Over 100 Amusing Quotes from Back to the Future to Brighten Your Day
Take a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s with one of cinema’s most beloved films, “Back to the Future.” Released in 1985 and directed by the talented Robert Zemeckis, this time-traveling adventure has left an indelible mark on pop culture. With its clever writing, memorable characters, and iconic moments, it offers a wealth of quotable lines that continue to resonate with audiences today. Whether you’re a fan of Doc Brown’s scientific wisdom or Marty McFly’s witty one-liners, these quotes capture the essence of the film’s charm and humor. Below, we present over 100 hilarious quotes that will not only remind you of the film’s brilliance but also lighten your day.
- “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” – Doc Brown
- “Great Scott!” – Doc Brown
- “If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour… you’re gonna see some serious shit.” – Doc Brown
- “This is heavy.” – Marty McFly
- “Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one.” – Doc Brown
- “1.21 gigawatts!” – Doc Brown
- “Are you telling me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” – Marty McFly
- “Why don’t you make like a tree and get out of here?” – Biff Tannen
- “Nobody calls me chicken.” – Marty McFly
- “What if I send you back to the future?” – Doc Brown
- “Hello? Hello? Anybody home?” – Marty McFly
- “I’m your density. I mean, your destiny.” – George McFly
- “You’re just too darn loud.” – Lorraine Baines
- “The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?” – Doc Brown
- “Lorraine, my density has brought me to you.” – George McFly
- “It’s like I was just here yesterday.” – Marty McFly
- “We all make mistakes in life, children.” – Doc Brown
- “You’re my ma… you’re my ma!” – Marty McFly
- “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” – Marty McFly
- “Whoa, this is heavy.” – Marty McFly
- “Some day, Jennifer. Some day.” – Marty McFly
- “What happens to us in the future? Do we become jerks or something?” – Marty McFly
- “I’m writing this down, this is good stuff.” – Doc Brown
- “Marty, you’re beginning to sound just like my mother.” – Doc Brown
- “Doc, you don’t just walk into a store and buy plutonium. Did you steal that?” – Marty McFly
- “This is it. This is the answer. It says here that a bolt of lightning is going to strike the clock tower at precisely 10:04 p.m. next Saturday night.” – Doc Brown
- “What the hell is a gigawatt?” – Marty McFly
- “He’s an idiot. Comes from upbringing. His parents are probably idiots too.” – Doc Brown
- “This is heavy-duty, Doc. This is great.” – Marty McFly
- “I’m not sure if you’re aware, but it’s 1985.” – Marty McFly
- “Whoa, this is heavy.” – Marty McFly
- “You’ve got to come back with me!” – Doc Brown
- “You mean, you’re gonna touch her on her… you know?” – Marty McFly
- “What are you looking at, butthead?” – Biff Tannen
- “You’ll have to forgive the crudeness of this model. I didn’t have time to build it to scale or to paint it.” – Doc Brown
- “That’s about as funny as a screen door on a battleship.” – Marty McFly
- “Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn’t take Lorraine out, he’d melt my brain.” – George McFly
- “You can’t keep a good dog down.” – Marty McFly
- “Time circuits on, flux capacitor… fluxing.” – Doc Brown
- “It means your future hasn’t been written yet. No one’s has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one.” – Doc Brown
- “It’s your cousin, Marvin Berry! You know that new sound you’re looking for? Well, listen to this!” – Marty McFly
- “Damn, I’m late for school!” – Marty McFly
- “I’m sorry, Mr. McFly, I meant I was just starting on the second coat.” – George McFly
- “I hate manure.” – Biff Tannen
- “Don’t worry, Doc, I’ll take care of the lightning; you take care of your own problems.” – Marty McFly
- “Mayor! Mayor! Now, I’ll be right there.” – Mayor Goldie Wilson
- “Whoa, rock and roll.” – Marty McFly
- “I’m sure that in 1985, plutonium is available in every corner drugstore, but in 1955, it’s a little hard to come by.” – Doc Brown
- “Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” – Marty McFly
- “I still don’t understand, Doc. How am I supposed to go to the dance with her if she’s already going to the dance with you?” – Marty McFly
- “You’re gonna go back in time to save her life?” – Marty McFly
- “I foresee two possibilities. One, coming face to face with herself 30 years older would put her into shock and she’d simply pass out. Or two, the encounter could create a time paradox, the results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe! Granted, that’s a worst-case scenario.” – Doc Brown
- “Please excuse the crudity of this model; I didn’t have time to build it to scale or paint it.” – Doc Brown
