we do about it?
JULES
Well, you could always
watch history in the making. Come on.
SCOTT
Where?
VERNE
To the dance of course.
Int. Gymnasium.
Scott and Josh arrive with Jules and Verne to see Marty (version 1) playing
“Earth Angel” on stage with Marvin Berry and the Starlighters. George and
Lorraine are together dancing.
SCOTT
Cool!
Jules, Verne,
and Josh mingle into the crowd. Scott stands in awe at his teenage father
playing on stage. A hand is placed on his shoulder and a man speaks into his
ear.
MAN
Pretty good huh?
SCOTT
He’s fantastic…
Scott turns
around to see his father Marty.
SCOTT
Dad!
MARTY SENIOR
Alright son?
SCOTT
What are you doing here?
MARTY
Jules and Verne stopped
by and asked to come and help them sort the past out. They needed someone who
could show them around November 12th 1955. What better person could
eh?
Scott and Marty
Senior get another rush of pain. On stage, Marty (version 1) starts playing the
guitar badly. On the floor a bully (Mark Dixon) is trying to cut in on the dance
George and Lorraine are having. Everything starts to sound distorted.
LORRAINE
George! George!
MARTY SENIOR (bent
over).
This is heavy!
Marty Senior and
Scott look at each other. Scott manages to see straight through his father.
Across the dance
floor, George pushes Dixon aside.
GEORGE
Excuse me.
Marty (version
2) rushes into the gymnasium he looks around, and he also begins to feel faint.
George pushes
Dixon away from Lorraine and they look at each other. Then George and Lorraine
kiss.
Suddenly Marty
Senior and Scott stand upright as if they’d both got a new lease in life.
On stage Marty
(version 1)’s playing improves again and he, along with band finish the song.
Biff’s gang
enters the gymnasium and Marty (version 2) dives under a table.
SCOTT
What a rush!
The dancers
cheer.
MARVIN BERRY (on
stage).
Yeah man, that was good.
Let’s do another one!
Scott pulls out
the family tree from his pocket. The McFly family has appeared up to Scott’s
generation.
MARTY (version
1 on stage)
Uh, well, I gotta go.
Scott sees Josh
across the floor standing by the table Marty is under. He is still feeling
faint.
MARVIN (on
stage)
C’mon man, let’s do
something that really cooks.
SCOTT (to
himself).
What? Josh is still
fading? It should be alright now.
MARTY (version
1 on stage)
Something that really
cooks.
Biff’s gang
spot Marty (version 1) on stage thinking it is Marty (version 2).
MARTY SENIOR
Hey Scotty, there’s
someone over there who wouldn’t mind a dance with you right now.
On the stage in
the background. Marty (version 1) is instructing the band how to play along with
him.
SCOTT
Eh?
Scott looks over
to Jules and Verne, and sees a young girl with them dressed in a blue frilly
fifties ball gown. He sees it is Suzy.
Marty (version
1) and the Starlighters start to play “Johnny B Goode”.
SCOTT
Suzy? You brought her
too?
MARTY SENIOR
I’ve come to understand
she’s going to be part of the family in the future. You’d better ask her to
dance.
Biff’s gang
head up to the stage to jump Marty (version 1).
Marty Senior
watches Scott as he walks over to Suzy and the two begin to dance to Johnny B
Goode.
The dance floor
is alive with dancers enjoying the “new sound” Marty (version 1) is cooking
up for them.
Scott and Suzy
continue to dance. Scott notices that Josh is still looking ill at the side of
the gymnasium.
Marty (version
2) emerges from the table and begins to head over to the stage. He stops for a
moment to listen to Marty (version 1) playing on stage.
MARTY (version
2 to himself).
Pretty good stuff.
Marty Senior is
standing next to Marty (version 2). He doesn’t notice who it is.
MARTY SENIOR
Pretty good? That guy is
amazing. He’s going places.
MARTY (version
2).
Huh?
Both Marty
Senior and Marty (version 2) turn and look at each other. The both jump at the
sight of each other.
Marty (version
2) looks Marty Senior, and the reaction Marty Senior gives makes Marty (version
2) realize that it’s him as an old man!
MARTY (version
2).
I’m old!
Marty (version
2) faints onto the floor.
MARTY SENIOR
Damn! No! No! No!
Marty Senior
grabs a drink off of the side and throws into his younger counterpart’s face.
The even earlier counterpart continues to play Johnny B Goode. Marty Senior
slaps Marty (version 2) around the face a few times.
MARTY SENIOR
C’mon c’mon c’mon.
Marty (version
2) comes round.
MARTY (version
2).
You… you’re…
MARTY SENIOR
No time to explain. Just
forget you saw me.
MARTY (version
2).
Wha…?
MARTY SENIOR
Get up there to the left
hand side of the stage climb up the ladder, climb across stage and drop the
sandbags on Biff’s gang. Trust me.
Marty (version
2) tries to take all this in.
MARTY (version
2 coming to his senses).
Biff’s gang!
MARTY SENIOR
You’ve got to do it
before the end of the song. Quick.
Marty Senior
escorts his bewildered counterpart across to the side of the stage and to the
bottom of the ladder.
MARTY SENIOR
Go on, be quick and
don’t come back looking for me afterwards.
MARTY (version
2).
Errr… Okay.
Marty (version
2) gives one last confused look at Marty Senior before disappearing up the
ladder to cross the stage.
Marvin Berry
comes to the side of the stage to uses the telephone. Marty Senior dodges out of
the way.
Marty Senior
watches Marty (version 2) climb over the stage from a safe distance. Marty
(version 1) begins to get carries away with his singing.
Marvin Berry
gets through on the telephone to his cousin Chuck.
MARVIN
Chuck, Chuck, its Marvin.
Your cousin, Marvin Berry! You know that new sound you’ve been looking for?
Well, listen to this!
Marvin holds the
telephone towards the stage. Marty Senior smiles to himself. He looks across the
dance floor and sees Scott and Suzy dancing.
