A character in Back to the Future (1985)

George quotes from Back to the Future (1985)

Crispin Glover

Scenes with George

14 scenes
George
[to Lorraine]

I'm your density. [Pauses, checks note]...destiny.

Linda

Hey, Marty. I'm not your answering service. While you were outside pouting about the car; Jennifer Parker called you twice.

Lorraine

I don't like her, Marty. Any girl who just calls up a boy is just asking for trouble.

Linda

Oh, Mom, there's nothing wrong with calling a boy.

Lorraine

I think it's terrible! Girls chasing boys. When I was your age I never chased a boy or called a boy or sat in a parked car with a boy.

Linda

Then how am I supposed to ever meet anybody?

Lorraine

Well, it will just happen, like the way I met your father.

Linda

That was so stupid! Grandpa hit him with the car.

Lorraine

It was meant to be. Anyway, if grandpa hadn't hit him, then none of you would have been born.

Linda

Yeah, well, I still don't see what Dad was doing in the middle of the street.

Lorraine

What was it, George? Birdwatching?

George

What Lorraine? What?

Lorraine

Anyway, your grandfather hit him with the car and brought him into the house. He seemed so helpless, like a little lost puppy, and my heart just went out to him -

Linda

Yeah, Mom, we know! You told us the story a million times. You felt sorry for him so you decided to go with him to the Fish Under the Sea Dance.

Lorraine

No, No. It was the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. Our first date. I'll never forget it. It was the night of that terrible thunderstorm, remember, George? Your father kissed me for the very first time on that dance floor and it was then that I realized that I was going to spend the rest of my life with him.

Biff

Hey, McFly! [both George and Marty turn around] What do you think your doing?

Marty
[to himself]

Biff.

Biff

Hey, I'm talking to you McFly, you Irish bug!

George

Oh, hey, Biff. Hey, guys. How are you doin'?

Biff

Do you got my homework finished, McFly?

George

Well, I figured since it wasn't due till Monday -

Biff

Hello? Hello? Anybody home, huh, Think, McFly! Think! I gotta have time to recopy it. Do you realize what what would happen if I handed in my homework in your handwriting? I'll get kicked out of school. You wouldn't want that to happen would ya? WOULD YA?!

George

Of course not, Biff. Now I wouldn't want that to happen.

Biff
[notices Marty staring at him]

Well, what are you looking at, butthead!

George
[Marty is staring at George after Biff and his gang finish bullying him.]

What?

Marty

You're George McFly.

George

Yeah. Who are you?

Goldie Wilson

Say, why do let those boys push you around like that for?

George

Well, they're bigger than me.

Goldie Wilson

Stand tall, boy. Have some respect for yourself. Don't you know if you let people walk over you now, they'll be walking over you for the rest of your life! Look at me. You think I'm gonna spend the rest of my life in this slop house?

Coffee bar manager (Lou Carruthers)

Watch it, Goldie!

Goldie Wilson

No, sir! I'm gonna make something of myself. I'm going to night school and one day I'm gonna be somebody!

Marty

That's right, he's gonna be mayor!

Goldie Wilson

Yeah, I'm gonna... mayor. Now that's a good idea. I could run for mayor.

Coffee bar manager (Lou Carruthers)

A colored mayor, that'll be the day.

Goldie Wilson

You wait and see, Mr. Carruthers. I will be mayor! I'll be the most powerful mayor in Hill Valley and I'm gonna clean up this town.

Coffee bar manager (Lou Carruthers)

Good. You can start by sweeping the floor.

Goldie Wilson

"Mayor Goldie Wilson". I like the sound of that.

Marty

Hey George. I've been looking all over for you. Remember that girl I introduced you to; Lorraine? What are you writing?

George

Uh, stories. Science fiction stories about visitors coming down to Earth from other planets.

Marty

Get out of town, I didn't know you did anything creative. Well, here let me read some -

George

Oh, no, no, no. I never, I never let anybody read my stories.

Marty

Why not?

George

Well, what if the didn't like them? What if they told me I was no good? I guess that might be hard for somebody to understand.

