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Back to the Future villain Biff Tannen was inspired by Donald Trump, according to the films writer.
We thought about it when we made the movie! screenwriter Bob Gale told the Daily Beast on Wednesday.
A high school bully who terrorizes Marty McFly in the original, Tannen appears in the sequel as a golden-haired casino mogul who uses his money and influence to assume political power in a dystopic America, circa 2015.
Are you kidding? You watch Part II again and theres a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and theres a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and theres one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Gale said.
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Uncle Joe
Oct 2015
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I rewatched it last night and was struck by how "I'm the GOP!" Biff Tannen's character really is!
villager
Oct 2015
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villager
(26,001 posts)1. I rewatched it last night and was struck by how "I'm the GOP!" Biff Tannen's character really is!
As a gambling magnate, he would unquestionably have his own Super PAC to fund his fellow "Biff Tannens," running for office!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)3. Same here
I've seen the first and last ones a bunch of times, but don't often watch the second one.
I said to my wife, "Trump voters think Biff is the hero of this movie."
villager
(26,001 posts)4. Exactly -- and "climate science" keeps interfering with all his individualistic plans!
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)2. Trump is the ID of the American right.
He is a bully. He is a bigot. He is an opportunist. He is highly emotional and extraordinarily illogical. Donald Trump is the ideal candidate for the 21st century Republican party.