This film influenced the making of "Back to the Future":
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Lots of clocks clocks there in that beginning sequence
Yeah man, heaps of clocks. I think they're trying to set the tone, you know, that this is about time or whatever. Look at the opening of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", the one with Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, the opening is just lots of chocolates over and over again, which lets you know that this film is about chocolates in some way. Very clever little trick that.