Following on from our last round-up, no-one seems to have been able to avoid the excitement over the recent arrival of Back to the Future‘s date. News broadcasters talked to people with DeLoreans and discussed what the film got right. And, as cultural parasites, brands tired to get a piece of the action too. Herewith, a few more examples.
Toyota went the biggest on the date, bringing together Doc and Marty for a series of teasers and a five minute clip about its hydrogen cell car, which Toyota says the launch was simply fortuitious timing, rather than perfect planning.
Lyft offered passengers rides in a DeLorean, as did Uber.
Tap to the future and get a time machine on demand! Enter code “PEPSIMAX” into our app today #BackToTheFuture pic.twitter.com/c3LBINaGnQ
— Uber UK (@UberUK) October 21, 2015
Burger King has created a hovertray.
Nike has recreated the shoes from the movie.
.@realmikefox see you tomorrow.
— Nike (@Nike) October 21, 2015
7-Eleven, where Marty learned to shoot thanks to arcade game Wild Gunman, also hasn”t missed the opportunity to take advantage of the wave of attention generated by the day.
Great Scott! Kettle Style Maple Bacon CHIPS. It really is 2015! #snacktothefuture #backtothefutureday pic.twitter.com/dacWTHXrzm
— 7-Eleven (@7eleven) October 20, 2015
Greggs has also jumped on the time-travelling bandwagon.
Greggs – Fuelling DeLoreans since Oct 21st 2015…or Oct 26th 1985… #BackToTheFuture pic.twitter.com/bpeXbZckXX
— Greggs (@GreggsOfficial) October 21, 2015
As has Royal Dutch Airlines.
‘Roads? Where we are going we don’t need roads.’ #backtothefuture pic.twitter.com/5GkbleIFvy
— Royal Dutch Airlines (@KLM) October 21, 2015
Nintendo is re-releasing the Wild Gunman game on Wii-U.
“You mean you have to use your hands?” “That’s like a baby’s toy!” Wild Gunman comes to #WiiU tomorrow! #BTTF2015 https://t.co/2N9N8b2gww
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) October 21, 2015
In the film Doc, travels into the future and learns from the an edition of USA Today’s newspaper that Marty McFly’s future son, Marty Jr., will be jailed. So, USA Today’s October 21 edition of the paper featured a fake cover—the one depicted in the 1989 film.