Forward To The Past

"Forward To The Past" is a comedy-based mini-film split into separate parts which was directed, produced, and written by Layne Collins. It's a complete spoof on the classic Universal Pictures science-fiction trilogy Back To The Future and follows through with a similar premise, but with an exclusive twist. Layne came up with the idea after checking out a decent percentage of the original film and oddly enough grew inspired to formulate an alternate plot as a simple "what if".

He started thinking what would happen if Marty accidentally fell head over heals in love with his mother during the time period of 1955 and practically screwed up the entire timeline of events. Characters such as Lorraine Baines and George Mcfly would have slight personality changes in order to fit their respected voice actors' nature.

The mini-series debuted on August 17, 2019 and was recently concluded with part 16 being released on May 30, 2020. Along with that, a complete playlist was published the same day showcasing all sixteen parts to allow the beneficial movie-watching experience like how Layne intended it, but the official "release date" would be August 2019.

Two sequels eventually followed up, with Forward to the Past II concluding on November 25, 2020, and Forward to the Past III helped to fully conclude the film-series on June 25, 2021.

Premise
Part 1

Doc sends Marty back to 1955 for an experiment to see how his dog Einstein's brand of food tasted back then. But little does he know, Marty fails at doing what was required from him and was distracted by how each surrounding was so different than present day. This irritates Doc upon hearing Marty tell him what he'd encountered instead of simply buying the dog food for Einstein. Marty snaps back at him and convinces him that he had to fix all the mistakes that were plainly caused by him. Thus he returns to 1955 and tells himself not to embarrass himself. He comes across Biff Tannen and finds him picking on his soon-to-be father George, asking where the "condiments" were. George tries explaining that they wouldn't come in until Monday in which Biff tells him to deliver them to him by the following day or else there would be "serious consequences." Marty realizes what Biff was talking about and asks George where Lorraine lives and that they should both try to warn her about what's yet to come. George declines at first, saying he has to help his mother with groceries and this gives Marty a sudden idea. He drags George to the grocery store, hoping to find Lorraine.

Part 2

They arrive at the grocery store in search for Lorraine and the two McFlys split up into different sections of the building. Marty heads to the fruits isle while George gets caught up nearby the birthday card isle. At the fruits isle, Marty runs into a younger Doc and knocks him out unwillingly for being in his way (Marty's first screw-up). All of a sudden, he notices Lorraine checking out and immediately chases after her while George is still stuck in the birthday card isle, reading a card involving alcohol. Throughout the chase scene, Marty snatches a kid's cardboard wheelie and made it into a skateboard as a way to catch up with Lorraine. His plan ultimately backfires after riding on the back of a truck and crashing along with it. He then wakes up with a powerful slap from Lorraine and it takes Marty a second or two to acknowledge where he is. Him and Lorraine try conversing a normal conversation about how Biff wants to do nasty things to her. She reassures Marty that Biff isn't a single problem to her and that she'd wanna waste her "energy" on him instead. Marty then lands himself into a deeper hole, but somehow has enough plutonium to come back to present day and inform Doc yet again about what he's witnessed. Doc mutters to himself "Still no Purina from 55'? That bastard..."

Part 3 

Doc threatens to shove Einstein's next turd up his "behind" upon finding out Marty's' mistake that could potentially kill either one of them since he killed Doc's younger counterpart while in 1955 and how he agreed to an affair with Lorraine (who would've been his biological mother if he hadn't caught feelings in return). As Doc continues to mess with Marty and jokingly shame him for his actions, Marty starts feeling intense guilt for himself and is eager to change everything back to how nature meant for it to be. The only obstacle stopping Marty is the lack of plutonium energy from the DeLorean in which is required for there to be any further travelling. According to Doc, it would take a precise amount of plutonium/energy for the DeLorean's flux compactor to properly function again and he goes off to obtain more plutonium resources. He informs Marty to meet up with him at Twin Pines mall in less than 47 minutes and 26 seconds. Despite not fully telling Marty the truth about where he's getting the plutonium from, we eventually find out that he steals the plutonium from a group of Libyan nationalists. The conclusion results in Doc slowly realizing that they might've caught him.

Part 4

The Libyan Nationalist leader harasses Doc about the plutonium he stole from them, but just at the nick of time, Marty rushes in to warn Doc and informs him to run. As the two of them are being chased, Marty is still baffled that Doc managed to commit such a crime and steal the plutonium. Doc reassures him and becomes determined to fix Marty's past mistakes. He whips out a pistol and shoots down the Libyans without a problem. Afterwards, he repairs the DeLorean and is about to send Marty off back in 1955. As Doc is close to telling Marty something important, one of the Libyans shoot him back and he tragically falls to his sudden death. Marty gets furious with them and starts hopping into the DeLorean as Doc commanded him to. He makes it up to 88 miles per hour, which will essentially send him straight to November 5, 1955.

