52 Reasons Why Back To The Future Might Just be the Greatest Film of all Time

By Gareth Bunkham / December 9, 2012

21. Doc Brown swinging from the clock tower.

The climatic scene in 1955 with Doc dangling from one of the hands on the Hill Valley Clock tower seconds before it is struck by lightning never fails to put a big stupid grin on your face.

No matter how many times you see it, there€™s still that moment of doubt that the good Doctor won€™t re-connect the wires in time to harness the lightning into the DeLorean to send Marty €œback to the future€ but alas he always does and all€™s well again. It€™s a brilliant scene that always warms the cockles.

22. Huey Lewis has a cameo!

€œI€™m afraid you€™re just too darn loud€

Need I say more? I don€™t care what anyone says, 'Huey Lewis and the News' are a great band (more on that later) and the main man himself cameos as a stuffy judge at the Battle of the Bands auditions, ironically uttering the above line as Marty belts out one of Lewis€™ own songs on his guitar.

23. It was made in the 80€™s.

Let€™s be honest, all the best stuff is from the 80€™s.

24. The Hill Valley Clock Tower

An instantly recognisable movie landmark, even though the 'Back to the Future' Hill Valley square set has been used in many other TV and film productions it will always be Hill Valley.

Looming over the picturesque little square is the clock tower €“ central to the plot of 'Back to the Future', the clock tower also makes appearances and is referenced in both sequels and the theme park ride. A classic cinematic landmark.

25. Mr. Strickland

€œJesus, didn€™t that guy ever have hair?€

Mr. Strickland or one of his relatives appears in every'Back to the Future' film but it is the first film where he is at his angry best. Strickland is definitely one of film€™s all time great hard-nosed, Napoleonic disciplinarians.

Played by the brilliant James Tolkan, Strickland has a real irrational hatred of all things McFly and thinks that Marty and his Father George are €œslackers€. The lovely little gag that he is bald and looks almost exactly the same in 1955 and 1985 is another of 'Back to the Future€™s' nice little touches.