Bob Gale - Back to the Future - 2

Marty: I thought you crashed it into a manure truck.

Biff: How do you know about that?

Marty: (covering) My father told me about it.

Biff: Your father?

Marty: Before he died.

Biff: Yeah right. So there I was, minding my own business (he opens the safe) when this crazy old codger with a cane shows up.

Biff takes a box out of the safe.

Biff: He says he's my distant relative. I didn't see any resemblance.

He puts the box on the table.

Biff: So he says "How would you like to be rich?" So I say "Sure."

Biff opens the box and takes the sports almanac from it.

Biff: So he lays this book on me. He says this book'll tell me the outcome of every sporting event 'til the end of the century. All I have to do is bet on the winner, and I'll never lose. So I say "What's the catch?" He says, "No catch, just keep it a secret."

Biff puts the book back in the box and closes it.

Biff: After that he disappeared. I never saw him again.

Marty takes a "Biff's Pleasure Paradise" matchbox and puts it in his pocket.

Biff: Oh, and he told me one other thing. He said some day, a crazy wild eyed scientist or a kid may show up asking about that book. And if that ever happened.....

Biff laughs as he pulls out a gun.

Biff: Funny, I never thought it would be you.

Marty: Yeah well Biff, you're forgetting one thing. What the hell is that?

He points behind Biff. Biff looks, and Marty throws the matchbox tray at him. It hits the chair just about Biff's head. Marty runs off. Biff turns back and sees him go. He fires at Marty and misses.

Biff: You're dead, you little son of a bitch!

Biff presses a button which calls for security. Marty runs out and sees the elevator. He runs to it, just as 3-D, MATCH and SKINHEAD come out of it.

3-D: Hey, get back here!

Match: Hey, hey!

Marty runs to the stairs and runs down them. The gang follows him. Marty switches to the other flight of stairs and climbs back up. Biff's cronies do not realise he's done this and carry on downwards. Marty, now back at the top of the stairs, goes out onto the roof. Biff enters. He sees the door to the roof closing and realises where Marty is. Marty runs to the edge of the roof and looks down. It's a long way down! Biff approaches him.

Biff: Go ahead, kid. Jump. Suicide'll be nice and neat.

Marty: What if I don't?

Biff gets a gun out and points it at Marty.

Biff: Lead poisoning.

Marty: What about the police, Biff? They're gonna match up the bullet with that gun.

Marty looks down again.

Biff: Kid, I own the police! Besides, they couldn't match up the bullet that killed your old man.

Marty: You son of a bitch!

Biff: I suppose it's poetic justice - two McFlys with the same gun.

Looking down again, Marty jumps off the roof. Biff looks at him with a "what the hell?" look and approaches the roof. He chuckles to himself. Then he sees Marty hovering in mid-air! It turns out that he's standing on the DeLorean.

Biff: (re: DeLorean) What the hell?

Doc opens the door of the car and it hits Biff on the head, knocking him out. Marty climbs in.

Marty: Nice one Doc! You're not going to believe this, we've got to go back to 1955!

Doc: I don't believe it!

The DeLorean flies away from the Pleasure Paradise. Cut to Marty and Doc inside. Doc is inputting the date in the time panel.

Marty: That's right, Doc. November 12th 1955.

Doc: Unbelievable, that old Biff could have chosen that particular date. It could mean that, that point in time inherently contains some sort of cosmic significance. Almost as if it were the junction point for the entire space-time continuum. On the other hand, it could just be an amazing coincidence.

The time display changes to JAN 01 1885 12.00AM.

Doc: Damn, gotta fix that thing!

He bangs it and it changes back to NOV 12 1955 06.00AM.

Doc: All right, time circuits on.

Marty: What do you mean, time circuits on? Doc, we're not going back now?

Doc: Yep.

Marty: Doc, what about Jennifer, what about Einstein? We can't just leave them here!

Doc: Don't worry Marty, assuming we succeed in our mission this alternative 1985 will be changed back to the real 1985, instantaneously transforming around Jennifer and Einie. Jennifer and Einie will be fine, and they will have absolutely no memory of this horrible place!

Marty: Doc, what if we don't succeed?

Doc: We must succeed!

The DeLorean arrives in 1955 outside the Lyon Estates billboard and lands behind it (One week ago Marty parked the car in exactly the same place!). Doc and Marty exit the car.

Marty: Ah, this is heavy Doc. I mean it's like I was just here yesterday.

Doc: You were here yesterday, Marty. You were. Amazing, isn't it?

Doc runs to the billboard, Marty follows.

Doc: All right, sunrise should be in about 22 minutes.

He goes back to the DeLorean.

Doc: You go into town, and track down Young Biff and tail him. Sometime today, Old Biff will show up and give young Biff the almanac. Above all you must not interfere with that event. You must let Old Biff believe he's succeeded so he'll leave 1955 and return the DeLorean back to the future.

Marty: Right.

Doc: Once Old Biff has gone, grab the almanac any way you can. Remember both of our futures depend on this!

Marty: You don't have to remind me of that, Doc!

Doc: Here's some binoculars and a walkie-talkie so we can keep in contact. I'll stay here and try to repair the shortened time circuits. That way we don't risk anyone else stealing the time machine, and I won't risk accidentally running into my other self.

Note: From now on, when Marty and Doc speak to each other through walkie-talkies, this will be denoted by (w.t).

Marty: Your other self?

Doc: Yes! There are now 2 of me here...

During the following Doc turns to face the camera as if he is talking to the audience.

Doc: ...and there are 2 of you here.

Doc runs down the street, Marty follows.

Doc: The other me, is the Dr Emmett Brown from 1955, the younger me...

Doc turns around and runs back to the camera.

Doc: ...that helps the younger you get back to 1985! Remember the lightning bolt at the clocktower?

Marty: Yeah.

Doc: That event doesn't happen until tonight, so you must be very careful not to run into your other self. Let me give you some money.

Doc pulls out a case, and opens it. Inside are various money bills from different times. He finds a note from 1955 and gives it to Marty.

Doc: Have to be prepared for all monetary possibilities! Get yourself some 50's clothes.

Marty: Check Doc.

Marty leaves, then Doc calls after him.

Doc: Something inconspicuous!

Cut to Mason Street, Hill Valley. Marty is in view, wearing a leather coat, glasses and a hat - not very inconspicuous at all!

Marty: (w.t) Doc, come in Doc, this is Marty, over.

Doc: (v.o) Roger Marty, this is Doc. Are you there?

Marty looks through the binoculars. He's looking at a house, filled with garden ornaments and a sign - No Trespassers - Violators Will Be Prosecuted. This Means You! We stay on this view as:

Marty: (w.t, v.o) Yeah Doc, I'm at the address.

Marty looks at the front door.

Marty: (w.t, v.o) It's the only Tannen in the book...

Cut to Marty.

Marty: (w.t) ...but I don't think it's Biff's house. It looks like some old lady lives here.