7-Eleven

Colt Gun Salesman: "Uh, just tell me one thing. Where'd you learn to shoot like that?"

Marty: "7-Eleven."

— At the Town Festival

7-Eleven (pronounced seven-eleven) was a convenience store chain that existed in 1985.

History

Marty McFly frequently visited a 7-Eleven to play a Wild Gunman arcade game, which gave him the skill to shoot a real gun.

Back in 1885, when Marty was asked by Colt Peacemaker gun salesman Elmer H. Johnson how he learned to shoot a gun as well as he had just demonstrated on the shooting gallery, Marty cryptically replied "7-Eleven".

Note: The following section is considered non-canon or is disputed in canonicity.

In 1984, Marty McFly played Wild Gunman at 7-Eleven. He met Jennifer Parker there, and was going to ask her on a date, but was interrupted by Douglas J. Needles, who mocked Marty because he didn't have a car, which embarrassed him as he was afraid that Jennifer would reject him for someone who had their own vehicle. After deciding against stealing Dr. Emmett Brown's DeLorean DMC-12 to try to impress Jennifer, Marty took Doc's advice and asked Jennifer out. They then went on a date to a movie theater to see a Clint Eastwood movie.

Non-canon or disputable information ends here.

In 2015, there was a 7-Eleven store in Hill Valley located where the Texaco service station used to be in 1985. A new automated gas and oil service station for flying cars had been built on top of the store.

Behind the scenes

In the commentary for Part III, Bob Gale mentions that the 7-Eleven reference was changed to Disneyland for international releases of the film due to it not being as well-known in most other countries.
- But, Disneyland never had any Back to the Future content, but Universal Studios once had.
7-Eleven is spelled 'Seven-Eleven' in Craig Shaw Gardner's novelizations of Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III.