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  • @zdvxr
    @zdvxr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5079

    He aged way better than he did in the alternate 1985 in Back to the Future 2.

    • @Shasha33400
      @Shasha33400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @Somebody WhoisSomewhere I think zdvxr talk about the Biff from 1985A.

    • @zdvxr
      @zdvxr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Somebody WhoisSomewhere that is true

    • @zdvxr
      @zdvxr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Shasha33400 yeah

    • @danfennewald9827
      @danfennewald9827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol yes he did

    • @thedude2684
      @thedude2684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

  • @BrianHSC
    @BrianHSC 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +269

    How Tom Wilson didn't have bigger career is mystery to me. Everyone praises Fox and Lloyd but Wilson's performance really made all 3 films work.

    • @Scottie_S
      @Scottie_S 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      If you were into computer games, there was a game that came out in 1995 called "Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom". Tom played the part of Todd "Maniac" Marshall who was the wingman for Mark Hamill's character Christopher Blair. The cast consisted these two, plus Malcolm McDowell, John Rhys-Davies, Jason Bernard, Chris Mulkey, Richard Riehle, John Spencer and quite a few more great actors. For me, Tom stole the show with his ridiculous and wonderful style and comedic timing.
      I, like you, was confused as hell as to why he seemed to be overlooked. It was criminal!

    • @gyozop
      @gyozop 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Exactly my thoughts. Great comedic and physical presence at the same time. It is a mystery why he did not receive many more roles. I was ready to see him again.

    • @DarkenRahl
      @DarkenRahl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I remember watching an old interview (here on YT), where he talks about it and that he focused on his career in theater and (at the time) wasnt thrilled, that all people ever wanted to talk to him about, was Back to the Future. I am SO happy that time has given him joy in his role of Biff. Yeah I wouldve liked to have seen him in more for it is like the old saying, "a hero is only as good as his villain", and he absolutely killed it as the many versions of Biff.

    • @Takedown
      @Takedown 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He did the tattletale strangler though so that's something haha.

    • @kevogamingid
      @kevogamingid 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Here here, such a great actor

  • @GeneThundersnow
    @GeneThundersnow ปีที่แล้ว +1014

    The fact that he played like seven very different versions of Biff is incredible.

    • @PRdeSO
      @PRdeSO ปีที่แล้ว +94

      so true but 8 parts, 7 different versions
      Past Biff twice, Original '85 Biff, New '85 Biff, Future elderly Biff, Future grand son of Biff, '85 Evil Trump-ish Biff, and Mad Dog ancestor of Biff

    • @GeneThundersnow
      @GeneThundersnow ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@PRdeSO you’re absolutely right!

    • @uTubeNoITube
      @uTubeNoITube ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@PRdeSO Alright you just gave me an amazing idea someone (not me cuz I can't do that stuff) should make for a spoof trailer:
      *Biff to the Future*, with a montage of all the biffs through all 3 series and his most iconic/funny scenes, and at the end it just says "There will be Biffs." XD

    • @Xylot
      @Xylot ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@uTubeNoITube It's all just different Biffs talking to one another through clips lol

    • @uTubeNoITube
      @uTubeNoITube ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Xylot Hahahah

  • @KJean-tv4dg
    @KJean-tv4dg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1998

    This man OWNED the role of Biff like no one else ever could have. I grew up in the 80's and LOVED this movie. Biff was so much fun to "hate!" This movie never would have been the same without him!

    • @sethmeyer2443
      @sethmeyer2443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Biff was the greatest Comedy villain of all time

    • @joemckim1183
      @joemckim1183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@sethmeyer2443 He was great in all of the versions of the character whether it was Biff, old man Biff, Griff or Mad Dog Tannen.

    • @robertgoodwinr6523
      @robertgoodwinr6523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Agreed!! One of my top fav films of all time!! Never get sick of it. 53 years old and still love it like it just came out.

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      “Why don’t you make like a tree…and get out of here…”😂👍

    • @chefd786
      @chefd786 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So true, such a classic, and he was Great !

  • @CrochetJewel
    @CrochetJewel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1218

    He played Biff so well that I couldn’t stand his character!

    • @itsjustnopinionok
      @itsjustnopinionok 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He also had a good part in the movie "Andersonville"

    • @matarifleesukun1105
      @matarifleesukun1105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      it mean his acting is good right? he make you hate him

    • @randydarklight
      @randydarklight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      yeah I agree I hated this guy LOL

    • @alphalunamare
      @alphalunamare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Val Kilmer as Iceman in Top Gun had the same effect , but then as Madmartigan in Willow redeemed himself :-)

    • @jaylenbrownfan2112
      @jaylenbrownfan2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@alphalunamare Doc Holiday and Thunderheart. Great actor.

