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'''Riff Tannen''' was a brother to [[Biff Tannen]], along with [[Cliff Tannen]], in an [[1986A|alternate]] [[1986]]. He was part of the notorious [[Tannen family]] mob, the fifth largest in [[California]]. As his aged father, [[Irving "Kid" Tannen]], was seen in 1986A, it is implied that because the elder Tannen was never convicted of his [[1931]] offenses. This gave him more of a free hand to father a family normally, whereas an imprisoned Kid Tannen found it difficult (but not impossible) to have sexual relationships with women, as in conjugal visits.
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'''Riff Tannen''' was the son of [[Kid Tannen|Irving "Kid" Tannen]], and brother to [[Biff Tannen]] and [[Cliff Tannen]], in an [[1986A|alternate]] [[1986]]. He was part of the notorious [[Tannen family]] mob, the fifth largest in [[California]].
   
Riff wore a Fu Manchu and semi-long hair in a [[hairband]], which during the late [[1970s]] to the [[1980s]] had been a popular style for men, particularly rockers.
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Riff wore a Fu Manchu and semi-long hair in a [[hairband]], which during the late [[1970s]] to the [[1980s]] had been a popular style for men, particularly rockers. This combines with his name, given a guitar hook is known as a [[wikipedia:guitar riff|"riff"]].
   
 
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==Behind the scenes==
 
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There was no mention of Biff's family, except for [[Gertrude Tannen]] and [[Griff Tannen]], in the [[Back to the Future trilogy|films]]. However, ''[[Back to the Future: Biff to the Future 1]]'', co-written by Back to the Future co-creator [[Bob Gale]], has Gertrude angrily state to Biff he is her only grandson. This could mean several things: Cliff and Riff are the result of Kid Tannen not going to jail, and didn't exist in the timelines where he was imprisoned, Cliff and Riff died in the regular timeline, or the two never found out about their father and Gertrude is not aware of Kid's other children.
No real information about Riff's personality are expressed, save for the Tannen family disposition towards meanness. He couldn't have been born any earlier than [[1939]], even if he was conceived directly after Cliff's birth.
 
Since there have never been shown to be characters exclusive to only one particular timeline in any previous form of Back to the Future fiction, and that Biff has never been said outright to have been an only child, it is extremely likely Cliff still existed in the regular timeline as well. We simply never saw him and there was really no real point for Biff to bring his family up in a conversation during the movies. While only Biff was conceived during Kid Tannen's initial jailbreak, there's no reason to believe Biff's siblings couldn't have been conceived during conjugal visits, or later jailbreaks.
 
   
 
No real information about Riff's personality are expressed, save for the Tannen family disposition towards meanness. He couldn't have been born any earlier than [[1938]], even if he was conceived directly after Biff's birth.
Marty's wondering about "When did Biff get brothers" stems from him never having any real reason to know Biff's immediate family background before then, not that they never existed.
 
   
 
Riff Tannen was voiced by [[Andrew Chaikin]].
 
Riff Tannen was voiced by [[Andrew Chaikin]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
 
*''[[Back to the Future: The Game]]''
 
*''[[Back to the Future: The Game]]''
 
**''[[Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 2: Get Tannen!]]''
 
**''[[Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 2: Get Tannen!]]''
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*[[Back to the Future (IDW Publishing)|''Back to the Future'' (IDW Publishing)]]
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**''[[Back to the Future: Citizen Brown]]'' - [[Back to the Future: Citizen Brown 2|Issue 2]]: [[Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 2: Get Tannen!|"Get Tannen!"]]
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"Only if it turns out that reality is actually nothing more than a holographic illusion created by the interplay of subatomic particles on a vast two-dimensional membrane."

This article covers a subject that has been deemed non-canon by either the author or the Back to the Future licensees, and thus should not be taken as a part of the "real" Back to the Future universe.

Riff
Riff Tannen
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Voiced byAndrew Chaikin
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Riff Tannen was the son of Irving "Kid" Tannen, and brother to Biff Tannen and Cliff Tannen, in an alternate 1986. He was part of the notorious Tannen family mob, the fifth largest in California.

Riff wore a Fu Manchu and semi-long hair in a hairband, which during the late 1970s to the 1980s had been a popular style for men, particularly rockers. This combines with his name, given a guitar hook is known as a "riff".

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Behind the scenes

There was no mention of Biff's family, except for Gertrude Tannen and Griff Tannen, in the films. However, Back to the Future: Biff to the Future 1, co-written by Back to the Future co-creator Bob Gale, has Gertrude angrily state to Biff he is her only grandson. This could mean several things: Cliff and Riff are the result of Kid Tannen not going to jail, and didn't exist in the timelines where he was imprisoned, Cliff and Riff died in the regular timeline, or the two never found out about their father and Gertrude is not aware of Kid's other children.

No real information about Riff's personality are expressed, save for the Tannen family disposition towards meanness. He couldn't have been born any earlier than 1938, even if he was conceived directly after Biff's birth.

Riff Tannen was voiced by Andrew Chaikin.

Appearances