Anthony rizzo arrives safely at first base ahead of new york mets lucas duda 21 during the ninth inning of the second game of the national league championship series. Future part ii predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series. Parks and recreation predicted the cubs world series win. It remains to be seen if the world series championship part of the prediction will come to pass. Back to the future part ii sees marty mcfly michael j. Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the world series. In 2016, the cubs would win the world series, defeating the cleveland indians in 7 games. Marlins have fun with 2015 world series cubs over miami prophecy in back to the future part ii. Fox reminds fans back to the future predicted cubs win. Did back to the future predict a cubs world series win in. 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. Fox, travels 30 years into the future when the fictitious usa today headline is cubs sweep series in 5 against. Michael j fox says back to the future predicted chicago.
Cubs sweep series in 5 against miami on october 22, 2015. Jun 02, 2015 so its no wonder marty mcfly was so surprised when he fastforwarded to oct. Oct 16, 2015 published on 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. Oct 14, 2015 back to the future part ii sees marty mcfly michael j. 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. Chicago cubs favored to win 2015 world series the westgate las vegas superbook has installed the chicago cubs as the favorite to win the 2015 world series. On october 21, 2015, the chicago cubs won the series in a sweep over miami. It seemed like there was a good chance of the prediction being correct until the cubs were swept by the new york mets in the nlcs. Back to the future, a fantastic science fiction fantasy films that told the story of marty mcfly and his ability to bend time at his will, predicted that the 2015 world series champions would be.
The cubs beat the cardinals this week to advance to the national league championship series. If the cubs win, they will break a curse and go to the world series for the first time. And the cubs winning the world series got a big laugh from audiences. Back to the future ii predicted the 2015 world series, and. The marlins are listed at 331 to win the 2015 world series. Marty had seen that kind of special screen in ball parks they were the latest thing back in 1985. Marty mcfly timetraveled into the future in the 1989 movie and saw that. 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 predicted the 2015 world series. Museum giving away back to the future car if cubs win. Prior to opening day 2015, the cubs will be ranked as a 100toone long shot and will sweep the. Part ii had predicted that a team from miami would win the world series in 1997. Oct 15, 2015 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 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.
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 mcfly s time. We wanted to come up with something that would motivate marty mcfly to go get a sports. 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. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. 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. Oct 08, 2015 the 2015 world series sweep by the chicago cubs in the film is a critical plot point.
The second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that. 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 part ii was only a year off in predicting the cubs world series win. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. Earlier this year, the onceimpossible regularseason game occurred. That is, if the chicago cubs win tuesday against the cleveland indians in. Yes, back to the future part ii predicted that the cubs would be the 2015 world. Prior to opening day 2015, the cubs will be ranked as a. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in.
Chicago cubs win, bring the back to the future day. Back to the future ii has some unique takes on life in 2015. Though the film correctly predicted that an mlb team would exist in miami by 2015, it would not be possible. Marty mcfly exclaims after seeing the news flash on a digital billboard.
The cubs winning the world series and president trump. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet. 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 robert zemeckis predicted in their 1989 timetraveling sequel. The world series was the championship for major league baseball during the 20th and 21st centuries. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the. In the 1989 film, the cubs win the world series in their alternate version of the year 2015. One hundred and seven years after its last title, the chicago cubs are still trying to advance to this years world series. The team beat the cleveland indians, 87, in game 7 of the series, and naturally fans went wild. To the future predicted chicago cubs would win world series in 2015.
In back to the future part ii, marty mcfly, played by michael j. Did back to the future predict a cubs world series win. Marty mcfly looks up at a holobillboard in 2015 advertising the cubs world series win. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction come true. Cubs get 1st playoff win in years after meeting miami in. Did back to the future correctly predict the chicago cubs. Back to the future part ii is playing in theaters on wednesday, oct. So its no wonder marty mcfly was so surprised when he fastforwarded to oct. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win duration. Predicting the end of a championship drought that spans generations within a year is pretty impressive. Nov 09, 2014 back to the future, a fantastic science fiction fantasy films that told the story of marty mcfly and his ability to bend time at his will, predicted that the 2015 world series champions would be. In the 1989 film, marty mcfly, traveled 30 years into the future and a fictitious usa today headline is cubs sweep series in 5 against miami on oct. Ii, which by now you probably know sees marty mcfly travel to the upcoming 21 october, 2015, predicts that the cubs win the world series, defeating the miami marlins.
