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Back to the Future

Tom, how am I gonna generate that kind of power? It can't be done, can it?

Dr. Emmett Brown:
How could I have been so careless? 1.21 gigawatts!Dr. Emmett Brown:Tom, how am I gonna generate that kind of power? It can't be done, can it?

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How could I have been so careless 1 21 gigawatts
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Tom how am I going to generate that kind of power
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It can't be done can it
Available in 8 languages
Duration
11 seconds
Views
1,798
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:24
Uploaded
Mar 18, 2026
Genres
adventure, comedy, science fiction
Production
Universal Pictures,Amblin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

Actors

Christopher Lloyd
Dr. Emmett Brown
Christopher Lloyd
I'm sure that in 1985plutonium is available in every corner drugstorebut in 1955 it's a little hard to come by - Back to the Future 00:09
I'm sure that in 1985plutonium is available in every...
Marty I'm sorry but I'm afraid you're stuck here - Back to the Future 00:34
Marty I'm sorry but I'm afraid you're stuck...
Marty I'm sorrybut the only power source capable of generating1 21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightningWhat did you sayA bolt of lightningUnfortunately you never knowwhen or where it's ever going to strikeWe do now - Back to the Future 00:20
Marty I'm sorrybut the only power source capable of...
This is itThis This is the answerIt says here that a bolt of lightningis going to strike the clock towerat precisely 10 04 p m next Saturday nightIf we could somehow harness this lightningchannel it into the flux capacitorit just might workNext Saturday - Back to the Future 00:32
This is itThis This is the answerIt says here that a bolt of...
This is it - Back to the Future 00:36
This is it
If we could somehow harness this lightning, channel it into the flux capacitor, « it just might work. - Back to the Future 00:52
If we could somehow harness this lightning, channel it into...
I can spend a week in 1955I can hang out You can show me aroundMarty that is completely out of the questionYou must not leave this houseYou must not see anybody or talk to anybodyAnything you do can have serious repercussions on future eventsDo you - Back to the Future 00:48
I can spend a week in 1955I can hang out You can show me...
Just as I thought. - Back to the Future 00:14
Just as I thought.
WhoaThey really cleaned this place up Looks brand newNow rememberAccording to my theory you interferedwith your parents' first meetingIf they don't meet they won't fall in lovethey won't get married and they won't have kidsThat's why your older - Back to the Future 00:21
WhoaThey really cleaned this place up Looks brand newNow...
Which one's your popThat's himOkay Okay you guysVery funny You guys are being real matureMaybe you were adopted - Back to the Future 00:16
Which one's your popThat's himOkay Okay you...
That's strickland - Back to the Future 00:30
That's strickland
That's StricklandJesus didn't that guy ever have hair - Back to the Future 00:06
That's StricklandJesus didn't that guy ever have...
What did your mother ever see in that kidI don't know DocI guess she felt sorry for him'cause her dad hit him with the carHit me with the carThat's the Florence Nightingale effectIt happens in hospitalswhen nurses fall in love with their patients - Back to the Future 00:17
What did your mother ever see in that kidI don't know...
Lorraine? - Back to the Future 00:28
Lorraine?
How's your head - Back to the Future 00:26
How's your head
Whoa Wait a minute DocAre you trying to tell me that my mother has got the hots for mePreciselyWhoa This is heavyThere's that word again HeavyWhy are things so heavy in the futureIs there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull - Back to the Future 00:16
Whoa Wait a minute DocAre you trying to tell me that my...
Whoa This is heavy - Back to the Future 00:05
Whoa This is heavy
So you've got to get your father and mother to interactin some sort of socialWhat You mean like a date RightWhat kind of date I don't knowWhat do kids do in the '50sThey're your parents You must know themWhat are their common interestsWhat do they like to - Back to the Future 00:22
So you've got to get your father and mother to...
Look There's a rhythmic ceremonial ritual coming upOf course The Enchantment Under the Sea danceThey're supposed to go to thisThat's where they kiss for the first timeAll right kidYou stick to your father like glueand make sure he takes her to that dance - Back to the Future 00:16
Look There's a rhythmic ceremonial ritual coming upOf...
What are you writingUh StoriesScience fiction stories about visitorscoming down to Earth from other planetsGet out of town I didn't know you did anything creativeLet me read someOh No no no noI never let anybody read my storiesWhy notWell what if they - Back to the Future 00:41
What are you writingUh StoriesScience fiction stories about...