Back to the future part ii sees marty mcfly michael j. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future part ii. Bob gale cowrote the back to the future trilogy with director robert zemeckis, which predicted the chicago cubs would win the world series in 2015. Thats because the 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series, and the man who wrote the screenplay and imagined this unlikely scenario is. The presidents rise to power is hinted at when film baddie biff goes into politics credit. Aug 10, 2015 out of all the predictions made about the future when the movie was made, in 1989, the most outlandish one always seemed a news announcement that the chicago cubs had won the world series. In 1989, when back to the future part ii came out, the chicago cubs had not won a world series in 81 years and miami did not have a major league baseball franchise.
That is, if the chicago cubs win tuesday against the cleveland indians in the. Team makes it to the next round of the playoffs right on time for iconic films prophecy movie shows marty mcfly with a. How back to the future iis 2015 compares with the actual 2015. Cubs out of world series on back to the future day. Cubs get 1st playoff win in years after meeting miami in. Jun 02, 2015 in 1989, when back to the future part ii came out, the chicago cubs had not won a world series in 81 years and miami did not have a major league baseball franchise. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back. Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the cubs world series win. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but. Ok, so the film predicted the cubs would get their first world series championship in over a century in 2015 against the miami gators, a team that doesnt exist.
They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep. Did back to the future correctly predict the chicago cubs. The iconic 1980s movie wont end up getting the matchup right, but its. Nov 14, 2011 when the back to the future gang predicted that the chicago cubs would sweep the 2015 world series, they specified two things. The 1989 movie back to the future part ii had the cubs, originally a 1001 shot, winning the 2015 world series over miami, which didnt have a team until the florida marlins in 1993. Back to future saga predicted cubs will win it all in 2015 january 1, 2015 at 6. More than 25 years ago the cubs were the butt of many jokes as they possessed one of the more famous droughts in world sport. Whats most amazing about the cubs win, though, is not just the. One of the funnier or at least seemingly farfetched futurerelated jokes of back to the future hinged on the fact that perennially beatendown chicago cubs were in. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs.
More important, at least for film fans not from chicago, a cubs world series championship would make one imagined element of back to the future iis 2015 a reality. Sorry to burst the bubbles of cubs fans, back to the future fans and fans of sheer randomness, but ive got some bad news for you. Fox, travels 30 years into the future when the fictitious usa today headline is cubs sweep series in 5 against. You know, there really is, like a 14 to 1 possibility. Marty mcfly timetraveled into the future in the 1989 movie and saw that the cubs won the world series.
The second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that. There was no major league baseball franchise in miami at the time the. Did back to the future ii predict chicago cubs 2015 world series success. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. The 2015 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2015 season. Whats most amazing about the cubs win, though, is not just the general fact that they broke their overcentury long streak, but they did it only a year after it was predicted to happen in 1989s back to the future ii. Fox travel to the year 2015, and the cubs winning the world series was considered one of the movies more outlandish predictions. Jan 01, 2015 back to future saga predicted cubs will win it all in 2015 january 1, 2015 at 6. Team makes it to the next round of the playoffs right on time for iconic films prophecy movie. Oct 22, 2015 the chicago cubs were swept out of the playoffs on oct.
Oct 16, 2015 back to the future cowriter bob gale on the prediction in 1989s back to the future ii of a chicago cubs world series win in 2015. The series was played between october 27 and november 1, with the royals winning the series 4 games to 1. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs will win. In 1908 the chicago cubs beat the detroit tigers in the series. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet.
Did back to the future predict chicago cubs world series. Mar 17, 2015 it also has the cubs winning the world series in 2015. They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep the cubs came back in 2016 and dominated the season with the best record in baseball. Chicagos divisionseries win brings cubs a step closer to 1989 films 2015. In the film, marty, played by fox, is astounded the cubs won the fall classic in. The cubs play the mets in game 4 of the sevengame series at wrigley field wednesday, which happens to be the date to which marty mcfly played by. Here are five reasons why the cubs, who will face the pirates in pittsburgh on wednesday in the national league wild card game presented by budweiser, live on tbs. Back to the future cowriter bob gale on the prediction in 1989s back to the future ii of a chicago cubs world series win in 2015. The second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that the cubs would win the world series in 2015.
Oct 14, 2015 the 1989 movie back to the future part ii had the cubs, originally a 1001 shot, winning the 2015 world series over miami, which didnt have a team until the florida marlins in 1993. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins world series matchup. By now, youve probably watched back to the future ii and know the scene in the 1989 movie where marty mcfly realizes the cubs won the 2015 world series. Jan 02, 2015 the movie back to the future 2 imagined 2015 as a world full of hover skateboards, flying cars and 3d printed pizzas. Oct 21, 2015 sorry to burst the bubbles of cubs fans, back to the future fans and fans of sheer randomness, but ive got some bad news for you. There is still a chance the cubs could win the world series in 2015. They had split their four previous appearances, winning the 1969 world series against the baltimore orioles and the 1986 world series against the boston red sox, while losing the 1973 world series against the oakland athletics and the 2000 world series. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world.
The 111th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion new york mets and the american league al champion kansas city royals. The mets made their fifth appearance in the world series after sweeping the cubs 40 in the 2015 national league championship series nlcs. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. In back to the future part ii, marty mcfly and doc brown travel to the year 2015, a world filled with flying cars, hoverboards and kitschy 1980s nostalgia. Back to the future, cubs, vince gerasole, world series. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to. Oct 08, 2015 the 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami. The 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series, and the man who wrote the screenplay and imagined this unlikely scenario is bob gale, a. The chicago cubs were swept out of the playoffs on oct.