Cut across to
Scott and Suzy dancing to Johnny B Goode. They are dancing in a more modern way
to the rest of the dancers.
SUZY
So why didn’t you bring
me with you?
SCOTT
It was something I needed
to sort out for myself. I didn’t want to risk getting you into any more
danger.
SUZY
Did you sort it out then?
Whatever you had to do?
Scott looks at
the paper with the family tree on, which he’s still clutching in his hand.
SCOTT
I’m getting there.
Marty (version
1) is playing more and more erratically. All the dancers gradually stop dancing,
as do Suzy and Scott.
SUZY
You’re getting there?
What else do you have to do?
Scott nervously
looks round and sees Josh, who doesn’t look at all well. He’s sitting on a
bench looking nauseous. Scott turns back to Suzy. He takes a deep breath and looks her in the eye.
SUZY (looking
confused at Scott).
What is it Scott? What do
you need to do?
SCOTT
This.
Scott leans
forward. He closes his eyes and plants a kiss right on Suzy’s lips. She is
stunned for a moment, but returns the compliment.
Josh suddenly
sits bolt upright and then stands up. He is no longer being erased from history.
Marty (version
1) finishes playing on stage by sliding along on his knees on the final note.
The crowd looks speechlessly at him.
On the far side
of the stage, Marty (version 2) successfully drops the sandbags on top of
Biff’s gang.
Scott and Suzy
stand arm in arm kissing in the middle of the dance floor.
Marty (version
2) leaves the back of the stage.
MARTY (version
1 on stage).
I guess you guys aren’t
ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.
Marty (version
2) smiles and leaves the stage, pauses after seeing Biff’s gang under the
sandbags, and then leaves.
George and
Lorraine head over to the back of the stage area. George spots Scott on the way
over and raises his hand. Scott responds, and he and Suzy break their clinch.
SUZY
Who was that?
SCOTT
Would you believe…? My
Grandparents!
Suzy looks round
and sees them at the doorway, talking to Marty (version 1).
SUZY
They’re your
Grandparents? Cool.
SCOTT
They’ve just had their
first kiss and now they’re gonna be spending the rest of their lives together.
Suzy kisses
Scott
SUZY
Wow! Imagine if we spend
the rest of our lives together. What a great place to share our first kiss. Do
you think we’ll grow old together?
SCOTT
I guarantee we will.
MARVIN BERRY (on
stage)
Well folks that looks
like it’s the end of the dance.
A few people in
the crowd call for more.
Marvin holds his
injured hand up.
MARVIN
I’m afraid, unless
anyone else can play the guitar, there’ll be no more music tonight.
Scott takes out
his family tree again. Suzy gazes around the room. Scott looks at the paper and
sees Josh is now on their, but the descendants then on still do not show.
SUZY
What a shame, I was just
beginning to enjoy myself.
Scott looks at
the paper again.
SCOTT
Ellie! Where is she? I
forgot all about her being here.
SUZY
Who’s Ellie?
SCOTT
She’s part of the
reason I’m here.
SUZY
You’re here for another
girl?
SCOTT
No, it’s not like that.
Scott looks up
at the stage at the musicians preparing to finish for the evening.
SCOTT
We need more music.
Where’s Ellie?
SUZY
What’s going on?
SCOTT
Bear with me a moment.
Scott looks to
see Josh sitting on a bench over at one end of the gymnasium looking miserable.
He’s with Jules and Verne. Verne gives Scott a small wave and a wink as he’s
seen that he’s got together with Suzy. Scott gives a small polite wave back.
Scott looks
around and around until eventually he sees Ellie across the other side of the
gymnasium. Ellie is standing there in her ball gown with Mark Dixon, the youth
who was all over Lorraine.
Scott makes a
bee-line over to her. Suzy follows behind.
SCOTT
Ellie! Ellie!
Ellie looks
round and sees Scott.
ELLIE
Scott! Where have you
been? I didn’t think you were coming.
Ellie looks at
Suzy.
ELLIE
Who’s this you’re
with?
SCOTT
This is Suzy. We’re
sort of together now.
Suzy grabs
Scott’s hand.
ELLIE (looking
disappointed).
Oh…
SCOTT
Josh is here. He’d like
to dance with you.
Ellie looks at
Scott for a moment.
ELLIE
Josh? I don’t need
Josh; I’m with someone else now.
Ellie puts her
arms around Dixon and gives him a lingering kiss. She then looks back at Scott
for a reaction.
SCOTT
Come on Ellie, you would
do so much better with Josh. You can’t possibly have anything in common with
him.
DIXON
What’s that supposed to
mean?
SCOTT
Well, you are a bit of a
sleaze from what I’ve seen.
DIXON
Beat it, before I give
you a knuckle sandwich.
Just then there
is an announcement on stage.
MARVIN BERRY
Ladies and gentlemen; I
have some good news. It appears we have a guitarist in the building after all,
and he say’s “if you thought the last number rocked, you ain’t seen
nothing yet”.
Scott and Suzy
look up on stage to see Marty Senior instructing the band how to play the
number.
SUZY
It’s your dad!
SCOTT (smiling).
This is going to be good!
MARTY SENIOR (on
stage).
Hey everybody, I’ve
just time for one number. I hope the last one warmed you up, because this one is
going to blow your minds.
The students
look at each other and chatter excitedly.
MARTY
A-one, a-two, a-one, two,
three, four…
Marty Senior
kicks into his song. He’s playing “The Power of Love”, the same song he
played at the battle of the bands at school when he was 17!
The crowd goes
wild and dance like they’ve never danced before.
SCOTT
Wow, this is fantastic!
Scott looks
around to see that Dixon has taken Ellie across the floor away from them.
SCOTT
Sorry, Suzy. I’ll be
right back. I’ve got to get Josh together with Ellie.
SUZY
Who’s Josh?
SCOTT
I can’t tell you. It
could complicate matters.
SUZY
Isn’t all this
complicated enough?
