GREAT SCOTT: 2015 ACCORDING TO BACK TO THE FUTURE II

Back to the Future II (1989) stars teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), who must travel to the future year 2015 (again) to save his future kids.
Sarah Wells
Back to the Future II (1989) stars teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), who must travel to the future year 2015 (again) to save his future kids.

Back to the Future II was directed by Robert Zemeckis and debuted in 1989. It starred Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a teenager who must time travel (again) to the future year, 2015. Some differences between the expected 2015 and the actual 2015 are shown here.

Clothing Styles

In the movie, McFly is depicted wearing a varsity-style jacket, self-adjusting shoes and jeans. While jeans are now a wardrobe staple, varsity jackets have more recently become popular, especially among teenagers. Self-adjusting shoes, the exact style worn by McFly in fact, have been created by some shoe companies and sold in small quantities.

Technology

Self-adjusting jackets like McFly wore, however, have not gained a foothold in today’s fashion. Other examples of technology in the movie include a machine which re-hydrates dehydrated food items (in the movie, a dehydrated pizza), and a pantry installed in the kitchen ceiling. While at least this movie didn’t depict food in pill-form as some science fiction works do, these items are still too far-fetched to be a part of mainstream society.

The DeLorean DMC-12 was the only car manufactured by the DeLorean Motor Company from 1981-83. The car serves as the time-machine in Back to the Future II. Six DeLorean chassis were used in the production of the film trilogy.
Sarah Wells
The DeLorean DMC-12 was the only car manufactured by the DeLorean Motor Company from 1981-83. The car serves as the time-machine in Back to the Future II. Six of these chassis were used in the production of the film trilogy.

Cars

Not all cars on the road are futuristic, as they are shown in Back to the Future II. A quick glance around the Sandpoint High School parking lot will find that not all of the cars in the lot are 2015 models (some are likely even older than this movie), but all of the cars in the movie are of the sleek, futuristic style. This excludes the famous time-machine DeLorean, of course.

Failed Fashion Trends

Pockets of jeans worn inside-out have not become popular, either. Additionally, the 1980s “chic” style (think: bold colors and patterns, wraparound sunglasses, and tutu skirts) is not the norm as it is shown in the movie.

Time Travel

And, most importantly, time travel still hasn’t been invented…yet.