Released in 1985, ‘Back to Future ‘ remains a beloved cornerstone of pop culture, captivating audiences with its blend of science, fiction, and comedy. With a fine screen, the movie has hidden sets that could only be recognized after a deep watching session of the movie. One is a story from its character Doc Brown’s past.
Screenwriter Bob Gale revealed that Doc has worked on the Manhattan Project, a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. This added a dark element to his time machine. This unfolded the untold past of the Doc and has unknowingly majorly contributed to his behavior in the films.
Doc Brown Was Involved In The Manhattan Project
John Barber and Erik Burnham wrote a book titled ‘Back To Future: Untold Alternate Timelines’ which delves deeper into the back story of the doctor, Marty, and other characters. The book revealed what happened before and in between the trilogy of ‘Back To The Future‘ took place.
The first issue of the book itself told the story of Doc’s involvement in the Manhattan Project and how Doc and Marty first met. Doc learns about the Manhattan Project while teaching at the California Institute of Technology. But it isn’t until he unknowingly passes a secret and even later gets accepted that the Doc meets J. Robert Oppenheimer.
The next issue of the book takes place after the events of ‘Back to Future‘ and even shows the work on the Manhattan project
Doc Brown’s Involvement In The Manhattan Project Explains His Behaviour In ‘Back To Future’
Doc Brown’s past played an important role in the working of all the movies included in the ‘Back To Future‘ trilogy. Though ‘Untold Tales’ and ‘Alternate Timelines‘ throw light on Doc’s past and his involvement in the project, it also highlights the fact that DeLorean runs on nuclear power since he might have helped work on the atom bombs.
Moreover, it also explains why he destroys DeLoreon in the second and third parts of the movie. Part II showed an alternate timeline where Biff Tanen turned Hill Valley into a sin city and even murdered Marty’s father and married his mother while sending Doc to a psychiatric ward. Despite Doc and Marty’s efforts to undo everything, lightning strikes, which affects both Doc and DeLoreon.
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Marty travels back in time to find him and Doc is determined to destroy the DeLoreon once they come back to the present. This knowledge about Doc’s past unfolds several elements from the franchise, while also displaying certain parts of the film in darker shadows.
