S01E01 · SCENE 39/62 · 68:23
Back to the Future · Doc's lab
Doc shows the lightning plan

Doc demonstrates his plan to harness lightning to send Marty home.

68:23→70:44
in the film · 2m 21s
Doc shows the lightning plan

What happens

68:23–70:44

Doc shows Marty his model of the plan to use a cable from the clock tower to channel lightning into the DeLorean's flux capacitor at 88 miles per hour.

WhereDoc's lab
DriverYoung Dr. Emmett Brown
Positionact2 · setup
ThreadMarty's time travel

Key lines

from this scene
68:29

Run for it, Marty!

68:53

Just as you've endangered yours.

69:54

You wind up the car and release it.

69:58

I'll simulate the lightning.

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70:25Doc says release

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68:23–70:44

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