Logline: A high school boy and his mad scientist friend must reunite his parents after they unwittingly interfere with the course of history through time travel.
Theme: Learn to appreciate what you're given in life, because trying to change the inevitable can have catastrophic consequences.
Medium: Feature film
Credits: Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
Act I
1.INT. Doc brown's house - dayStory Beat: Opening Image
2.EXT. DOC BROWN'S HOUSE - DAY
3.EXT. high school - day
4.INT. HIGH SCHOOL - DAYStory Beat: Set-upTheme: Symbolized
5.INT. high school auditorium - day
6.EXT. town center - dayNotes: Marty is shown to be disrespectful of his father and mother, and has absolutely no idea what their lives have been like before him.Theme: Challenged
7.i/e. mcfly house - night
8.INT. MCFLY HOUSE - NIGHTStory Beat: Theme StatedNotes: Marty, his siblings and his parents all feel as though they're missing something from their lives at home.
9.INT. marty's room - night
10.EXT. mall parking lot - nightStory Beat: Catalyst
11.EXT. MALL PARKING LOT - NIGHTStory Beat: Break Into Two
12.EXT. barn - night
13.INT. delorean - day
14.EXT. road - day
Act II
15.EXT. TOWN CENTER - DAY
16.INT. diner - day
17.I/e. phone booth - dayNotes: Marty realizes that his father's attitude stems from his adolescence.
18.EXT. street - dayTheme: Explored
19.INT. lorraine's bedroom - dayNotes: Marty realizes his mother is developing an attraction to him because of his changing how she and his father met.
20.INT. baines house - dayTheme: Explored
21.I/E. Doc Brown's House - night
22.EXT. Lyon estates - night
23.INT. DOC BROWN'S HOUSE - night
24.INT. DOC BROWN'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Act III
35.EXT. TOWN CENTER - NIGHTTheme: Explored
36.INT. diner - night
37.EXT. TOWN CENTER - NIGHT
38.I/e. auditorium - night
39.INT. AUDITORIUM - NIGHT
40.INT. car - night
41.EXT. car - nightNotes: George is no longer being saved by Lorraine, now he must save her instead.
42.EXT. Marvin Berry's Car - night
43.EXT. car - nightNotes: George is prompted to show initiative and strength that he didn't know he was capable of prior; as a result, Lorraine respects him more.Theme: Explored
44.EXT. MARVIN BERRY'S CAR - NIGHT
Plot threads
Doc & Marty
Doc Brown calls Marty
Doc Brown and Marty meet up at night; Marty films Doc Brown as he demonstrates his time machine
Doc Brown is shot by the Libyan men
Marty returns to 1875 and sees the Doc get shot again; however this time, his warning has been heeded and Doc Brown has prepared
Doc Brown and Marty say goodbye
Doc Brown reappears and tells Marty and Jennifer to come back to the future with him
Jennifer & Marty
Jennifer finds Marty and warns him about Mr. Strickland
Jennifer and Marty get caught by Mr. Strickland
Jennifer encourages Marty, and the two of them discuss their camping trip
Marty and Jennifer are reunited
Marty & Doc From Past
Marty meets Doc Brown from the past
Marty show Doc Brown the Delorean
Marty and Doc Brown decide to use the lightning storm to fuel the Delorean
Doc Brown and Marty discuss the consequences of knowing the future before it happens
Doc Brown and Marty set up the cables to wire the electricity to the Delorean and discuss Marty's plan to reconnect his parents
Marty slips his note into Doc Brown's pocket
Doc Brown sends Marty back to his own time
George & Biff
George is being bullied by Biff as an adult
George and Lorraine are both unfulfilled and unhappy, reflecting into their children
George knocks Biff out and wins over Lorraine
Marty's influence on the past has changed the future versions of his parents; they are now happy and successful
Marty & Parents
Marty meets the younger version of his father
Marty saves George from being hit by the car, but is hit himself
Marty meets the younger version of his mother
Marty realizes his mother is attracted to him
Marty tries to get George to ask Lorraine to the dance
George is reluctant to accept Marty's help
Marty convinces George to ask Lorraine to the dance when he comes to him dressed as an alien
George is about to ask Lorraine, but they're interrupted
25.I/E. high school - dayNotes: Doc Brown informs Marty that if he changes what happens in the past, he can erase his own existence.Theme: Stated
26.INT. HIGH SCHOOL - DAYTheme: Explored
27.INT. cafeteria - dayNotes: Marty realizes that his own fear of rejection stems from what his father has projected onto him and unknowingly taught him.
28.EXT. STREET - DAYTheme: Explored
29.INT. george's bedroom - night
30.EXT. TOWN CENTER - DAY
31.INT. diner - day
32.EXT. TOWN CENTER - DAYStory Beat: Fun and Games
33.INT. DOC BROWN'S HOUSE - DAYTheme: Stated
34.EXT. george's house - dayNotes: Marty provides encouragement to his father that he wishes had been provided to him.
45.INT. AUDITORIUM - NIGHTNotes: Again George shows strength and self-assuredness.Theme: Explored
46.INT. AUDITORIUM - NIGHTTheme: Explored
47.EXT. clocktower - night
48.EXT. clocktower - night
49.EXT. street - night
50.INT. MARTY'S ROOM - DAYNotes: Marty's advice to George is something that George is shown to have carried with him for the rest of his life; resulting in his career success and happy marriage/family.
51.EXT. MCFLY HOUSE - DAY
Lorraine asks Marty to ask her to the dance
Marty encourages George and they make a plan for him to win Lorraine over
Marty and Lorraine drive to the dance
Marty manages to fully reconnect his parents; Lorraine and George have their first kiss on the dance floor and fall in love
Lorraine and George thank Marty for all he's done for them