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(58,785 posts)that millions believed the TV character he was paid to play was the real man. Like TV's full of billionaire tycoons who think feeding peasant appetites for shabby behavior, schadenfreude and ritual humiliation is a good use of their time.
Now, a "Back to the Future" writer says the Biff Tannen character was based on "The Donald."
We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding? he says. You watch Part II again and theres a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and theres a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and theres one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah.
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MurrayDelph
(5,299 posts)said he had to change his opinion of Trump: he always thought of Trump as alternate-1985 Biff (who basically cheated his way to wealth); now he thinks Trump is more Car-Wash Biff.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)being car-wash Trump -- in the intervals between defrauding women and old people and incarcerations. He would never have been taught how to go after more lucrative targets.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)Junior will not have a Fred Trump to bail him out. Maybe the family (children, Grandchildren) has learned to speak Russian. They could go for a reality show someday on cable.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)How about we only hear about the family in rare commercials for low-budget "whatever happened to" segments? Ex- President Biff of course will always be with us.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)This will leave the refuse he leaves behind to make a hard scramble. Someone is bound to want to exploit them in a Growing up Trump. Depending on the degree of misery I might even watch it.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)MarianJack
(10,237 posts)...by General Tso.
RESIST!
LakeArenal
(28,819 posts)THE WORST THING IN HISTORY....
Dem_4_Life
(1,765 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)Blue Owl
(50,393 posts)K&R
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Lending human qualities to a huge, steaming pile of shit.
Skittles
(153,164 posts)you don't need to do that to say ANY word but he does it ALL THE TIME