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“Back to the Future” fans have been counting down to this day for years!

It’s October 21, 2015, the day Marty McFly and Doc Brown land in the future, in the second film.

The movie was released in 1989 and a lot of the stuff Marty saw in his future is reality today.

The headsets being worn at the dinner table?

We have Google Glass.  They also look strikingly similar to Samsung’s Gear VR and the Oculus Rift.

And yes, video conferencing, as when Marty has a fight with his boss, is also real.

It’s another prediction of the future that “Back to the Future” nailed.

Marty also had self-lacing shoes.  In  2011, Nike auctioned off 1,500 replicas, but they were missing the most important feature.

In the movie, the Cubs win the World Series, ending a more than 100-year drought that still exists today.  With the team in the  playoffs, there’s still a chance this one could come true.

Of course, the one invention everyone wants is the hoverboard.

Several companies have tried to make the childhood favorite, including Lexus and a company called Hendo.

If you want to buy one now, you’re stuck with wheels.

Then there are the items that only exist today because of “Back to the Future Part II.”

Pepsi, for example, has put out a limited edition Pepsi Perfect Bottle, just like the one Marty orders in the movie.

And Universal just released a fake trailer for “Jaws 19.”

All in all, 2015 has lived up to most of the promise in “Back to the Future,” but we’d still like a flying car.

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