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The Most Terrible Things Marty McFly Has Ever Done

posted 3 years ago by TMC-4 (20483)
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Marty tinkers with time and by extension people's fate

Marty purchases the sports almanac

Marty takes credit for Chuck Berry's 'Johnny B. Goode'

He lets his temper get the best of him

Marty lets Doc use the sleep inducer on Jennifer

Marty plans on pretending to take advantage of his mother to get his parents together

He, rightfully or not, ruins Biff's life on multiple occasions

Follows along on Doc's bizarre plans instead of putting an end to the madness

Marty uses time travel to alter reality for personal gain

[–] Volley (3440) 3 years ago

Marty reacts to ‘chicken’ in movies II and III but makes absolutely no indication that something like that would bother him in the first film.

[–] bobbydallas (8678) 3 years ago

"Marty takes credit for Chuck Berry's 'Johnny B. Goode'"

this 100%

[–] Costumer (1834) 2 years ago

Does he take credit? Or just play it. I never heard him say, "this is my song," or "I wrote this last week," or anything similar.

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[–] bobbydallas (8678) 2 years ago

think about it like this:

Marty performs the song first.
hence erasing Chuck's original performance/recording

; )

[–] Costumer (1834) 2 years ago

Does it? A song played at a High School prom? No one at that prom has any idea who Marty is. They don't know where the song comes from. It wasn't recorded, as far as we can tell. It seems to me Chuck will still take credit (rightfully) for the song when it is performed to a formal audience and recorded.

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In the Markets of Tyre
Flight to Lystra
The Theater at Ephesus
The Council on Jerusalem

[–] blindfolded (1660) 2 years ago

Agree. He didn't interrupt anything Berry was doing, really. And he doesn't take credit, just says it's an oldie where he's from.
The implication is that he inspires Chuck to write the song... so Chuck goes on and writes the song he was going to write anyway.

But, don't forget, Chuck only really hears the back end of the song, really just Marty's solo. So when you think about it, inspiration, song, lyrics and all are still intact with Chuck.

[–] Costumer (1834) 2 years ago

Good observation, blindfolded

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In the Markets of Tyre
Flight to Lystra
The Theater at Ephesus
The Council on Jerusalem

[–] DodoPatak (127) 2 years ago

"Marty lets Doc use the sleep inducer on Jennifer"

Not like he had any time to react..