#back to the future the musical

[kairithemang0]

what a guy

[marielle-heller]

Back to the Future (1985) + Back to the Future: The Musical (2022)

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Commission for @mundancheemudomo

I can imagine him playing "in the aeroplane over the sea"

[owlhari]

marty mcfly and his two autistic dads

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[heyyesimtrash-whatofit]

A portrait of a boy torn appart by time itself

Marty McFly: the World’s First Human Time Traveler

(Rambles and alt-colors under cut)

For as long as I’ve loved Back to the Future, I’ve never done any art for it. Is part of the reason for that Marty’s dang hair and the fact that I could never get it right? Maybe. But! In light of me getting tickets to go and see the BTTF Musical on tour with my (equally as big of a nerd) father, I was hit with a vision and just had to draw it. So here we are, the boy torn by time himself, Marty “The World’s Coolest Loser” McFly.

Honestly very proud of this piece. I learned how to fake holographics in a 2D piece, render lightning, and draw Marty’s stupid hair all in the span of creating it and I’m glad to say I now have those skills under my belt. Expect more BTTF alongside my recent Gatsby obsession and slowly returning LSOH adoration. See you in the future! 🎸⚡️⏰

Non B&W photo version and Plain Marty cause I’m proud:

[theatreism]

back to the future (1985) | back to the future: the musical (2021)

[brinkle-brackle]

hello all. they r hugging

[justalitlecreacher]

I’m restarting my “illustrate every song from the Back to the Future Musical” project

This is the tentative illustration for “It’s Only a Matter of Time”

[meringuehearts]

doctor emmett L “my mommy would be so proud of me” brown

[arumidden]

Marty’s Music

Since @mjf-af asked what music Marty listens to a while back, and today’s prompt is “On The Radio,” I thought I would share the list I had made of all the music Marty canonically likes.

First of all, Huey Lewis and the News, obviously. The Pinheads audition with a hard rock version of The Power of Love, and Marty has a poster of the Sports album in his room.

Also in Marty’s room is a poster for the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album along After Dark (this one may be cheating since it’s only seen in a deleted scene but I’m including it anyway)

At Twin Pines Mall, Marty asks Doc if he’s wearing a Devo suit. It’s hard to hear and Doc somewhat talks over Marty (“Nevermind that now, never mind that now”), but it’s written in the novelization as well.

Next is all the guitarists Marty mimics during his Johnny B Goode solo. Chuck Berry’s duckwalk

The windmill by Pete Townshend from The Who

The “tapping” technique by Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen

Jimi Hendrix’s playing behind the head

and the on-the-floor moves of Angus Young from AC/DC.

Marty must really love Van Halen, since he also has the cassette of Eddie Van Halen (which makes me wonder just how many cassettes Marty carried on him at all times, since it’s not like he had the ability to go forward in time to grab any others)

In the third movie, when Marty moonwalks after Mad Dog tells him to dance, you can hear Marty quietly muttering the lyrics to Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

Marty and Doc specifically mention that they like the band playing at the Clocktower festival, which is just ZZ Top playing a country version of Doubleback

Finally, beyond the movies! There’s a line in the musical when Marty advises George to “swagger like McJagger of the Stones.”

In the game, when examining all the contraband of Citizen Valley, Marty mentions Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and Phil Collins as bands he likes.

Finally, in the comics, it’s revealed that Marty’s band, the Pinheads, are named after the Ramones song “Pinhead.”

… and I believe that’s it. We actually know a ton of the music Marty likes. I gotta say, he’s got great taste!

[thejagermeister]

arithmetic and a hockey stick!

3-D and slick in back to the future: the musical having fun and being themselves while their best friend plots revenge

[owlhari]

so i saw back to the future on broadway the other day (bttf musical adventures 1/4)

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[heyyesimtrash-whatofit]

Marty McFly VS The Doc-pocalypse or smth like that idk

I put way too much effort into what was supposed to be a stupid doodle so uh. Have this Tumblr. I really don’t have a better explanation for this other than I got two more Doc Pop! Figures today, which leaves me with a growing army of 3 Docs and one singular Marty, and I keep laughing every time I look at them in my display case so here we have Marty dealing with multiple Docs from different times that have all somehow ended up in the garage in 1986. Four dimensional thinking has never been his strong suit, and trying to figure this out is not helping. He’s got two hours of sleep, a bajillion positive encouraging post-it notes from the Doc of the present telling him to sleep, hot chocolate, and four very enthusiastic Emmetts crowding the lab. Send help. And caffeine. And maybe Clara cause he’s not so sure he can keep them from blowing something up for much longer.

