I'm sure I'm not the only one who's thought of this.
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jeffcox31 — 12 years ago(July 05, 2013 06:39 PM)
Doc offered to shoe the horse for free, since the horse threw the shoe that he put on it. He couldn't because Buford shot the horse. Anybody that would shoot his horse because it threw a shoe isn't going to be rational enough to just take some money and go away after he gets pissed at somebody. Buford liked shooting people. In fact, he likely would have shot somebody straight away who acted like a coward in front of him. After he made fun of him and possibly beat him for a while.
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Redart27 — 11 years ago(July 13, 2014 12:45 AM)
Yeah, why didn't they? $80 may have been huge amount in 1885, but it's not much for someone from the 1980's.
Why didn't Marty just shoot him? He shot Marty first, so why couldn't he use his 7-11 video game shooting skills to shoot Tanen back? Self defense, no? Ok, it's a kids film but at least take a shot at Tanen's shooting arm and disable his killing abilities for life. -
cyberdynesystems101 — 11 years ago(July 20, 2014 01:19 AM)
He shot Marty first, so why couldn't he use his 7-11 video game shooting skills to shoot Tanen back? Self defense, no?
Because Marty can't just go killing people in the past
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🇲🇮🇰🇪🇭🇻🇳🇹 — 11 years ago(August 04, 2014 12:22 PM)
If he shot Bufford, then Biff wouldn't exist, and so on and so on and who knows if his parents would have met, maybe they did, maybe they didn't? But they have no way of finding out, and have one shot to get back to their own timeline as they know it why would they gamble on seeing what future percussion's killing Mad Dog has?
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Littlebitsofgaming — 11 years ago(August 06, 2014 03:43 AM)
If he shot Bufford, then Biff wouldn't exist
But one could say the same about Buford being locked up in jail at the end of the film.
If he's in jail then the future timeline would have changed as he would not be able to ensure Biff would eventually be born
And so, God came forth and proclaimed widescreen is the best.
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brifitz1980 — 11 years ago(August 07, 2014 06:38 AM)
He was locked up for robbing "The Pine City Stage(coach.)" That was planned before Marty showed up. That's why he postponed his shootout with Marty. Robbery doesn't carry a life sentence.
In Doc's first timeline he was shot in the back at the dance. Tanen said that nobody would hear his lil pop gun if he buried deep enough in Doc's back before shooting. He also says that the last time he used it it took the victim 2 whole days to die, which fits the date of the 1885 tombstone Marty saw in 1955.
The authorities could never pin Doc's murder on Tanen. Hence why Clara insisted they mention "shot in the back by Buford Tanen over a matter of $80" on his headstone. -
buddyboy28 — 11 years ago(July 14, 2014 04:59 PM)
80 dollars was a lot of money back then.
And if he pays them then what? Who's to say he then wouldn't demand more stuff because he sees Doc as a pushover. That's how it starts. That's what happened with Biff and George in 1955.
Or he probably would have taken the money and still shot him considering Doc had p!ssed him off for saving Marty, and made him look small in front of some of the townsfolk by standing up to him and his men with the rifle.
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stevenackerman69 — 11 years ago(September 05, 2014 08:51 PM)
Doc does wish that when he sees the photo of the tombstone with his name on it, remember? I guess he figured there was no way to reach Buford and give him the money. And he didn't think Buford was going to be at the dance, remember? Could he have said something then? Maybe, but he was surprised and had a gun in his back. Would you think of doing it then?
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jtmovies — 10 years ago(February 25, 2016 11:55 AM)
Buford just needed an excuse to shoot people. He still would've wanted to kill Doc after that.
Want to make over $3,000 or more a month for only $18?
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Crustacean_Predation — 9 years ago(May 31, 2016 03:57 PM)
Even if Doc did give Buford the $80, what's to stop him from asking for more next time?
There wouldn't be a next time. You pay him off to get him off your back and then high tail it back to the 1980s where you're safe. It wouldn't be a good plot for a movie but if in real life you found yourself in that situation it's worth a try. -
EightiesKid — 9 years ago(November 20, 2016 10:49 PM)
Buford probably already had a kid by then (and in the original timelines, before either Doc or Marty showed up in 1885, he was arrested for robbing the Pine City Stage) so anything done to him wouldn't stop Biff from being born down the road. Still wouldn't have been a good idea, but it wouldn't change that.
And while Buford got a kick out of shooting people, and might've decided to kill Doc anyway, it would've at least
possibly
bid him some time if he gave Buford $80. He could've just taken it and said "Now watch your back Smithy, or next time I'll done shoot ya right away!" -
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