SCOTT
Please, just trust me on
this.
Scott slips away
quickly.
Marty Senior
continues playing to an excited crowd. The band loves it too.
Scott gets over
to Josh.
SCOTT
Josh, Josh. Ellie is
here. You’ve got to go and dance with her.
JOSH
She’s here. Where is
she?
SCOTT
Over there.
Scott points
across the dance floor. Josh sees Ellie with Dixon all over her.
JOSH
She’s with someone
else.
SCOTT
Then go and win her back.
You saw how George dealt with it outside. You were even going to help out
yourself. You’ve never done that before.
JOSH
No I haven’t, have I?
SCOTT
Go for it then.
Josh thinks
about it for a moment.
JOSH
Alright I will.
Josh pushes his
way through the crowd.
SCOTT
Go for it!
Josh makes his
way up to Ellie and Dixon.
JOSH
Hey Ellie.
Ellie notices
Josh.
ELLIE
Josh?
JOSH
Would you care for a
dance?
DIXON
No she would not.
JOSH
I was asking Ellie, not
you.
ELLIE
Yes I do have a tongue in
my head.
DIXON
Look dork, this chick is
mine, go find somebody else.
ELLIE
I’m not a chick.
JOSH
Ellie?
Josh doesn’t
move.
DIXON
You’re asking for it.
Dixon pushes
Josh over and pulls Ellie away by her arm.
DIXON
Come on, let’s get out
of here.
ELLIE
Let go of my arm.
Dixon continues
to pull her away. Josh gets up off of the floor and bows his head. He turns to
walk away.
ELLIE
Josh!
DIXON
Come on girl,
we’re leaving.
Ellie stamps on
Dixon’s foot.
DIXON
Owww. Why you hoar.
Dixon now puts
his arms round Ellie and drags her towards the doorway.
ELLIE
Get off me you creep.
DIXON
You’re gonna pay for
that.
Dixon continues
to drag Ellie away. None of the other dancers stop to help as they’re too busy
listening to Marty Senior’s “Fresh” sound.
ELLIE
Josh! Help me.
Josh pauses for
another moment and then turns round and rushes towards the door. He reaches
Dixon and Ellie.
DIXON (to
Josh).
Can’t you take a hint?
JOSH
Let go of her.
DIXON
What are you going to do
about it if I don’t?
Josh punches
Dixon right in the face, and lays him out cold.
JOSH
That’s what I’m going
to do. Are you alright Ellie?
ELLIE
Josh? I… I never knew
you had it in you?
JOSH
Neither did I.
Ellie and Josh
look into each other’s eyes and then slowly kiss.
Scott, now back
with Suzy, looks at the family tree. The future family have re-appeared.
SUZY
What’s that you keep
looking at?
SCOTT
It’s the future.
Everything’s going to be alright.
Suzy looks
puzzled, shakes her head and gives Scott another kiss.
Marty finishes
off playing “The Power of Love” on stage. The crowd erupts in applause.
MARTY SENIOR
Thank you very much.
You’ve been a wonderful crowd. You don’t realize how much playing tonight
means to me.
Marty Senior
looks across and sees Mr. Strickland with his hands on his ears. He smiles.
MARTY SENIOR
Don’t worry Mr.
Strickland sir. That’s all for tonight. Goodnight everybody.
Marty walks off
stage. Marvin chases after him.
MARVIN
Hey, hey, hey. Wait.
Marty stops.
MARVIN
You were pretty good
there. Why don’t you stop for another one?
MARTY SENIOR
I’d love to, but time
is getting on. I’ve gotta be somewhere.
Marty hands the
guitar to Marvin.
MARVIN
That’s a shame. The
crowd loves you. Hey, you look rather similar to the young guy who played
before. Are you two related by any chance?
MARTY SENIOR
You could say that…
Marty winks at
Marvin and hurries off down the steps and out of the door. Marvin looks on
wondering at what Marty meant.
A rumble of
thunder sounds outside.
MARVIN (to
himself).
That sounds like one hell
of a storm brewing out there.
Across the
gymnasium, Verne moves over to Scott.
VERNE
Can I have a word Scott?
SCOTT
Sure.
Scott leaves
Suzy’s side.
VERNE
I think it’s time we
were off. Everything is as it should be now.
Scott shows
Verne his family tree.
SCOTT
Yeah. Everything is just
perfect. Look. My future family is still going to be born. And best of all,
I’m not going to get killed in 2045!
Scott looks at
the paper again.
SCOTT
Hang on a minute,
there’s no date of death below my name.
The writing on
the family tree below Scott’s name begins to shimmer as if it’s going to
show him when his date of death is.
SCOTT
I think it’s working it
out… Or something.
Verne snatches
the sheet away from Scott.
VERNE
You know too much about
the future as it is. The last thing you need to know is when you’re going to
die.
Verne tears the
sheet up into little pieces.
VERNE
We’ve got to get Suzy
home without her discovering that Josh is her son. Let’s leave that as a
surprise. Jules is going to make sure Josh and Ellie gat back to 2045. Where’s
your father? Let’s not hang about.
SCOTT
Dad? I haven’t seen him
since he played on stage.
They both look
around to see if they can find Marty Senior.
Students are
preparing to go home.
George and
Lorraine are just leaving the building arm in arm.
Jules is over
with Josh and Ellie preparing to leave with them.
Marty Senior is
nowhere to be seen.
Scott calls Suzy
over again.
SCOTT
Suzy; have you seen my
dad?
SUZY
No, not for a while.
SCOTT
Then where the hell is
he?
Outside thunder
can be heard again.
Verne looks at
his watch.
VERNE
Nine Fifty-Three. I bet I
know where he’s gone.
Ext Courthouse
Square. The clock tower strikes 10pm. Old Doc Brown is standing behind a parked
car watching his one hundred-year-younger counterpart across the way standing on
the ledge, high up, near the clock conducting his “weather experiment”.
The wind is
howling and the thunder and lightning is starting to get wild. A DeLorean speeds
away from the scene.
