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Old 10-23-2015, 01:13 PM
 
Location: Punta Gorda, FL
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There’s a very specific analog between Biff Tannen, the bully and bad guy in almost every timeline in Back to the Future Part II, and a certain political figure who is rather popular in the United States right now. He’s been handed the keys to fortune, he’s unrepentantly used that fortune exclusively for himself, and he’s even become a public advocate for plastic surgery for women in his family.

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Old 10-23-2015, 01:18 PM
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Please get real - there is no comparison at all, only what the libs imagine because they're afraid of his popularity.
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Old 10-23-2015, 01:29 PM
 
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Please get real - there is no comparison at all, only what the libs imagine because they're afraid of his popularity.
Actually, it's the screenwriter who made the claim. I doubt he was "afraid of Trump's popularity" when he wrote it.

‘Back to the Future’ villain based on Trump | TheHill
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Old 10-23-2015, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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This was very much in line with the Trump of the 80s.
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Old 10-23-2015, 04:48 PM
 
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They do look almost identical . . .

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Old 10-23-2015, 04:51 PM
 
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Sounds silly, like someone is seeking headlines. Nothing like Biff. Like him or not, Trump is personable.
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Old 10-23-2015, 04:54 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Sounds silly, like someone is seeking headlines. Nothing like Biff. Like him or not, Trump is personable.
Well the other day was Back to the Future Day, and the writer for Back to the Future said they modeled Rich 80s Biff after Trump. So I would say it is a safe bet that is who he was suppose to be.
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Old 10-24-2015, 06:44 AM
 
Location: Punta Gorda, FL
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Well the other day was Back to the Future Day, and the writer for Back to the Future said they modeled Rich 80s Biff after Trump. So I would say it is a safe bet that is who he was suppose to be.
If you look at that video clip, the future date Marty and Doc set to visit is Oct 12, 2015. That's the day the article linked above was published. Back To The Future writer, Bob Gale, confirmed it was Trump that influenced them in the creation of Biff Tannen.

Biff had a 27-story casino, Trump at the time had a 37-story casino. Biff's hair, Trumps' hair. Biff's ego, Trump's ego. According to Gale, it was all intentional.
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