  • @apb672
    @apb672 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    It's so crazy that the actors who play villains IRL tend to be such sweet, human, awesomely approachable people.

    • @rwwilson21
      @rwwilson21 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It's crazy how the nicest ppl can play the meanest characters. Yet the meanest ppl can play the nicest characters.

    • @Wicked_R
      @Wicked_R ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's called Acting..Good Acting.

    • @todesque
      @todesque ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed. I've always said that the people who know how to be nice, also know how to be NOT nice.

    • @krls3215
      @krls3215 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gunnar Hansen, (Leatherface) a perfect example.

    • @tomfritzsch1928
      @tomfritzsch1928 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vincent D'Onofrio is another good example. Seems like a really likable funny guy in interviews.

  • @fourbyfourer
    @fourbyfourer ปีที่แล้ว +188

    I've had the pleasures of meeting Tom Wilson in person, and I have to honestly say he was one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life.

    • @artifacthunter1472
      @artifacthunter1472 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People who are nice to the world have no knowledge of God!

    • @chrisb8193
      @chrisb8193 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@artifacthunter1472What are you on about?

    • @escfxp
      @escfxp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@artifacthunter1472 Which God are you referring to here?

    • @enigmalfidelity
      @enigmalfidelity 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@artifacthunter1472do you like guns? If so, don't speak about religion.

    • @walteradams2439
      @walteradams2439 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@enigmalfidelity Luke- 22:36

  • @beng4151
    @beng4151 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    He is just a fantastic person. Growing up, never in a million years would I think "Biff" would be a nice person. He played the role so well. A great part of my childhood right here!

  • @honesteagle98
    @honesteagle98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +548

    Rumor has it he’s still putting the 2nd coat of wax on the car.

    • @radioactive9861
      @radioactive9861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ZING!

    • @martinriggs8567
      @martinriggs8567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think he’s just finishing the second coat now. Can’t be too sure with this guy.

    • @chrismale9976
      @chrismale9976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂

    • @nuthinnew3881
      @nuthinnew3881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's just a rumour though, take it with a pinch of salt

    • @ManPursueExcellence
      @ManPursueExcellence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Now, don’t con me!

  • @ronaldh6466
    @ronaldh6466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +772

    I loved his Mad Dog Tannen character. He hit it out of the park.

    • @jarrodschroeder
      @jarrodschroeder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He played this role well all his movies he is in are great

    • @excellenceinrecycling4093
      @excellenceinrecycling4093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He was great in all 3

    • @ryanwilliams4223
      @ryanwilliams4223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Without doubt his best portrayal of the character.

    • @jnmwtkns
      @jnmwtkns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also my favorite! But he is honestly he best actor from the entire series. Played every alternate character to the letter.
      He should have been the star before mjf. Love him too but lets be honest biffs character arc is so much better. Lubs ya Tom!

    • @Diakonov29
      @Diakonov29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "Ya gutless yella pie slinger!"

  • @The_RedVIII
    @The_RedVIII ปีที่แล้ว +132

    He honestly had one of the most difficult roles in the movie, because he played so many versions of himself. And he did so well that I often wasn't sure if it was actually him playing these other versions. For example, for the longest time I actually thought Griff was played by a different actor.

    • @mae2759
      @mae2759 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I never realized Mad Dog Tannen was him for a long time either.

    • @skywalker6648
      @skywalker6648 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Maybe, you both need glasses, lol. They didn't disguise him that much with make up.

    • @stevenwilson6523
      @stevenwilson6523 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@mae2759 100% agreed! Other than the voice being a dead ringer he looked nothing like any of the other Biffs.

  • @truthseeker6532
    @truthseeker6532 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    All these years and no one has forgotten BIFF!!!!
    His acting of that Character left us all= An Unforgettable Character!!!!!!!

  • @ThisCanNotBTheFuture
    @ThisCanNotBTheFuture 3 ปีที่แล้ว +874

    I've always thought Tom's acting in the BTTF trilogy is highly underrated. His portrayal of "Old Biff" and "Mad Dog Tannen" in particular are almost virtuosic and testify to his excellent range as an actor.

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He would have done more movies if he really was that good. Back To The Future are broad comedies, so it’s not exactly a high bar of acting.

    • @danielcockerspaniel
      @danielcockerspaniel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Deserved an Oscar

    • @GrizzlyDaddams
      @GrizzlyDaddams 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mad Dog is the best! Hahaha 😂

    • @beatlecristian
      @beatlecristian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@RocStarr913 what would you know about acting, critic? You been in any movies?
      That’s like so called music critics panning Paul’s McCartney’s post Beatles albums when they don’t know shit about music.

    • @TheJMascis666
      @TheJMascis666 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mad Dog ? I hate that name.

  • @Cenindo
    @Cenindo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +915

    He is a delightful person in real life.