Behind Old Doc a
figure approaches.
MARTY SENIOR
Doc?
Old Doc stands
for a moment.
OLD DOC
Marty?
Old Doc hobbles
around with his metal cane and sees Marty Senior looking at him.
OLD DOC
Marty!
MARTY SENIOR
Doc!
OLD DOC
Marty! I don’t believe
it.
The two old
friends hug.
MARTY SENIOR
Doc? Is it really you?
OLD DOC
More to the point, is it
really you Marty? What are you doing here?
MARTY SENIOR
Well I was in the area,
so I thought I’d drop by for old time’s sake.
OLD DOC
You came to find your son
didn’t you Marty? I should have guessed.
MARTY SENIOR
How old are you now Doc?
You must be getting on a bit now.
OLD DOC
I was 135 at the last
count.
MARTY SENIOR
135? Whoa, that’s
heavy. Those Re-juvenation clinics in the future must’ve done a good job on
you.
Marty pauses for
a second.
MARTY SENIOR
Should you be out in this
weather at you age?
OLD DOC
No, I probably
shouldn’t. I probably shouldn’t have come here to witness this historic
occasion, but finally reaching this date again after so many years, I thought
what the hell.
MARTY SENIOR
Wow, you’ve been living
here since 1885 then? I came here with Jules and Verne, but I haven’t had a
chance to catch up with them yet.
OLD DOC
Jules and Verne are here
too? Have they come from 2155?
MARTY SENIOR
No, they’ve come from
2115.
OLD DOC
2115? They shouldn’t be
here. I mean I can’t meet up with them. They’re supposed to be living in a
parallel time in the future, so when they come home to visit, it would be as if
they’d never gone anywhere.
MARTY SENIOR (confused).
Never gone anywhere?
OLD DOC
They would be the correct
age for the time they visiting. They were born in this time line Marty. This is
their future, not their past.
MARTY SENIOR
Would it be too much of a
problem if they met you?
OLD DOC
Clara died Marty.
They’d want to know about how it came about.
MARTY SENIOR
Clara’s dead? Geez Doc
I’m sorry.
OLD DOC
It was many years ago
Marty. She was an old lady.
MARTY SENIOR
I can understand you
don’t want them to know. Don’t worry they don’t know I’m here. At the
square I mean.
OLD DOC
Watching history happen?
They both look
over to the clock tower. 35-year-old Doc is hanging from it trying to connect cables to send 17-year-old Marty
Back to 1985.
Young Doc slips,
a piece of the ledge crumbles and the cable slips catching onto his trousers.
MARTY SENIOR
Whoa, Doc. I didn’t
realize you went through so much to get the cables connected. I’ll have to add
that to my story.
OLD DOC
Your story? The one you
wrote that Scott found? The reason he took the DeLorean in the first place?
MARTY SENIOR (sheepishly).
Yeah, that’s the one.
OLD DOC
Great Scott Marty,
don’t you realize how much trouble that story has caused? You must erase as
soon as you get back. Do you realize how many times we could have caused a
paradox in this dimension, just by being here today?
MARTY SENIOR
Yeah Doc, more than you
realize.
OLD DOC
I wouldn’t be surprised
if this entire thunderstorm was the result of all the multi-dimensional
time-traveling to this one day.
Marty looks at
the war-torn sky.
MARTY SENIOR
Heavy! So how come there
was a thunderstorm in the original timeline? I mean before I came back in the
first place?
OLD DOC
By my calculations, every
eventual happening, from every point of view happens. The original timeline,
where none of us came back in time is happening right here, right now, but in
another dimension. There are so many alternatives for this day, is it any wonder
the heavens can’t cope with it all?
MARTY SENIOR
Dimensions? You’re
getting a bit too complicated now Doc.
OLD DOC
Trust me Marty; I’ve
spent years studying the possibilities. If I could just show you some of the
things I’ve discovered.
MARTY SENIOR
They’d just go way over
my head. Let’s just stick to this evening. What’s time is it anyway?
OLD
DOC (looking at his watch).
It’s 10.03pm.
MARTY SENIOR
It’s almost time.
Old Doc and
Marty Senior move to a better viewing position, but still hidden from the view
of 35-year-old Doc. Old Doc hobbles with his metal cane.
Young Doc, with
a loop of rope around his hands slides down the cable to the ground.
The sound of the
DeLorean comes closer.
The clock
strikes 10.04pm. A huge bolt of lightning slams into the clock tower.
The DeLorean
appears on the scene.
Young Doc grabs
the two separated cable connectors and plugs them together. The lightning passes
though it mildly shocking him in the process.
The DeLorean
connects with the overhead cable and vanishes from sight leaving two streaks of
fire down the road.
MARTY SENIOR
That was pretty
impressive Doc.
OLD DOC
Thankyou.
Young Doc dances
in the road.
YOUNG DOC
Yoo! It works! Ha, ha,
ha.
Old Doc and
Marty move in for a closer look.
Marty (version
2) runs up to Young Doc from behind the courthouse.
MARTY (version
2).
Doc! Doc Doc!
YOUNG DOC
What?
MARTY (version
2).
Doc!
Young Doc turns
and sees Marty (version 2).
YOUNG DOC
Aaarrgh! A Ghost!
MARTY (version
2).
Okay, relax Doc, it’s
me, it’s me, it’s Marty!
YOUNG DOC
No it can’t be you… I
just sent you back to the future!
MARTY (version
2).
I know, you did send me
back to the future, but I’m back, I’m back from the future!
YOUNG DOC
Great Scott!
Young Doc faints
and Marty (version 2) bends down to tend to him.
MARTY (version
2).
Doc. C’mon Doc, wake
up…
OLD DOC (quietly to Marty
Senior).
Come on Marty, there’s
nothing more to see here.
Old Doc and
Marty Senior move away over the square away from Marty (version 2), who’s
trying to drag unconscious Young Doc to his car.
