Lorraine "Marty". Such a nice name.
Played by Lea Thompson 
Back to the Future (1985) · 94 quotes
Back to the Future (1985) · 94 quotes
5th most-quoted character in Back to the Future (1985): in 9 of its 94 quotes
Most scenes with: Marty McFly (5), George (4)
Scenes with Lorraine
9 scenes Lorraine
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?
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.
Lorraine There, there now. Just relax. You've been asleep for almost nine hours now.
I had a horrible nightmare. I dreamed I went back in time. It was terrible.
Lorraine Well your safe and sound now back in good ole' 1955.
Lorraine My name is Lorraine. Lorraine Banes.
Yeah! But your so, uh, your so... thin!
Lorraine Just relax, Calvin. You got a big bruise on your head.
Where are my pants?
Lorraine Over there. On my hope chest. I've never seen purple underwear before, Calvin.
Calvin? Why do you keep calling me Calvin?
Lorraine That's your name isn't it? Calvin Klein? It's written all over your underwear. Oh, I guess they call you "Cal."
No, actually people call me Marty.
Lorraine Oh. Please to meet you, Calvin... Marty... Klein.
Lorraine Do you have a television set?
Well, yeah, you know we have two of them.
Milton Baines
Wow! You must be rich.
Stella Baines
Oh, honey, he's teasing you. Nobody has two television sets.
Hey! Hey, I've seen this one! This is a classic. This is where Ralph dresses up as a man from space.
Milton Baines
What do you mean you've seen this? It's brand new.
Yeah, but I saw it on a... re-run.
Milton Baines
What's a re-run?
You'll find out.
Do you know where Riverside Drive is?
Sam Baines
It's at the other end of town. A block past Maple. East end of town.
Wait, a block past Maple. That's John F. Kennedy Drive.
Sam Baines
Who the hell is John F. Kennedy?
Lorraine Mother, with Marty's parents out of town, don't you think he oughta spend the night? I mean, after all, Dad almost killed him with the car.
Stella Banes
That's true, Marty. I think that maybe you should spend the night. I think you're our responsibilty.
Ah, jeez, I don't know...
Lorraine And he can sleep in my room. [squeezes Marty's knee]
[jumps up from the table]
I gotta go! Thank you very much. You've all been great. I'll see you all later... much later. [leaves]
Stella Banes
He's a very strange young man.
Sam Banes
He's an idiot. Comes from upbringing. Parents are probably idiots too. Lorraine, if you ever have a kid who acts that way I'll disown you.
(opens car door)
Hey you, get your damn hands off...(sees Biff with Lorraine; Biff looks back at George) Oh.
I think you picked the wrong car, McFly.
Lorraine George! Help me! Please!
Just close the door, McFly and walk away. (George looks on.) Are you deaf, McFly? Close the door, and beat it!
No Biff, you leave her alone!
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.)
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?
Lorraine Marty, that was very interesting music.
Yeah.
Lorraine I hope you don't mind, but George asked if he could take me home.
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...
Listen, I got to go, but I just want to tell you that it's been...educational.
(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?
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.
[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?
Lorraine Wait a minute. Don't I know you from somewhere?
Yes. Yes. I'm George. George McFly. I'm your density. I mean, your destiny.
Lorraine Oh.
Lorraine Marty, why are you so nervous?
Lorraine, have you ever, uh, been in a situation where you knew you had to act a certain way, but when you got there, you didn't know if you could go through with it?
Lorraine You mean, like how you're supposed to act on a first date?
Well, sort of.
Lorraine Oh, I, I think I know exactly what you mean.
Y-y-you do?
Lorraine You know what I do in those situations?
What?
Lorraine I don't worry. [kisses him hard, then stops and pulls back to see Marty is shocked] This is all wrong. I don't know what it is, but when I kiss you, it's like I'm kissing... my brother. I guess that doesn't make any sense, does it?
Believe me, it makes perfect sense.