    • @maisieh.8620
      @maisieh.8620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      True!!!

    • @hdna12
      @hdna12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Yep I met him at a Convention 2 years ago He’s really a nice guy rather than the bad Biff he’s plays in Back To The Future, he’s an amazing actor!

    • @guesswhomartin9249
      @guesswhomartin9249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes,,, I've heard so many good things about Tom Wilson. I think he played a really good role as Biff. We love you Tom.

    • @TELLViSiON
      @TELLViSiON 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Is there a video where he talks about peoples reaction when they encounter him in the streets after the release of the movie and think is a bad guy?

    • @90sNickfan91
      @90sNickfan91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tom Wilson and I grew up in the same town of Radnor, PA.

  • @slimc3769
    @slimc3769 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you Tom for being a huge part in my childhood. You playing Biff was great! "Manure! I hate Manure!!"

  • @andiorl
    @andiorl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +779

    For an actor to play such a despicable character so well, and play every part no matter how different, and keep it all believable, is a true tribute to this actor.
    I think you are awesome Tom Wilson.

    • @raylight3961
      @raylight3961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree.

    • @toma.4808
      @toma.4808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Most "villians" end up being. Real life nice guys. Take heel wrestlers as a big example.

    • @rosesingh339
      @rosesingh339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He played the coach in the show "Freaks and Geeks"

    • @sauronishere8040
      @sauronishere8040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      His acting was THE best in the Trilogy. How he pulled 3 different characters with so much versatility is remarkable.

    • @c.a.marsupial.1282
      @c.a.marsupial.1282 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was so despicable it's hard to believe he's not really nasty in real life. Perfect performance and perfectly cast.

  • @rogerhenry6489
    @rogerhenry6489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    Thankfully they cast him . It wouldn't have been the same without him. They hit every right note with that film from the casting down to the soundtrack.

    • @amojak
      @amojak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      well except the initial marty cockup ;)

    • @nickperez7553
      @nickperez7553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He almost choked in his audition I saw an interview on him that he was talking about getting casted for the movie , glad he pulled through!

    • @scottydog62
      @scottydog62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So very true!!
      It is astonishing how the fantasy story line ,actors,
      actress's, and great effort to make it all so believable and authentic.
      Tom Wilson was so great playing all of his charactors

    • @amojak
      @amojak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Weewoo12 yep as Stoltz was quite tall i could see that dynamic wouldn't work. Luckily Wilson was cast before they dropped Stoltz. the increased height difference only helped make him more intimidating.

    • @tbird81
      @tbird81 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They always intended it to be MJF, but they got Stoltz as he was unlikeable and it would force them to redo it with MJF. They even directed Stoltz differently, and told him to play the role more seriously.

  • @bfettrules1239
    @bfettrules1239 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Biff had some great lines that only Tom could deliver-
    “That’s about as interesting as a screen door on a battleship.”
    “Make like a tree & get outta here.”
    “Butthead.”
    “McFly(fill in blank)!!”
    One of the best comedic villains in cinematic history.

    • @ryandavids1129
      @ryandavids1129 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I have your car towed all the way to your house, and all you got for me is L I G H T B E E R?....... Classic.

    • @bfettrules1239
      @bfettrules1239 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ryandavids1129 hell yeah. Biff was cinema gold.

  • @rgd37
    @rgd37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I auditioned for Marty in Miami at Barbara Millers Office and Speilberg himself called me at my mom's house in Hollywood FL. to say how funny he though I was and keep him posted as to when I relocated to LA. Great memories. Obviously I didn't get cast but to speak to Speilberg was incredible.

    • @jamievincent4829
      @jamievincent4829 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that's good you did'nt get casted for playing as Marty because you should know am the one who needs to be casted as Marty that means nobody is not allowed to be Marty only me who can have you got that I bet you have

    • @luketimewalker
      @luketimewalker ปีที่แล้ว

      whoa! Many many congrats!

    • @SonnyGTA
      @SonnyGTA ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jamievincent4829 CASTED?!!!! Did you drop out of the 3rd grade?

    • @jamievincent4829
      @jamievincent4829 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SonnyGTA I did for Biff because am casted as Marty Mcfly he's the one I wanted to be because am going to be tribute version of him for Michael J fox so I want Speilberg himself to get me on back to the future film as Marty Mcfly who is my favourite main character

  • @sportscastercanada
    @sportscastercanada 3 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    Imagine having a beer 🍺 with this guy.

    • @garrettwilson2626
      @garrettwilson2626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Your waiting at the bar, and you just hear "MCFLY!!!"

    • @TimothyRMorris
      @TimothyRMorris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@garrettwilson2626 "I thought I told never to come in here"

    • @aarongreenfield9038
      @aarongreenfield9038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Just don't offer him a light beer.