MARTY SENIOR
This weather’s
terrible. We’d better get you indoors. You’ll catch your death out here.
OLD DOC
Don’t worry about me
Marty. I’ve had my fair share of life as it is.
Behind them
Marty (version 2) is lifting Young Doc into the car.
In front of
them, four figures run towards them. It’s Scott and Suzy, followed shortly
behind by Jules and Verne.
SCOTT
Dad! Dad!
MARTY SENIOR
Scott!
SCOTT
We heard the lightning
crash into the clock tower. Is everything okay?
MARTY SENIOR
Yeah, fine. There I am
taking Doc home over there.
Marty (version
2) drives Young Doc away to the Brown Mansion.
Old Doc
recognizes Jules and Verne as they arrive.
OLD DOC
Jules, Verne. What are
you doing here?
JULES
Dad? You shouldn’t be
here. You’re… you’re… old!
OLD DOC
Of course I’m old.
I’m forty years older than I’m supposed to be for you. What did I tell you
both when you moved to the future?
VERNE
Yeah we know Dad; we’re
only supposed to come back to the same year, two hundred years earlier so our
lives run parallel.
JULES
It was an emergency Dad.
MARTY SENIOR
Scott; who were those
other kids you were with at the dance?
SCOTT
Err… Just some local
kids we accidentally bumped into. It’s a long story. We left them back at the
school. They’re waiting there so Jules can drive them home later.
JULES
Yeah, I can’t be too
long here, I’ve got to take them home.
Marty Senior and
Suzy look confused.
VERNE (chirping
in to change the subject).
Dad; where’s Mom?
OLD DOC
Verne. I am from your
future. You shouldn’t be asking questions like that. You know the damage it
can cause.
VERNE
I know that Dad. I only
asked where Mom was.
OLD DOC
I can’t tell you
anything.
VERNE
Is something wrong? She
is our mother. If something’s wrong…
Old Doc gets
angry and waves his metal cane in the air.
OLD DOC
Verne. Stop asking
questions. You know sometimes, I wish I hadn’t invented time travel. It causes
too many complications!
Suddenly another
bolt of lightning strikes down and catches Old Doc’s cane. He lights up and
shakes until the bolt disappears. He then falls to the ground motionless.
Electricity flickers around him.
Everyone calls
out is surprise.
Jules kneels
down beside him to check whether Old Doc is okay or not.
Moments later he
looks up to everyone else. Tears are in his eyes.
Rain continues
to pour down.
JULES
He’s dead!
The camera pans
away into the sky looking down onto Old Doc’s body. Jules, Verne, Marty
Senior, Scott and Suzy stand shocked and upset looking down at him.
The camera fades
to black.
Ext. Boot Hill Cemetery. Sunday, November 13th
1955, 11.20pm. The camera returns from the fade from black. It is night time.
The camera pans away from a gravestone which doesn’t have a name on it - just
a quote: “Whatever one man is capable
of conceiving, the other men will be able to achieve – Jules Verne”.
Jules, Verne,
Marty Senior, Scott and Suzy stand around the freshly filled in grave site.
MARTY SENIOR
I can’t believe he’s
gone.
VERNE
I know, but on the other
hand, he hasn’t gone. It’s strange; Jules and I will have to live another
forty years with him, knowing when and how he’s going to die.
JULES
This is what he’d have
wanted; a subtle anonymous gravestone, out here, where nobody would make a fuss.
Scott has his
arm around a sobbing Suzy.
SUZY
We saw him die, and now
we’re going to go back to 2015 and see him again. It’s really… spooky.
SCOTT
But he’s alive and well
there.
SUZY
It just doesn’t seem
right.
MARTY SENIOR
Another problem time
travel poses.
Scott lets go of
Suzy and takes Jules to one side.
SCOTT
Jules, did Josh and Ellie
arrive back safely in 2045?
JULES
Yeah, don’t worry,
they’re fine. I made sure they got home without disrupting any more events. I
took the train and they took the pre-Mister Fusion DeLorean. Josh wanted me
thank you for everything, and he can’t wait to talk to you about it.
SCOTT
Yeah, cool. Thanks for
that. It’s a nice gravestone you got.
JULES
I picked it up whilst I
was still in 2045.
SCOTT
It would do him proud.
Jules sheds a
tear. Verne gives his brother a hug. Scott moves back towards Suzy.
VERNE
What are we going to do
about Dad’s house? It’s bad enough that Dad’s gone, but Mom’s gone too.
JULES
We’ve got all the time
in the world to sort the house out. We’ve got to be careful not to find any
details about her death.
VERNE
We could move back home.
JULES
What about our work in
the future?
VERNE
Not now. We can sort it
out in forty years time, when this is properly our time.
Jules ponders
the thought. Marty Senior comes over to talk to Jules and Verne.
MARTY SENIOR
I’m going to be here
with Doc tomorrow. Well, the younger version of me is. The DeLorean is buried
over there in the mine. It’s been there since 1885.
VERNE
So it is. We’d better
get you all home and tie up the loose ends. We can come back here in the future.
It’ll still be here.
JULES
Come on everyone. Let’s
go to 2015.
Jules, Verne,
Marty Senior, Scott and Suzy walk away from the cemetery.
When they are
out of sight, four more people come out of the shadows; two men in their late
sixties, with similar aged female partners. The moonlight reveals that it is
older versions Jules and Verne with their future wives. They stand around the
gravestone to pay their respects. The camera pans away into the sky towards the
moon.
Ext.DeLorean.
Scott and Suzy are in the car. Marty Senior is ready to climb inside. Jules and
Verne are there to see them off.
VERNE
Right Marty; you know
what to do now then?
MARTY SENIOR
Yeah. We fly down this
lane and when we hit 88 miles-per-hour we will arrive outside Suzy’s house
back in 2015. Doc will be there and will have just seen you taking us back to
here to 1955.
VERNE
We’ll meet you there
straight after I’ve parked up the train. We’ll just make sure everything is
okay in 2015 before we head off back to 2115.
