BTTF1 And Plot Holes

Back to the Future 1 is one of my favorite films (despite some bad language at times).

About eight years ago I toured Universal Studios and got to see the Court House Square up close --and
that special DeLorean.

Christoper Lloyd was excellent in the role of Doc Brown. I enjoyed his character a great deal. The scenes
when he is hanging from the clock is pure Harold Lloyd (1893-1971). Well, H.L. put his life on the line in
Safety Last --Christoper Lloyd's life was not in jeopardy.

I could picture John Lithgow in the role. But Chrisopher Walker would be an even better candidate.

I realize that while watching movies we need to suspend our disbelief. I will not address the very concept of
time travel itself. But there are a number of inconsistencies in the film. I wonder if any of you have noticed
(or even care). This is trivia, so major dogmas are not at stake.

This will not be in chronological order necessarily.

The letter that Marty wrote was torn up by Doc Brown. So why was it whole near the end of the film?

The pole and hook were not attached when Marty went back to 1985. What happened to it?

No policemen were patrolling Twin Pines Mall despite all that noise?!

When Doc was doing his clockwork (pun intended) and Marty was barrelling down to the line --
why were there absolutely no people or cars around at the time.


For that matter, when Doc had time on his hands --no one noticed? All that noise and commotion?

When Marty was trying to escape from the Libians no even one bullet struck his vehicle?

At the end of the movie when Doc came crashing into the trash cans --with all that clamor the McFly family
did not gather outside to see what the commotion was about?
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Does anyone have any other observations regarding my theme? Don't discuss the plot holes of other films
on this thread. Make up a thread yourself if that interests you.

 

Another thing:

Lou, the owner of the diner seemed to be a tough, no nonsense kind of guy.
Why would he have put up with Biff treating George that way in the beginning
of the movie? And the same thing applies when George enters the diner to ask
Loraine out to the dance. Biff creates a scene and bullies his way through. A real
Lou would have put a stop to that at once.

 

Per Wikipedia, Biff lived with his grandma, Gertrude Tannen, at 1809 Mason Street for some time by November 1955.

It doesn't sound like he led a privileged existence. His father might have died by that point, or divorced or couldn't be bothered with Biff.

 

How did Marty get registered in High School so quickly? Doc Brown was busy getting his project going.

Marty had to do some fast shopping for clothes.

When Marty first went into the diner how did he pay for his drink? The only coins he would have had
were vintage 70s and 80s editions. That would certainly have raised suspicions.

 

Marty went to George's room in that yellow outfit and helmet. Wouldn't that have caused a ruckus?

When Doc Brown was doing his Harold Lloyd bit the ledge under him fell away. For a part of the time
he had nothing to stand upon --he wasn't holding on to anthing for support.

When Doc Brown ziplined his way to the ground from the clock tower his hands would have hurt --
possibly bleeding.

Also, the lightening bolt would certainly have injured him at the least.

 

Wouldn't Marty's parents have remembered their interactions with him when they were teenagers? And Doc had to remember especially when he obeyed the instructions from the letter Marty wrote 30 years prior.

This lack of remembering is the least plausible aspect of the film.

 

Both of them had memorable interations with Marty. There is no way that could have forgotten him. And their interactions were not only on the night of the dance alone.

In my OP I had indicated that the very idea of time travel itself was not up for discussion.

 

The character of Marty was born 13 years after that week he had in 1955. His very name is more than an indication that she (or they) remembered him. "Marty, such a nice name."

 

I was wrong here. He was wearing gloves.

 

Doc Brown had a closer relationship with Mary during that week in 1955 than he had with his parents-to-be.

For thirty years Doc kept that letter. He could not have forgotten Marty. He had to have put 2 plus 2 together.

That fateful AM when he was shot should have been no surprise for him. Yet he said that he didn't know how the Libyans found him. He could have made sure that his gun was loaded. He would have realized how dangerous it was to deal with the Libyans in the first place.