Marty jumps out of the Doc Brown’s DeLorean into the future on October 21, 2015.
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But, yeah, compared to the pastel-colored future imagined in Back to the Future, Part II, where hoverboards and flying cars were real and people wore insane techno-punk space fashion, we can’t argue with that. It’s not a mirror image of the world we live in today, but it does manage to get quite a bit of our current technology right.
In fact, a few have already begun hearing from sources that new self-lacing Nike shoes inspired by Back to the Future have indeed been spotted in New York stores. But no one can deny that the best moment of October 21, 2015 was when Nike delivered the first pair of self-lacing Mags (AS PROMISED) to one Michael J. Fox.
For now, these shoes are just for Michael J. Fox – they won’t be available to the public until of spring of next year, and even then only as a limited edition available through an auction. A theatrical re-release of the three “Back to the Future” films grossed an estimated $1.65 million from 1,815 North American theaters that offered up a helping of nostalgia.
“Back to the Future” filmmaker Robert Zemeckis’ trilogy has left a lasting impression on pop culture in the 30 years since the original film debuted, spawning a theme park attraction, video game and animated series.
In his note, “Tinker” writes, “As the first most celebrated wearer of the Nike Air Mag, we wanted you to be first to receive a ‘living pair'”.
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They also brought up the movie character Biff Tannen, joking that he and Donald Trump are one and the same, and that he’s running for president. Like their 2011 campaign, all proceeds will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
