The Hit and Misses of ‘Back to the Future: Part II’ Predictions for 2015

In "Back to the Future: Part II," Marty McFly was sent three decades into the future to Oct. 21, 2015. McFly, who lives in the 80s, enters a time where hoverboards and flying cars were the norm.

Although Michael J. Fox's fictional future is far from the real 2015 that has just started, the film did get some predictions right.

First, the film predicted that in 2015, there would be flat screen televisions and video conference technology, such as Skype or Facetime.

Second, the film also predicted that there would be biometric identification. In the movie, people can be identified by scanning their eyes. In current day life, people use their fingerprints to unlock their devices, such as their smart phones and laptops.

Third, in the movie, McFly encounters a 3-D hologram of "Jaws 19." Nowadays, holograms have also been used. For example, in 2012, a Tupac hologram reunited with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. On top of holograms, we also have 3-D movies and games.

Fourth, the movie also predicted the presence of drones. In the movie, however, the drones walked the dogs.

Despite the features that the movie got right, there were many misses as well. The movie predicted that hovercrafts costing $39,999,95 would get rid of people's traffic problems. The movie's 2015 also included flying cars.

On top of that, McFly encounters many new inventions, such as self-lacing shoes, dehydrated pizzas, rejuvenation masks/clinics, and exercise bikes at Cafes. The movie also predicted that fax machines and phone booths would be widely popular.