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[[Image:MartyWatch.jpg|thumb|300px|Marty uses the payphone at Lou's Cafe.]] |
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| + | {{Quote|The prices ''[behind the counter in Lou's Cafe]'' fascinated Marty so completely that he must have stared at them long enough to convince [[Lou Caruthers|the counterman]] that he was undesirable. / "Whatever you're selling, kid, we don't want any," he said abruptly. / "I'm not selling anything," Marty replied. "I just want to use the telephone." |From ''[[Back to the Future novelization|Back to the Future]]'' by [[George Gipe]] (quote, page 86)}} |
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| − | A '''payphone''' was a coin-operated public telephone. |
+ | A '''payphone''' was a [[money|coin]]-operated public [[telephone]]. |
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| − | One of these was situated in a booth in [[Lou's Cafe]] in [[1955]], which [[Marty McFly]] made use of while he was making a call to [[Emmett Brown]]. |
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| + | A payphone was situated in a booth in [[Lou's Cafe]] in [[1955]], with local calls costing 5¢ (better known as a nickel). [[Marty McFly]] made use of the phone on [[November 5]] while he was making a call to Dr. [[Emmett Brown]], after having looked up his number in the [[telephone directory]]. However, on calling Doc's number, Marty received no answer. |
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| − | A [[video telephone|video]] payphone bearing the [[AT&T]] logo was present in [[Courthouse Square]] in [[2015]], where [[ |
+ | A [[video telephone|video]] payphone bearing the [[AT&T]] logo was present in [[Courthouse Square]] in [[2015]], where [[Marty McFly, Jr.]] was spotted at one point through a [[binocular card]] used by Doc. |
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+ | ==Behind the scenes== |
| − | + | [[File:Back-to-the-future-deleted-scenes-phone-booth-62.jpg|thumb|300px|George McFly is trapped in a payphone booth at Hill Valley High School in a deleted scene from ''Back to the Future''.]] |
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| + | *In a [[deleted scenes|deleted scene]] from ''[[Back to the Future]]'', [[Mark Dixon]] traps [[George McFly]] in a payphone booth at [[Hill Valley High School]] during the [[Enchantment Under the Sea]] dance, and [[Stanford S. Strickland|Mr. Strickland]] refuses to break him out. |
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| + | ===Actuality (2015)=== |
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| + | * Most outside payphones had been removed because of the prevalence of cellphones — something that'' Back to the Future Part II'' obviously didn't foresee, although bulky cellular telephones were in use in [[1989]]. |
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Revision as of 17:57, 5 August 2019
Marty uses the payphone at Lou's Cafe.
- "The prices [behind the counter in Lou's Cafe] fascinated Marty so completely that he must have stared at them long enough to convince the counterman that he was undesirable. / "Whatever you're selling, kid, we don't want any," he said abruptly. / "I'm not selling anything," Marty replied. "I just want to use the telephone." "
- —From Back to the Future by George Gipe (quote, page 86)
A payphone was a coin-operated public telephone.
History
A payphone was situated in a booth in Lou's Cafe in 1955, with local calls costing 5¢ (better known as a nickel). Marty McFly made use of the phone on November 5 while he was making a call to Dr. Emmett Brown, after having looked up his number in the telephone directory. However, on calling Doc's number, Marty received no answer.
A video payphone bearing the AT&T logo was present in Courthouse Square in 2015, where Marty McFly, Jr. was spotted at one point through a binocular card used by Doc.
Behind the scenes
George McFly is trapped in a payphone booth at Hill Valley High School in a deleted scene from Back to the Future.
- In a deleted scene from Back to the Future, Mark Dixon traps George McFly in a payphone booth at Hill Valley High School during the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, and Mr. Strickland refuses to break him out.
Actuality (2015)
- Most outside payphones had been removed because of the prevalence of cellphones — something that Back to the Future Part II obviously didn't foresee, although bulky cellular telephones were in use in 1989.
