Back to the Future's Lea Thompson Recalls Stumbling Upon a DeLorean with a 'McFly' License Plate on Vacation (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Lea Thompsonfinds bits of her past everywhere she goes.

“In a weird twist I ran into a super tricked out #deloriantimemachine #bestdayever❤️,” Thompson captioned the post, in part, at the time, while sharing an image of herself striking a pose next to the vehicle, which had a “McFly” license plate.

Now, Thompson recalls the moment to PEOPLE in an exclusive conversation, stating, “I don’t think there are more than 40 or 50 of them in the world that are fixed up like that — it was just so weird.”

“They follow me everywhere, those damn DeLoreans,” themother of twoadds.

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Lea Thompson posing next to a DeLorean.Lea Thompson/Instagram

Lea Thompson/Instagram

According to Thompson, she and Malick, 73, stumbled upon the DeLorean replica twice during their stay.

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Noting that the owner of the vehicle had it “all lit up” when they saw it at night, Thompson explained that the individual instantly recognized her when their eyes met.

“He was like, ‘Is that Lorraine McFly?’ And I go, ‘Yeah.’ It was so funny,” she says. “I really wanted to meet him because I just think it’s so funny to be in this little tiny town in British Columbia and bump into Lorraine McFly.”

Lea Thompson in March 2024.Vivien Killilea/Getty

Vivien Killilea/Getty

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source: people.com