Michael J. Fox
Actor Michael J. Fox and his wife Tracy Pollan attend the quarterfinals match between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Richard Gasquet of France at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Reuters/Carlo Allegri

In the 1989 film “Back to the Future Part II,” Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doctor Emmett Brown's (Christopher Lloyd) time-travel led them to the present day, particularly on Oct. 21, Wednesday. The sci-fi film directed by Robert Zemeckis envisioned that on this day, several new technologies would exist.

While we don't have flying cars (yet), there are 10 inventions mentioned in “Back to the Future Part II” that do currently exist. These include:

  • personal drones
  • tablets and mobile payment technology
  • biometric devices
  • hands-free gaming consoles
  • smart clothing and wearable technology
  • video phones
  • waste-fueled cars
  • hoverboards
  • video glasses, and
  • Pepsi Perfect

According to “Back to the Future Part II,” the soda of choice of the current year is Pepsi Perfect. In time for the 30th anniversary of the “Back to the Future” trilogy, Pepsi is selling a limited number of Pepsi Perfect bottles, which of course, is a marketing stunt.

The screenplays of the “Back to the Future” trilogy were written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. Joining Fox and Lloyd in the main cast were Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover.

Released on July 3, 1985, the first “Back to the Future” film was the highest-gross film of 1985, going on to earn more than $300 million internationally. It also won the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing.

“Back to the Future Part II” was released on Nov. 22, 1989. It was nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Effects and Visual Effects but lost to another sci-fi film “The Abyss” directed by James Cameron.

The final installment of the trilogy, “Back to the Future Part III,” was released on May 25, 1990. In the movie, Marty McFly travels back in time to save Doctor Emmet Brown, who is peacefully enjoying his life in 1885 but is about to be killed by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson).

Recently, Lloyd and Fox reunited for a Toyota commercial, in which they talk about the accuracy of “Back to the Future”. The commercial will be available on Oct. 21, Wednesday, in honor of the “Back to the Future Part II” time jump, according to Adweek.

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