Mar 03, 2015 if the chicago cubs win the 2015 world series this fall, as predicted in back to the future part ii, you could be the proud new owner of a delorean time machine, the famous hover car. Oct 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Oct 16, 2015 the chicago cubs are so close to the 2015 world series. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win duration. Delorean give away if chicago cubs win world series ign news. Cardinals fan wrote of cubs winning 2015 world series in. The 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the world series in 2015. It is the sequel to the 1985 film back to the future and the second installment in the back to the future trilogy.
The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. That would be a callback to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set in 2015. In back to the future ii, someone mentions to marty mcfly that he wished hed bet on the cubs to win that years world series, i. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubs marlins. Oct 02, 2015 chicago tom wilson, aka biff from back to the future, drove the delorean to wrigleyville friday morning to deliver the news in person. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction come true. Back to the future ii predicted cubs win 2015 world. The 1987 film back to the future ii correctly predicted that the florida marlins would win the 1997 world series and that the cubs would play florida in the 2015 world series.
Did back to the future predict a cubs world series win in 2015. Back to the future actor makes prediction chicago cubs will win world series duration. 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. The 2015 world series sweep by the chicago cubs in the. They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep.
Fox, christopher lloyd, lea thompson, and thomas f. 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. When the movie back to the future ii came out in 1989, the joke was selfevident. Oct 20, 2015 the 1989 movie back to the future part ii predicted the cubs would win the world series in 2015. They followed that with an division series win against the rival cardinals. Back to the future ii has some unique takes on life in 2015. Oct 25, 2016 back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. Cubs 2015 nl wildcard win over pirates was the first. Fox travels to the year 2015 from the 1980s, where he is informed that the chicago cubs actually won the 2015 world series.
Sometime prior to 2015, the contest had gone from a best of seven to a best of nine format. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. 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 ii correctly predicted cubs world. On october 21, 2015, the chicago cubs won the series in a sweep over miami, meaning that the cubs won all the games. Chicago cubs hold the keys to the back to the future. 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. Back to the future part ii sees marty mcfly michael j.
Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world series. Back to the future ii predicts the cubs will win the world series in 2015 posted by thibadoe tiger on 1015 at 9. He imagined that, here in the future, those big screens must be everywhere. The chicago cubs have not won the world series in more than 100 years, according to the huffington post. Fox salutes chicago cubs on world series win with back to the future ii reference. 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. Jaws 19 hasnt been released and hover boards arent quite off the ground.
Chicago wls the 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami. It is a tale so unlikely, so ridiculous, that back to the future predicted it as a joke. This inspires marty to pick up a sports almanac during. Because of chicago s perennial tendency of heartbreak, well give epstein a twoyear grace period. 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. Bob gale, a cowriter for all three back to the future movies, joined cubs pregame live with csns david kaplan before game 3 of the nlcs to discuss how it went down. Did back to the future predict this years world series winner. In 1908 the chicago cubs beat the detroit tigers in the series. With their 40 win wednesday night against the pittsburgh pirates, the chicago cubs cracked the bigboy portion of the playoffs and now stand 12 wins away from a world series title. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins world series matchup.
The 2015 world series sweep by the chicago cubs in. 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 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. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to. Part ii s director robert zemeckis were just one year off their prediction, but whats even more harrowing for gale is. If they can beat the new york mets, theyll advance to the mlb championships and if they do, theyll have a special player on their. 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.
Back to the future cocreator bob gale explains why he had the chicago cubs winning the 2015 world series in back to the future part ii. Well, it looks like back to the future 2 wrongly predicted the winner of the 2015 world series because the new york mets just won the nlcs, meaning the cubs, who were poised to win the world. Was the only thing back to the future part ii predicted accurately about the future the. By now, everybody knows the cubs were predicted to win the 2015 world series in the movie back to the future ii, which was released in 1989. Chicago tom wilson, aka biff from back to the future, drove the delorean to wrigleyville friday morning to deliver the news in person. Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza. Did back to the future predict world series winner. Cubs out of world series on back to the future day. Back to the future ii screenwriter bummed out the movies. Did back to the future correctly predict the chicago cubs would win the world series.