MARTY SENIOR
I do hope everything is
okay. All this time traveling is bad for the nerves.
VERNE
I’m sure everything
will be just fine.
Marty Senior
smiles and gets into the DeLorean. He starts it up, the wheels turn in and it
lifts it into the air.
Int. DeLorean.
Marty Senior, Scott and Suzy prepare to go home.
SUZY
This is strange. This
will be my street in sixty years time. It’s barely recognizable now.
Suzy looks at
Scott.
SUZY
That reminds me; we’ve
got to get our assignment for school done.
SCOTT
Do you mean the history
of Hill Valley assignment?
SUZY
Yes, that one. I think
we’ve done enough research for it now.
Scott and Suzy
chuckle.
Marty Senior
jerks the DeLorean.
SCOTT
Steady on Dad.
MARTY SENIOR
I’ve forgotten how to
fly a car. It just seems a little tricky.
SCOTT
The future has changed
again then. Back to how I remember it originally. I should’ve driven Dad.
MARTY SENIOR
You’re only fifteen
Scott. You shouldn’t have driven it at all.
SCOTT
At least I can fly it
straight.
MARTY SENIOR
That’s only because
you’re never off those video games; the ones where you fly those simulators.
SCOTT
I bet you played video
games when you were younger.
MARTY SENIOR (smiling
to himself).
Well, I was pretty hot at
Wild Gunman. I loved that game.
Ext. DeLorean.
Marty steadily flies the DeLorean up and sweeps it around to face the length of
the lane. He flies faster and as he hits 88 miles-per-hour, three sonic booms
are heard, the DeLorean flashes with light and the scenery around changes to
resemble the street where Suzy lives.
(Monday, October
26th 2015, 6.35am).
Int. DeLorean.
Marty Senior attempts to land.
SCOTT
Dad! You can slow down
now, we’re here.
Marty Senior
hits the brakes, and bounces on the road as he tries to land. Suzy yelps.
The DeLorean
continues to skid and bounce along and Marty Senior knocks some trash cans out
of the way as he tries to see where he is going. He is heading towards a fire
hydrant.
SCOTT
Dad! Mind the hydrant.
Marty Senior
swerves and misses the hydrant. Suddenly they see Doc, but it’s too late. They
have plowed into him. There is a loud thump as Doc is thrown over the DeLorean.
Ext. DeLorean.
Marty Senior screeches to a halt. The gull-wing doors open quickly and Marty
Senior, Scott and Suzy leap out. They rush over to Doc.
MARTY SENIOR
Doc! Doc! Doc!
Eric Wilson, who
was left with Doc, comes running over.
ERIC
What the hell have you
done?
SCOTT
Back off Scott. Dad
didn’t see him.
Marty Senior
kneels over Doc who’s lying unconscious at the side of the road.
MARTY SENIOR
Doc! Doc? Can you hear
me?
Doc is motionless.
SUZY
Do something!
MARTY SENIOR
It’s okay, I know CPR.
Marty Senior
leans over Doc and turns head to one side to feel for breath. Scott feels for a
pulse.
MARTY SENIOR
He’s not breathing.
SCOTT
I can’t feel a pulse
either!
SUZY
What does that mean?
MARTY SENIOR
It means we could all be
in serious trouble.
Marty Senior
checks Doc’s airway and then tilts his head back. He begins to perform
artificial respiration.
SCOTT
Still no pulse.
Suzy looks
around. Marty continues to try to resuscitate Doc.
MARTY SENIOR
Come on Doc! Don’t die!
SUZY
Where are Jules and
Verne?
A swirling black
cloud begins to form in the sky above them. A rumble of thunder sounds.
ERIC
Where did that come from?
Between rounds of
resuscitation attempts, Marty Senior looks up.
MARTY SENIOR
It looks like a paradox
could be happening. Come on Doc, wake up!
ERIC
What’s a paradox?
SCOTT
If Doc dies, we won’t
meet him in his future, his children won’t be born, they won’t help us, we
won’t be here now, and Doc wouldn’t get hit by the car. If Doc doesn’t get
hit by the car, everything would happen again and we’d hit him with the car.
ERIC
Eh?
SUZY
Basically, everything
that happened to us would end up being impossible and the universe would end, is
what I think he’s trying to say.
ERIC
You’ve lost me
completely.
SCOTT (short
and sharp).
If Doc dies, everyone
does!
ERIC
Save him then!
MARTY SENIOR
I’m trying to. Come on
Doc!
SCOTT
There’s still no pulse.
Marty starts
pumping on Doc’s chest to get his heart working again.
A wind begins to
pick up causing leaves to blow around them. The swirling black cloud begins to
look aggressive. More thunder sounds.
Marty Senior
starts to have tears roll down his cheek. He tries respiration methods on Doc
again.
MARTY SENIOR (sounding
more desperate).
Not like this Doc, not
like this. Is there anything Scott?
SCOTT (also getting
upset).
No, nothing.
Lightning
strikes around them. Eric and Suzy look on nervously as Marty tries to pump
Doc’s chest again.
MARTY SENIOR
Has all this been for
nothing?
SCOTT
It’s not working.
Suzy bursts into
tears.
Marty Senior
tries pumping on Doc’s chest again.
SCOTT
Dad! It’s not working!
He’s dead!
MARTY SENIOR
No! He can’t be.
Marty Senior
tries to resuscitate Doc again more desperately.
It’s almost
like a hurricane around them. Eric holds Suzy because she’s distraught.
Marty beats down
on Doc’s chest again.
MARTY SENIOR
No, come on Doc. Come on!
SCOTT
Dad?
Marty Senior
gives one harder thump on Doc’s chest.
MARTY SENIOR
Live!
Doc lurches and takes a
sharp intake of breath.
MARTY SENIOR
Doc!
SCOTT
He’s back!
The thunder,
lightning and wind suddenly stop. The black swirling cloud above them dissolves
into nothing and all is calm.
Doc starts
coughing, and slowly regaining consciousness.
