So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back. New york while some of the predictions made in back to the future part ii eventually came true, like skype and fingerprint scanners, one of them did not. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet. Man predicted chicago cubs would win 2016 world series in. That would be a callback to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set in 2015. 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. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. Chicago cubs take on mets on back to the future day.
Gale and back to the future director robert zemeckis predicted in their 1989. 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. At the time of the movie the miami marlins didnt even exist, and that confused the bejeezus out of marty mcfly. Stop saying back to the future predicted the cubs victory.
Did back to the future correctly predict the chicago cubs would win the world series. 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. In 1989, back to the future part ii predicted the chicago cubs would win the world series in 2015. The films already got a few predictions wrong, cbs 2s vince gerasole reports. Back to the future writer says 2015 cubs prediction no. Its been over a quarter century since back to the future ii 1989 hit theaters and predicted a 2015 world series outcome with the cubs defeating miami.
Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza. Marty mcfly looks up at a holobillboard in 2015 advertising the cubs world series win. New york ap while some of the predictions made in back to the future part ii eventually came true, like skype and fingerprint scanners, one of them did not. Nov 03, 2016 if there was ever a time to utter the phrase great scott.
Did back to the future predict world series winner. Did back to the future accurately predict the chicago cubs. Oct 14, 2015 did back to the future correctly predict the chicago cubs would win the world series. Oct 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners.
Michael lees senior yearbook in 1993 correctly predicted the chicago cubs would win the 2016 world series. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in. Back to the future ii predicted the 2015 world series, and.
While the movies screenwriters were a year off, they somehow managed to predict that the chicago cubs would win the world series. Time to grab your hoverboard and selflacing trainers as we take a look at the back to future predictions which really did come true. The team beat the cleveland indians, 87, in game 7 of the series, and naturally fans went wild. 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.
Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the. 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. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world. But one prediction back to the future ii may have got right is the chicago cubs success in the world series. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but bummed a. Last year, fans of the back to the future series got to see for themselves just how accurate the second movies predictions about the year 2015 turn. 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. Chicagos divisionseries win brings cubs a step closer to 1989 films 2015 reality. 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. Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting 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. Fox torn over cubs prediction in back to the future ii. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997. Fox salutes chicago cubs on world series win with back to the future ii reference. 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. In the film, marty, played by fox, is astounded the cubs won the fall.
Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. If there was ever a time to utter the phrase great scott. Twitter in 1989, back to the future part ii predicted the. Its too early to tell if the cubs prediction came true, but michael j. 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. According to the news, of course, the miami team will lose the 2015 series. Back to the future ii screenwriter bob gale told the daily beast that marty mcflys arch nemesis, the wealthy villain biff tannen, who turns his fortunes among them, casino into a quest for. Back to the future part ii made some bold predictions about life in. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015 predictions. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to. Oct 16, 2015 chicagos divisionseries win brings cubs a step closer to 1989 films 2015 reality. Back to the future part ii predicted that the cubs would win the 2015 world series, but the team may be eliminated on a day designed to celebrate the film. They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep.
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. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world series prediction. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to the future prediction you dont have to believe everything hollywood says, but cubs fans do. Cubs predicted as 2015 world series champs part one takes place in october 1985, so were going to jump ahead to 2015, and theres no bigger sports event in october than the world series, and there was no more insane, outrageous, unbelievable thing to have happen than to have the cubs win it, gale says with a laugh. Back to future ii writer discusses cubs prediction. Jan 01, 2015 the films already got a few predictions wrong, cbs 2s vince gerasole reports. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube.
Oct 07, 2015 chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to the future prediction you dont have to believe everything hollywood says, but cubs fans do. Jan 09, 2019 marty mcfly timetraveled into the future in the 1989 movie and saw that the cubs won the world series. 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. Back to the future ii almost predicted the cubs world. Oct 16, 2015 in back to the future part ii, the character terry, played by charles fleischer, tells mcfly that he wishes he could go back in time and bet on the cubs to win the world series at 100 to 1 odds.
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. Did back to the future predict this years world series winner. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. Feb 15, 2017 time to grab your hoverboard and selflacing trainers as we take a look at the back to future predictions which really did come true. Oct 25, 2016 back to the future predicted this world series, sort of.
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. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. 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. Oct 21, 2015 back to the future ii screenwriter bob gale told the daily beast that marty mcflys arch nemesis, the wealthy villain biff tannen, who turns his fortunes among them, casino into a quest for. Did back to the future ii predict the chicago cubs world. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in 2015. If youve seen back to the future part ii, or talked to a cubs fan in the past six months, youre probably aware of the billboard in the 1989 movie that announces cubs win world. 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. Jun 02, 2015 the iconic 1980s movie wont end up getting the matchup right, but its getting the full spotlight during tuesdays cubsmarlins game.
In back to the future part ii, the character terry, played by charles fleischer, tells mcfly that he wishes he could go back in time and bet on the cubs to win the world series at 100to1 odds. Some of the things in part ii were halfass predictions and some were just jokesand. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins. It is a tale so unlikely, so ridiculous, that back to the future predicted it as a joke. Marty had seen that kind of special screen in ball parks they were the latest thing back in 1985. The second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that.
There, on the opposite side of the street, was a big screen showing baseball footage. Marty mcfly timetraveled into the future in the 1989 movie and saw that the cubs won the world series. 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. 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. Apr 01, 2015 back to the future part ii made some bold predictions about life in. Jaws 19 hasnt been released and hover boards arent quite off the ground.
While some of the predictions made in back to the future part ii eventually came true, like skype and fingerprint scanners, one of them did not. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. The cubs need to win four of five games to make it to the. Back to future saga predicted cubs will win it all in 2015. Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the world.
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 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. Back in the day, seeing the movie with an audience, that. Last year, fans of the back to the future series got to see for themselves just how accurate the second movie s predictions about the year 2015 turned out to be, with some of them hoverboards.
Fox salutes the cubs for almost getting back to the. 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. The iconic 1980s movie wont end up getting the matchup right, but its getting the full spotlight during tuesdays cubsmarlins game. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win. 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. Back to the future 2 didnt predict the chicago cubs world. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins world series matchup. 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. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction come true.
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