Part 5

Marty appears outside of the Baines household and prepares to change the outcome of everything that happened previously. He knocks on the door and Lorraine answers. Marty makes his way inside and tries explaining to her just how important George is, persuading the belief that he is the better choice for her. Just when things couldn't get any more out of hand for our hero, Lorraine's parents interrupt and want Marty to stick around for meatloaf. Marty has no better choice, but to eat dinner with them. Lorraine's mom questions Marty about his whole origin and if she could contact his mother. Marty hesitantly makes up an excuse about his mother and then once things get a little awkward for him, Marty excuses himself and escapes the Baines  household. Lorraine is still rather infatuated by Marty/Tom Cruise, his 1955 ego.

Part 6

After running off for a good bit, Marty notices a strange looking fellow who resembles Doc. It is then revealed that it is in fact Doctor Emmett Brown. He pulls Marty inside his house and performs a mind-reading experiment which backfires almost instantly. Marty tries informing puzzled Doc about where he came from and his whole purpose, but Doc disbelieves Marty and mocks him as "future-boy." Eventually, Doc realizes Marty is telling the truth about things and helps him locate the DeLorean, but before they can reach it, Biff had already broke it upon his encounter. Marty rushes to it and is heartbroken with the result. Doc reassures him that it's nothing more than a quick repair, but Marty doesn't think it'll be so easy. The end result is that it's gonna take 1.21 gigawatts of electricity to perfect the DeLorean's functionality. Astonished by this, Doc panics and runs straight into his living room.

Part 7 

Doc is in total disbelief that anything like that could be possible, but Marty thinks it could just take some "extra plutonium," but Doc isn't sure about that. Instead, there could very well be "all the cocaine one could sniff" and Marty would have little to no chance of returning home. Marty ends up throwing that theory out of the water by showing Doc a flyer of the advert about the clock tower (assuming he took it from 1985). Doc is amazed by this discovery and wants to pull off an experiment that could change everything. Only one problem. The DeLorean is still in need of a repair, so Doc tries calling a repairman known as Lou but soon realizes that he got left on voicemail. When that doesn't work, Marty is then informed that the DeLorean needs an affection like no other and total confidence which can assist Marty in sending him home. With that in mind, Doc decides to keep Marty isolated from the rest of the world unless if duty calls for him to get something done. That suddenly becomes the case when the two of them notice Lorraine in a classroom.

Part 8

As the two of them watch over young Lorraine, Doc reminds Marty about his prior wrong-doings and that he's going to need some sort of plan that should trick Lorraine into falling for George. Suddenly, an advertisement for the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance and this gives Marty an idea. They both need to meet up in time for the dance because that's when they truly confess their feelings for each other during the original timeline. We cut to Marty maintaining a decent conversation with his dorky father as he's writing science fiction stories and is questioned on whether or not he will take Lorraine to the dance. George strongly believes that he's no good for someone above social status like Lorraine and is left with competition. That competitor is none other than Biff and Marty confronts him after he notices Biff pressuring Lorraine into loving him. Once Biff gets interrupted, he steps up to Marty leaving a fierce impression on Marty once more.

Part 9

Biff is appalled by Marty's attempt of being "tougher than him" and the two are about to go at it until Mr. Strickland quickly stops them from brawling in the cafeteria. George congrats Marty for making the smart choice of sticking up for himself, furthermore letting it be known that he could have never stepped up that high. Marty thinks that it's highly possible for George to become a stronger opponent and is persistent on having him ask Lorraine out. George still refuses Marty's suggestion due to insecurity and makes it clear that "nobody on this planet can make him change his mind." This leads to Marty dressing up as Darth Vader from the Planet Vulcan (associated George's interest in science fiction) convincing George to take Lorraine out. The next morning, George rushes to Marty and informs about what Darth Vader had warned him. Marty directs George to the café, where Lorraine just so happens to be. George slowly becomes a nervous-wreck and Marty doesn't believe it's his own father acting out.