    • @Sortableshark
      @Sortableshark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TimothyRMorris HELLO ANYBODY HOME THINK MCFLY THINK

    • @markmac1907
      @markmac1907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@garrettwilson2626 if he walked in, i would make like a tree and get outta there.

  • @rcadenow7543
    @rcadenow7543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    Best comedian villian of all time! he did such a good job!

    • @selfiekroos1777
      @selfiekroos1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Best villain

    • @rudyando
      @rudyando 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When I saw Wedding Crashers I could not buy into the Bradley Cooper bully. He was just so sadistic for a comedy it pulled me out of the jokes. Biff was a solid one.

    • @lordmmx1303
      @lordmmx1303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@selfiekroos1777 second to Stefan Karl. Stefan was number one. and always will be.

    • @raylight3961
      @raylight3961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I'd have to agree with you on that. I'll get back to you if I can think of someone better so I probably won't be getting back to you.

    • @mae2759
      @mae2759 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'll raise you Shooter McGavin, but Biff is very good!

  • @high-defRJ
    @high-defRJ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Despite the character he played, Tom seems like a real cool, and lovable guy. And married for 33 years at the time of this speech? Amazing, Tom!!!

  • @xevious2501
    @xevious2501 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    this guy doesnt get NEARLY the amount of praise he deserves for his performance of Biff Tannen. His performance was FLAWLESS!!! Brilliant!! Comedic Timing Impeccable , i mean he was litterally lifted straight from the character well of the great Warnerbrothers classic characters. My god was his work fantastic. his voice, his body language, facial expressions. i can go on for years about the brilliance of his work and the rarity it is.

  • @jm7720
    @jm7720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I can't imagine anyone else playing BIFF. Tom is brilliant. One of the best villains in a movie.

    • @BobKontak
      @BobKontak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree. Sean Connery, Sir Lawrence Olivier or Charlton Heston would merely have been distant seconds. Seriously, maybe Harrison Ford if the age range was right but we were familiar with Ford.
      I have watched that "Hello. Hello. Anybody home?" clip so many times. He was perfect.

  • @madmike987655
    @madmike987655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    HE was the ultimate bad guy. Likeable and dislikeable, really pulled off the bully character perfectly. He's one of the most memorable bad guys for me.

  • @diddymuck
    @diddymuck ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Tom deserved an oscar for his bttf performance. The most demonstrative actor in the whole series. Everyone else was just being their own personalty...he was performing...magnificently!

    • @patrickmulroney9452
      @patrickmulroney9452 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      as tannen i think he did a take off on lee marvin in the man who shot liberty valance!

    • @Wicked_R
      @Wicked_R ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if he deserves one so does Michael J he played his son and daughter in 2 and Seamus in 3..he put in work son!

    • @WastedPo
      @WastedPo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      To be fair, real life Christopher Lloyd is extremely different from the flamboyant Doc Brown. I think especially back then, Lloyd was known for being very soft-spoken, almost an introvert.

  • @DaniMacYo
    @DaniMacYo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He is so awesome in those movies. I can’t imagine the films without him. ❤

  • @misterquantum9840
    @misterquantum9840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I used to be his neighbor in Reseda California. It was amusing to regularly see Biff mowing his lawn.

    • @ariccardi21
      @ariccardi21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow! Cool!!!!!

  • @MrDmfan
    @MrDmfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I met him a few years back, what a golden hearted guy, love him

  • @passiveagressive4983
    @passiveagressive4983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love that he was stressing about going on a date with his future wife of 33 years AND still got the part as Biff❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @adamgheli
    @adamgheli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This video just made my day. I've only seen this man "act" like a complete jerk, whenever I'd seen him. This real life clip shows how complete down to earth he really is. Made my day!

    • @The_Bigot
      @The_Bigot ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was in Blood In Blood Out as well. He played Benjamin Bratt’s partner.

    • @UncutMarkus
      @UncutMarkus 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@The_Bigot yes, I watched the film last week. The other police officer (Pacos Aguilars' Partner)

  • @darkhaterawe1943
    @darkhaterawe1943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Thanks for playing one of the most memorable antagonist!! "I HATE MANURE!!!"😂😂😂 I still crack up at that line!! 33 years of marriage is some really inspiration!! God bless👍✌

  • @SebasECA
    @SebasECA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +796

    He looks exactly like his future self in the movie 😮

    • @DanielGonzalez-ge3ui
      @DanielGonzalez-ge3ui 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Yes, he does. Incredible.

    • @bravenewworldorder89
      @bravenewworldorder89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was thinking the exact same thing watching this.

