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As anyone who’s recently visited Facebook knows all too well, Back to the Future Part II takes place this year. Some of the film’s predictions of what the then-future would look like are spot on — others, not so much.
It’s not the only old film to take place in 2015, though. I don’t blame you for forgetting The 6th Day, Roger Spottiswoode’s misguided science fiction adventure about cloning that’s mostly known for star Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bloated $25 million salary. But it’s set this year, and I watched the thing for the first time since it came out in 2000 to see how close they got to the real 2015.
The Cubs don’t win the World Series, so The 6th Day‘s already doing better than BTTF Part II.
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The XFL is not only still around but super popular, with star QB Johnny Phoenix, who plays for the Roadrunners, having just signed a $300 million lifetime contract.
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QB VISION. Johnny Phoenix, who really should’ve gotten his own spinoff movie (Johnny Phoenix Goes Hawaiian), scans the defense using his helmet and even receives play calls from his coordinator the same way. Meanwhile, the team’s head coach is all like, “iPad? Never heard of it. I have an XFL-branded Panasonic DVD player.”
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Mirrors are personal calendars and deliver the news, like TVs in the back of taxis.
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Cloning your pet, or RePet, is acceptable and normal. There’s even a store in the mall for the dedicated purpose of reviving Scruffy. Meanwhile, human cloning is banned thanks to the “Sixth Day” laws because playing God is wrong…unless you’re bringing back a hermit crab.
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Self-driving cars are common enough that even Daryl Crowe Jr. has one.
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Taxis cost $7 billion (they’re not even Uber!), and come equipped with/sponsored by OnStar.