“Sorta” is right. Thomas F. Wilson doesn’t get anywhere near the credit he deserves!
Think about it: Christopher Lloyd only had to play two roles (“present day” Doc and 1955 Doc). Michael J. Fox only had to play three roles (“present day” Marty, 2015 middle-aged Marty, and Marty’s son). Thomas F. Wilson had to play seven different roles (initial-1985 Biff who was Marty’s dad’s boss, 1955 Biff, changed-1985 Biff with the car detailing business, 2015 elderly Biff, Griff, alternate-1985 Biff-as-Trump-expy, and Mad-Dog), and all of them had to be way more different from each other than the Doc or Marty variants! It was by far the most brilliant acting in the whole franchise, and that was a franchise with a lot of great acting.
And he didn’t even get “star” billing for it! It’s a crime, I tell you!
WTF I never realized that. And for good reason: I’m re-watching the scene now and I still don’t quite believe it! I always knew something was a little “off” about her, but I thought she was being played as neurodivergent or something, IDK.
Seamus, though, I should’ve remembered. That’s on me.
She is a little weird. IIRC, at some point she looks directly at the camera. And I always just assumed she was played by Fox, was she not? I didn’t confirm.
“Sorta” is right. Thomas F. Wilson doesn’t get anywhere near the credit he deserves!
Think about it: Christopher Lloyd only had to play two roles (“present day” Doc and 1955 Doc). Michael J. Fox only had to play three roles (“present day” Marty, 2015 middle-aged Marty, and Marty’s son). Thomas F. Wilson had to play seven different roles (initial-1985 Biff who was Marty’s dad’s boss, 1955 Biff, changed-1985 Biff with the car detailing business, 2015 elderly Biff, Griff, alternate-1985 Biff-as-Trump-expy, and Mad-Dog), and all of them had to be way more different from each other than the Doc or Marty variants! It was by far the most brilliant acting in the whole franchise, and that was a franchise with a lot of great acting.
And he didn’t even get “star” billing for it! It’s a crime, I tell you!
To be fair, Fox also played his daughter in part 2 and his ancestor (Seamus?) in part 3, but rather briefly.
WTF I never realized that. And for good reason: I’m re-watching the scene now and I still don’t quite believe it! I always knew something was a little “off” about her, but I thought she was being played as neurodivergent or something, IDK.
Seamus, though, I should’ve remembered. That’s on me.
She is a little weird. IIRC, at some point she looks directly at the camera. And I always just assumed she was played by Fox, was she not? I didn’t confirm.