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. 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. The movie back to the future 2 imagined 2015 as a world full of hover skateboards, flying cars and 3d printed pizzas. Back to the future predicted 911 and 4 other crazy. Jan 01, 2015 cbs this should be the year the cubs make it to the world series if you believe in the saga of marty mcfly. Back to the future actor makes prediction chicago cubs will win world series. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future.
Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. Fans of the back to the future franchise know exactly what cbs 2 s. The year is a favorite among pop culture enthusiasts as it was depicted in the 1989 cult film back to the future part ii, which saw michael j. Back to the future ii predicted the 2015 world series. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997. One such prediction for the year 2015 watch above included a chicago cubs. Though most predictions were made to be satire, some have actually come true.
In the film, marty mcfly timetravels to the future to stop his son taking part in a robbery. Sequels usually miss the mark when they follow the first film in a duology, trilogy, or series, but with back to the future 2 that trend was broken once again since the movie turned out to be just. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet. While all three movies in the iconic trilogy are beloved by fans, particular attention is going to the second film, which envisioned that by this year wed have a host of crazy new technologies and products, including. According to the news, of course, the miami team will lose the 2015 series. Did back to the future predict this years world series. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale discusses prediction. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to. The chicago cubs hadnt won the world series since 1908, so it was an amusing prediction to make in back to the future pretend to be a time traveler day december 8, 2015 april 20, 2017 patrick delahanty. Back to the future part ii made some bold predictions about life in the wild and ohsozany future of 2015 the film was wrong about the burgeoning doubletie. Chicago cubs beating a baseball team from miami in the 2015 world series. 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. Back to the future is one of the most iconic scifi flicks ever made credit. Feb 15, 2017 back to the future is one of the most iconic scifi flicks ever made credit.
The 2015 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2015 season. 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. On october 21, 1985 marty mcfly rocketed into the future of october 21, 2015 with doc brown at 88 mph in the time travelling delorean. 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. Fox salutes chicago cubs on world series win with back to the future ii reference. In the actual 2015 season, the cubs qualified for the postseason, their first postseason appearance since 2008, but the cubs lost the national league championship series not the world series to the new york mets on october 21, 2015, which coincidentally was the same day as back to the future day, the day marty mcfly arrived in 2015 in the film. Back to the future ii almost predicted the cubs world. 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. Back to future saga predicted cubs will win it all in 2015.
In the sequel to the back to the future trilogy, marty mcfly and doc brown travel thirty years into the. Emmett brown went back in time to prevent a nuclear holocaust in 2045. 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. Oct 20, 2015 the back to the future films predicted the september 11 attacks as well as the assassination of john f. The back to the future films predicted the september 11 attacks as well as the assassination of john f.
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. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction. 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. Part ii scored on 2015 predictions oneonone with espns first female baseball game analyst jessica mendoza sure, the real world series actually starts oct. 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. Things are so crazy in the faroff world of 2015 that the chicago cubs win the world series. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the. Back to the future day is upon us that would be october 21, 2015, the date to which marty mcfly and doc brown timetravel in 1989s back to the future part ii. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube. Apr 01, 2015 back to the future part ii made some bold predictions about life in the wild and ohsozany future of 2015 the film was wrong about the burgeoning doubletie fad, thank god, but it did manage to. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world.
Back to the future part ii made some bold predictions about life in the wild and. 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 22, 2015 to celebrate the date of martys trip back to the future on oct. Last year, on december 9, yahoo movies predicted that in 2015, everyone would make lists about what back to the future. Part ii scored on 2015 predictions oneonone with espns first female baseball game analyst jessica mendoza sure, the real world series. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win duration. Wrong movie predictions about the future back to the. The marlins are listed at 331 to win the 2015 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.
The cubs and the back to the future ii prediction newsday. That would be a call back to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set in 2015. The series was played between october 27 and november 1, with the royals winning the series 4 games to 1. Did back to the future part ii predict 2015 world series victory for chicago cubs.
The chicago cubs became world series champions for the first time in 108 years on wednesday night. All the and finally news a classic scifi movie from the 1980s many have predicited the 2015. And in the movie, there were plenty of ideas of what today would. To commemorate the release of a 30th anniversary back to the future bluray boxset, a short movie called back to the future. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. Back to the future ii predicted the 2015 world series, and.
Back to the future actor makes prediction chicago cubs will win world series duration. They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Back to the future ii was just a year off prediction. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world. Back to the future part ii 30th anniversary, bob gale, john. 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. 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. For the uninitiated, bttf2 depicted the cubs triumphing over the fictional miami gators in the 2015 world series an outcome that didnt quite pan out last year.
Back to the predictions comparing back to the futures 2015. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. Ap photofrank franklin ii the chicago cubs are a team of destiny. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs will win. When the movie back to the future ii came out in 1989, the joke was selfevident. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs will win the world series. But, in this timeline, the cubs did win the world series over miami. 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. In back to the future part ii, marty mcfly travels to october 21, 2015, to save his eventual children. Everything back to the future part ii got right and wrong about 2015, according to futurists by zach schonfeld on 122814 at 1.
Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015. Doc brown saves the world 2015 was filmed with christopher lloyd reprising his role of doc brown. The world series was the championship for major league baseball during the. As we saw in the video above, back in 1989 the cubs were predicted to win the 2015 world series with odds of 100to1, which would have been a handsome pay day to anyone smart enough to throw cash on the hypothetical outcome like biff did. Back to the future, cubs, vince gerasole, world series. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction come true. 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. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale discusses. At the time of the movie the miami marlins didnt even exist, and that confused the bejeezus out of marty mcfly. 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. Go back to the 1996 world series, when a game 1 rainout forced the yankees and braves to play five straight days.
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 second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that. Predictions from back to the future 2 that actually came true. The original 1985 film took us back to 1955, while its 1989 sequel had a bold stab at painting a picture of life in 2015. Oct 09, 2015 did back to the future part ii predict 2015 world series victory for chicago cubs. 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. 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. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs. Everything back to the future part ii got right and. Wrong movie predictions about the future back to the future. Oh, it predicts it in the 2015 to which marty and doc originally travel. 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.
Oct 21, 2015 october 21, 2015 marks an exciting day in cinematic history the future is finally here. 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. 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. To celebrate the date of martys trip back to the future on oct. Oct 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. October 21, 2015 marks an exciting day in cinematic history the future is finally here. 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 future saga predicted cubs will win it all in 2015 january 1, 2015 at 6. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in. 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. What back to the future 2 got right and wrong about 2015. Weve finally caught up and can see how well our future matches. A new timeline was created, and most things that they originally witnessed in 2015 never existed. Back to the future part ii 30th anniversary, bob gale.
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. On october 21, 2015, one hour before his past self would arrive with marty mcfly and jennifer parker, dr. In the movie, doc tapes a video message, explaining that he travelled to the 2040s in a rebuilt delorean, and discovered that inventions such as the hoverboard and. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015 predictions. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but.
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