Back to the future predicted 911 and 4 other crazy. 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. 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 timetraveling adventures and visions of the future. Forget prophecies cubs just got burned by the curse of. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. Every team gets a fresh start and championship hopes are renewed. Back to the future part 2 212 movie clip hill valley. Ap photofrank franklin ii the chicago cubs are a team of destiny. How many back to the future ii predictions about 2015 came. 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. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the. 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.
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. Will back to the future iis prediction about the cubs winning the world series come true. Feb 15, 2017 back to the future is one of the most iconic scifi flicks ever made credit. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. Part ii scored on 2015 predictions oneonone with espns first female baseball game analyst jessica mendoza sure, the. Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back to. And the cubs winning the world series got a big laugh from audiences.
Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the world series. The cubs winning the world series and president trump. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of the classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. Predictions from back to the future 2 that actually came true. 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. Part ii scored on 2015 predictions oneonone with espns first female baseball game analyst jessica mendoza sure, the real world series actually starts oct. Did back to the future predict this years world series. At the time of the movie the miami marlins didnt even exist, and that confused the bejeezus out of marty mcfly. Cubs fans may still have a shot, however slim, at world series tickets. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015. The films prediction that wireless devices could be used for payment in. Back to the future 2 didnt predict the chicago cubs world series or donald trump. The back to the future films predicted the september 11 attacks as well as the assassination of john f. Oct 08, 2015 chicago the 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami.
Realizing the back to the future world series prediction. Twitter in 1989, back to the future part ii predicted the. Every time the marlins got in the world series, and that was in 1997 and 2003, somebody created the internet hoax that our prediction came true, gale says. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale discusses prediction. Oct 15, 2015 back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the world series. 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. But perhaps the biggest prediction was donald trumps presidency as referenced in the film by biff tannen becoming the mayor of. Oct 21, 2015 another successful prediction from back to the future is flatpanel, widescreen tvs, even if the mcflys scenery window is closer to an oldschool rollup projection screen. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world. 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. 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. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015 predictions. Cubs look to fulfill back to the future ii prediction.
Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the cubs world series win news coronavirus politics 2020 elections entertainment life. On wednesday night, the cubs won their first world series title since 1908. Did back to the future ii predict the 2015 world series. Fox salutes the cubs for almost getting back to the. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. As intriguing as it might be to believe so, the film back to the future part 2, the 1989 sequel to the 1985s hit back to the future, made no prediction, correct or otherwise, about the results of the 1997 world series. The truth is, things havent actually changed that much. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs. Nov 03, 2016 back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the cubs world series win news coronavirus politics 2020 elections entertainment life personal video shopping u. Oct 25, 2016 back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. 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. Sure, we know back to the future was pretty spot on about virtual reality, tablets and even the cubs winning the world series even though they were a year late.
Did back to the future predict chicago cubs world series. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs, but. The 1989 film back to the future ii did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubsmarlins world series matchup. 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.
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. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. The second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that. 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 iis 2015 a reality. Back to the future part ii predicted that the chicago cubs would defeat miami in the 2015 world series. Back to the future is one of the most iconic scifi flicks ever made credit. Another successful prediction from back to the future is flatpanel, widescreen tvs, even if the mcflys scenery window is closer to an oldschool rollup. When back to the future part ii was first released back in 1989, the year 2015 seemed, well, pretty downright futuristic. Cubs fans have suffered year after year, but now that the time has arrived baseball fans and experts alike may be. They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep.
Back to the future 2 didnt predict the chicago cubs world. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. Apr 01, 2015 of course, probably the most specific, datedriven prophesy from the 1989 movie is the chicago cubs beating a baseball team from miami in the 2015 world series. But one prediction back to the future ii may have got right is the chicago cubs success in the world series. 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. Back to the future part ii was supposed to predict the cubs winning the 2015 world series, instead it just became the latest curse on the north side. That would be a callback to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set in 2015. Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza. The cubs and the back to the future ii prediction newsday. Did back to the future predict 911 terrorist attack. Back to the future ii predicted the 2015 world series. In order for that to happen, there would have to be some major baseball news within the next two years.
Here are several back to the future ii creations that not only were invented as. Oct 20, 2015 the back to the future films predicted the september 11 attacks as well as the assassination of john f. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. 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. 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. Of course, probably the most specific, datedriven prophesy from the 1989 movie is the chicago cubs beating a baseball team from miami in the 2015 world series. Back to future ii writer discusses cubs prediction. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997.
Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back. 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. The back to the future filmspredicted the september 11 attacks as well as the assassination of john f. 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. All that proved was that some people had a hazy memory of back to the future part ii. The 2015 world series sweep by the chicago cubs in. With back to the future ii prediction, is it any surprise. While the movies screenwriters were a year off, they somehow. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction come true. 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 part 2 212 movie clip hill valley, 2015 1989 hd duration. The first interesting note is the numerous mentions of the twin pines mall made in the original 1985 movie back to the future. In the film, marty mcfly timetravels to the future to stop his son taking part in a robbery. Jaws 19 hasnt been released and hover boards arent quite off the ground. 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. Back to the future actor makes prediction chicago cubs will win world series. Michael lees senior yearbook in 1993 correctly predicted the chicago cubs would win the 2016 world series.
Oct 19, 2015 the first interesting note is the numerous mentions of the twin pines mall made in the original 1985 movie back to the future. 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. The chicago cubs became world series champions for the first time in 108 years on wednesday night. On friday, the screenwriter for the movie explained the origin of the prediction. In the movie back to the future ii, the chicago cubs are predicted to have defeated miami possibly gators in the world series by october 15th, 2015. That would be october 21, 2015, the date to which marty mcfly and doc brown timetravel in 1989s back to the future part ii. 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. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction. Bob gale cowrote the back to the future trilogy with director robert zemeckis, which predicted the chicago cubs would win the world series in 2015.
Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the world. Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the. Back to the future ii has some unique takes on life in 2015. The cubs beat the cardinals this week to advance to the national league championship series. 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. 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 as good as the first one and in some cases better since we got to see the movie go down more than one possible past and future. Oct 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. 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. According to the news, of course, the miami team will lose the 2015 series. Fox salutes chicago cubs on world series win with back to the future ii reference.
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. 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. Man predicted chicago cubs would win 2016 world series in. 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 to the future screenwriter explains cubs prediction. 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 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 predicted this world series, sort of cnet. 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. Earlier this year, the onceimpossible regularseason game occurred. There was no major league baseball franchise in miami at the time the movie was released, so thats actually another prediction it got right. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series win in.