{"id":10305,"date":"2015-10-21T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=10305"},"modified":"2019-11-15T07:01:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:01:10","slug":"back-to-the-future-true-or-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/back-to-the-future-true-or-false\/10305\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on the tech predictions in Back to the Future II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 21, 2015 is the date that holds a special place in the hearts of all <em>Back to the Future<\/em> saga fans. This is the date Marty McFly arrives on when he time-travels in the second movie of the series.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Tf8mPsvcOs?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The movie has become a cult classic. Robert Zemekis, the film director, and Bob Gale, the screenwriter, did not just make a first-class movie which became a true commercial success \u2013 they turned out to be quite apt futurologists and managed to foretell certain present-day phenomena back in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest, predicting a feasible future 26-years in the past with more accuracy than say a weatherman, is unheard of. So we can excuse some of the predictions in Back to the Future II that didn\u2019t come to fruition.<\/p>\n<h3>1. TV rules the world<\/h3>\n<p>Perhaps the most glaring mistake was the lack of ubiquitous Internet.<\/p>\n<p>In 1989 we had email, news groups, IRC chats\u2026 yet, it was a token of the geek world, hidden from the common folk and businesses. No wonder the creators of the movie, in their attempts to extrapolate tech development onto the time 26 years ahead, just missed this topic completely. Who knew it would be like this today?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">9 ways to celebrate \"Back to the Future\" Day on October 21, 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/HzBc3WPRm5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/HzBc3WPRm5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cdwsocial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#cdwsocial<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/dCQP6fDcyP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/dCQP6fDcyP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Longly (@JessicaLongly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaLongly\/status\/655489353700016129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the phenomenon both Zemekis and Gale were very familiar with \u2013 television \u2014 was depicted quite accurately.<\/p>\n<p>Ubiquitous large flat-screen TVs \u2013 check.<\/p>\n<p>The overwhelming popularity of 3D video \u2013 check.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneous picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture viewing of six TV channels is absolutely no news today (well, it was a far-fetched shot for 1989!).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The mixed emotions of the Cardinals(!) fan who wrote the \"Back to the Future II\" screenplay: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5tshr7HbQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/5tshr7HbQg<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aKauJqFn8Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/aKauJqFn8Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/655114152600440836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Holographic outdoor projections\u2026 Not yet, but they should be around in no time: a number of prototype technologies are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trilite-tech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">currently underway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jaws 19\u2019? The movie has obviously not been releases just yet (however, the crew could not resist to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pl092whRLlI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">launching a special trailer<\/a> to celebrate the date). However, this subtle hint onto the current prequel\/sequel\/spin-off hysteria cannot remain unappreciated, heh? Once someone manages to produce a decent storyline \u2013 and there you go.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pl092whRLlI?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. The smartphone-free world<\/h3>\n<p>Another <em>Back to the Future II<\/em> blooper has to do with mobile phones and personal gadgets \u2013 or, more accurately, with their absence. There are, however, some meaningful nods onto currently available tech concepts: these are Doc\u2019s binocular camera, a tablet to sign petitions, video glasses\u2026 At the same time, they all exist in conjunction with obsolete phone booths and abundant paper media \u2013 all in all, it looks unlike our present reality.<\/p>\n<p>The role of today\u2019s communication devices in <em>Back To The Future<\/em> was taken over by fax machines \u2013 as fancy back in 80\u2019s as it is lousy today.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/142107278<\/p>\n<p>However, the fax machine ejecting Marty\u2019s dismissal notice is seen by many as a foregoer of today\u2019s multi-display paradigm.<\/p>\n<p>The unfortunate failure with predicting the existence of smartphones is decently balanced out by very realistic video chats. Take the caption at the bottom of the screen referencing hobbies and names of the interlocutor\u2019s children \u2013 it does have some connection to modern social media profiles.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Km6bFBSVty4?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The dinner scene in which children completely ignore their family being too distracted by their video glasses, is strikingly similar to today\u2019s reality \u2013 maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/same_security_threats_new_devices\/6015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Google Glass<\/a> should re-watch this scene \u2013 not in the direct meaning though.<\/p>\n<h3>3. O why can\u2019t people fly?<\/h3>\n<p>Good job so far, Zemekis, but with all those flying cars and skyways you went a bit over the top.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCjsUxbNmIs?