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[6/50 films] Jaws (1975) dir. Steven Spielberg

Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a little drink about an hour ago, and it's gone right to my head.

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McFly July Day 4: Beach Day

Lone Pine timeline, circa 1975

They all needed a day to relax and recharge. That’s what Lorraine had told George just yesterday afternoon, and it was a sentiment he immediately agreed with.

It’s not that she wasn’t enjoying their visit with Sally and her husband; she was, and it was a trip she and the rest of the family had been looking forward to for weeks. It’s just that the past three days have been a whirlwind of activity—sightseeing, family dinners, and lots of catching up. Add looking after three children on top of trying to keep up with two twenty-six-year-olds, and it was no wonder she and George were starting to feel a little ragged.

So, they’d decided take the day for just the five of them and enjoy one of San Francisco’s many beautiful beaches. A well-deserved mini vacation to spend time together and soak up the sun.

“Mommm!” Linda calls from where she's stopped walking, her hands frantically brushing at her ankles. “Sand is getting all over me!”

“Yes, honey, we’re at the beach. There’s going to be sand.” Lorraine gestures to a nearby spot and nods to George, who sets down the chairs slung over his shoulder and starts setting up the umbrella.

“It’s part of the experience,” George tells her. “If you don’t leave covered in sand, were you really even at the beach?”

Linda thinks it over and shrugs. “I don’t know. I just don’t want the wind to blow it all over me.”

“Unfortunately, Mom and I don’t control the wind, Linda.” He picks her up and transfers her to one of the chairs under the shade of the umbrella. “There. See if that helps.”

Another breeze immediately sends sand scattering over her.

“It doesn’t,” she says with a frown.

Any potential replies to Linda’s complaints about the beach having too much sand are interrupted when Marty comes scrambling over, accidentally kicking more sand over Linda’s lap in the process.

“Hey!! Marty!”

“Dave said there are sharks out there!” Marty wails, pointing frantically out to the ocean. “He said—he said that the shark from Jaws might even be swimming around waiting to eat me!”

“They blew up Jaws at the end of the movie,” Linda says with a roll of her eyes.

The correction sets off an argument between the two siblings, during which Lorraine turns to George, who appears every bit as flustered by their rapidly deteriorating beach day as she is.

Lorraine directs her attention to her eldest. “David, come here.”

He obeys, head hung sheepishly. Meanwhile, George, having put a stop to the squabble for now, scoops Marty into his arms.

“Why are you scaring him?” Lorraine asks.

“I wasn’t trying to. I was just.. warning him.”

Yeah, she isn’t buying it. She keeps her gaze firmly set on Dave, waiting, all the while listening to George’s attempts to calm a still-panicking Marty.

“I don’t want to stay here!” Marty yells, wiggling and squirming with all his might. “I’m not gonna be shark food!”

“Then you don’t have to go in the water!” George says, fighting to keep hold of the boy. “We’ll build a sand castle! Or—Marty, relax! We can look for seashells!”

“David, you tell him you were joking right now,” Lorraine orders, taking her son by the shoulders and steering him over to the struggling pair.

“Sorry, Marty. I was just kidding around about the shark from Jaws.”

Marty stops his flailing. “Really?”

“Really. I mean, there are sharks in the ocean, though. A lot of ‘em. But they probably won’t—”

Marty takes advantage of George’s loosened grip and breaks free of his arms, taking off screaming down the beach in the direction of the parking lot. George staggers after him, no match for a child being fueled by pure fear.

Lorraine stares at Dave, then Linda, then at her rapidly disappearing seven-year-old.

Next time, she and George are doing a family beach day without the kids.

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It stormed by me, too! Happy 40th to us :)

So nice of the weather to have thunderstorms during my 40th anniversary watch of Back to the Future

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McFly July Day 3: Birthday

Post-trilogy, Lone Pine timeline

Pleased as he is to be back at his garage for the day, Doc finds himself wishing he’d at least spent a little time tidying up more. He’d done some, but evidently not enough to keep a cardboard box stacked with papers out of his direct path.

He manages to avoid it with a quick pivot and a full spin, keeping the cake from toppling to the floor. Across the room at the table, Marty gives him a brief round of applause.

“Hey, nice save, Doc.”

“Thank you!” He sets the cake down carefully. “I’m sorry it’s a little lopsided. When I was removing it from the pan, it stuck to—”

Marty holds up a hand. “No worries, Doc. I love it. The sprinkles look…very meticulously placed.”

“I may or may not have gotten sidetracked during the baking process and invented a device specifically for evenly distributing sprinkles onto a cake.” Doc reaches into his pocket and pulls out the small box of candles he’d picked up on his drive over.

“Doc, you don’t have to do the candles.”

“Nonsense. What’s a birthday cake without candles?”

One by one, Doc surveys the perfect spot to place each candle—Marty watching intently. He’s got them all down, and eight lit, when the boy suddenly speaks up.

“Doc?”

