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Back to the Future Day. Pieces of a promised future.

The October 21 destination, Pepsi Perfect and a life-size Flux Capacitor collecting search.

The original feature 35 seconds. The story is also available in the slides and text below.

The Feature Film

Back to the Future Day. Pieces of a promised future.

The future is now 11 years in the past.

October 21, 2015 is the date Marty and Doc visit in Back to the Future Part II—and the reason we celebrate Back to the Future Day.

The Photo Essay

5 slides from the feature.

The story behind the images.

One piece of that future became a real collectible. Pepsi produced Pepsi Perfect for the 2015 celebration, and a bottle is part of the Archive’s collection. We’ve used Pepsi’s publicity photo here, rather than a photo of our bottle.

Another detail: Zemeckis joked that hoverboards were real. Fans believed him, and he and Bob Gale addressed the rumor in their FAQ.

Seeking for the Archive: Factory Entertainment’s life-size Flux Capacitor replica, with lights, sound and remote control. The replica shown is a product reference.

Wanted for the Archive

The life-size Flux Capacitor.

Factory Entertainment’s life-size Flux Capacitor replica, with its lights, sound and remote control.

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