The cubs have gone 71 years since winning a pennant and 108 years since winning the world series. Did back to the future predict a cubs world series win in. Back to future saga predicted cubs will win it all in 2015. Did back to the future predict chicago cubs world series. Louis, mo ktvi a lot of people are rooting for the chicago cubs because of a prediction made in the movie back to the future ii.
Back to the future part ii has a good chance of predicting this years world series. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997. 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. Back to the future writer bob gale on cubs world series.
Did back to the future 2 predictive programing the chicago cubs winning the world series. Mar 30, 2011 back to the future part 2 2 12 movie clip. The 2015 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2015 season. Dont look now, but its 2015 the same year the movie back to the future ii predicted back in 1989 that the chicago. 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. 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. Did back to the future ii predict the 2015 world series.
Did back to the future ii predict the chicago cubs world. Nov 04, 2016 in the 1989 timetraveling action adventure back to the future. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. 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. Chicago the 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami. 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 ii s 2015 a reality. And the cubs winning the world series got a big laugh from audiences. The cubs winning the world series and president trump. Did back to the future ii predict chicago cubs 2015 world series success. 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. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world. The chicago cubs are so close to the 2015 world series. That would be a call back to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set in 2015.
Although 2015 ended with an nlcs sweep to the mets, the cubs built a solid foundation for future success. In the 1989 film back to the future ii, marty mcfly traveled to oct. 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. 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. Back to the future ii cowriter discusses cubs 2015 world. Marty mcfly looks up at a holobillboard in 2015 advertising the cubs world series win. The chicago cubs are going to win the 2015 world series. 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. While walking around 2015era hill valley, marty clocks an enormous lightup sign appears revealing that the chicago cubs have won the world series leaving marty. 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. 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 chicago s most beleaguered team. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. They won 290 games the next three seasons, making two more nlcs appearances, one of which a world series championship followed.
Mcfly looks at a hologram and sees that the chicago cubs won the 2015. Predicting the end of a championship drought that spans generations within a year is pretty impressive. 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. Chicago cubs world series win has ruined a back to the. Ap photofrank franklin ii the chicago cubs are a team of destiny. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet.
Back to the future writer says 2015 cubs prediction no. Back to the future part ii is a 1989 american sciencefiction film directed by robert zemeckis and written by bob gale. Sep 21, 2015 in back to the future 2, marty mcfly travels into the future and finds a world changed. In the 1989 timetraveling action adventure back to the future. Mandela effect matrix glitch chicago cubs win the world. While walking around 2015 era hill valley, marty clocks an enormous lightup sign appears revealing that the chicago cubs have 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 ii predicts the cubs will win the world. Marlins have fun with 2015 world series cubs over miami prophecy in back to the future part ii. 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.
According to usa today the next day, the win came in game 5 of the series. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction. Twentysix years after back to the future ii hit cinemas, the films prediction that the chicago cubs would win the 2015 world series might actually come true. Did back to the future predict this years world series. There, on the opposite side of the street, was a big screen showing baseball footage.
Jan 01, 2015 back to future saga predicted cubs will win it all in 2015. The chicago cubs were swept out of the playoffs on oct. 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 in 1989, back to the future part ii predicted that the cubs would win the 2015 world series, reported cnn news. Marty had seen that kind of special screen in ball parks they were the latest thing back in 1985. That gets us to 2015, the year that back to the future ii predicts the cubs will win the world. Things are so crazy in the faroff world of 2015 that the chicago cubs win the world series. It remains to be seen if the world series championship part of the prediction will come to pass. Team makes it to the next round of the playoffs right on time for iconic films prophecy.
Chicago cubs will win 2015 world series vs miami marlins. Did back to the future predict a cubs world series win. 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. Jun 02, 2015 back to the future s 2015 world series prophecy. Back to the future part ii has a good chance of predicting this years world series winner.
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