- “I’m sure in 1985, plutonium is available at every corner drugstore, but in 1955 it’s a little hard to come by!” – Doc Brown
- “You mean to tell me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” – Marty McFly
- “If you’re gonna shoot, shoot!” – Marty McFly
- “We have to go back!” – Marty McFly
- “There’s that word again, ‘heavy.’ Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth’s gravitational pull?” – Marty McFly
- “Calvin? Wh… Why do you keep calling me Calvin?” – Marty McFly
- “Whoa. This is heavy.” – Marty McFly
- “Since you’re new here, I’m gonna cut you a break… today. So why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here?” – Biff Tannen
- “Whoa, this is heavy.” – Marty McFly
- “I’m gonna ram him.” – Biff Tannen
- “Why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here?” – Biff Tannen
- “You built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” – Marty McFly
- “Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me that you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” – Marty McFly
- “You mean to tell me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” – Marty McFly
- “Let me show you my plan for sending you home. Please excuse the crudity of this model; I didn’t have time to build it to scale or to paint it.” – Doc Brown
- “Time circuits on. Flux capacitor… fluxing. Engine running. All right!” – Doc Brown
- “Lorraine, you are my density.” – George McFly
- “What if I send you back to the future?” – Doc Brown
- “This is it. This is the answer. It says here… that a bolt of lightning is going to strike the clock tower precisely at 10:04 p.m. next Saturday night.” – Doc Brown
- “I need fuel.” – Marty McFly
- “In the future, you can just dial directly.” – Marty McFly
- “Let’s see if you bastards can do ninety.” – Marty McFly
- “In about 30 years.” – Marty McFly
- “I hate manure!” – Biff Tannen
- “Well, what if they didn’t like them? What if they told me I was no good?” – George McFly
- “The future is what you make of it, so make it a good one.” – Doc Brown
- “I’ll get it hot.” – George McFly
- “Time circuits on. Flux capacitor… fluxing.” – Doc Brown
- “What did I tell you! 88 miles per hour!” – Doc Brown
- “You’ve gotta come back with me!” – Doc Brown
- “Well, if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” – Marty McFly
- “You’re just not thinking fourth-dimensionally.” – Doc Brown
- “You mean to tell me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” – Marty McFly
- “Lorraine, my density has brought me to you.” – George McFly
- “You’ll find out.” – Doc Brown
- “Oh, no, don’t touch that. That’s some new specialized weather-sensing equipment.” – Doc Brown
- “Get your meat hooks off of me!” – Marty McFly
- “Einstein, hey Einstein, where’s the Doc, boy?” – Marty McFly
- “Precisely.” – Doc Brown
- “Dad, George.” – Marty McFly
- “Right. 88 miles per hour.” – Marty McFly
- “We’ll have to pick a specific date.” – Doc Brown
- “The storm! The lightning! They’re both a part of the same weather phenomenon.” – Doc Brown
- “You want a Pepsi, pal, you’re gonna pay for it.” – Lou
- “Ah… This is truly amazing. A portable television studio. No wonder your president has to be an actor; he’s gotta look good on television.” – Doc Brown
- “That’s the power of love!” – Marty McFly
- “Well, I figured, what the hell.” – Marty McFly
- “You’re gonna take a bath, that’s a good idea!” – Biff Tannen
- “Whoa, this is heavy.” – Marty McFly
- “Yeah, that’s right. I’m talkin’ to you, McFly, you Irish bug!” – Biff Tannen
- “There’s that word again: ‘heavy.’ Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth’s gravitational pull?” – Marty McFly
- “I don’t know if I can take that kind of a rejection.” – Marty McFly
- “You mean you have to use your hands?” – Marty McFly
- “All right, this is an oldie, but… well, it’s an oldie where I come from.” – Marty McFly
- “Listen, Doc, you know there’s something I haven’t told you about the night we made that tape.” – Marty McFly
- “Butthead!” – Biff Tannen
- “Hey, Doc, we better back up. We don’t have enough road to get up to 88.” – Marty McFly
- “This can’t be happening to me!” – Biff Tannen
- “Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” – Dr. Ian Malcolm
- “Tell me, future boy, who’s President of the United States in 1985?” – Doc Brown
- “Well, Marty, I’m almost eighteen-years-old; it’s not like I’ve never parked before.” – Jennifer Parker
- “Yes, definitely. I mean, no, not definitely, no, but I mean yes, definitely.” – Marty McFly
- “Doc, you’re my only hope.” – Marty McFly
- “Doc, I’m from the future. I came here in a time machine that you invented. Now I need your help to get back to the year 1985.” – Marty McFly
- “It’s… the Libyans!” – Doc Brown