Part 10

In an attempt to reassure George, Marty gives him some pieces of advice that should hopefully allow for Lorraine to fall in love. Taking this advice very carefully, George walks into the café and approaches Lorraine as he's reading off of his notes. Lorraine is confused at first, but then starts feeling something for him. As soon as things could succeed upon the first interaction, Biff and his gang enter the café to ruin George's flow. Luckily, Marty steps up to Biff again but this time he's able to knock him as well as the gang off their feet and scurries out of the café. Lorraine watches in total amazement while Marty manages to trick the gang chasing him into a relatively large pile of manure. At this rate, Biff becomes completely furious. Marty returns to Doc as he's working on a miniature scale of his plan on sending Marty home to 1985.

Part 11

Marty is "impressed" with the experiment, but is unsure about how everything will add up near the end. Without Doc knowing the truth about how he reaches his inevitable fate on the night of October 26, 1985, Marty is afraid history could repeat itself. The two get into some banter about this until a knock is heard, so Doc checks it out and notices that it's none other than Lorraine. As it turns out, she followed Marty and was hoping that he could take her to the dance since nobody else planned on doing so. Marty reluctantly agrees to take Lorraine out and Doc is left speechless. Later, we see George and Marty planning out their strategy for how George will actually be the one taking Lorraine out. Marty strives on building up George's confidence one way or another.

Part 12 

A weather report is overheard about the terrible storm as Doc is setting up the cables. He admits that it's sad seeing Marty leave him so soon and that he left a significant impact on his well-being. Marty still wants to warn Doc about what will happen in the next thirty years, but Doc insists for him not to know too much about his own destiny for it could hold serious consequences. Marty steps into the cafe to grab a snack, but is actually writing a letter for Doc to open in thirty years, warning him about the terrorists that will hunt him down. Meanwhile, a police officer stops by and talks with Doc about his "weather experiment." Afterwards, we cut to Marty and Lorraine parked outside of the school seeing how Marty is only waiting for George's cue to "save the day."

Part 13

Marvin Berry and the Star-lighters are the main band and are performing their own rendition of "Night Train." George glances at the time and it turns out to be 9:00 pm, the exact time in which he's supposed to be out. This gives him serious anxiety. Meanwhile, Marty accidentally upsets Lorraine and then Biff pulls him out of the car. Since Marty apparently left $300 worth of damage to Biff's car, he wants revenge. Lorraine tries stopping him, but is already cornering her and the gang take Marty away. They throw him in the trunk of what appears to be the Star-lighters' vehicle. Spooking out the members, Marvin and his fellow bandmates find out that the keys to the trunk are actually inside. As for Lorraine and Biff, George comes just in time, but soon realizes it's not Marty with the girl. It's his worst rival Biff and he recommends for George to leave the two of them alone, but George suddenly builds up his strength to tell Biff otherwise. The two of them get into an arm-wrangling match and George wins by knocking Biff cold with one nasty punch. Lorraine is impressed and the two of them begin falling for each other just like that.

Part 14 

Marty finds out about the two of them and alerts Marvin's band that they still need to perform. However, Marvin has a broken right hand and needs a fill-in. Despite his poor guitar-playing skill, Marty substitutes as guitar while Marvin sings lead vocal for "Earth Angel." In a moment of doubt, Marty almost gives up playing throughout the song, but the piano player encourages Marty to "get back on his feet." With this helpful advice, Marty is able to stick it through and the crowd applauds. This positive reaction gives Marvin confidence to perform one more song. Unsure of what to play, Marty decides to stick with "an oldie but a goodie." Back in Black is performed, leaving the crowd motionless towards the end. Marty then gives a warm speech about the purpose of all that and then scurries out. As 10:00 pm is approaching, Doc becomes impatient. Out of nowhere, Marty arrives, giving Doc the good news and helping him set up the DeLorean.

Part 15

A duet entitled "Great Scott" is performed by Marty and Doc, expanding their constant banter over the space-time continuum concerns. Once it's over, Doc thanks Marty for his assistance and the clock rings 10:00. Marty and Doc begin to depart. The lightning strikes and Marty is finally sent back to his original time period. Doc celebrates in the storm, proclaiming "88 MILES PER HOUR!!!" Marty rushes to find Doc still being shot by the terrorists and practically every other event that occurred on that morning. Deeply saddened and confused by Doc's loss, he suddenly wakes up. Marty is baffled and cannot believe that Doc survived, but is soon aware of Doc's bullet-proof vest. He isn't sure of how Doc could have known, so Doc hands him the same letter that got torn up. Marty then tries to reason about the whole "space-time continuum" concept Doc was so strict on, but Doc decides to let it slide for one occasion.

