Time After Time and Back to The Future both Use November 5th as the date of arrival from the past or the future.. What is with this date???
shareHmmm, I would ask if Wells used that date in his novel and/or it appeared in the George Pal film? If so the two later films no doubt paid homage by again using that date. It isn't Wells' birth or death date.
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Take your pick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_5th, with the nature of the film, this seems the best fit to me:
1872 - Women's suffrage: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
But if anybody knows better, please let us know.
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Well that's plausible for 'Time After Time'.
What about 'Back to the Future' and November 5th?
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The date is also of critical importance in the film V for Vendetta, where the refrain "Remember, remember the 5th of November" is chanted throughout. The chant is based on a 17th century English nursery rhyme:
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/remember_remember_the_5th_november.htm
I can't be certain if there's a connection here, but it would at least make sense for Time After Time given that H.G. Wells would remember this date as a native of England.
The Fifth Of November is Guy Fawkes Day, celebrating the failure of the plot to blow up Parliament. As another poster mentioned, V For Vendetta centers on the 5th of November. John Lennon also appropriated the nursery rhyme for his "Remember".
I don't know, but it's my birthday, so Time After Time, BTTF, and V for Vendetta always freak me out, just a little.
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