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;start=132&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Companies like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafugia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Terrafugia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aeromobil.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AeroMobil<\/a> have been promising to introduce affordable and convenient combined vehicles which would be able to ride both terrain and sky roads. Since then all these attempts were futile and the due date for commercial vehicles is being regularly pushed back year after year. So, sadly, we have no chance of getting a $39,999.95 flying car in the imminent future.<\/p>\n<p>As for the drone hysteria, Zemekis\u2019 idea is quite accurate. Griff\u2019s gang\u2019s fiasco has been instantly reported by a <em>USA Today<\/em> automatic reporter \u2013 a thing not uncommon in our times. While today\u2019s media have not started to employ drone reporters, this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/16\/business\/media\/10-companies-join-effort-to-test-drones-for-newsgathering.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">may become a trend in the not-so-far-future<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mashable?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@mashable<\/a>: You can live your Back to the Future dreams with Ford's $1.21M flux capacitor: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/GR8DRVrgR1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/GR8DRVrgR1<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/DCpCi68qpu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DCpCi68qpu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Loot Crate (@lootcrate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lootcrate\/status\/655504897144655874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Curiously, the report on the mayor office wreckage was <a href=\"http:\/\/backtothefuture.wikia.com\/wiki\/Compu-Fax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">by-lined by some<\/a> \u2018Compu-Fax\u2019 author. Nice guess: <a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/technology\/science\/robots-could-replace-journalists-in-the-newsroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">robots already write news<\/a> instead of regular journalists, and this is only beginning.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Bodies to replace<\/h3>\n<p>We can only dream about rejuvenation clinics, which help to replace old organs (like in Doc\u2019s case), or make you look 17 when in fact you are 47. Of course, medical science moves into the right direction, but way slower that we\u2019d want it to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2015\/10\/06023930\/back-to-the-future-1.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10306 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2015\/10\/06023930\/back-to-the-future-1.gif\" alt=\"back-to-the-future-1\" width=\"245\" height=\"180\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking about cyborgization, Zemekis and Gale projected it to happen too soon, yet the progress this industry has made so far is striking. At least, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/speaking-of-science\/wp\/2015\/09\/15\/new-prosthetic-arm-can-restore-the-sense-of-touch-darpa-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">electronic hand prosthetics<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/tech-talk\/biomedical\/bionics\/blind-patients-will-soon-try-a-new-bionic-eye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">eye prosthetics<\/a> are still unusual, but at the same time quite real.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Robots at work<\/h3>\n<p>The idea of automated justice yielding a verdict in minutes looks quite inviting. However, greedy attorneys and years-long court hearings are to stay for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p>With regards to low-profile jobs, people might be replaced by robots in no time. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3049079\/the-future-of-work\/robots-might-take-your-job-but-heres-why-you-shouldnt-worry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hotels, hospitals,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/capitalbusiness\/minimum-wage-offensive-could-speed-arrival-of-robot-powered-restaurants\/2015\/08\/16\/35f284ea-3f6f-11e5-8d45-d815146f81fa_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fast food restaurants<\/a> \u2013 all of them are already experimenting with automating parts of human roles.<\/p>\n<p>While we don\u2019t have fully automated waste bins yet, we already have those genius robot vacuum cleaners. Also, you can perfectly manage on your own when ordering at an automated counter at McDonalds or Chili\u2019s Bar &amp; Grill \u2013 just as simply as you would order Pepsi at Cafe 80\u2019s.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What If The 2016 Presidential Candidates Were \u2018Back To The Future\u2019 Characters? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wM5hL0iHP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/wM5hL0iHP8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTVNEWS\/status\/656080665788698624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>6. Such a perfect day<\/h3>\n<p>We wouldn\u2019t say no to weather forecasts which would foretell it would stop raining with a second\u2019s precision. In 26 years, weathermen made significant progress, however, supercomputers and advanced multifactor modelling tools still let them down from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>One great insight into the future in the movie was the biometry. Characters mostly use fingerprints to open doors \u2013 well, who would know that those would be mostly needed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/fingerprint-scanner-iphone-5s\/2747\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">unlock a smartphone<\/a> nowadays?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bionicman 4: making Jedi mind powers work (in real life!) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/HcyqnA4B50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/HcyqnA4B50<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2U83IP0ldY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/2U83IP0ldY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaspersky\/status\/599576394377617408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">May 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>7. Hail to the chef<\/h3>\n<p>A dehydrated pizza, which grows in size in seconds when put into a food hydrator is still a projection for the distant future. Microwave food today is also very popular, but is not that advanced. Quite the opposite: there is a clear trend of choosing organic healthy food (at least it seems so).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ztwns5PkJY?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To continue on the home-relevant topic, let\u2019s praise creators of the movie for another accurate guess on voice controls for home electronics (in the scene with a Garden Center fruit dispenser).<\/p>\n<h3>8. Gliding over all<\/h3>\n<p>The Hoverboard is, by far, the most coveted gadget made up in <em>Back to the Future II<\/em>. No wonder this gizmo was heavily exploited in the popular culture throughout 26 years.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z1ZdMOMUgXE?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Mattel produced a beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mattel-Back-Future-Hoverboard-Replica\/dp\/B00ADNJQXQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">replica<\/a>, which, sadly, could not fly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/08\/lexus-hoverboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lexus\u2019 prototype<\/a> does hover in the air. But \u2013 it has to hover right above a metallic platform, and the entire hovering is for just ten minutes. Also, the thing is that the product is not intended for sale \u2013 just for bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2015\/10\/06023929\/bttf-hoverboard.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10307 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2015\/10\/06023929\/bttf-hoverboard.gif\" alt=\"Back to the future - pink hoverboard\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hendohover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hendo\u2019s hoverboard<\/a> cannot fly everywhere, either, and cannot boast long battery time. Moreover, it costs approximately $10,000 \u2013 so a schoolboy would never afford it.<\/p>\n<p>There is a gizmo called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdsupply.com\/mr-hoverboard\/hoverboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mr Hoverboard<\/a>, which presupposes that you attach four Black &amp; Decker vacuum cleaners to a board. The resulting gadget is a lot cheaper than Hendo and is capable of lifting 70 kilos. Though it\u2019s not remotely a match to a true hoverboard.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bob Gale invented the idea of a hoverboard. Let him explain that the thing with wheels your cousin owns is not one <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/RINeBfd163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/RINeBfd163<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VanityFair\/status\/656082729407291396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But another accurate guess in the movie hands-free gaming. And, of course, total dismissal towards the ancestors\u2019 toy legacy from modern kids.<\/p>\n<h3>9. Battle for laces<\/h3>\n<p>As for the power clothes, the future in the movie also somehow leapfrogged the reality. The size-adjusting jacket with the integrated drying function, Nike MAG self-tying trainers, jeans worn inside out, dreadful double ties and other daring shots by Zemekis and Gale are still to be seen in the future.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/28Wa5L-fkkM?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Obviously, laces are the most plausible of those predictions. It\u2019s a long-term marketing project for Nike, and the company would never let it go. In 2011, the replica of the kicks from the movie was already sold as a limited edition (however, with regular laces). The company filed in several patents on lacing automation, and we are waiting <a href=\"http:\/\/sneakernews.com\/2015\/09\/09\/is-the-power-lacing-nike-mag-releasing-on-october-21-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a fully functional realization<\/a> of Nike MAG by end of year.<\/p>\n<h3>10. Going thermonuclear<\/h3>\n<p>Whereas we still may live to see flying cars sometime in the future, personal thermonuclear reactors (Mr. Fusion) today are rendered a thing of hard-core fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of over-the-top tech and power capacities we got efficiency and power saving. I doubt that Gale and Zemekis could imagine the lifestyle of today\u2019s hero \u2013 the creator of the Soylent nutrient solution, Robert Reynart. Among his other peculiarities, he <a href=\"http:\/\/robrhinehart.com\/?p=1331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">stopped using external electric grid<\/a> to satisfy his modest electricity needs with solar batteries.<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing to counterpoise to thermonuclear reactors from the range of existing things, apart from Pepsi Perfect bottles, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/back-future-ii-pepsi-perfect-life-article-1.2386955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">launched for the special date<\/a> in a limited edition of 6500 pieces. But they, together with Nike laces, are part of \u2018market cheating\u2019 agenda.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XrwRdzFP-fY?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the surface, it might seem that the creators of <em>Back to the Future II<\/em> did not make so many accurate guesses. On the other hand, as Bob Gale admitted in his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/back-future-screenwriter-never-saw-830799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">recent interview<\/a>, they never intended to foretell the future and just had fun. While fooling around, they accidently managed to shape the realities of the future \u2013 out of pure coincidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Back to the Future 2, Marty McFly and co. come to 2015. 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