Part 16

Both Marty and Doc say their farewells as Doc is off 30 years into the future. Marty hopes for him to find a good source of protein for Einstein (referring to the Purina). As Marty was about to ask Doc about what he wanted to tell him (from part 4), Doc is already gone. Two days of sober sleep pass by and Marty finally awakes just for him to realize that he's late for school once again. From a distance, Marty hears George's voice and rushes downstairs to see that his siblings (Dave and Linda) have drastically changed. Trying to process what is going on, George insists that Marty goes to school. But this George appears to be much more laid-back rather than anxious. As Marty skates his way to school, he meets up with his girlfriend Jennifer and she is already aware of their fourth tardy in a row. Before the two of them can wind back, Mr. Strickland catches up to them. Instead of being an arrogant hot-head like how Marty expected him to be, he cuts Marty some slack, talks passionately of George and tells Marty to make the most of what he does count for it should make his father proud. Jennifer is surprised about the sudden acknowledgment of Marty's father being "favored". Marty is too.

Characters
Marty McFly (voiced by Layne Collins) - The main protagonist of the series, Marty is a courageous yet unsophisticated explorer who is constantly interfering with the world around him and hopes for subtle conclusions at the end of the day. He's a close companion of Doctor Emmett Brown and usually assists him on various experiments, specifically the dog food comparison from the first part.

Doctor Emmett Brown ( voiced by Dylan Ward [parts 1/2] and Layne Collins [part 3 - present] ) - A deranged scientist who's responsible for inventing the time-traveling DeLorean and posses a full line of gimmicky products at his lab. Despite being intelligent and logical for the most part, Doc is somewhat naive at times about the unknown possible uses of his time machine, initially actively explores the course of the world's future and tries to alter the past or future of the principal characters to improve their lives.

Lorraine Baines (voiced by Jacqueline Crow) - Mother of Marty and supposed lover of his in the past once Marty makes himself appear too available to her.

George McFly (voiced by Tanner Link) - A gullible push-over who ends up being Marty's father and follows along with him to catch up with Lorraine and warn her about Biff's plan in which directly involves the two of them being together.

Biff Tannen (voiced by Layne Collins) - The main antagonist of the series, Biff is a towering, violent and aggressive bully who obtains what he wants by intimidating others into doing his work for him, or by cheating. His one desire is to make Lorraine his girlfriend and has a tendency to call others butt-head.

Libyan Nationalist leader (voiced by Skyler Ringisen) - Leader of the Libyan nationalist group and has a strong loathing for Doc after he stole their exclusive pack of plutonium.

Mr. Baines (voiced by Connor Chase) - Lorraine's cynical father who isn't so fond of other children, especially if they're in his yard.

Mrs. Baines (voiced by Stacia Collins) - Sweet humble mother of Lorraine who (unlike her husband) is gentle and becomes intrigued in Marty's company whenever he stops to visit.

Jennifer Parker (voiced by E.W) - Marty's girlfriend who never doubted him in his dreams and still learning more about his family.

Facts

 * At first, Layne never intended to turn this concept into a whole comedy series. In fact, part 2 was meant to be the ultimate distorted ending where Marty has to overcome his big mistake and quite possibly live with that inner regret for life. But there was a sweeping amount of demand for a third part that persuaded Layne to continue the series.
 * Dylan got into the spirit of Doc by re-watching several video clips of him to help him find the exact voice. Layne told him to "throw in whatever he wanted with the character" and from hearing that, he settled with a British-like accent. Layne tried mimicking this trait at first, but eventually stuck with his own interpretation that paid more homage to Christopher Lloyd.
 * Josie Harris (Layne's ex) was originally cast as the role for Lorraine, but she had to reject the script because it contained certain mannerisms to be expressed and it was uncomfortable on her behalf (for obvious reasons), unless if Layne were to change the character. Frankly Layne did not let this disappoint him too much because his other female friend Jacqueline Crow adored watching the first part and wanted to be on board with it, so he loaned her the role instead and the character was kept the same.
 * Majority of what is seen during the episodes was actually improvised by Layne and a few other cast members such as Jackie.
 * Despite part 3 being on hold for an extensive period of time, it was practically written out and Layne recorded dialogue for Marty directly after part 2 was released. School and other personal reasons got in the way of Layne's schedule, thus Layne couldn't get much else completed for the mini-series. He had to fill in as Doc for Dylan because his outside life has gotten a lot more busy and was unavailable to provide Doc's voice.
 * Layne had never even watched any of the Back to the Future movies while putting together parts 1 and 2, so his knowledge on the trilogy wasn't too expansive. This would ultimately change by part 3 because he had already watched all three movies from that point.
 * E.W (voice of Jennifer) is actually a really close friend and requested for Layne to keep her identity anonymous because of strict parenting outcomes.