Which Jennifer do you hope to see?
The title says it all. I know, we had an...interesting discussion over "hot unconscious Elisabeth Shue, & some mentioned they'd like to see someone else. But I'm curious as to how many fans of the "original Jennifer Parker" we have out there. My vote is for a Claudia Wells 
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If you want to know which I prefer from the films, I think they both did a fine job. Jennifer isn't a well developed character to begin with.
As for which actress she'll look like in the game I agree with Bunnyman. George doesn't look particularly like Crispen Glover and I think it'll be the same case here.
This is actually what inspired said hypothetical question - glad someone else's ears hear that as well.
I can agree with this for the most part. While Shue's character as Jennifer indeed played into the whole Needles-conflict (or at least the knowledge of it,) I'm a stickler for the original casting. And I have to disagree with a previous post that it's not easy to tell the difference in the two actresses - the hair, demeanor, pretty much everything is different in Shue than Wells.
This is not to say I do not respect Elisabeth Shue as an actress - I couldn't imagine a better Lori Craven in "Soapdish" & so on - but I was just hoping for as much continuity with her small role as those of the larger roles...as she was the driving force in Marty's personal quest of getting back to his preferred timeline.
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I did the exact same thing and didn't notice at all until I went and watched all the extra features and they stated it. (I'm counting getting the blu-rays a month or so ago as my first proper watch as prior to tht I only seen them in peices or far to young to really remember)
Even watching them now WITH the knowledge she changes, watching completely back to back I don;t really notice the difference all that much unless I'm looking for it. That's the entire reason they cast her when the original actress was unavailable at the time; she was similar enough that most people will barely notice the change if at all.
That's just my reasoning behind it. Personally, I thought the switch was pretty noticeable, mainly due to her hairstyle. Once I realised her hairstyle was different, it became obvious that she was a different actress in the close up shots.
You know I do actually recall thinking "why does her hair look different?" But it wasn't enough to make me realize it was an entirely different actress, I guess. It's not as if Jennifer was terribly important in the first one, anyway... how many scenes was she in, three? Four?
I don't think she was just a plot device in the first movie. The fact that Marty had a hot GF contrasted his character and George. It's also hard to imagine Marty without a GF.
I also find it hard to believe he wasn't going to make a sequel considering he started another movie at the end of the first one.
You do realise your first sentence for why she is not a plot device IS the definition of a plot device. She isn't there to be a character in her own right, she is there to build Marty's character and give him a contrast to George. Aka a plot device.
Also in all the interviews commentaries etc they clearly state there was only 1 movie planned. It was after it was a hit they were asked for sequels, subsequently writing and filming 2 and 3 back to back.
By your logic there MUST be a BTTF4 planned because the train flying off at the end of part 3 is clearly the start of another movie, but its not it's just a homage to the original intended ending of BTTF: the car flying off to leave doc and marty exploring time.
In Alternate 1986 Marty has a boyfriend...WTF.
In your original post you made it sound like she was just there for the flier. My point was that she was there for more than that, which I explained.
And I disagree completely with your point in the second paragraph. Doc came back for Marty and Jennifer because there was an issue to be resolved with Marty's kids. How is that not a lead up to the story continuing? It was more than just the car flying off.
Marty: What if I go back to the future and end up being gay?
Doc: Why shouldn't you be happy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jCEJ_R0HL0&feature=related
^Haha, that's a great scene!
Man, I had such a huge crush on Claudia Wells when I first watched BTTF as a kid. Nothing against Elizabeth Shue, but I was really pissed off when I noticed they used a "different Jennifer" in BTTF 2 & 3. :-)
Well, now I know why she sounded like Claudia Wells. :P
It's not a lead up because the Bobs didn't think the movie would take off and demand a sequel. It was put in there as a joke, as was Doc's goofy attire and the flying DeLorean. Unfortunately, they kind of wrote themselves into a hole with that ending. Remember this though. The original theatrical release did NOT have a TO BE CONTINUED...
It's odd that they would end the movie like there's still more that's gona happen and then say they never intended to have a sequel. It just seems like the cliffhanger was set up for another movie.
No, it was intended to be a joke. I mean, seriously speaking, if there was a problem with Marty's kids, the solution's as simple as handing Marty a box of condoms and saying, "Don't stop using these."
Plus, you can't consider it a true cliffhanger without the telltale "To Be Continued"
If you ask me, George had a pretty hot girlfriend himself...
Ya, but when George and Marty first met in 1955 Geroge was still single.
She looked good.