Hill Valley Courthouse
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Hill Valley Courthouse is the iconic central civic building and clock-tower featured prominently in the Back to the Future film series as the focal point of the fictional town of Hill Valley.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oakdale courthouse | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clock tower
ⓘ
courthouse ⓘ fictional building ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Back to the Future
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Back to the Future Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Back to the Future Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Biff Tannen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Emmett Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | lightning strike of November 12, 1955 ⓘ |
| backlotLocation | Universal Studios Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralBuildingOf | Hill Valley civic center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clockStoppedAtTime | 10:04 PM ⓘ |
| clockStoppedOn | November 12, 1955 ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedForProductionBy | Back to the Future production designers ⓘ |
| featuredInFranchise | Back to the Future film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationIn | Hill Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalYearBuilt | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasClockTower | Hill Valley Courthouse Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | iconic movie location ⓘ |
| hasFandom | Back to the Future fans ⓘ |
| hasFeature | clock tower ⓘ |
| hasFictionalAddress | Hill Valley town square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreAssociation |
science fiction
ⓘ
time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasIconicElement | stopped clock at 10:04 ⓘ |
| hasOnScreenEraDepictions |
1885
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1955 ⓘ 1985 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ alternate 1985 timeline ⓘ |
| isSymbolOf |
Hill Valley’s history
ⓘ
the passage of time ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalTownSquare | Hill Valley Town Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central landmark
ⓘ
time-travel focal point ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Back to the Future universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realWorldInstanceOf | film set building ⓘ |
| setOnBacklot | Courthouse Square set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsPlotDevice |
lightning-powered time travel
ⓘ
meeting point for main characters ⓘ |
| usedForSceneType |
legal proceedings (implied)
ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ time travel climax scenes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oakdale courthouse