Rebooting Back to the Future

25 May 2014

We're coming up on the 30-year anniversary of the original Back to the Future. This is of course extra meaningful since the movie involves time-traveling 30 years into the past, from 1985 to 1955. A reboot of the movie practically writes itself:

The Original		The ReBoot
The time machine is a Delorean, a ridiculous gull-wing sports car where the company that made it went out of business.		The time machine is a Hummer H3, a ridiculous sport utility car where the company that made it went out of business.
30 years later, the black kid becomes mayor of the city.		30 years later, the black kid becomes president of the country.
Joke about "Ronald Reagan the actor" becoming president.		Joke about "Arnold Schwarzenegger the actor" becoming governor.
Crazy Middle East terrorists		Yeah, that can stay the same.
Main character, Marty Mcfly		Main character, Martha Mcfly
Mom gets crush on own son (the whole incest plot line made it hard to get the original movie picked up)		Mom gets crush on own daughter (might actually make it an easier sell).
Climactic scene where rock classic Johnny B. Good blows all the kids away		Climactic scene where rock classic Smells Like Teen Spirit blows all the kids away
"It's you're cousin Marvin..."		"...Marvin Cobain! You know that new sound you're looking for, well listen to this!" And that's why it's so hard to understand Nirvana lyrics...