UPDATE: For what it's worth, Tom Wilson, who has tried very hard to distance himself from Back to the Future and currently works as a touring stand-up comedian, had this to say on his Facebook page: "My friends who care to listen, The internet meme that my characterization of Biff was based on Donald Trump is completely false, and ignorant. At the very least, there was a good Donald Trump dig in Jimmy Kimmel's extensive Back to the Future Day bit from Wednesday night. It's a shame there's no live show this weekend after all the Back to the Future Day festivities, but they can still make up for it. Since Trump is h osting Saturday Night Live in November, I hope the writers take advantage of this revelation from Bob Gale and do some kind of Back to the Future sketch with Trump as Biff Tannen. After all, while Trump may be arrogant and insulting about a lot of things, it would take a lot for him to turn the United States into a dystopian wasteland like alternate 1985 Hill Valley. However, no matter how anyone hates Trump opening his mouth in the political arena and getting any traction as a real presidential candidate, the comparison feels a little harsh. "Of course, in the movie, Biff uses the profits from his 27-story casino (the Trump Plaza Hotel, completed in 1984, is 37 floors, by the way) to help shake up the Republican Party, before eventually assuming political power himself, helping transform Hill Valley, California, into a lawless, dystopian wasteland, where hooliganism reigns, dissent is quashed, and wherein Biff encourages every citizen to call him 'America's greatest living folk hero.'" "We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding? You watch Part II again and there's a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there's a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there's one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah. We'll let Gale answer the question more fully: But Biff also owns a casino and hotel, shakes up the Republican party and eventually becomes a powerful politician, all after obtaining seemingly endless riches, thanks to the Grey's Sports Almanac from the future. Plenty has been said recently about the predictive batting average of the films, though if the Biff/Trump analogy holds true, it could spell bad news for America if Trump wins the election: In the film, Tannen used his wealth and power to transform Hill Valley into a dystopian hellhole.The visual comparisons alone are worth pointing out, right down to the terrible hair and orange tint on his skin. The revelation comes amid a wave of heightened interest in the “Future” films, as Wednesday - Octowas the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled to in “Back to the Future Part II,” which was released in 1989. Gale continued, “You watch ‘Part II’ again and there’s a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there’s a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there’s one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah.” In an interview with the Daily Beast, “Back to the Future” franchise writer Bob Gale revealed that Tannen - who in the second installment graduates from small-town bully to wealthy megalomaniac - has a little bit of The Donald in him.Īsked whether he’s thought about the similarities between Trump and Tannen in the past few months - as Trump continues to make headlines with his presidential campaign - Gale replied, “We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding?”Īlso Read: 'Back to the Future' Day Is Here: 5 Awesome Ways the World Is Honoring Marty McFly Plenty of theories about the “Back to the Future” film franchise remain firmly planted in the middle of doubt, but one nagging suspicion has finally been confirmed: Donald Trump served as inspiration for the bully Biff Tannen.
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