Robert Zemeckis' 1985 blockbuster Back to the Future introduced viewers to free-spirited characters like Doctor Emmett Brown and his skateboard-riding accomplice Marty McFly, launching one of the '80s greatest franchises in the process. However, one element of the film that's often lost on audiences is a crime whose culprit is hinted at within the movie's first 60 seconds.

So, who exactly is this guilty party? None other than the affable yet careless " Doc " Brown, who, according to fans, eagle-eyed viewers, and even Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale—likely committed insurance fraud before the film even begins in a devious plot aimed at keeping his inventive efforts afloat for the time being so the doctor might eventually conquer time.

Doc Brown Almost Certainly Burne

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