MARTY SENIOR
Doc; are you alright?
DOC (bewildered).
Marty? Where am I?
Jules and Verne
run to the scene.
JULES
Marty! What’s happened.
MARTY SENIOR
It’s your da… It’s
Doc. I accidentally hit him with the car. Where have you been?
VERNE
It’s not easy trying to
park a flying time-traveling train you know. Is he okay?
Doc groans.
MARTY SENIOR
He needs urgent medical
attention.
JULES
Quick, we need to get him
to the train.
Jules removes
futuristic medical contraptions from his jacket. He proceeds to place objects on
Doc to make him comfortable. Jules runs a pen-like device over Doc’s body.
JULES
No spinal damage.
He removes
another device from his jacket, which unfolds into a stretcher!
JULES
Being a practitioner of
medicine in the 22nd Century comes in handy. Help me roll him onto
the stretcher.
Marty Senior and
Verne help Jules roll Doc onto the stretcher. Doc groans as he slips in and out
of consciousness.
JULES
Go home Marty. Take the
DeLorean with you. We’ll take Dad to the future to get him fixed up. We’ll
meet up with you later.
MARTY SENIOR
Take care of him.
VERNE
Don’t worry, we will.
Marty Senior,
Scott, Suzy and Eric look on as Jules and Verne take Doc off down the street on
the stretcher.
Ext. McFly
Household Evening. Marty Senior is waving Marlene and Marty Junior as they head
off out for the evening.
MARTY SENIOR
Don’t get into any
trouble and be home by 10pm.
MARTY JUNIOR
Quit fussing Dad. As if
we’d get into any trouble.
MARTY SENIOR
Just steer clear of Griff
Tannen. That’s what I mean.
MARLENE
Are you feeling alright
Dad? You know Griff Tannen has been locked up in prison. You know… After the
incident at the shopping mall last week.
MARTY SENIOR
Yeah, yeah. I know. See
you later kids, have a good evening.
MARLENE & MARTY
JUNIOR
Bye Dad.
Marty Senior
goes inside the house.
Int. Living
Room. Marty Senior walks in holding reading a newspaper. The headline reads
“Mayor Goldie Wilson III re-elected for another term”.
Jennifer is
sitting watching TV.
MARTY SENIOR
There’s no sign of
Jules and Verne with Doc yet. I hope nothing’s happened.
JENNIFER
I’m sure everything
will be okay. Sit down Marty; you’ve been pacing up and down for ages.
The doorbell
sounds.
MARTY SENIOR
That’ll be them.
Marty Senior and
Jennifer rush to the door and open it. Jules and Verne are with a much
disorientated Doc Brown. Doc is wearing futuristic clothing and silver glasses
that wrap around his face (the same clothes as in Back to the Future part II).
JULES
Presenting Doctor Emmett
Brown!
MARTY SENIOR
Doc! Are you okay?
DOC
Sir, I am nothing to you
but Captain Nemo; and you and your companions are nothing to me but the
passengers of the Nautilus.
MARTY SENIOR (to
Verne).
What’s he on about?
VERNE
Don’t worry, he’s a
little spaced out. He’s not been long out of surgery. He’ll need a rest.
JENNIFER
I’ll take him through
to the living room. Come on Doctor Brown, come with me.
DOC
Lead the way my dear.
Jennifer leads Doc
through to the sitting room.
MARTY SENIOR (to
Jules and Verne).
Are you coming in?
JULES
No, we can’t stop. We
shouldn’t have any more contact with Dad. He’s sedated at the moment. In an
hour or so, he’ll be right as rain. Make sure he gets back to 1985 okay.
VERNE
Remember he needs to go
back to pick you and Jennifer up Marty, on October 26th 1985 outside
your parents house.
MARTY SENIOR
To take the younger
versions of us to 2015?
VERNE
That’s right Marty.
Verne hands Marty a
newspaper.
MARTY SENIOR
What’s this?
Marty looks at the newspaper. It a copy of USA
Today Hill Valley Edition. The headline reads "Youth Jailed". The
sub-headline reads "Martin McFly Junior Arrested For Theft".
MARTY SENIOR
I though we’d sorted
all this out! What’s going on?
VERNE
Don’t worry it’s only
a mock up newspaper. You need to give it to Dad to take with him.
JULES
Tell Dad that Marty
Junior has been arrested and give him the details of what happened on October 21st.
When you both sort out the events of the day, the newspaper will change to read
about Griff Tannen and his gang being jailed instead, which is what the actual
newspaper reads.
Marty takes this
in.
MARTY SENIOR
Right; I’ve got that.
JULES
Well, we can’t hang
around I’m afraid. It’s been nice catching up with you Marty. Take care.
MARTY SENIOR
Goodbye Jules. Yes it’s
good to catch up.
Marty Senior shakes hands
with Jules.
JULES
All the best Marty,
hopefully we’ll meet again in the future.
MARTY SENIOR
Or even in the past.
JULES (almost
with a chuckle).
I do hope not.
VERNE
Goodbye Marty.
MARTY SENIOR
Goodbye Verne. I’m so
sorry about what happened to your dad in 1955.
VERNE
I know Marty. But on the
bright side, we still have forty years with him. It’s imperative that you
don’t tell him anything about what happens to him.
MARTY SENIOR
Don’t worry, that’s
the last thing I’ll tell him. What about you two; does he know who you are?
JULES
He did know, but know
we’ve managed to erase it from his memory. He will also have forgotten
anything of being knocked down. When he comes to his senses, he’ll believe he
went off to the future on his own free will, got the DeLorean hover converted,
and went and had rejuvenation surgery and got a whole natural overhaul.
MARTY SENIOR
I remember him telling
me! He was wearing a rubber mask in case I didn’t recognize him without
wrinkles.
VERNE
That’s right Marty. We
got him a whole makeover whilst he was in surgery. We saw to it that he had
wrinkles taken out, did a hair repair, changed the blood, and replaced his
spleen and colon.
