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Pratt then jumped in with his own commentary, tweeting, “Maybe they do remember him [though], not as Marty, as Calvin. When Marty returns to present day 1985, it could have been years since his parents would have perhaps originally noted the uncanny resemblance between their son and that kid from high school 20 years previous.” One fan hilariously replied to this with, “Star-Lord just saved Back to the Future.” As it turns out, Pratt indeed wins the prize.
Catching wind of the debate, Gale decided to settle it once and for all, explaining his position to The Hollywood Reporter. “Bear in mind that George and Lorraine only knew Marty/Calvin for eight days when they were 17, and they did not even see him every one of those eight days,” the scribe said. “I would ask anyone to think back on their own high school days and ask themselves how well they remember a kid who might have been at their school for even a semester. Or someone you went out with just one time. If you had no photo reference, after 25 years, you’d probably have just a hazy recollection.”
Gale went on to close the book on the debate for good, saying, “So Lorraine and George might think it funny that they once actually met someone named Calvin Klein, and even if they thought their son at age 16 or 17 had some resemblance to him, it wouldn’t be a big deal. I’d bet most of us could look [through] our high school yearbooks and find photos of our teen-aged classmates that bear some resemblance to our children.”
Written by: Looper
