“This is it! This is the answer! It says here that a bolt of lightning...” – Doc Brown, Back to the Future ... Movie Quotes Database

A scene from Back to the Future 1985

Doc Brown

(after reading the flyer)

This is it! This is the answer! It says here that a bolt of lightning is going to strike the clock tower at precisely 10:04 PM next Saturday Night! If we could somehow... harness this lightning; channel it into the Flux Capacitor, it just might work. Next Saturday night, we're sending you back to the future!

More from Back to the Future

Doc Brown Look! There's a rhythmic ceremonial ritual coming up! Doc Brown Please excuse the crudity of this model as I didn't have time to build it to scale or paint it. Doc Brown Damn! Where is that kid! [looks at another watch] Damn! [and another] Damn, damn!