Ok, so the film predicted the cubs would get their first world series. She died in 1997, thanks to the world of the paparazzi. The chicago cubs hadnt won the world series since 1908, so it was an amusing prediction to make in back to the future part ii in 1989 that theyd win the world series in 2015. Were one year on from back to the future day, which marked the date marty. The 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win. Chicago cubs will win 2015 world series vs miami marlins. The chicago cubs became world series champions for the first time in 108. Thats because the 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series, and the man who wrote the screenplay and imagined this unlikely scenario is bob gale.
In the back to the future series, one of the many wild predictions included the chicago cubs winning the world series on october 21, 2015. Feb 15, 2017 the presidents rise to power is hinted at when film baddie biff goes into politics credit. In back to the future ii, the cubs win the world series by sweeping miami. What back to the future 2 got right and wrong about 2015.
Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. Back to future saga predicted cubs will win it all in 2015. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the. Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza. Back to the future writer says 2015 cubs prediction no. The 2016 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2016 season. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction come true. According to the news, of course, the miami team will lose the 2015 series. Oct 16, 2015 more important, at least for film fans not from chicago, a cubs world series championship would make one imagined element of back to the future iis 2015 a reality. Back to the future ii predicted cubs win 2015 world. Oct 15, 2015 one of the funnier or at least seemingly farfetched future related jokes of back to the future hinged on the fact that perennially beatendown chicago cubs were in line to win the world series. The cubs and the back to the future ii prediction newsday. The truth is, things havent actually changed that much.
One of the front pages reveals that the chicago cubs will win the world series in game 5 and that there will be a. The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989 when back to the future part ii hit movie theaters with another installment of. Nov 03, 2016 whats most amazing about the cubs win, though, is not just the general fact that they broke their overcentury long streak, but they did it only a year after it was predicted to happen in 1989s back to the future ii. When the back to the future gang predicted that the chicago cubs would sweep the 2015 world series, they specified two things. Cubs won 2015 world series in back to the future 2 after the acquisitions of jon lester and miguel montero, its worth remembering what hollywood thinks of the cubs chances in 2015. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997. In the 1989 film back to the future part ii, marty mcfly, played by michael j. Oct 08, 2015 unfortunately the 2015 cubs were swept out of the playoffs by the new york mets, dashing any hope of a back to the future part ii prediction of a world series for chicagos most beleaguered team. Oct 16, 2015 thats because the 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series, and the man who wrote the screenplay and imagined this unlikely scenario is bob gale.
Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction. The series was played between october 25 and november 2. Earlier this year, the onceimpossible regularseason game occurred. Cubs won 2015 world series in back to the future 2 after the acquisitions of jon lester and miguel montero, its worth remembering what hollywood thinks of. Marty mcfly looks up at a holobillboard in 2015 advertising the cubs world series win. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Leave it to the chicago cubs to get knocked out of world series contention on back to the future day, the date celebrating the movie. Nov 02, 2016 the chicago cubs hadnt won the world series since 1908, so it was an amusing prediction to make in back to the future part ii in 1989 that theyd win the world series in 2015. Oct 07, 2015 in the 1989 film back to the future part ii, marty mcfly, played by michael j. There, on the opposite side of the street, was a big screen showing baseball footage. Will the cubs win the world series again in our lifetime. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world series. The 112th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion chicago cubs and the american league al champion cleveland indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.
The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989 when back to the future part ii hit movie theaters with another installment of doc browns and marty mcflys time. Back to the future part 2 212 movie clip hill valley, 2015. The cubs, the mets and that back to the future ii prediction for 2015 back to the future ii predicts cubs win 2015 world series by neil best neil. Fox was torn over the prediction in the 1985 movie back to the future ii that the cubs would win the world series in 2015, since they would have had to do it by. On wednesday night, the cubs won their first world series title since 1908, only one year off from the 2015 victory gale and back to the future director. Cubs get 1st playoff win in years after meeting miami in 2015. Oct 07, 2015 the screenwriter of back to the future part ii which famously had the cubs winning the world series in 2015 meant it as a joke.
Soon afterward, an urban legend arose that back to the future part ii had predicted that a team from miami would win the world series in 1997. Oct 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. When back to the future part ii was first released back in 1989, the year 2015 seemed, well, pretty downright futuristic. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube.
Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the. Jan 09, 2019 the cubs need to win four of five games to make it to the world series and keep a back to the future part ii prediction alive. Chicago cubs had not won a world series in 81 years and miami did. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015. The cubs got close to competing in the world series that year, and they just won the championship this year. Well, back to the future part ii lied and we did too.
The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. Oct 14, 2015 back to the future part ii sees marty mcfly michael j. In back to the future ii, in 2015, the queen of england is diana. Ap photofrank franklin ii the chicago cubs are a team of destiny. Did back to the future predict this years world series. The chicago cubs have not won the world series in more than 100 years, according to the huffington post. In the 1989 film back to the future ii, marty mcfly traveled to oct. Out of all the predictions made about the future when the movie was made, in 1989, the most outlandish one always seemed a news announcement that the. The screenwriter of back to the future part ii which famously had the cubs winning the world series in 2015 meant it as a joke. The movie back to the future 2 imagined 2015 as a world full of hover skateboards, flying cars and 3d printed pizzas. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. The cubs winning the world series and president trump.
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