An homage, in film, is an indirect reference made to honor another work. Within the Back to the Future trilogy, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis included scenes that were an homage to another film. * In Part I: * The opening scene of clocks in Doc Brown's laboratory. In commentary to the DVD, Gale said "I should mention that the clocks are either an homage, or a rip-off, of the opening of the The Time Machine, which starts with a whole bunch of clocks as well." The red, green and yellow lights of the time display were also an homage to the 1960 film. * According to Gale, the scene of Einstein being placed behind the steering wheel of the DeLorean at the mall was "an homage to Disney's The Shaggy Dog". * Gale said that "November 5 happens to be my father's birthday. My father, I t