Back To The Future: What Predictions For 2015 Came True & Where Are They Now?

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    Video Glasses: At the future McFly dinner table, Marty Junior and Marlene wear video glasses which appear to have the capability to make and receive phone calls. You’re probably aware of Google Glass, and more recently Facebook’s Oculus Rift and Microsoft’s HoloLens, all of which can be used to call, text, email and so much more.
    3/16 Video Glasses: At the future McFly dinner table, Marty Junior and Marlene wear video glasses which appear to have the capability to make and receive phone calls. You’re probably aware of Google Glass, and more recently Facebook’s Oculus Rift and Microsoft’s HoloLens, all of which can be used to call, text, email and so much more.
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    Video Calls: In one scene in the McFly house, we see the family having face-to-face conversations through their TV. Hang on, that sounds remarkably like Skype, doesn’t it? Yes, this one came true.
    4/16 Video Calls: In one scene in the McFly house, we see the family having face-to-face conversations through their TV. Hang on, that sounds remarkably like Skype, doesn’t it? Yes, this one came true.
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    Flat-Screen TVs Mounted On Walls: By the late 2000s CRT display televisions were in most houses, they were followed by LCD or plasma flat-panel sets which are now the norm, just like in the film. And yeah, obviously we can mount them on walls. Spookily accurate.
    5/16 Flat-Screen TVs Mounted On Walls: By the late 2000s CRT display televisions were in most houses, they were followed by LCD or plasma flat-panel sets which are now the norm, just like in the film. And yeah, obviously we can mount them on walls. Spookily accurate.
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    Hands-Free Video Games: Marty visits an 80s-themed cafe, where he shows two young kids how to play a shooting game called the Wild Gunman. One of the kids sneers: “You use your hands?! That’s like a baby’s toy!” In the decades since, we’ve seen the Eyetoy, Playstation Eye, Xbox 360 and Kinect lead the way in hands-free gaming.
    6/16 Hands-Free Video Games: Marty visits an 80s-themed cafe, where he shows two young kids how to play a shooting game called the Wild Gunman. One of the kids sneers: “You use your hands?! That’s like a baby’s toy!” In the decades since, we’ve seen the Eyetoy, Playstation Eye, Xbox 360 and Kinect lead the way in hands-free gaming.
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    Flying Cars: We haven’t quite done away with wheels and roads yet.
    7/16 Flying Cars: We haven’t quite done away with wheels and roads yet.
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    Hoverboard: Despite being possibly the coolest invention of 'Back To The Future', no one has successfully brought hoverboard technology to the mass market yet.
    8/16 Hoverboard: Despite being possibly the coolest invention of 'Back To The Future', no one has successfully brought hoverboard technology to the mass market yet.
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    Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly): Fox most recently starred in the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show and has appeared in a number of roles as both himself and other characters over the years. He also lent his voice to Telltale Games’ Back to the Future: The Game.
    9/16 Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly): Fox most recently starred in the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show and has appeared in a number of roles as both himself and other characters over the years. He also lent his voice to Telltale Games’ Back to the Future: The Game.
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    Christopher Lloyd (Emmett Brown): Lloyd has steadily continued working in film and television since Back to the Future, and has reprised his Doc Brown role several times. Most recently, he's lent his voice to the upcoming video game Lego Dimensions as Doc Brown, even appearing in a recent trailer for the game in character.
    10/16 Christopher Lloyd (Emmett Brown): Lloyd has steadily continued working in film and television since Back to the Future, and has reprised his Doc Brown role several times. Most recently, he's lent his voice to the upcoming video game Lego Dimensions as Doc Brown, even appearing in a recent trailer for the game in character.
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    Lea Thompson (Lorraine Baines-McFly): Thompson played Marty McFly's mother, Lorraine, who unknowingly develops a crush on her own son when he travels back in time. But in the years since, she has starred in a number of films and shows, including a series regular role on ABC Family's Switched at Birth. Thompson also recently played herself in an episode of NBC's canceled sitcom A to Z.
    11/16 Lea Thompson (Lorraine Baines-McFly): Thompson played Marty McFly's mother, Lorraine, who unknowingly develops a crush on her own son when he travels back in time. But in the years since, she has starred in a number of films and shows, including a series regular role on ABC Family's Switched at Birth. Thompson also recently played herself in an episode of NBC's canceled sitcom A to Z.
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    Crispin Glover (George McFly): Glover played Marty's father George. Glover has acted in mainstream films periodically since Back To The Future (notably in Hot Tub Time Machine), but he has since moved into several other fields during his career. Glover began to release music in the late '80s and also started a company, Volcanic Eruptions, to release movies he's written and produce films.
    12/16 Crispin Glover (George McFly): Glover played Marty's father George. Glover has acted in mainstream films periodically since Back To The Future (notably in Hot Tub Time Machine), but he has since moved into several other fields during his career. Glover began to release music in the late '80s and also started a company, Volcanic Eruptions, to release movies he's written and produce films.
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    Tom Wilson (Biff Tannen) Wilson played Biff, the bully who picked on George McFly. But since then, aside from acting, he's hosted his own podcast, continued a stand-up comedy career, and done voiceover work for film, television, and video games.
    13/16 Tom Wilson (Biff Tannen) Wilson played Biff, the bully who picked on George McFly. But since then, aside from acting, he's hosted his own podcast, continued a stand-up comedy career, and done voiceover work for film, television, and video games.
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    Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker): Wells played Marty McFly's girlfriend. Parker reprised her role in the Back to the Future video game in 2011. She otherwise took an extended leave from acting but currently has several projects lined up, including the horror film Room and Board.
    14/16 Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker): Wells played Marty McFly's girlfriend. Parker reprised her role in the Back to the Future video game in 2011. She otherwise took an extended leave from acting but currently has several projects lined up, including the horror film Room and Board.
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    James Tolkan (Mr. Strickland): Tolkan played Gerald Strickland, who worked at Hill Valley High School and was a thorn in the side of the McFlys. He has since appeared in a number of television series since his time in Back To The Future. Most recently, he was seen in HBO's Phil Spector and is set to star in Bone Tomahawk.
    15/16 James Tolkan (Mr. Strickland): Tolkan played Gerald Strickland, who worked at Hill Valley High School and was a thorn in the side of the McFlys. He has since appeared in a number of television series since his time in Back To The Future. Most recently, he was seen in HBO's Phil Spector and is set to star in Bone Tomahawk.
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    Marc McClure (Dave McFly): McClure played the oldest McFly child Dave. He, along with Wendie Jo Sperber (who died in 2005) as Linda, rounded out the McFly clan. McClure has popped up in a number of guest starring roles throughout the years on television shows like Nash Bridges, Smallville, and The Shield. His most recent prominent project was 2008's Frost/Nixon.
    16/16 Marc McClure (Dave McFly): McClure played the oldest McFly child Dave. He, along with Wendie Jo Sperber (who died in 2005) as Linda, rounded out the McFly clan. McClure has popped up in a number of guest starring roles throughout the years on television shows like Nash Bridges, Smallville, and The Shield. His most recent prominent project was 2008's Frost/Nixon.

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For generations, kids gawked at the futuristic universe of 2015 as depicted in Robert Zemeckis' 1985 classic time-travel movie, 'Back To The Future'. Celebrating it's 30th anniversary last month, Zemeckis promised a world of flying cars, hoverboards and pre-planned weather.

So to mark the occasion we take a look back at the film to find out what predictions of 2015 were accurate and what the cast is up to now...