Back To The Future: All The Things You Missed

Published on September 12, 2019 By Jason Albert

Edward Van Halen

When Marty is trying to disorientate George and get him on board with the plan to reunite his parents, he dresses up as an alien and plays music. While the cassette says Van Halen, we can see that there is the name Edward squeezed in – but why?

Back To The Future
Universal Pictures

Well, Val Halen didn’t actually give their permission for the name or music to be used in the film. By marking it as Edward Van Halen, it was legally possible to include it. Also, bandmember Eddie DID approve, and even wrote the riff that was used in the final cut.