hot tub time machine references: back to the future, terminator

In the new movie Hot Tub Time Machine, John Cusack and others go back in time with a, umm, hot tub time machine.

And in the comedy they pay tribute to many other classic movies that feature time travel.

The gold standard of course is Back to the Future, with the flux capacitos sending Michael J Fox back in time.

And one of the stars of that movie, Crispin Glover, is actually in Hot Tub Time Machine as well.

And of course The Terminator series features lots of time travel, and this new movie pays homage to that one as well. Thankfully not with more naked Arnold.

hot tub time machine references: back to the future, terminator
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hard-core '80s fans will still savor a few hidden "Easter eggs" to Cusack's earlier movies ("I want my two dollars!"), a Poison concert cleverly digitally re-created so band members appear in their mid-'80s glory and hilarious bit roles for Crispin Glover (Back to the Future) and William Zabka (The Karate Kid). Along the way, a few of life's little cliches are squeezed in between the toilet humor, thanks largely to April (Lizzy Caplan), a Spin magazine reporter...

hot tub time machine references: back to the future, terminator