Wow. Wait a minute, Doc. Are you trying to tell me that my mother has got the hots for me?

Back to the Future

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Topic

Oedipal issues Mothers and sons

Speaker

Marty McFly

Actor

Michael J. Fox

Source

Back to the Future

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Science fiction

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Back to the Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Amblin Entertainment, 1985.

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Time
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Current Citation

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