    • @paneledmeteor33
      @paneledmeteor33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I was gonna say. He looks better than his future self. No thinning hair, looks good for his age

    • @hippycow1006
      @hippycow1006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Except with hair and not sketchy😂

    • @bigboi4488
      @bigboi4488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Not really. He’s more good looking than his future self in the movie

  • @dnakatomiuk
    @dnakatomiuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    He's so humble
    Rumour has is he's owns a horse manure farm

  • @raymondpatrick2918
    @raymondpatrick2918 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    He doesn't get the credit he deserves for the different Tannons he played so well. Perfect actually

  • @ColtonRDean
    @ColtonRDean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    Tom Wilson: “Maybe I could get a role as one of Biff’s gang members. That would be pretty good.”
    Billy Zane: “True story!”

    • @lilsun724
      @lilsun724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ouch.

    • @Metroidkid97
      @Metroidkid97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Listen to billy Zane, he’s a cool dude -Hansel

    • @AnnusMirabilus
      @AnnusMirabilus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol.... great point.... it's like "said every actor who wound up as a Biff gang member"

    • @dianapevtsov
      @dianapevtsov 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Metroidkid97 "I put the diamond in the coat...I put the coat on her!"

    • @colinjava8447
      @colinjava8447 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He was too big and imposing to be one of the gang, he had to be the main guy

  • @TheNova64000
    @TheNova64000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    When Tom first auditioned for the role of Biff, Nobody in that audition room realized that Back To The Future would have the timeless success that the trilogy has had. At the time, Tom probably would have been happy just to have been cast in a movie that was successful in moment, regardless of weather or not it turned out to be a beloved cult classic...

    • @nathanieljefferies5491
      @nathanieljefferies5491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Back to the Future is not a Cult Classic for it is a Timeless Classic for generations to enjoy... I do not regret that pun

    • @dropkickmurphy4114
      @dropkickmurphy4114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tom is on record stating he didn't think he would land the role of Biff; he was hopeful to maybe get a part as one of Biff's gang members. 🙂

    • @jayizzett
      @jayizzett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Predicted 911 many times

    • @markfox1545
      @markfox1545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Weather 🌦☀️🌧

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't consider it a cult classic, but a blockbuster. It was the biggest damn hit of the year.

  • @indiedavecomix3882
    @indiedavecomix3882 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Everytime I see this guy in interviews or talks like these he's so engaging and funny. Seems like such a great guy.

  • @kevogamingid
    @kevogamingid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I can't believe this guy played Biff. Such a great actor

  • @Ozymandias1
    @Ozymandias1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I saw the entire series and it is amazing that when Tom was in high school he was a small sickly guy who got bullied all the time and only grew big later on. He even was scared of himself when he auditioned for the first time where he was asked to bully Marty (then played by Eric Stolz) because it reminded him of how he was bullied himself.

  • @onlyds0822
    @onlyds0822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Wilson did excellent in the trilogy. Portrayed Biff, Griff and "Mad Dog" Tannen with perfect voice acting

    • @keaponlaffin6737
      @keaponlaffin6737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Man yeah that mad dog was great!

    • @onlyds0822
      @onlyds0822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@keaponlaffin6737 (shoots gun) come on runt! You can dance better than that.

    • @ThisCanNotBTheFuture
      @ThisCanNotBTheFuture 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The scene of "Young Biff" and "Old Biff" arguing in the car is classic.

    • @onlyds0822
      @onlyds0822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ThisCanNotBTheFuture you mean in BTTF Part II where he gives Young Biff the almanac

    • @ThisCanNotBTheFuture
      @ThisCanNotBTheFuture 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@onlyds0822 correct

  • @dodgervision1
    @dodgervision1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    He also played a great Detective in the 90’s iconic movie,”Blood In, Blood Out”.

  • @johnwatson3948
    @johnwatson3948 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    His incredible energy and personality is certainly why he got the part and why they apparently liked him so much. I’ve watched a couple of Hollywood auditions and so many come in like they’re defeated and tired of the game.

  • @stevemuzak8526
    @stevemuzak8526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    It's hard to imagine someone else played that role.

    • @nickperez7553
      @nickperez7553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Absolutely, hello anybody home! 😆 Priceless

    • @gabahungle568
      @gabahungle568 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya! Also of mc fly & of course Marty but wait doctor was fabulous. Everyone was great & the movie was outstanding. Really!

    • @xxdamonxx77
      @xxdamonxx77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody else could fill those shoes. Tom nailed the role!

  • @reactions5783
    @reactions5783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    He looks far younger in real life 2020, than his Biff character did in 1985.
    Great Scott!

    • @jeffmartin9753
      @jeffmartin9753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know this is heavy

    • @idkman-c4y
      @idkman-c4y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jeffmartin9753 There's that word again. Heavy. Is something wrong with the Earth's gravitational pull?

    • @LFC-Star
      @LFC-Star 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      aside from the grey hair he looks like the alternate 1985 Biff.