Cubs get 1st playoff win in years after meeting miami in 2015. In the film, marty mcfly micheal j fox travels forward in time 30 years where he sees a fictional usa today headline that reads. Chicago cubs will win 2015 world series vs miami marlins. Five years from now, marty mcfly will show up in hill valley to save his kids. We wanted to see just how prophetic zemeckis was in 1989, when he designed hill valley. Oct 08, 2015 chicago wls the 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami. Jan 09, 2019 the cubs have not won the world series since 1908. Old man wants to go back to the beginning of the season. 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. The 2015 world series sweep by the chicago cubs in the film is. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future part ii predicted it. In one of the back to the future movies, doc christopher lloyd predicts that the cubs will win the world series in 2003.
Nov 03, 2016 alongside the cubs winning the world series, and selflacing shoes being a real and purchasable thing now, the back to the future sequel got some other things right about life after 2015. Chicago cubs world series win has ruined a back to the. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. Fox, who played the films main character marty mcfly, pointed out the crazy coincidence on twitter thursday morning. Nov 03, 2016 the chicago cubs became world series champions for the first time in 108 years on wednesday night. Ap photocharles rex arbogast in case youre wondering. Part iis director robert zemeckis were just one year off their prediction, but whats even more harrowing for gale is. Oct 08, 2015 chicago the 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami. 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. Part 2, michaels character, marty mcfly, time travels to october 21, 2015, where he discovers to his bewilderment that the baseball team had finally won the world series. In the 1989 timetraveling action adventure back to the future. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but.
The iconic 1980s movie wont end up getting the matchup right, but its. Back to the future, cubs, vince gerasole, world series cbs this should be the year the cubs make it to the world series if you believe in the saga of marty mcfly. Cubs 2015 world series champions says back to the future. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction. Oct 15, 2015 back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the world 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. Chicago wls the 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami.
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. Fox travel to the year 2015, and the cubs winning the world series was considered one of the movies more outlandish predictions. Did back to the future ii predict the 2015 world series. Michaels character, marty mcfly, time travels to october 21, 2015.
Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube. 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. 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. Michael j fox says back to the future predicted chicago cubs. Fox, is taken aback to find out the cubs have won the 2015 world series. Omg, i think it is george mc fly back from 1955 to steer the cubbies to a world series win. With back to the future ii prediction, is it any surprise. Emmett brown was looking forward to finding out who would win the next twentyfive world series. 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. Back to future saga predicted cubs will win it all 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.
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. Louis cardinals 64 in game 4 of the nlds on tuesday, chicago is now a 5to2 favorite to win the world series. Cubs win 2015 world series 1 of 7 robert zemeckis and bob gales predictions are bold. Alongside the cubs winning the world series, and selflacing shoes being a real and purchasable thing now, the back to the future sequel got some other things right about life. Back to the future part ii predicted that the chicago cubs will win the world series. In the 1989 film back to the future part ii, marty mcfly, played by michael j. So to celebrate, the volo auto museum in illinois is putting up their 1981 replica back to the futurestyle delorean for some lucky person to win. 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. 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. The cubs and the back to the future ii prediction newsday. 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. 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. What back to the future sequel got right about 10212015. So its no wonder marty mcfly was so surprised when he fast forwarded to oct.
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. 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 100to1 odds. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win. During his visit to 2015, marty happened to see a news report of the world series on a holobillboard. Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the. Oct 15, 2003 in one of the back to the future movies, doc christopher lloyd predicts that the cubs will win the world series in 2003.
Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future part ii. The chicago cubs world series drought was only 81 years long in 1989 when. 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 screenwriter bob gale predicted the cubs would win the 2015 world series but is a lifelong cardinals fan. Fox travels to the year 2015 from the 1980s, where he is informed that the chicago cubs actually won the 2015 world series. The movie, released in 1989, depicts a scene where marty mcfly travels to 2015 and sees a hologram congratulating the cubbies on winning the world series. Earlier this year, the onceimpossible regularseason game. Oct 09, 2015 in the film, marty mcfly micheal j fox travels forward in time 30 years where he sees a fictional usa today headline that reads. At twin pines mall, before planning to go from 1985 to 2015, dr.
Wait a minute, mcfly says as he reads sports bulletin projected onto the side of a building. At the beginning of the film, timetravelling scientist doc brown takes marty mcfly forward in time to 21 october 2015 in an effort to alter the future. At the time of the movie the miami marlins didnt even exist, and that confused the bejeezus out of marty mcfly. Gale said the prediction grew out of the plotline in which primary. When marty mcfly was sent 30 years into the future as part of the plot in back to the future part ii, he arrived in a time when where there were hoverboards zipping around. Chicago cubs world series back to the future conversations. The 2015 world series sweep by the chicago cubs in the film is a critical plot point. It gives marty mcfly the idea to go back in time to become rich from betting on sports. Fox congratulates cubs on world series win, despite being off by a year. Screenwriter bob gale and director robert zemekis looked ahead 30 years in back to the future ii and imagined life on oct. Oct 25, 2016 back to the future predicted this world series, sort of.
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