Bob Gale - BACK TO THE FUTURE

CREDITS FOR PART 1.

We see Doc Brown's lab filled with clocks over the credits. Each clock is set to exactly the same time. They are also all 25 minutes slow. A robot tin opener opens a tin of dog food and empties the contents into a dog food bowl marked Einstein. The pile is high, it is clear that Einstein has not touched this food for a few days. Suddenly the TV and radio turn on.

Radio Advert: (v.o) October is inventory time. So right now, Statler Toyota is making the best deals of the year on all 1985 model Toyotas. You won't find a better car with a better price with better service anywhere in Hill Valley...

TV Newsreader: ...the Senate is expected to vote on this today. In other news, officials at The Pacific Nuclear Research Facility have denied the rumour that the case of missing plutonium was in fact stolen from their vault two weeks ago. A Libyan terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the alleged theft, however, the officials now infer the credence to a simple clerical error. The FBI...

The front door opens, and MARTY MCFLY, 17, walks in. We don't see his face just yet though.

Marty: Hey, Doc?

He puts the key back under the mat.

Marty: Doc. Hello, anybody home? Einstein, come here, boy.

Marty whistles.

Marty: What's going on? Wha- Aw, God. Aw, Jesus. That's disgusting. Where the hell is everybody?

Marty puts down his skateboard and it rolls along the floor to hit a box under the table - marked Plutonium! Marty is unaware of this. He plus his electric guitar into Doc's amplifier. He strikes a string, and the noise causes the amplifier to break. The force from this pushes Marty backwards, and he crashes into one of Doc's bookcases, causing the books and papers on it to fall off and land on his head. Marty lifts up his sunglasses - now we finally see his whole face, and notice that he resembles Michael J Fox quite a lot! :-)

Marty: Whoa, rock and roll.

Just then a fire alarm goes off. Marty rummages through the pile of papers and finds a telephone - this is what was ringing, and the fire arm doubled as a ringtone. Marty answers the phone.

Marty: Yo.

Doc: (v.o) Marty, is that you?

Marty: Hey, hey, Doc, where are you?

Doc: (v.o) Thank god I found you. Listen, can you meet me at Twin Pines Mall tonight at 1.15? I've made a major breakthrough, I'll need your assistance.

Marty: Wait a minute, wait a minute. 1.15 in the morning?

Doc: (v.o) Yeah.

Marty: What's going on? Where have you been all week?

Doc: (v.o) Working.

Marty: Where's Einstein, is he with you?

Doc: (v.o) Yeah, he's right here.

Marty: You know, Doc, you left your equipment on all week.

Doc: (v.o) My equipment, that reminds me, Marty, you'd better not hook up to the amplifier. There's a slight possibility of overload.

Marty: Yeah, I'll keep that in mind.

Doc: (v.o) Good, I'll see you tonight. Don't forget, now, 1.15am., Twin Pines Mall.

Marty: Right.

The clocks all strike 8am.

Doc: (v.o) Are those my clocks I hear?

Marty: Yeah, it's 8 o'clock.

Doc: (v.o) They're late. My experiment worked. They're all exactly 25 minutes slow!

Marty: Wait a minute. Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me that it's 8.25?

Doc: (v.o) Precisely.

Marty: Damn. I'm late for school.

Marty hangs up, gets his stuff and gets on his skateboard.

Music: Power Of Love by Huey Lewis The News

He leaves Doc's lab and passes the Burger King next door, grabbing onto a tow-truck's behind and making sure he's not seen. The truck takes him into Courthouse Square, where he goes past Lou's Aerobics Studios and the Courthouse. The clock says 10.04.

Cut to outside Hill Valley High School. JENNIFER is waiting at the door.

Marty: Hello, Jennifer.

Jennifer: Marty, don't go this way. Strickland's looking for you. If you're caught it'll be 4 tardies in a row.

Cut to the corridor. Jennifer peaks her head round.

Jennifer: All right, c'mon, I think we're safe.

Marty: Y'know this time it wasn't my fault. The Doc set all of his clocks 25 minutes slow.

Mr STRICKLAND appears out of nowhere.

Strickland: Doc? Am I to understand you're still hanging around with Dr Emmett Brown, McFly? Tardy slip for you, Miss Parker. And one for you McFly, I believe that makes 4 in a row. Now let me give you a nickel's worth of advice, young man. This so called Dr Brown is dangerous, he's a real nutcase. You hang around with him you're gonna end up in big trouble.

Marty: Oh yes sir.

Strickland pushes Marty a bit.

Strickland: You got a real attitude problem, McFly. You're a slacker. You remind me of your father when he went here, he was a slacker too.

Marty: Can I go now, Mr Strickland?

Strickland: I noticed you band is on the roster for dance auditions after school today. Why even bother McFly, you haven't got a chance, you're too much like your old man. No McFly ever amounted to anything in the history of Hill Valley.

Marty: Yeah, well history is gonna change.

The school auditorium. A band has just finished and Marty's group are waiting to go on. Jennifer is nearby watching. There are 4 judges, the second one wears glasses and is the one who speaks below.

Audition Judge: Next, please.

Marty and his group get onto the stage.

Marty: All right, we're the Pinheads.

They begin to play the first bit of The Power Of Love . The judges look at each other and then the guy with glasses picks up his loudspeaker.

Audition Judge: OK, that's enough. Now stop the microphone. I'm sorry fellas. I'm afraid you're just too darn loud. Next, please. Where's the next group, please?

Courthouse Square. Marty and Jennifer are walking through it. An election van drives past.

Election Van: (v.o) Re-elect Mayor Goldie Wilson. Progress is his middle name.

Cut to Marty Jennifer.

Marty: I'm too loud. I can't believe it. I'm never gonna get a chance to play in front of anybody.

Jennifer: Marty, one rejection isn't the end of the world.

Marty: Nah, I just don't think I'm cut out for music.

Jennifer: But you're good, Marty, you're really good. And this audition tape of your is great, you gotta send it in to the record company. It's like Doc's always saying.

Marty: Yeah I know, If you put your mind to it you could accomplish anything.

A couple of girls walk past and Marty looks at them. Jennifer turns his head back towards her.

Jennifer: That's good advice, Marty.

They sit down on a bench.

Marty: All right, OK Jennifer. What if I send in the tape and they don't like it. I mean, what if they say I'm no geed. What if they say, Get out of here, kid, you got no future. I mean, I just don't think I can take that kind of rejection. Jesus, I'm beginning to sound like my old man.

Jennifer: C'mon, he's not that bad. At least he's letting you borrow the car tomorrow night.

We see a new 4x4 Toyota is being delivered at the car dealership.

Marty: Check out that 4x4. That is hot.

Man in dealership: OK, back her up.

Cut back to Marty Jennifer.

Marty: Someday, Jennifer, someday. Wouldn't it be great to take that truck up to the lake. Throw a couple of sleeping bags in the back. Make out under the stars.

Jennifer: Stop it.

Marty: What?

Jennifer: Does your mom know about tomorrow night?