Picture of the inspiration under the cut :)

Behold, my growing Doc army and my one single Marty McFly left to deal with them

At least Marty has his tunes. That might help him stay a little sane

[aceofthyme]

List of Things in the Back to the Future Musical That Have Made Me Cry (for one reason or another)

First off: if the title alone doesn’t imply it, this post will contain some spoilers for the minutiae of the Back to the Future musical! If that doesn’t bother you, cruise right on ahead, but if it does then you’d best hit the brakes here!

As of writing this, I have been lucky enough to see the BTTF musical three times (!!)—once on Broadway and twice on the North American tour. Each show has been different, with little quirks and interactions changing night to night, which makes it even more enjoyable to rewatch. There’s so much heart to this show, and so many moments that add to each character. Some things have moved me to tears, and others have made me laugh so hard I’ve actually cried. Below is a collection of moments that have had me tearing up, in no particular order or organizational format:

(Musical spoilers below the cut!!)

Doc talking about how people took advantage of him and actually getting choked up

Doc holding up the model car at the end of For the Dreamers, like it’s flying amongst the stars

Marty handing Doc the ‘thank you note’, and Doc being incredibly touched and going on for several moments about how kind of Marty it was to write him a thank you note (to the point of sounding teary) before pausing and his expression dropping when he realizes it’s actually future information

Doc’s side table getting destroyed (unintentionally) at the tail end of Future Boy, and Doc only noticing it about thirty seconds later and staring at it before howling “THAT’S AN ANTIQUE! THAT WAS MY GRANDMOTHER’S!”

and then “I know times are hard on dancers, but there’s no need to steal furniture!”

in the same show, following the table’s untimely demise, Doc waking up (after 21st Century) and being startled by Marty’s presence and responding with “oh, hey, Marty, I—I was confused ‘cause there was a table there” to roaring audience laughter (plus Marty’s follow up of “you can buy a new one when I leave”)

Doc hugging Marty in the square after Marty returns to 1985, and Marty beginning to cry, and Doc comforting him and gently patting his back and holding onto him for a few moments longer than usual

Doc and Marty tapping their microphones together during Back in Time like a microphone fist bump

Doc and the flyswatter. Truly the only valid reaction to watching your (new) friend be hit on by his mother, retching and slapping a flyswatter back and forth and then managing a “there’s a—a bug, I’ll get it—“ while you continue to smack the flyswatter back and forth, and eventually going “got it” because ya gotta at least pretend there’s continuity and you can catch a bug

The fire extinguisher flavors!

“Doc!” “Aah!” “Whoa, whoa—are you all right?” “What?” “Are you all right?” “Left?” “What??”

George waving goodbye to the bird

Doc waking up startled and immediately calling for his mother 😭

“Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, why are we talking about astronomy??”

“Profanity not necessary.” “The hell it isn’t!”

Doc on the clock tower genuinely panicking and hyperventilating but giving it his all (look I don’t blame him for wailing I would not want to be up on a collapsing edge especially with a fear of heights!)

“Safety first, Marty, it’s so important, I always say that!” “When do you say that?” “I say it every time!” “Do you?” “Remember the time you burned your eyebrows off…”

“We’ll put the red one here like Rudolph—aw, he’s so cute!!”

The entire fire extinguisher bit. Every time. The perfect cut into yelling and the cut back into the same exact word. Gold.

Doc revealing the model, Marty complimenting it, and Doc putting a hand to his chest and then leaning his head against Marty’s, clearly incredibly touched

“you’ll be fine, you’ve had coke” *incredibly loud sniff*

Doc struggling with the projector screen, turning (with one arm still up) to see Lorraine, extending a leg and bowing with an “enchanté”

Doc’s German accent!! Truly a moment

Every *single* time there’s a “you mean the future” type joke, the note of suspense from the brass section and the double fourth wall break look by Marty and Doc out at the audience (especially when they look back at each other and then look out again, often multiple times)

“Brown.” “Strickland.” “It’s…been a long time.” “Not long enough. BYE!” *featuring Doc well and truly sprinting away*

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