From back to the future part ii by craig shaw gardner quote, page 50. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world series. Michael j fox says back to the future predicted chicago cubs. Back to the future ii has some unique takes on life in 2015. That would be a call back to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set 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. When the movie back to the future ii came out in 1989, the joke was selfevident. 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. Chicagos divisionseries win brings cubs a step closer to 1989 films 2015 reality. Did back to the future ii predict the 2015 world series. Cardinals fan wrote cubs winning world series in back to the. Another difference is that in the movie the cubs were considered a 1001 shot to win the world series, so marty really could have made a bundle if hed gone back to the beginning of the season to place a bet. The second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that.
Chicago tom wilson, aka biff from back to the future, drove the delorean to wrigleyville friday morning to deliver the news in person. Fox salutes chicago cubs on world series win with back to the future ii reference. Cubs win, send back to the future prophecy one step. Oct 20, 2015 bob gale, who grew up in missouri and roots for the cardinals, cowrote the script of the 1989 movie back to the future part ii with chicago native robert zemeckis. Marty mcfly looks up at a holobillboard in 2015 advertising the cubs world series win. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. Sep 21, 2015 cardinals fan wrote cubs winning world series in back to the future 2 famously, the cubs win the 2015 world series in back to the future 2.
Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but bummed a. Alongside the cubs winning the world series, and selflacing shoes being a real and. And the cubs winning the world series got a big laugh from audiences. 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. 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 ii correctly predicted cubs world. Back to the future part ii is a 1989 american sciencefiction film directed by robert zemeckis and written by bob gale. The chicago cubs are going to win the 2015 world series.
Aug 10, 2015 the advent of the fax machine felt like the future when back to the future part ii was made, but in the time since, the internet happened, and the only place youre likely to find one now. Back to the future predicted baseball team the chicago cubs would end their world series drought and missed out by just a year on wednesday night. Back to the future part 2 212 movie clip hill valley, 2015 1989 hd. 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. That would be a callback to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set in 2015. Did back to the future predict world series winner.
Mar 30, 2011 back to the future part 2 212 movie clip hill valley, 2015 1989 hd. 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. Cardinals fan wrote cubs winning world series in back to. Without the reference to the cubs breakthrough win and the chat with.
Diehard fans of the back to the future movie trilogy and the chicago cubs will vividly remember the scene from the second film in which marty mcfly, played by michael j. 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. Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza. The back to the future franchise has foretold your victory. Museum giving away back to the future car if cubs win. 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. Did back to the future predict this years world series. 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. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet.
Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. 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 writer who predicted 2015 cubs world series win is cards fan. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction. 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. Ok, so the film predicted the cubs would get their first world series.
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 2015 world series sweep by the chicago cubs in the. 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 chicago cubs are one step closer to the 2015 world series after winning the nlds, which means that the back to the future part ii prophecy is very close to becoming reality in the movie. Was the only thing back to the future part ii predicted accurately about the future the. Its just so apt that they happened to make their comeback so close to back to the future iis prediction. Bob gale, who grew up in missouri and roots for the cardinals, cowrote the script of the 1989 movie back to the future part ii with chicago native robert zemeckis. In 1989, back to the future part ii predicted the chicago cubs would win the world series in 2015. Back in the day, seeing the movie with an audience, that. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to.
Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but. 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. Fox, christopher lloyd, lea thompson, and thomas f. Things are so crazy in the faroff world of 2015 that the chicago cubs win the world series. Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the. Oct 16, 2015 chicagos divisionseries win brings cubs a step closer to 1989 films 2015 reality. 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. Coincidentally, that was written by a cardinals fan.
Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back. 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. Were one year on from back to the future day, which marked the date marty. 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. Man predicted chicago cubs would win 2016 world series in. That is, if the chicago cubs win tuesday against the cleveland indians in. 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. 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.
This inspires marty to pick up a sports almanac during. In the film, marty, played by fox, is astounded the cubs won the fall. Back to the future actor makes prediction chicago cubs will win world series duration. The cubs winning the world series and president trump. Oct 08, 2015 the cubs drought is such a cruel joke that when back to the future part ii came out in 1989, the prospect of the team winning a world series was treated the same way as jaws 19. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in. Did back to the future correctly predict the chicago cubs would win 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. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. Did back to the future predict this years world series winner. Nov 03, 2016 diehard fans of the back to the future movie trilogy and the chicago cubs will vividly remember the scene from the second film in which marty mcfly, played by michael j. Oct 21, 2015 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. Back to the future ii almost predicted the cubs world. The cubs drought is such a cruel joke that when back to the future part ii came out in 1989, the prospect of the team winning a world series was.
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. Oct, 2015 the chicago cubs are one step closer to the 2015 world series after winning the nlds, which means that the back to the future part ii prophecy is very close to becoming reality in the movie, it. 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. In the 1989 film, the cubs win the world series in their alternate version of the year 2015. 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. Dont look now, but its 2015 the same year the movie back to the future ii predicted back in 1989 that the chicago. It is a tale so unlikely, so ridiculous, that back to the future predicted it as a joke. 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. 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. 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. On october 21, 2015, the chicago cubs won the series in a sweep over.
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, the star of the back to the future series, reminded everyone that his film had actually envisioned the team winning in the year 2015. Cubs win, send back to the future prophecy one step closer. There, on the opposite side of the street, was a big screen showing baseball footage. Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997.
On wednesday night, the cubs won their first world series title since 1908. Did back to the future predict a cubs world series win in 2015. In reality, however, the cubs began the 2016 season as the favorites to. Chicago 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 screenwriter bummed out the movies. Back to the future writer says 2015 cubs prediction no. 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 predicted that the cubs would win the 2015 world series, but the team may be eliminated on a day designed to celebrate the film. Oct 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. The team beat the cleveland indians, 87, in game 7 of the series, and naturally fans went wild.
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. For another thing, the movie never forecasted baseball glory for florida. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins world series matchup. 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. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world. Of course, sport and its role in the spacetime continuum are fundamental to the storyline of the back to the future trilogy. 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. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. Nov 03, 2016 its just so apt that they happened to make their comeback so close to back to the future iis prediction.
Oct 25, 2016 back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. 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. 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. Did back to the future predict a cubs world series win. The film leaves open the question of whether marty has learned any scores from. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Chicago cubs take on mets on back to the future day. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube. Cardinals fan wrote cubs winning world series in back to the future 2 famously, the cubs win the 2015 world series in back to the future 2. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of.
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