Tannen
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Tannen is the surname of the antagonistic outlaw family featured in the Back to the Future film series, most notably characters like Biff and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family name
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surname ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Back to the Future film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Hill Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTimePeriod |
19th century American Old West (Buford Tannen)
ⓘ
20th century California (Biff Tannen) ⓘ 21st century future timeline (Griff Tannen) ⓘ |
| coCreatedBy | Bob Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Robert Zemeckis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyReputation |
bullying
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criminality ⓘ outlaw behavior ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Back to the Future universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Back to the Future (1985 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction comedy ⓘ |
| hasAncestorDescendantTheme | multi‑generational antagonists ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Biff Tannen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen NERFINISHED ⓘ Griff Tannen NERFINISHED ⓘ Irving "Kid" Tannen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to the McFly family ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Biff Tannen
NERFINISHED
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Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen NERFINISHED ⓘ Griff Tannen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Thomas F. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | antagonistic outlaw family ⓘ |
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