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Nike Finally Releasing McFly 2015 Sneakers, Sort Of

gizmodo.com — People have been clamoring for Marty McFly's future Nike's from Back to the Future Part II for years now, but Nike has done nothing about it. Until now. They aren't releasing the actual shoes from the movie, unfortunately, but they are releasing shoes "inspired by" those future kicks. It's a start.

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  • Mc_Carter, on 06/27/2008, -0/+148No power laces.....no deal.
  • Sornos, on 06/27/2008, -1/+74We got seven years people. Get starting on the holograms and hovercars.
    • NeoNevermore, on 06/27/2008, -0/+24We also have to catch up on Jaws movies
    • MagMan68Classic, on 06/27/2008, -0/+4I'm saving up so I can get a hover conversion
      "Only $39,999.99"
      • matrixbandit, on 06/27/2008, -0/+10Whatever, that's like $5 in 2008 dollars.
      • echolyean, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2I'd shell that out for a flying car. Who do I make the check out to? Oh right... Mayor Goldie Wilson's grandson.
      • MagMan68Classic, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1Mayor Goldie Wilson III
  • DrCrankenstein, on 06/27/2008, -9/+54Oh sweet, some new ugly Nike's for me not to buy.

    Give me a hoverboard and we might be talking.
  • aralls, on 06/27/2008, -5/+33I'm still waiting for my Team Zissou shoes... and a Glock

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nonaesthetic/19118145 ...
  • Joest23, on 06/27/2008, -0/+31They should just release the real ones. I'm sure a bunch of 30 year olds would rush to the nearest Footlocker to get them just to look like Marty McFly.
  • specialK16, on 06/27/2008, -8/+271.21 JIGAWATTS!!!!
  • omercyme33, on 06/27/2008, -0/+18Now all we need to do is find a company to produce self-drying clothes.
  • WallyAnti, on 06/27/2008, -0/+12Ugly as sin, but par for the course for Nike. Am I the only one who thinks Nike's look like you are wearing your toddlers toys for shoes.
  • beastee, on 06/27/2008, -2/+24Sorry Nike. These Suck!
  • Neiliosullivan, on 06/27/2008, -0/+14Screw the shoes I want the coat. Fits itself, drys itself, plenty of pockets...
    • spyd3rweb, on 06/27/2008, -0/+3Yes Nike had their chance and ignored it, now the coat is the cool thing.
  • odiego, on 06/27/2008, -2/+3As ugly as Blue Iris.
  • TexasShiv, on 06/27/2008, -5/+23I would pay 1.21 jiggadollars for the real ones
    • diggduggDOOM, on 06/27/2008, -2/+10jiggawhat?

      jiggawho?
      • endlessoul, on 06/27/2008, -0/+4Oh, come on.

        Whoever buried the above poster has a lost their sense of humor.

        Dugg, diggdugg.
    • MagMan68Classic, on 06/27/2008, -3/+1"What the hell is a" jiggadollar?
  • scoottie, on 06/27/2008, -3/+13Nike has been making some ugly ass shoes for the past 10+ years
  • jsyrus, on 06/27/2008, -1/+5I would rock them
  • mywhitenoise, on 06/27/2008, -0/+8They don't look anywhere near as cool as the ones in the movie.
  • imhalfpirate, on 06/27/2008, -3/+7No self lacing? no thanks.
  • btschul, on 06/27/2008, -0/+7People will buy these and then wonder why everyone laughs at them.
  • ahawks, on 06/27/2008, -0/+16Well, it's not 2015 now, is it. Maybe they're waiting til the actual year. It would be pretty stupid to release the shoe in 2008, 7 years before the movie "predicted" it
    • rossisdead, on 06/27/2008, -0/+8True. You do have to consider that the power-lacing shoes weren't just invented in 2015 though. They could have been around longer than that.
      • asskicker32, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2Nike likes to retro their shoes... Maybe the shoes in the movie were a retro version of these?
  • trav12221, on 06/27/2008, -0/+5They look like the Kobes that came out in 04

    http://www.pickyourshoes.com/collectible/nike_huar ...
    • iNNeRKaoS, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2They don't really look all the same. That's like saying a Ford Focus looks like a Dodge Neon. Yes, they both are small, and have doors, windows, and curvy lines, but they look different. The Kobe shoes don't have the angular sole, the triangular hole up top, and etc, etc, blah blah blah... I don't care about my comment, so, I don't know why I wrote it.

