VIDEO: Topher Grace Does the Best Marty McFly Impression Ever
· The music video for Atomic Tom's cover of "Don't You Want Me Baby" that's pegged to the upcoming '80s comedy Take Me Home Tonight feels utterly forced and unnecessary -- it's just a panoply of stale '80s references -- until Topher Grace unleashes his Michael J. Fox-as-Marty McFly impersonation. Then it becomes transcendent. Click ahead to watch (the fun happens at 2:30ish), then stick around for more Buzz Break.
[via NextMovie]
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I know it wasn't the strongest episode of Community, but when Troy said, "Dude can moonwalk!" I just lost it.
Troy and Abed are outstanding. Every. Single. Week. Donald Glover and Danny Pudi are killing it this season -- hopefully one of them gets an Emmy nomination.
Too bad the show isn't doing them justice.
I sincerely hope that you were being sarcastic when you spoke favorably about Topher Grace's impression in the headline. That was kitten-drowning awful.
Um, are you serious? That was a terrible impression. I felt uncomfortable and embarrassed watching it.
I do a better a better Marty than that and I'm not even this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkI88ie7EXU&feature=related
How many 80's Flicks refs in this vid?
From what I can recall:
1. Aliens
2. Say Anything
3. Dirty Dancing
4. Ghost Busters
5. Weird Science
6. Ghost
7. 16 Candles
8. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
9. The Karate Kid
10. ET (with ALF as ET)
11. Basic Instinct
12. Empire Strikes Back
13. Poltergeist
14. Top Gun
15. Splash
16. Teen Wolf
17. Back To The Future
18. Risky Business
19. Indiana Jones
20. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
21. The Shining
22. Weekend at Bernie's
23. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
24. Rambo
25. Big
26. Cocktail
27. Fletch
28. Flashdance
29. Freddy vs. Jason (though technically this is probably two different entries for both Freddy and Halloween since FvsJ was 2003 so we'll skip one...)
30.
31. Urban Cowboy? (Not sure. It's at 3:12in.)
32. Twins
33. Caddy Shack
34. The Terminator (Nice appearance by Michael Biehn!)
35. Norma Rae
36. Little Shop of Horrors
37. The Blues Brothers
38. The Breakfast Club
What'd I miss and where am I wrong? (I'm assuming I missed one or two with Anna Farris.)
For your reference, it's not Urban Cowboy, it's Can't Buy Me Love. It's not Basic Instinct, it's Fatal Attraction. And you missed When Harry Met Sally.
I'm a fan of all these movies, yet I can't stand this video. I guess glory doesn't rub off by merely associating yourself with things that are awesome. You have to be awesome yourself.
What a horrible cover song... Thanks at least for putting a time index up so I didn't have to listen to the whole thing. And it sure felt stale.
So bad it's good?
Also, Jason is not from Halloween, he's from Friday The 13th. I don't know how you were capable of doing so, but it's pretty hard to mix up the two.
Didn't "Ghost" come out in 1990?
So much hate? I loved it - both the video and his impression, which I thought was great.
That was a terrible impression. Check out the new BTTF game for a dead-on Marty McFly impersonation!
And wasnt When Harry Met Sally in '89? This movie is supposed to take place in '88, right? Please tell me there are no Reagan pot shots, because they were the best times of our lives, and the countrys!
Yes, it was a great time for all rich, White, overprivileged Yuppies. Man, I miss those elitist days... It was ACTUALLY the best time for punk rock, alternative art and culture that railed against all the rampant Conservatism and BS from the decade.