    • @Wanderersea
      @Wanderersea 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Biff character in 1985 was him under heavy make-up to look like an old man. Tom Wilson was only 27 when he made BTTF and he looked even younger than his age as well at that time. Hard to believe that Christopher lloyd was 47 but that was a reasonable age for him to be since he was playing a character that existed in the 1950's. So they had to make sure he still look young enough between 1950 and 1985 in contrast. They did some make up work on him for the 1985 version of himself.
      But yeah, I am with you. He looks far, far younger here than what they made him out to be as an old man in 1985. LOL.

  • @flightofthebumblebee9529
    @flightofthebumblebee9529 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember being a kid going to Universal Studios Florida and riding the BTTF ride and being amazed that my favorite version of Biff (1955) came back and was a huge part of the ride. He is a legend and such an awesome guy in real life.

  • @Turco949
    @Turco949 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He was one of the most underrated characters in the BTTF due to being an villain but I always found him to be one of the most memorable.

  • @GodofWarChuka
    @GodofWarChuka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Oh man! Biff looks a lot like my dad in his 60’s! LoL

    • @kruleworld
      @kruleworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Was your dad a bit like Biff when he was younger?

    • @dr.loomis4221
      @dr.loomis4221 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh he does? He looks a lot like your dad in his 60's?

  • @lenihaylett4674
    @lenihaylett4674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    i love Tom. why can't i meet him. such and underrated actor and COMEDIAN. HE IS HILARIOUS. he is like the uncle everyone wishes they had.

  • @simonspain6080
    @simonspain6080 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He was such a great character in those movies.....perhaps the best! He was just incredible!!!

  • @brandonhoun
    @brandonhoun ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His acting was great. No one else could've played Biff better.

  • @daschwah
    @daschwah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    That he’s a fairly normal-sized guy who isn’t naturally intimidating is such a testament to the job he did with that role.
    Biff comes off like he’s six-eight and 280 pounds of nerd-murdering muscle, while Tom is the father-in-law we ALL wish we had. That’s the definition of iconic.

    • @aarongreenfield9038
      @aarongreenfield9038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Well at 6' 2 And a somewhat athletic build, that is still pretty imposing for A high school bully. Especially When going nose to nose with a 5'4, 100 pounds wet Marty.

    • @Me-wk7dz
      @Me-wk7dz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@aarongreenfield9038 Yeah he was like 6'3 I think and fairly buff, he towered over Michael Fox

    • @angrymobsters1599
      @angrymobsters1599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He looks like he shrank a bit since he's gotten older. When he was in back to the future or even wing commander he looked gigantic

    • @clamshell6863
      @clamshell6863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@angrymobsters1599 It is possible. Everybody shrinks when we get older.

    • @thejamesbondshow9754
      @thejamesbondshow9754 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It helped that Fox was a real short ass

  • @Emma-dh1lx
    @Emma-dh1lx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    My 10 year old daughter loves Biff so much!
    Always quotes his line. Her favorite..
    When he shoved Lorraine to the floor in pt2.
    Lorraine: I'm leaving Biff.
    Biff: Oh SO GO AHEAD!!

  • @pariah87
    @pariah87 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    its still so funny to me seeing biff's actor seem like such a nice and cool guy

  • @SS-Tommy
    @SS-Tommy ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s why this movie is so beloved. Everyone involved is great. They were all born to be these characters.

  • @firstnamelastname6171
    @firstnamelastname6171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He's looking more like "Old Biff" everyday. It's surreal.

  • @TheGamersGrotto
    @TheGamersGrotto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tom Wilson rocks.. I honestly preferred him as Maniac in the Wing Commander games.. He's honestly been voicing characters in video games since the late 90s.. Great guy all around! Glad people like him exist in the entertainment industry! :)

    • @Banana_Split_Cream_Buns
      @Banana_Split_Cream_Buns ปีที่แล้ว

      He was so cool opposite Mark Hamill. While Mark Hamill seemed nothing like Blue Hair of WC1 and WC2, Tom Wilson was like the Maniac cartoon in human form.

  • @ccptube3468
    @ccptube3468 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a man born in 80s, Love this guy! Best Bully ever!

  • @mistysouders7823
    @mistysouders7823 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That character sets the Tone for the entire movie then later on on the movies as Biff either gets older or becomes his great great grandfather. JUST AWSOME acting abilities.

  • @Jrjaro
    @Jrjaro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The BTTF trilogy had a tremendous contribution from this talented, funny and versatile actor Tom Wilson, Biff was perhaps the more difficult character to play in the series, after all these years he still makes me laugh “what the hell is going on?”

    • @jdxsr85
      @jdxsr85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Manure! I hate manure!

  • @e2ndcomingsoon655
    @e2ndcomingsoon655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He played the role so fantastically good!! What a great actor!!

