'Back to the Future': What the movie got right, and wrong, about 2015

Great Scott! The future is here.

The second installment of the Back To The Future trilogy finds Marty McFly, portrayed by Michael J. Fox, time-traveling to Oct. 21, 2015. Among his discoveries are hand-held computers, video chatting, Major League Baseball in Miami, and a preponderance of cameras.

But what is life really like 30 years after the movie?

What life is like 30 years after 'Back to the Future'

Marty McFly and Doc Brown are supposed to arrive from 1985 in two months. USA Today's Waldy Diez describes what was popular then and how life is different 30 years later.

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For all the guesses the movie got wrong, did it get anything right?

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30 years ago, Marty McFly got a glimpse of what a day in 2015 was supposed to look like. Let's take a look and see what the movie's October 22nd newspaper got right, and what it didn't.

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For what it's worth, Nike is bringing the future to us with some self-tying shoes:

Nike to make 'Back to the Future' self-tying power laces

Just like Marty McFly saw in 1989's Back to the Future Part II, Nike will produce self-tying power laces in 2015.

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Paste BN was in the future. Here's some other pop culture references to our brand:

Pop culture references to Paste BN

The 1989 film Back to the Future II featured a fictional copy of Paste BN from 2015. Our own Waldy Diez takes a look at other pop culture references to the paper over the years.

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So, what happened to Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox?

'Back to the Future' 30 years later: Michael J. Fox

Thirty years after the "Back to the Future" series was released Paste BN takes a look at where Michael J. Fox is now.

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What about Christopher Lloyd, who plays the infamous Doc Brown?

'Back to the Future' 30 years later: Christopher Lloyd

Thirty years after the "Back to the Future" series was released Paste BN takes a look at where Christopher Lloyd is now.

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Thirty years later, here's where we've seen Lea Thompson, who plays Marty's mom:

'Back to the Future' 30 years later: Lea Thompson

Thirty years after "Back to the Future" was released Paste BN takes a look at where Lea Thompson who plays Lorraine is now.

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And bully Biff Tannen, played by Thomas F. Wilson, has diversified his career:

'Back to the Future' 30 years later: Thomas F. Wilson

Thirty years after the "Back to the Future" series was released Paste BN takes a look at where Thomas F. Wilson who plays Biff is now.

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Check out all of our Back to the Future videos here: