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Back to the Future Part II The Rewatchables
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Real hoverboards and Slamball; Marty is Biff’s son; Lloyd alone carries the acting.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:28Read transcript
  • Real hoverboards should be released to lure young people away from screens, despite safety objections and existing wheeled devices using the name.
  • Marty could be Biff's son, sharing his temper rather than George's timidity; this would make a better Part III twist than the Western.
  • The unrealized anti-gravity Slamball concept combining jai alai, handball and roller derby should become a real sport.
  • Craig says Christopher Lloyd is the only good actor in the movie and carries it; the others agree Fox and Thompson are less effective here than in the original. — Craig Horlbeck
Back to the Future Part II The Rewatchables
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Back to the Future Part II

Casting What-Ifs

Crispin Glover’s disputed negotiations; Claudia Wells replaced by Elisabeth Shue.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:09:14Read transcript
  • Glover's claimed $125,000 offer is disputed and his objections shifted toward the story's philosophy.
  • Claudia Wells left to care for her mother during a cancer crisis; the hosts consider replacement Elisabeth Shue overqualified.
Back to the Future Part II The Rewatchables
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Back to the Future Part II

Apex Mountain

Sports almanacs; Tom Wilson; Jeffrey Weissman; Oh LàLà magazine; D. Jones Manure Hauling; hoverboards.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:15:06Read transcript
  • Fox, Thompson, Shue, Beat It and Zemeckis are rejected. Sports almanacs receive an unequivocal yes.
  • Mr. Sandman loses to Halloween II; time-travel movies lose to the original Back to the Future.
  • Tom Wilson is affirmed for his multiple roles, with no later rival identified.
  • The fictional 2015 loses to the actual year's Fox-Lloyd reunion for Sal.
  • Jeffrey Weissman, Oh LàLà magazine, D. Jones Manure Hauling and hoverboards are affirmed.
  • Sports-gambling movies receive an initial yes, then debate includes The Gambler, Two for the Money, The Hustler, Rounders, Focus and Uncut Gems without a settled conclusion.
Back to the Future Part II The Rewatchables
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Back to the Future Part II

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

A new teenage Marty with Bill Hader as Doc; Goldie Wilson spinoff.

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  • A new version could revisit 1985 or the grunge era; Tom Holland with Bill Hader is proposed, then an unknown actual teenager is preferred for Marty while Hader remains the Doc choice.
  • A Goldie Wilson spinoff fighting Biff's gambling policy is floated; a modern remake might face moral criticism for fixing family problems instead of national tragedies.
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