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{{Quote| Marty didn't understand but he did know that, to date, few Libyans he had heard of had been involved had been involved in anything but dark and dangerous business. The effect was of someone yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. Marty believed and acknowledged that there was trouble without further investigation. Hurling his body to one side, he looked for the nearest solid object that would provide cover. The only two choices were the [[GMC Value Van|step-van]] and the DeLorean. / Doc Brown was already heading for the step-van. / "Run for it, Marty!" he shouted. "I'll draw their fire!" / Simultaneously, he hustled into the truck and appeared a moment later with a revolver. By this time, the side door of the black van had slid open and a swarthy character resembling Yasser Arafat leaned out. He threw up an AK-47 submachine gun and opened fire. |From ''[[Back to the Future novelization|Back to the Future]]'' by [[George Gipe]] (quote, page 63)}}
{{dialogue|Terrorist #1|Damn Soviet gun!|Terrorist #2|Damn German car!|Libyan terrorists' barely intelligible curses, when both their rifle and van wouldn't work, allowing Marty to escape.}}
 
   
 
{{dialogue|Terrorist #1|Damn Soviet gun!|Terrorist #2|Damn!|The Libyans' barely intelligible curses, when both their rifle and van wouldn't work, allowing Marty to escape.}}
The '''Libyan terrorists''', also known as '''Libyan nationalists''', were a group of [[Wikipedia:Terrorist|terrorists]] that were trying to develop a [[nuclear weapon]] and asked for the assistance of Doctor [[Emmett Brown]] to build it. However, Doc took the [[plutonium]] to power his [[DeLorean time machine]] and built a mock weapon out of an empty bomb casing filled with used [[pinball]] machine parts.
 
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'''The Libyans''' or '''Libyan terrorists''', also known as '''Libyan nationalists''', were a group of [[Wikipedia:Terrorist|terrorists]] that were trying to develop a [[nuclear weapon]] and asked for the assistance of Dr. [[Emmett Brown]] to build it. However, Doc took the [[plutonium]] to power his [[DeLorean time machine]] and built a mock weapon out of an empty bomb casing filled with used [[pinball]] machine parts.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
[[File:Libyan_preparing_2_fire.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Libyan takes aim with his [[AK-47]]]]
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[[File:Libyan_preparing_2_fire.jpg|thumb|300px|A Libyan takes aim at Marty with his [[AK-47]].]]
 
[[Image:Libyanchase.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Libyans hold Marty at gunpoint.]]
This act, once discovered, fueled the terrorists to hunt down and kill Doc Brown. They tracked Emmett Brown to Hill Valley and found him in the parking lot of [[Twin Pines Mall]] on the morning of [[October 26]], [[1985]]. Two Libyans drove there in a [[Volkswagen Station Wagon]] and found him with [[Marty McFly]]. A terrorist shot Doctor Brown with an [[AK-47|assault rifle]], and then attempted to kill the lone witness, Marty. When the rifle jammed, the terrorists chased Marty around the parking lot. As Marty reached 88 miles an hour, with the time circuits activated and the plutonium chamber full, the flux capacitor activated and the DeLorean experienced temporal displacement. The ensuing flash of light disoriented the terrorists, and their van drove into a [[Fox Photo]] stand. Before Marty went back to the future, he wrote a warning for Doc, who wore a [[bulletproof vest]] that night he was shot and survived the attack.
 
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[[Image:Libyanchase.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Libyans hold Marty at gunpoint.]]
 
