Some of the predictions in the movie, made in 1989, are pretty accurate while some are not. While we have big-screen TVs, video-conferencing, video glasses, and news drones, we aren’t moving around on hoverboards nor do we have self-lacing shoes.
Many classic sci-fi books have imagined dystopian futures, strange gadgets, and exotic worlds. Some of these predictions are so accurate, they're scary! Perhaps these prophetic science fiction books were simply the inspiration for all of the world's modern day inventions — or maybe the writers were time travelers. Only time will tell.