It's still the safest plan. After all, we can't risk sending you back into a populated area, or to a spot that's geographically unknown.
7 seconds sound clip from the Back to the Future Part III movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:16:50.226 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- Okay. I think we're about ready. I put gas in the tank.
- Your future clothes are packed.
- Just in case, fresh batteries for your walkie-talkies.
- Oh! What about that floating device?
- You know, Doc, it's gonna be a hell of a long walk back to Hill Valley from here.
- You don't want to crash into some tree that once existed in the past.
- This was all completely open country, so you'll have plenty of run out space when you arrive.
- Remember, where you're going, there are no roads.
- There's a small cave over there which will be a perfect place to hide the time vehicle.
- Well, the new time circuit control tubes are warmed up.
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