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{{Dialogue2|Doc|Oh my God. They found me. I don't know how, but they found me. RUN FOR IT, MARTY!!|Marty|Who? Who?!|Who do you think?! THE LIBYANS!!!|Doc horrified upon realizing that he had been located.|Back to the Future}}
 
This act, once discovered, fueled the terrorists to hunt down and kill Doc. They tracked Doc to Hill Valley and found him in the parking lot of [[Twin Pines Mall]] on the morning of [[October 26]], [[1985]]. Two Libyans drove there in a [[Volkswagen Station Wagon]] and found him with [[Marty McFly]]. A terrorist shot and killed Doc with an [[AK-47|assault rifle]], and then attempted to eliminate the lone witness, Marty. When the rifle jammed, and after Marty jumped into the DeLorean, the Libyans chased Marty around the parking lot.
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When the gunman broke out a [[rocket-propelled grenade]] to try to destroy the car and kill Marty at once, Marty tricked them and reached 88 miles per hour; with the [[time circuits]] activated and the [[plutonium]] chamber full, the [[flux capacitor]] activated and the DeLorean experienced temporal displacement. The ensuing flash of light disoriented the terrorists, and their van drove into and totaled a [[Fox Photo]] stand before rolling over. It was unknown whether the crash caused injury to, or possibly killed, the Libyans. Before Marty went back to the future, he wrote a [[Marty's letter|warning letter]] for Doc, who wore a [[bulletproof vest]] that night he was shot and survived the attack.
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In the [[1986B]] timeline, [[Emmett Brown|Citizen Brown]] made a deal with Libyans to repair the broken DeLorean and seemed to have better luck with them than his original counterpart did.
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In the [[1986G]] timeline, [[Emmett Brown|Citizen Brown]] made a deal with Libyans to repair the broken DeLorean and seemed to have better luck with them than his original counterpart did.
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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*In [[George Gipe]]'s [[Back to the Future novelization|novelization]], there are six Libyans as opposed to just the two seen on-screen: the leader, a "swarthy man who was known only as [[Sam (Libyan)|Sam]]" (quote, page 61); four other unnamed men; and a young woman named [[Uranda]], who is described as "a twenty-five-year-old ex-fashion model from Damascus who got her kicks by pumping bullets into other people's bodies" (quote, page 62).
*The film leaves unanswered the question about whether the Libyans survived the crash. On one hand, Marty and Doc are apparently no longer worried about the Libyans immediately after the crash. On the other hand, Doc – who could potentially be implicated in the theft of plutonium if the Libyans are questioned – doesn't stay in Hill Valley after the weekend of October 26, 1985. In the novelization, police sirens could be heard in the distance as Doc and Marty escaped from the mall.
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*The film leaves unanswered the question about whether the Libyans survived the crash. On one hand, Marty and Doc are apparently no longer worried about the Libyans immediately after the crash. On the other hand, Doc who could potentially be implicated in the theft of plutonium if the Libyans are questioned doesn't stay in Hill Valley after the weekend of October 26, 1985. In the novelization, police sirens could be heard in the distance as Doc and Marty escaped from the mall.
 
*Although most transcripts and reviews of the film assume that the terrorists were speaking Arabic, writer Bob Gale revealed that he actually wrote English speaking parts for them in the filming script.<ref>''Feature Commentary with Bob Gale and Neil Canton''</ref>
 
*Although most transcripts and reviews of the film assume that the terrorists were speaking Arabic, writer Bob Gale revealed that he actually wrote English speaking parts for them in the filming script.<ref>''Feature Commentary with Bob Gale and Neil Canton''</ref>
 
*[[Richard L. Duran]], who played the gunman, and [[Jeff O'Haco]], the van driver, are both professional stuntmen as well as actors. In addition to the high speed chase (which also involved a stunt driver for the DeLorean), the two stuntmen had to carefully handle the crash and rollover of the van.
 
*[[Richard L. Duran]], who played the gunman, and [[Jeff O'Haco]], the van driver, are both professional stuntmen as well as actors. In addition to the high speed chase (which also involved a stunt driver for the DeLorean), the two stuntmen had to carefully handle the crash and rollover of the van.
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Revision as of 18:09, 9 July 2019