  • @alexw.132
    @alexw.132 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A nice man who is a VERY good, and VERY underrated actor! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @flavanz_
    @flavanz_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He portrayed both young and old biff so brilliantly he deserves as much credit and Michel j fox and Christopher Lloyd if not more! I am still fascinated by his performance! What an actor and a real life person! Bravo👏🏼

  • @firstjayjay
    @firstjayjay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Man he is just such a character and you just have to love him for it. would be a once in a life time just to be in his presence and hear him tell a story

  • @shillatioreviled5862
    @shillatioreviled5862 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wilson is one of the most humblest actors who knows his place and is aware that his career is in the balance with the producers.

  • @kpbizzle_gaming
    @kpbizzle_gaming ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I couldn’t see anyone else playing biff! #legend

  • @gregc5316
    @gregc5316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Biff is a movie icon. A timeless character. An absolute legend.

  • @Ranvirgrewal2792
    @Ranvirgrewal2792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    what a great actor, sure wish he was richer and was still acting more.

  • @tfpp1
    @tfpp1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    That laughing hyena in the background made this clip all the more entertaining.

  • @alisyed6063
    @alisyed6063 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still cant believe after 40 years this guy didnt become Hollywood biggest star , He nailed 4 roles perfectly.

  • @oldschoolgamer5113
    @oldschoolgamer5113 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't see any other guy playing that roll. To this day I still quote those lines, one of my favorite movies. Thank you for that.

  • @mbayatab4326
    @mbayatab4326 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Whenever I see any video on TH-cam recommendations about BTTF, I just click!

  • @TheGuerillapatriot
    @TheGuerillapatriot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He was so great as Biff. All my buddies would just die laughing when we watched him at the movies. We teared up, and we had to go and watch the movie again the following week.

  • @adrianvanleeuwen
    @adrianvanleeuwen ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome actor, I really loved his tough guy performance in BTTF movies. This video shows his real charm as a person describing the events.

  • @maxbrazil3712
    @maxbrazil3712 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Hello? McFly?"
    This what a part of my generation's vocabulary.

  • @garymatson2964
    @garymatson2964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Flawless decision to case him as Biff. My favourite character in BTTF.

  • @salvadoriilegaspi7649
    @salvadoriilegaspi7649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Back to the future is a legend

  • @gamleskalle1
    @gamleskalle1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Underrated actor. Should have been a bigger star. Biff means STEAK in my language.

  • @VelhaGuardaTricolor
    @VelhaGuardaTricolor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The more I hear Tom Wilson talk the more perplex I get of how Hollywood didn't use him way more.

  • @brianjay9811
    @brianjay9811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I met Tom in the late 80's while sitting on a curb in front of the Comedy Store on the strip. We talked for a while, and at one point, Tom looked at me and said, "You don't know who I am, do you." I shook my head, no, and then he stood up straight and put on this evil smile, "I'm Biff!" I stared with no reaction. "Biff you dummy, - Back to the Future!" At that point I finally recognized him. He was a joy to talk with...

    • @Whoopdido777
      @Whoopdido777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It would have be better if he said “I’m Biff you butthead.”

    • @brianjay9811
      @brianjay9811 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Whoopdido777 Just too many years ago to remember his exact words, but there's a good chance he did say "butthead", LOL...

    • @Whoopdido777
      @Whoopdido777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brianjay9811 I can’t even fathom the number of times he’s been asked to say butthead over these years.
      There was an interview with the actress who played Alex Kinter’s mom in Jaws and she famously slapped Roy Scheider’s character, Chief Brody, after she found out the girl at the beginning of the movie had already recently been killed by a shark. Apparently after the movie came out people (almost all guys) came up to her all the time and asked her to slap them. She obliged for years and years, but finally (I’m not sure when exactly) decided that she wasn’t going to do anymore slapping.

    • @brianjay9811
      @brianjay9811 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Whoopdido777 I once standing with Sam Kinison outside the Comedy Store as people from the slow moving Sunset Strip traffic, pleaded for him to blurt out his famous "Ah - Ahhhhhhh!!!" Sam smiled, then did the yell a couple of times...

    • @Whoopdido777
      @Whoopdido777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brianjay9811 Ha ha. Sam probably just walked around doing that for the hell of it. By the way, I was actually unaware of how Sam died. It was in a car accident. A drunk 17 year old kid crossed the center line and hit his car head on. The kid was sentenced to 1 year of probation, 300 hours of community service and had his driver’s license suspended for 2 years. That doesn’t seem right at all.

  • @outen21
    @outen21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Imagine these movies without all the actors that made this a complete masterpiece

    • @acecriss9326
      @acecriss9326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder if we would have known the difference.

