Original artwork, not a still
Mostly Harmless · 1992
"Don't tell me about the future," said Ford. "I've been all over the future. Spend half my time there. It's the same as anywhere else. Anywhen else. Whatever. Just the same old stuff in faster cars and smellier air."
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Ford’s claimed familiarity with the future strips it of its promise of novelty. Faster cars and worse air become changes around the same old experience. His stumble from anywhere to anywhen reinforces the joke: even the language of time travel ends in weary dismissal.
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