Libyans
Biographical information
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GenderMale
Behind-the-scenes information
Played byRichard L. Duran (Gunman), Jeff O'Haco (Driver)
  [Source]
" Marty didn't understand but he did know that, to date, few Libyans he had heard of had been involved had been involved in anything but dark and dangerous business. The effect was of someone yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. Marty believed and acknowledged that there was trouble without further investigation. Hurling his body to one side, he looked for the nearest solid object that would provide cover. The only two choices were the step-van and the DeLorean. / Doc Brown was already heading for the step-van. / "Run for it, Marty!" he shouted. "I'll draw their fire!" / Simultaneously, he hustled into the truck and appeared a moment later with a revolver. By this time, the side door of the black van had slid open and a swarthy character resembling Yasser Arafat leaned out. He threw up an AK-47 submachine gun and opened fire. "
—From Back to the Future by George Gipe (quote, page 63)
Terrorist #1: "Damn Soviet gun!"
Terrorist #2: "Damn!"
— The Libyans' barely intelligible curses, when both their rifle and van wouldn't work, allowing Marty to escape.

The Libyans or Libyan terrorists, also known as Libyan nationalists, were a group of terrorists that were trying to develop a nuclear weapon and asked for the assistance of Dr. Emmett Brown to build it. However, Doc took the plutonium to power his DeLorean time machine and built a mock weapon out of an empty bomb casing filled with used pinball machine parts.

History

Libyan preparing 2 fire

A Libyan takes aim at Marty with his AK-47.

Libyanchase

The Libyans hold Marty at gunpoint.

Doc: "Oh my God. They found me. I don't know how, but they found me. RUN FOR IT, MARTY!!"
Marty: "Who? Who?!"
Doc: "Who do you think?! THE LIBYANS!!!"
— Doc horrified upon realizing that he had been located.

This act, once discovered, fueled the terrorists to hunt down and kill Doc. They tracked Doc to Hill Valley and found him in the parking lot of Twin Pines Mall on the morning of October 26, 1985. Two Libyans drove there in a Volkswagen Station Wagon and found him with Marty McFly. A terrorist shot and killed Doc with an assault rifle, and then attempted to eliminate the lone witness, Marty. When the rifle jammed, and after Marty jumped into the DeLorean, the Libyans chased Marty around the parking lot.

When the gunman broke out a rocket-propelled grenade to try to destroy the car and kill Marty at once, Marty tricked them and reached 88 miles per hour; with the time circuits activated and the plutonium chamber full, the flux capacitor activated and the DeLorean experienced temporal displacement. The ensuing flash of light disoriented the terrorists, and their van drove into and totaled a Fox Photo stand before rolling over. It was unknown whether the crash caused injury to, or possibly killed, the Libyans. Before Marty went back to the future, he wrote a warning letter for Doc, who wore a bulletproof vest that night he was shot and survived the attack.

In the 1986G timeline, Citizen Brown made a deal with Libyans to repair the broken DeLorean and seemed to have better luck with them than his original counterpart did.

Behind the scenes

  • In George Gipe's novelization, there are six Libyans as opposed to just the two seen on-screen: the leader, a "swarthy man who was known only as Sam" (quote, page 61); four other unnamed men; and a young woman named Uranda, who is described as "a twenty-five-year-old ex-fashion model from Damascus who got her kicks by pumping bullets into other people's bodies" (quote, page 62).
  • The film leaves unanswered the question about whether the Libyans survived the crash. On one hand, Marty and Doc are apparently no longer worried about the Libyans immediately after the crash. On the other hand, Doc — who could potentially be implicated in the theft of plutonium if the Libyans are questioned — doesn't stay in Hill Valley after the weekend of October 26, 1985. In the novelization, police sirens could be heard in the distance as Doc and Marty escaped from the mall.
  • Although most transcripts and reviews of the film assume that the terrorists were speaking Arabic, writer Bob Gale revealed that he actually wrote English speaking parts for them in the filming script.[1]
  • Richard L. Duran, who played the gunman, and Jeff O'Haco, the van driver, are both professional stuntmen as well as actors. In addition to the high speed chase (which also involved a stunt driver for the DeLorean), the two stuntmen had to carefully handle the crash and rollover of the van.

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References

  1. Feature Commentary with Bob Gale and Neil Canton