Marty

Uh, no. Not hard at all. So, anyway, George, about Lorraine. She really likes you. She told me to tell you that she wants you to ask her to the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance.

George

Really?

Marty

Oh, yeah! All you gotta do is go over there and ask her.

George

Whoa, like right here, right now in the cafeteria? What if she says "no?" I don't think I can take that kind of a rejection. Besides, I think she'd rather go with someone else.

Marty

Uh, who?

George

Biff.

George
[Marty in his radiation suit puts his headphones over the sleeping George's head and wakes him up with loud music by Edward Van Halen.]

Wh-who are you?

Marty
[Marty plays loud music again.]

Silence earthling! My name is Darth Vader. (heavy breathing) I am an extraterrestial from the planet Vulcan! [Gives Vulcan salute]

George

Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't ask Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain.

Marty

Okay George, let's just keep this brain melting stuff to ourselves, okay?

George

Oh yeah, right.

George

I don't know what I should say.

Marty

Well say anything, George. Say the first thing that comes to your mind.

George

Nothing's coming to my mind.

Marty

Jesus, George. It's a wonder I was ever born.

George

Hey you get your damn hands off her! Do you really think I oughta swear?

Marty

Yes, definitely. Goddammit George, swear!

George
(opens car door)

Hey you, get your damn hands off...(sees Biff with Lorraine; Biff looks back at George) Oh.

Biff

I think you picked the wrong car, McFly.

Lorraine

George! Help me! Please!

Biff

Just close the door, McFly and walk away. (George looks on.) Are you deaf, McFly? Close the door, and beat it!

George

No Biff, you leave her alone!

Biff

All right, McFly (emerges from car). You asked for it...and now you're gonna get it! (George attempts to punch, but Biff blocks and twists his arm. George squirms in pain)

Lorraine

Biff, Biff, no! You'll break his arm. (Gets out of car and jumps Biff on his back) Biff, LEAVE HIM ALONE!
(Biff shoves Lorraine into the ground and laughs as he looks away from George, who is let go. An angry George balls his left hand into a fist. Biff looks back at George in time to see the fist connect with his face and gets knocked out.)

George
(gasps at having punched Biff, and offers his hand to Lorraine)

Are you okay?

Female Student
(Lorraine takes his hand and they walk back to the dance as kibitzers surround Biff.)

Who is that guy?

Male Student

That's George McFly.

Female Student

That's George McFly?

Marty
(Marty is about to go out of the back door when he chances upon his future parents)

Lorraine!

Lorraine

Marty, that was very interesting music.

Marty

Yeah.

Lorraine

I hope you don't mind, but George asked if he could take me home.

Marty

Well, that's great! (Touches Lorraine's chin with his finger) I had a feeling about you two.

Lorraine
(Blushes)

I have a feeling too...

Marty

Listen, I got to go, but I just want to tell you that it's been...educational.

George
(Shakes Marty's hand)

Marty, I want to thank you for all your good advice. I'll never forget it.

Lorraine

Marty, will we ever see you again?

Marty

I guarantee it. Well, good luck you guys. (Walks away, and turns back) Oh, and one other thing, if you guys ever have kids (Lorraine is agape with surprise), and one of them, when he's eight years old accidentally sets fire to the living room rug? Go easy on him.

Lorraine
(as soon as Marty is out of sight)

Marty... such a nice name.

Note: These lines are from a deleted segment of the "Darth Vader from Planet Vulcan" scene.

Marty
(As "Darth Vader")

You, George McFly, have created a rift in the space-time continium!

George

I'm sorry, I didn't mean it!

George
[George visits Lorraine at the diner; her friends are sitting in the booth with her]

Lorraine. My density has bought me to you.

Lorraine
[confused]

What?

George
[consults his notepad]

Oh. What I meant to say was...

Lorraine

Wait a minute. Don't I know you from somewhere?

George

Yes. Yes. I'm George. George McFly. I'm your density. I mean, your destiny.

Lorraine

Oh.

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