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Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Think, McFly. Think!
— Back to the Future • 1985
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It sums up how Biff treats George for thirty years, and why the punch that finally floors him is so satisfying. The knock on the head is easy to mimic, so the phrase escaped the film as a way of telling anyone to wake up and think.
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In context
Spoilers for Back to the FutureShow the scene
Back to the Future, 1985. Biff Tannen knuckle-knocks on the head of his victim as if on a door. It happens first in 1985, at the McFly house, after Biff has wrecked George McFly's car and George hasn't finished retyping Biff's work reports. It returns in 1955, in Lou's coffee shop, over George's homework, with Marty watching. A version of the line was also used as a tagline for the film.
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- Futurepedia: Back to the Future transcriptMarty's house scene and Coffee Shop sceneReference checked
- Futurepedia: Hello? Hello? Anybody home?HistoryReference checked
- Wikiquote: Back to the FutureTaglines sectionReference checked
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