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What ‘Back to the Future’ hit, missed in its 2015 predictions

Introduction The wait is over. Hollywood’s past projection of the future has officially become the present. Oct. 21, 2015 is the exact date Marty McFly visits in the middle chapter of the “Back to the Future” trilogy. So what did the film get right — and wrong — in its predictions of daily life? Listen below for some audio highlights, then click through the gallery for a collection of videos.
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March 4, 2025 | WTOP's Jason Fraley grades the 'Back to the Future' predictions (Part 1) (Jason Fraley)
March 4, 2025 | WTOP's Jason Fraley grades the 'Back to the Future' predictions (Part 2) (Jason Fraley)

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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