Eric Stoltz of The Flash Explains His Back To The Future Joke

The Flash makes a joke on Eric Stoltz's original casting as Marty McFly in Back to the Future.

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Easter eggs in The Flash include posters referencing Warner Bros. projects and alternate Barry citing Star Wars.

The Flash's Back to the Future joke emphasizes the tremendous changes in the world produced by Barry's time travel and underscores themes that are shared by the two stories.

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The Flash 2023 makes a reference to the iconic time travel film Back to the Future by joking about Eric Stoltz's possible casting.

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After traveling back in time to save his mother, Barry found himself in an alternate universe that altered DC's history.

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The Flash contains numerous pop culture references when the original Barry Allen meets his parallel teenage self from ten years ago.

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The Flash contains several Easter eggs, such as posters in alternate Barry's room referencing Warner Bros.

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Fox played Ren McCormack in Footloose, Kevin Bacon played Maverick in Top Gun, and Eric Stoltz played Marty McFly in Back to the Future.

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