“Hmm?”

“Today’s not really my birthday, is it?”

Doc pauses, the lighter inches above the next candle. “What’s that?” he asks, despite having heard the question loud and clear.

“Today isn’t my birthday anymore,” he repeats, head tilted in that way Doc knows means he’s thinking deeply about something. “Well, I mean, it technically is, but—” He shrugs. “It isn’t. Time travel and all that, right?”

“Um…well—”

“And when you account for when I left and when I got back, there’s a total of what?” His mouth moves silently as he counts. “Sixteen? Seventeen days out of sync? I’ve been eighteen for over two weeks already.”

Doc sets the lighter aside, braces his palms on the tabletop and releases a huff. “Yes, that’s quite right.”

“And your birthday,” Marty adds, eyes widening a bit. “Do you even know when it is anymore?”

“I—well, I’ve backtracked and calculated it, yes.”

Quiet settles between them for several long seconds before Marty breaks it.

“Huh. Weird.”

“Indeed, it is, my boy.”

They watch as the candles burn down, wax dripping dangerously close to the strawberry buttercream frosting.

Marty sucks in a breath and blows out the lit candles in one try.

“Just cut the cake, Doc.”

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HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY, BACK TO THE FUTURE! July 3, 1985

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McFly July Day 2: I Want My MTV!

Post-trilogy, Lone Pine timeline (in which Doc, Clara, & the boys have moved to the present)

Marty leans forward on the couch to look at Clara, whose eyes remain fixed on the television as if in some sort of trance.

She was uncharacteristically quiet throughout the entirety of Starship’s “We Built This City,” and Madonna’s “Material Girl” had rendered her still as a statue.

“Thoughts?” he asks, the question finally prompting her to blink rapidly like she’s been shaken awake from a dream. A bad one.

“Well…” Clara begins, and for several seconds, Marty thinks that might be the extent of her response. She runs her hands over her lap, repeatedly smoothing the fabric of her dress. “They’re certainly—they’re very…”

A hearty chuckle interrupts her attempts, and Doc joins them in the living room, offering a steaming mug of tea to his wife. “Here, you go, dear. Sip slowly, and perhaps the power of speech will return by the time you’re finished.”

Marty reaches for the remote and turns the TV off.

“Maybe it’s a little soon for MTV.”

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McFly July Day 1: Mountain Dew Hat Man

Post-trilogy, Lone Pine timeline

“Hey!”

The shout startles Marty, making him nearly stumble on the sidewalk. He catches himself, confusion turning to a smile as the familiar Jeep and hat-clad driver pulls over near the curb.

“Hey, Sherm.”

The man throws a nod his way. “Haven't seen you around in a while. Not since you got that fancy truck of yours.”

“Right.” Marty wonders just how long it's been. He'd only just hitched a ride a handful of weeks ago—from his perspective, at least.

“I kind of miss when our morning commutes would cross for those few seconds,” Sherman continues through a chuckle. “Kind of silly but, well, it’s the little things in life, right?”

“Yeah.”

These days, Marty finds himself appreciating the little things more than ever.

Sherman reaches out the window and gives Marty’s shoulder a firm pat. “Well, good seein’ ya.”

“Sherm!” Marty calls before the Jeep can disappear down the street. “I’ve been meaning to get some more fresh air. How about a ride to school tomorrow?”

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We've been doing this for five years??? Back to the Future was released forty years ago on July 3rd 1985, and every July for the past five years we've gotten together this way to celebrate!

There’s a prompt each day - try one, some, or all. Poetry, fanfic, songs, friendship bracelets, cosplay, aesthetics, anything BTTF is welcome!

Just tag your creations #mcflyjuly so we can find and share them!

This year: 🎉 Because it's Back to the Future's 40th birthday, there are 40 prompts! The last 9 are secret, and will be revealed randomly throughout the month. Each one will post at 12 noon EST on this blog, so keep an eye out--you never know what day a surprise prompt will drop. 👀

and Because it's McFly July's 5th birthday, we're gonna party like Doc & Marty! 🍔👑 No one should know too much about their future, so I can't say much here, but if I reblog/reply to a McFly July post of yours with a burger emoji, that's a sign you'll be getting a little something in your inbox!

Have fun and please don't drive 88!

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Been meaning to share some more gems from the MJF Scrapbook I had posted about a while back. Here's one of my favorite articles in it.

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my comic i made for make a terrible comic day

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A small glimpse into Marty's life two years after the end of Time Is a Flat Circle. I miss writing for this AU.

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haha yaayyyy

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warmup because i finally found an alternative to finding ss on pinterest ❤

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30-Song Guess Your Age Quiz

Fwiw, they thought I was MANY years younger than I am. Just made me feel good all over. 😊

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Back To The Future Supercut - Every “Doc!” and “Marty!”

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the fact that the song back in time exists within the bttf universe is just so funny to me.... one day marty hears it on the radio and comes to the dawning realization that the song is about him