JULES
We added a good thirty to
forty years to his life as it stands now.
MARTY SENIOR
But he lives for about
another…
Marty Senior
tries to work it out.
JULES
Seventy years. He goes
for a few more treatments later in life. Anyway, can’t spend all day chatting,
Dad will come to his senses soon.
Ext. McFly Household. Jules and Verne walk away from the house.
VERNE
So long Marty. Say
goodbye to the kids for us.
Jennifer joins Marty Senior’s side.
MARTY SENIOR
Is that the train?
JULES
Yeah, we didn’t have
much time to hide it. Don’t worry Marty. It’ll give the neighbors something
to talk about.
Jules winks at Marty Senior and Verne waves. They climb aboard the train. Verne pops his head back out.
VERNE
Oh Marty, before I
forget; delete that time travel story off your computer before we have any more
unexpected visitors from another time.
MARTY SENIOR
Okay Verne. Will do.
Verne pops back inside the train. Marty Senior puts his arm around Jennifer and they watch the train start up, lift into the air and fly away.
In the distance, three sonic booms can be heard as the train heads back to the future.
JENNIFER
What’s wrong with
Doctor Brown Marty? He’s fast asleep.
MARTY SENIOR
Don’t worry Jen,
he’ll be fine.
Marty Senior and Jennifer head back inside.
Ext. End of Marty Senior’s parents street. Doc is standing by the DeLorean and Marty Senior is saying goodbye to him.
MARTY SENIOR
So, are you all sorted
Doc?
DOC
Don’t worry Marty,
I’ll fetch you in 1985 and bring you back and get your son out of prison.
MARTY SENIOR
I’m gonna miss you Doc.
Say hi to my 17-year-old self for me.
DOC
I wish I could’ve
stopped longer. I’ll pop back and see you someday. It’s strange though, this
whole trip to the future seems like a dream to me. I’ve only been here a short
while, and it all seems very vague.
MARTY SENIOR
It’s probably some sort
of jet-lag Doc.
DOC
Maybe you’re right.
Anyway Marty, I wish you all the best for the future.
The two friends hug.
MARTY SENIOR
Scott will be sad he
missed saying goodbye.
DOC
Who’s Scott?
MARTY SENIOR (double-tracking).
Scott? I meant Jennifer.
I don’t know where that came from.
Confused Doc shakes it off and gets into the DeLorean.
MARTY SENIOR
Goodbye Doc.
Doc waves and shuts the door. Marty stands and watches as Doc flies off one way, and sweeps down back towards him. The DeLorean flashes, three sonic-booms are heard, and Doc disappears back to 1985 to meet young Marty and Jennifer.
MARTY SENIOR (to
himself).
So that’s that then…
Marty Senior walks off along the street.
(Friday, October 30th 2015). Int. McFly Household, evening. Suzy is joining The McFly family for dinner. Also present are Scott, Marty Senior, Jennifer, Marlene and Marty Junior. Jennifer opens a cupboard and brings out a cake. She takes it over to the table.
JENNIFER
Scott… Suzy… This is
for getting top grades in your local history project at school.
SCOTT
Thanks Mom.
MARLENE
Did Suzy do all the work
for you Scott? You’re usually terrible at history.
SCOTT
We’ve both been
studying hard, haven’t we Suzy.
Suzy nods her head.
MARLENE
She must be a good
influence on you.
SCOTT
Yes. I think she is.
MARLENE
Well, little brother, I
know you two have just started going out together, but you both seem good
together.
Suzy blushes.
SCOTT
I have a feeling we’ll
be together for a long while.
SUZY
I have that feeling too.
MARTY SENIOR
Well I hope the future
goes well for you both, whatever it brings.
Scott smiles.
MARTY SENIOR (tucking into some cake).
Ah well; all’s well
that ends well. Hmmm, nice cake.
MARTY JUNIOR
What’s that supposed to
mean Dad?
MARTY SENIOR
I mean the school
project.
Scott and Suzy smile at each other.
SCOTT
What else would he mean?
Scott winks at Suzy.
Marty Junior and Marlene spot the wink and frown curiously.
Suddenly there is the sound of three sonic booms outside and a loud crash.
MARLENE
What was that?
Ext. McFly household. Everyone rushes to the door, led by Scott. A bi-plane has landed in the street and had crashed into a tree in the front garden. One of the wings is mangled. And smoke comes out of the front.
SCOTT
What the…? That’s
Doc’s plane.
The McFlys and Suzy watch as the cockpit door opens. Two heads pop out and smoke surrounds them.
The smoke clears. It reveals that it’s another Scott and Suzy.
Marlene lets out a scream.
MARTY SENIOR
What’s going on?
Alternate Scott and alternate Suzy climb out of the bi-plane.
ALTERNATE SCOTT
That was a bad landing.
We’ll never get back.
NORMAL SCOTT
Whoa! What are you…
me… doing here.
ALTERNATE SCOTT
Well Suzy and I heard
about some work Doc Brown was up to on his farm, so we decided to check it out.
NORMAL SCOTT
What did you… we…
find?
ALTERNATE SCOTT
The bi-plane; remember
it?
NORMAL SCOTT
Yeah, I remember it, but
what… when have you come from?
ALTERNATE SCOTT
When? October 30th
2015.
NORMAL SCOTT
But that’s today? How?
What?
ALTERNATE SCOTT
No, no, no. Haven’t you
been to the farm here?
ALTERNATE SUZY
How peculiar.
NORMAL SCOTT
What the hell is going on
here?
ALTERNATE SCOTT
We are you, but we
haven’t traveled in time.
NORMAL SCOTT
If you haven’t traveled
in time, then where have you come from?
ALTERNATE SCOTT
We’ve traveled here
from another dimension!
NORMAL SCOTT
Great Scott!
MARTY SENIOR
This is heavy!
The camera pans back into the sky looking down onto the bi-plane, and the family around it.
“The End...?” is displayed.
Credits Roll.
