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

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Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future, Part II.'

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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