# Critical issue about "Back to the Future" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 30, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600 "2011-08-30T07:39:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/1 "2011-08-30T07:39:15Z")
I expended considerable energy years ago on a thread I started in The Pit, on movie content I disapproved of, including _Back to the Future._ However, what I would like to know is this: During the 1950s sequence–which I did not see–my understanding is that Fox’s character desperately tries to get his parents together to preserve his own existence. I recently read something–I forget the source–suggesting he even considered _raping_ his mother to accomplish this!:eek: That is a horrifying thought. Am I anywhere near correct on this? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/2 "2011-08-30T07:49:15Z")
Wait, you didn’t see the 1950s sequence of Back to the Future? That was really most of the movie. But to answer your question, yes he tries to get his parents together to preserve his existence, and no he doesn’t consider raping her. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/3 "2011-08-30T07:50:30Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Am I anywhere near correct on this? ☹ No. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/4 "2011-08-30T08:02:24Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I expended considerable energy years ago on a thread I started in The Pit, on movie content I disapproved of, including _Back to the Future._ Man, that thread is ten kinds of crazy. > **[Unabashed rant: What I object to about specific movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=47127)** > > This would seem to be the better place for me to speak my mind about content of movies that irritates me, rather than spoiling, as I did, a thread in MPSIMS concerning movies you’d watch if working in a video store. Who knows, I may get correct... ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/5 "2011-08-30T08:25:40Z")
Be that as it may, Justin, I am relieved that he didn’t do something that was ten kinds of illegal. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/6 "2011-08-30T08:25:51Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I expended considerable energy years ago on a thread I started in The Pit, on movie content I disapproved of, including _Back to the Future._ > However, what I would like to know is this: > During the 1950s sequence–which I did not see–my understanding is that Fox’s character desperately tries to get his parents together to preserve his own existence. I recently read something–I forget the source–suggesting he even considered _raping_ his mother to accomplish this!:eek: That is a horrifying thought. Am I anywhere near correct on this? ☹ Er, how would him raping his mother make his parents get together? ---
**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/7 "2011-08-30T08:41:33Z")
Well, technically the OP isn’t totally off base. His plan is to appear to molest her, but only long enough for his dad to notice and save the day. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/8 "2011-08-30T09:24:46Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Man, that thread is ten kinds of crazy. > > [Unabashed rant: What I object to about specific movies - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=47127) Wow. I’ve got a problem with _The Caine Mutiny_ too, but I don’t think it’s worth reviving an eleven-year-old thread for. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/9 "2011-08-30T11:15:06Z")
> [@Pitchmeister](#): > > Well, technically the OP isn’t totally off base. His plan is to appear to molest her, but only long enough for his dad to notice and save the day. The plan doesn’t work as planned, since it turned out that instead someone else _did_ try to have their way with her, and the dad saved the day for reals. Also worth mentioning, as I recall, Fox’s character spent much of the movie _avoiding_ the amorous advances of his mother (who, obviously, didn’t know he was her son from the future). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/10 "2011-08-30T12:42:01Z")
Actually, the plan _really_ didn’t work because his mom found him attractive and was preparing to tolerate all kinds of “fresh” from him and even initiate sexual contact, stopping only when some (contrived, in hindsight) spider-sense told her things weren’t right. Had George shown up then, his presence would have seemed intrusive, not rescuing. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/11 "2011-08-30T12:45:42Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I expended considerable energy years ago on a thread I started in The Pit, on movie content I disapproved of… > [@](#): > > During the 1950s sequence–which I did not see– Why don’t you just watch the damn movie so you don’t have to make bizarre and embarrassing posts about it? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/12 "2011-08-30T12:56:55Z")
> [@Nancarrow](#): > > Why don’t you just watch the damn movie so you don’t have to make bizarre and embarrassing posts about it? Yeah, it’s like commenting on _The Wizard of Oz_, after seeing only the Kansas parts. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/13 "2011-08-30T13:03:59Z")
_Back to the Future_ is one of the best adventure movies ever made, it certainly is worth watching. I also love the sequels, though not everybody does. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/14 "2011-08-30T13:13:16Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > _Back to the Future_ is one of the best adventure movies ever made, it certainly is worth watching. I also love the sequels, though not everybody does. …I loved the original, quite liked number two and love number three. One of the greatest movie trilogies of all time. You have good taste **GuanoLad!** ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/15 "2011-08-30T13:13:54Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > _Back to the Future_ is one of the best adventure movies ever made, it certainly is worth watching. I also love the sequels, though not everybody does. Word. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/16 "2011-08-30T13:27:00Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Be that as it may, Justin, I am relieved that he didn’t do something that was ten kinds of illegal. 🙂 I don’t think there’s a law that specifically forbids you from impregnating your future mother with yourself. Just goes to show you how powerful the _Time Travellers For Incest_ lobby is in Washington. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/17 "2011-08-30T14:30:56Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > I don’t think there’s a law that specifically forbids you from impregnating your future mother with yourself. Just goes to show you how powerful the _Time Travellers For Incest_ lobby is in Washington. Motherfucking mother fuckers! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/18 "2011-08-30T14:53:49Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > I don’t think there’s a law that specifically forbids you from impregnating your future mother with yourself. Just goes to show you how powerful the _Time Travellers For Incest_ lobby is in Washington. I think the crucial testimony came from P. Farnsworth: > [@](#): > > Ohh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. “I’m My Own Grandfather”! Let’s just steal the damn dish and get out of here! Screw history! ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/19 "2011-08-30T15:05:28Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > Motherfucking mother fuckers! _shaking fist_ LAZARUSSSSS! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600/20 "2011-08-30T15:08:55Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I expended considerable energy years ago on a thread I started in The Pit, on movie content I disapproved of, including _Back to the Future._ So you spent time and energy on pitting movies you disapprove of but admit that for at least one of those movies you had no idea what you were talking about? You’re one of those people who secretly has a framed photograph of Tipper Gore on your bedside table, too, right? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600.md?page=2)