For decades, fans of Back to the future they obsessed over every detail of the film’s timeline, analyzing every paradox, theory and, in this case, guitar.
Remember the dance scene from Enchantment Under the Sea when Michael J. FoxMarty McFly playing with Johnny B. Goode in 1955? Well, the guitar he plays is a Gibson ES-345. The only problem is that that model didn’t exist yet.
In his new memory, Future Boy: Back to the Future and my journey through the space-time continuumFox addresses what he calls “a time inconsistency that guitar enthusiasts and Back to the Future fans have pointed out time and time again.
“Of course, this is only notable for the thousands of future leaders who record every detail in the film and analyze every oddity in the timeline continuum.”
So, was this an intentional Easter egg on the filmmakers’ part? A cheeky nod to the film’s time-travel mayhem? No. Fox sets the record straight, saying:
“But no cinematic Easter egg is intended here: the film’s art department simply chose the ES-345 because it evoked the iconic wine-red ax with which Chuck Berry famously walked stages around the world.”
THE Back to the future The team wasted no time getting a 1958 guitar for a 1955 ball, they just wanted Marty to look good. The ES-345 was chosen because it resembled the type of guitar played by Chuck Berry, although Berry’s favorite model was the ES-350T.
Of course, once you start digging into this scene, the timeline oddities just keep coming. The film famously shows Marvin Berry calling his “cousin” Chuck to share Marty’s “new sound”.
Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode was recorded in late 1957 and released in 1958. It was reportedly written a couple of years earlier and was most likely written in 1955. So, Chuck had already come up with the song before the dance.
On top of that, Berry’s hit “Maybellene” was recorded in May 1955 and released in June, long before Marty performed on stage. While it doesn’t have that badass opening riff like “Johnny B. Goode,” it’s definitely the rock ‘n roll style that Chuck Berry would become known for.
So, Berry had already discovered that “New Sound” before the Enchantment Under the Sea dance took place.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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