      Later!
  • dudefather, on 06/27/2008, -1/+14only a bojo would wear those
  • crcook, on 06/27/2008, -1/+3Meh, no thanks. I wish they had the real deal.
  • jedisushi, on 06/27/2008, -0/+10DO WANT. (Now what's it gonna take to get the DeLorean company back up and running?)
    • trer, on 06/27/2008, -0/+6Actually they are up and running. Out of Houston I believe. In any case, you can buy a used one on ebay. plenty out there.
      • Lyght, on 06/27/2008, -0/+5Yep, De Lorean Motor Company of Texas is planning to build about 20 new DMC-12s per year, out of both new and original parts.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12#Retur ...
      • 180andback, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2I love new DMC.
      • bob_the_alien, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1yes, and that sucks, cuz they look so cool, but have the performance of a Geo Metro. be lucky to get the damn things to 88 mph. If they'd change that, maybe it's be worth the 60 grand, but if i'm going to splash back 60 gs on a supposed sports car, it had better perform. and the DMC most certain did not.
    • Scrappy1850, on 06/27/2008, -1/+2how much coke do you have?
  • trer, on 06/27/2008, -1/+7"Now why don't you make like a tree...and get outta here."
    "It's make like a tree and LEAVE. You sound like a damn fool when you say it wrong."
    • revyn, on 06/27/2008, -0/+5ALRIGHT, then, LEAVE! AND TAKE YOUR BOOK WITH YOU!
  • tikited, on 06/27/2008, -1/+1So BTTF: 4 or remake reutrns by 2015.
  • DirtPile, on 06/27/2008, -0/+3If this is a step towards Adidas releasing the team Zizou kicks, then I'm all for it.
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1There are ***** of Zissou shoes on Ebay, I just checked, so someone is makin' 'em.
  • lukeduke, on 06/27/2008, -8/+18Don't buy them or you'll get Parkinson's
    • Nidy1, on 06/27/2008, -1/+7Tasteless....but I lol'd :(
    • TheDogegg, on 06/27/2008, -2/+2Just us 3 thought that was funny
    • 1timeuser, on 06/27/2008, -2/+1That was a terrible thing to say... but I laughed.
    • beermaker, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1that was one low.
    • doctorfungi, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2I've already got parkinsona23f0qajv;l va">E?fg,acaev
  • DeadOhioSky, on 06/27/2008, -0/+3Marqueesole.com has um for $499... on sale now apparently. Lemme know when they hit $49.
    http://marqueesole.com/php/client/product.php?id=1 ...
    • mustafya, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2hahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha



      hahahahahahahahahahaha
      Are those prices serious? Are people stupid or something? Most of those shoes I can get in the local mall for
  • victorycig, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2With the Japan article right below this one, I read "Nike" as "nee-kay". Mental priming!
    • 180andback, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1What're them fancy moccasins you're wearing?
  • ADA531, on 06/27/2008, -1/+3Do they have electrolytes?
  • cerealjynx, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1Looks more like a stick of deodorant.
  • cottonslurpy, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2I thought they were pumps, wouldn't reebok throw a fit?

    No pumps, no auto lace, how are these shoes inspired by "Back To The Future?
    • asskicker32, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1similar look and same colorway.
  • TheWriteGuy, on 06/27/2008, -0/+3Finally -- the perfect shoes to wear with my inside-out jean pants.
  • Olfster, on 06/27/2008, -1/+1They are releasing these because something is stirring in Britian. I suspect it has more to do with trademark than sales. Most kids these days have no clue who Marty "McFly" is. My guess.
  • seantubridy, on 06/27/2008, -0/+3Why don't companies understand that we want the exact things from the movies or shows. Like when they made underoos with pictures of superman on them instead of the big "S". No one wants a picture of the hero, they want to BE the hero. Just like these; we don't want something close to what was in the movie, we want the exact thing.
  • Spideristic, on 06/27/2008, -1/+3Nov 12 1955 06 00
    Oct 27 1985 02 42
    Oct 21 2015 07 28

    They printed the precise dates and timings... that is so cool
  • ethanpack, on 06/27/2008, -1/+1I wonder if you can run 88 miles per hour in these shoes...
  • DJTre, on 06/27/2008, -2/+2HEY McFLY! I thought I told you not to come in here anymore??
  • Ansem, on 06/27/2008, -0/+5Inspired by? Not the actual thing? Phail. I need auto laces.
  • digitallysick, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1They aren't the true thing, where is the velco strap in the middle?

    they should look more like this
    http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/nike_back_to_the_fut ...
  • variantdash, on 06/27/2008, -1/+1Man, I'm so not impressed by the future.
  • warplayer, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2Great scott!
    • rz8472, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1It's about time... I'm ashamed at you diggers for not catching on earlier.

      Yes, I'm calling you a chicken...
  • Pahtcub, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2Aren't they a little late for this marketing gimmic?
  • rysmith, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1"People have been clamoring for Marty McFly's future Nike's from Back to the Future Part II for years now, but Nike has done nothing about it."

    Yeah, every time I go by a Nike store I look to see if they've made the McFly shoe. I'm always asking the sales clerks when they're going to get them. I've been clamoring since I saw the movie in the 80s. C'mon!
  • beermaker, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1maybe if you wear it, you will look like a chicken
  • ephrils1, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1Good to see them on schedule and in the same year like everyone else.

    Release these in 1985 and they'd have made a fortune. Good thing they have those people in suits to tell them what makes money.
  • DirtPile, on 06/28/2008, -0/+0Of course I meant Zissou, you can already get Zizous, I'm sure. The ones on Ebay are altered, not manufactured that way.
  • Ex3poo, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1MCFLYYYYY
  • CynicalSiren, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0I'm hoping the actual replicas will be released in 2015, like they should be. That gives Nike 7 more years to invent self-lacing shoes - well worth the wait.
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