Many people have been rewatching their favorite movies on television as people have settled into the holiday season, including Back to the Future, which has its fair share of “hidden details” throughout.
Although it is regarded as a cult classic, some Back to the Future fans only notice one clever detail in the film decades later. With its second and third movies coming out in 1989 and 1990, Back to the Future was first made available in 1985 and later became a trilogy.
But as people wind down for Christmas, many have been revisiting their favourite movies and introducing them to new audiences – their children. It has prompted a discussion on social media as viewers shared a ‘clever detail’ they spotted relating to the shopping centre visited in the storyline. In a post, one Reddit user said: “I just realised that when Marty goes to 1955 and runs over a pine tree it changes the name of Twin Pines Mall when he returns back to 1985.”
Marty skateboards toward Twin Pines Mall at the beginning of the film, in 1985, but when he reverses his course and runs over one of the trees, which is still present. Then, when he travels back to 1985, he is seen reversing his course and heading for the Lone Pine Mall mall.
Commenting on this, one user said: “I wore out two VHS copies of this movie from watching it so many times – not sure how many watches it took for me to catch that, but when I did it was so cool – it’s so awesome to think that people are still catching Easter eggs like that 30 years later.”
Another user responded, “Ahh! never discovered that”! “Buy the DVDs, watch then with the pop-up trivia track,” a third user said. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by how little things they “put in”.
Another user continued, “This is well known, but it’s still cool when new people discover these things. In the trilogy, this Easter egg can be found in abundance. One of the cutest jokes in the film, according to another user.
Where can I watch Back to the Future?
The movie on on various streaming services including Disney+, Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, NOW TV, and Sky Store.
One IMDb user remarked, “A funny sci-fi,” after reviewing the original movie. Unusual, but it actually works and does so brilliantly. A whimsical but incredibly clever time travel tale that will leave you wanting more.
The charismatic Michael J. Fox portrays a wonderful, bumbling high school student who is seeking for love, a guitar gig, and his own existence, which he himself threatens to eradicate.
This entertaining movie contains a lot of clever and humorous references, which the sequels continue to improve upon. There are numerous views of the same scenes captured from a variety of angles, viewpoints, and timelines.
Another commented, “I used to watch this movie religiously as a child. I enjoyed Doc Brown and Marty McFly’s chemistry, the overly recognizable soundtrack, and George McFly’s absurd humor.
For me, “This movie has turned into a very sentimental and enjoyable movie. Last year, I had the good fortune to see all three “Back to the Future” movies in theaters, and it was a wonderful experience with friends who shared my passion for this classic.






