BTTF - Cafe 80`s
Denkoboy2Cited 3× on HN, 2019–2024
other · general · evergreen · 2019–2024 on HN
A one-minute clip from Back to the Future Part II showing the Cafe 80's scene with Max Headroom-style pseudo-CGI waiters of Reagan, Michael Jackson, and Khomeini.
Cited in Max Headroom threads as an example of the show's visual style being copied in film.
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And the Max Headroom style was notably copied for the Back To The Future 2 "80s Cafe" scene, with Max Headroom style version of Reagan, Michael Jackson and Ayatollah Khomeini. ▶ this video
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The same effect was used in the "80s Café" scene in Back to the Future II with Reagan, Michael Jackson and Ayatollah Khomeini: ▶ this video