    • @Alex-gn9px
      @Alex-gn9px 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      454 ... Marty had to be played by Eric Stoltz. The shots had already begun when Eric was replaced by Michael J. Fox. Hard to imagine Marty not being played by Michael, but it was about to happen.

    • @iambored2094
      @iambored2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, you can watch the Eric clips on TH-cam, it's so wrong.Eric is a great actor but he's not Marty for sure.

  • @Danny-fs1hk
    @Danny-fs1hk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He was outstanding as Biff!

  • @TerriPike
    @TerriPike 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love his song “Stop asking’ me the questions” hilarious!

  • @ZipSlipHollingbrook
    @ZipSlipHollingbrook ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What's amazing is that they went to the future and got this guy to play 'Casino Biff.' It must've saved some money.

  • @smcgilli34
    @smcgilli34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    As a struggling actor, I know how he feels. Well, except the “you got the part” bit. Would be nice to hear that...

    • @moeball740
      @moeball740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Scott: one of the most frustrating things must be if you are the first one to audition for a part. No casting director ever says after only one audition "ok, send everyone else home, this is the one we want". They're going to have several auditions, they want to feel like they're earning their paycheck. So after 50 people have auditioned for the part, the C.D. also isn't going to usually pick the first one, because then they think they wasted their time holding all those auditions if the first actor was right for the part! It's like a catch 22 and you're screwed.

    • @zeroh2hero
      @zeroh2hero 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gotta sell your soal if you wanna be rich and famous and go through the satanic rituals.

    • @jamesarmstrong9042
      @jamesarmstrong9042 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wouldn't say don't follow your dreams, but I will say its like winning the lottery just luck.

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Back to the Future is basically a perfect movie. And "Biff" is a big part of it. Love hearing these stories!

  • @dhertsens5617
    @dhertsens5617 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've had the pleasure to speak to Tom a couple of times by email: he's a charming, funny and really friendly guy. Apparently, he was bullied himself when he was younger and when Crispin Glover (George McFly) was acting terrified when Biff was tormenting him, Tom stopped the scene and asked Crispin if he was OK.

  • @Filmmaker809
    @Filmmaker809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He is a great actor. Tom Wilson.

    • @DEB781
      @DEB781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No one else could of played Biff better than this guy! Born to play Biff!

    • @Filmmaker809
      @Filmmaker809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DEB781 Yes he was Deborah. :)

  • @PlaidDad
    @PlaidDad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Somebody in the audience shoulda called him “mad dog” Tannen.

    • @AizensPlan
      @AizensPlan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      huehuehue yes so funny i'm sure he would laugh at such a very comedic and original remark, totally not something he hears a million times a year

  • @angelmedia9051
    @angelmedia9051 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Biff was my favourite character out of all the movies, he was hilarious.

  • @RandomDuude
    @RandomDuude ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I LOVE how 2020 Tom Wilson looks younger than 1985 Biff Tannen

  • @90sNickfan91
    @90sNickfan91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tom Wilson and I grew up in the same town of Radnor, PA.

  • @SleepingYouSoftlyTV
    @SleepingYouSoftlyTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    All the main casts including Tom Wilson fit the characters perfectly, remaking this classic is a mortal sin in cinema history

    • @thejamesbondshow9754
      @thejamesbondshow9754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's never going to happen. Zemekis & Gale own the rights and have said it will never happen and over their dead bodies.

    • @rishabhsemwal4180
      @rishabhsemwal4180 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thejamesbondshow9754 It is already remaked in Bolllywood named Action Replay. But that's a very bad remake

    • @Banana_Split_Cream_Buns
      @Banana_Split_Cream_Buns ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rishabhsemwal4180 that's a very common thing to do: for one good movie in one country be remade entirely differently in another (the best example of this was _The Seven Samurai_ , one of the first true great Japanese movies, being made into one of the greatest American Westerns of all time, _The Magnificent Seven_ ). So thankfully it's not the same as that horrible Ghostbusters remake.

  • @dingreyes3559
    @dingreyes3559 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this guy! Nobody else could be Biff.

  • @downtoearthx9393
    @downtoearthx9393 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Welcome to the Salty Spitoon, how tough are ya?" ahahaha. Thomas F Wilson kicks ass!

  • @thanhla7080
    @thanhla7080 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very good acting for the role of Thomas F Wilson ! Biff Tannen is a phenomenal actor !

  • @edurockforever
    @edurockforever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    2:45 I think he was expecting some applauds 😅

  • @smokey3570
    @smokey3570 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That whole movie from front to back is perfect , casting, score ,everything

  • @ThunderPants13
    @ThunderPants13 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That was fantastic. Nobody could have out Biff-ed Thomas F. Wilson.

  • @jokerfleckcast3196
    @jokerfleckcast3196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy is highly underrated. Why is this guy not doing bigger films?