Bob Gale - BACK TO THE FUTURE

Music: Johnny B Goode by Marty McFly with the Starlighters

Marty starts to play the famous intro from this song. The dancers and the band seem to like it, so Marty starts to sing.

Marty: (singing) We're down in Louisiana, down in New Orleans, Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood an old cabin made of earth and wood There lived a country boy name of Johnny B Goode. He never ever learned to read or write so well, He could play a guitar just like he's ringing' a bell. Go, go, go Johnny go, go; go Johnny go, go, go; go Johnny go, go; Go Johnny go, go, go; Johnny B Goode..

Cut to George and Lorraine dancing. A couple dance past them.

Boy Dancer: Hey George, heard you laid out Biff, nice going!

Girl Dancer: George, you ever think of running for class president?

Marvin heads to the edge of the stage, where there is a telephone. He dials a number.

Marvin: Chuck, Chuck, its' Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Berry! You know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this!

Marvin holds the phone to the music so Chuck can hear it (Note: this is a little joke - Chuck Berry originally composed the song.). Marty then plays a solo. He goes a bit overboard, and by the time he's finished playing some rock music, the dance is silent, looking at him. Strickland is covering his ears.

Marty: I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.

Marty exits, but sees Lorraine before he gets to the door.

Marty: Lorraine!

Lorraine: Marty, that was very interesting music.

Marty: Uh, yeah.

Lorraine: I hope you don't mind but George asked if he could take me home.

In the background is George. He comes up to them.

Marty: Great! Good, good, Lorraine. I had a feeling about you two.

Lorraine: I have a feeling too.

Marty: Listen, I gotta go but I wanted to tell you that it's been...educational.

Lorraine: Marty, will we ever see you again?

Marty: I guarantee it.

George: Well, Marty, I want to thank you for all your good advise, I'll never forget it.

Marty: Right, George. Well, good luck you guys.

Marty heads for the door, and then turns back to the couple.

Marty: Oh, one other thing, if you guys ever have kids and one of them when he's eight years old, accidentally sets fire to the living room rug, go easy on him.

George: (a bit uncertain - what an odd thing to say!) OK.

Marty leaves. Lorraine turns to George.

Lorraine: Marty, such a nice name.

At the clocktower, Doc checks his watches (He's wearing 2 for some reason).

Doc: Damn, where is that kid? Damn. Damn, damn.

Marty pulls up, in his 1985 clothes.

Doc: You're late, do you have no concept of time?

Marty: Hey c'mon, I had to change, you think I'm going back in that, that zoot suit? The old man really came through, it worked!

Doc: What?

Marty: He laid out Biff in one punch! I never knew he had it in him! He never stood up to Biff in his life!

Doc looks at the photograph. Marty, Linda and Dave are all restored.

Doc: Never?

Marty: No, why, what's the matter?

Doc slips the photo back in Marty's pocket, shaking his head.

Doc: All right, let's set your destination time. This is the exact time you left. I'm gonna send you back at exactly the same time. It'll be like you never left. Now, I painted a white line on the street way over there, that's where you start from. I've calculated the distance and wind resistance retroactive from the moment the lightning strikes, at exactly (checks watch) 7 minutes and 22 seconds. When this alarm goes off you hit the gas.

Marty: Right.

Doc: Well, I guess that's everything.

Marty: Thanks.

Doc: Thank you.

Marty hugs Doc.

Doc: In about 30 years.

Marty: I hope so.

Doc: Don't worry. As long as you hit that wire with the connecting hook at precisely 88 miles per hour, the instance the lightning strikes the tower, everything will be fine.

Marty: Right.

Doc then finds the note in his pocket.

Doc: What's the meaning of this?

Marty: You'll find out in 30 years.

Doc: It's about the future, isn't it?

Marty: Wait a minute!

Doc: It's information about the future, isn't it!

Doc tears the note up.

Doc: I warned you about this kid. The consequences could be disastrous!

Marty: Now that's a risk you'll have to take! Your life depends on it!

Doc: No, I refuse to accept the responsibility!

Marty: In that case, I'll tell you straight out.

The lightning strikes a tree branch, causing it to fall over and disconnect the cable. Doc looks at it, putting the letter in his coat pocket as he does so (you have to look very carefully to see him do it).

Doc: Great Scott! You get the cable, I'll throw the rope down to you.

Marty: Right, I got it.

Doc picks up the rope and Marty picks up the cable. Doc runs up the Courthouse stairs to get to the clock. The clock turns to 9.58. Doc opens the door next to the clock and steps out. He sees the gargoyle next to it.

Doc: Ahh, hoo ooh, ah!

Marty: Doc!

Doc throws the rope down and Marty attaches it to the cable.

Doc: C'mon, c'mon let's go.

Marty: All right, take it up, go.

Doc pulls it up. Marty shouts to him.

Marty: Doc!

But Doc can't hear due to the lightning.

Doc: Huh?

Marty: I have to tell you about the future!

Doc: Huh?

Marty: I have to tell you about the future!

More lightning.

Doc: Ahh!

Marty: On the night I go back in time, you get...

The clock strikes 10 - for what will be for the last time!

Marty: Doc!

Doc: Go, go! (gestures with hands)

Marty: No, Doc!

Doc: Look at the time, you've got less than 4 minutes! Please hurry!

Marty gets into the car and drives off. Doc sees the DeLorean leave.

Doc: Yeah!

The clock turns to 10.01. Doc then climbs over the ledge, and looks down. As more lightning happens, Doc slips. Meanwhile Marty reaches the white line on the street outside the Bluebird Motel, parks the car and connects the hook into the flux capacitor.

Marty: Dammit, Doc, why did you have to tear up that letter? If only I had more time... wait a minute, I got all the time I want! I got a time machine! I'll just go back early and warn him. 10 minutes ought to do it.

Marty changes the destination time from 1.35am to 1.24am.

Marty: Time circuits on, flux capacitor (pausing, trying to think of a word) fluxing, engine running, All right!

The engine stops.

Marty: No, no, no, no, no, c'mon, c'mon!

At the clocktower, Doc almost connects the cable, when he slips. He breaks a bit off the ledge as well. The cable slips down and catches on his trousers.

Doc: Whoa! Oh!

The clock turns to 10.02. Doc manages to get the cable back in his hands, then tries to connect them. But he can't. The fallen branch is stopping him from doing so!

Doc: Ah!

Cut back to Marty.

Marty: C'mon, c'mon, here we go, this time. Please, please, c'mon!

Marty bumps the horn with his head. The car starts working! He drives off towards the Courthouse. Cut to Doc. He pulls the cable hard - and it unconnected from the cable attached to the lamppost. Cut to Marty, with a close up of the time display panel. The clock turns to 10.03. Marty hits 75mph. Doc looks up and sees the DeLorean headlights gradually appearing. He attaches the rope to the clockface, taking care not to disturb the hands. Marty wipes some sweat off his face. Doc finishes connecting everything and then slides down the rope.