Chicago cubs hold the keys to the back to the future. The 2015 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2015 season. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world. 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. Was the only thing back to the future part ii predicted accurately about the future the. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene. Dont look now, but its 2015 the same year the movie back to the future ii predicted back in 1989 that the chicago. Back to the future part ii is playing in theaters on wednesday, oct. Mcfly looks at a hologram and sees that the chicago cubs won the 2015. Back to the future writer bob gale on cubs 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. In back to the future, part ii, marty travels to the year 2015, 30 years in the future, with doc emmett brown. Chicago cubs will win 2015 world series vs miami marlins.
The front office has a plan, and the division is in decline. Back to future ii writer discusses cubs prediction. 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. The interview also turned up a few interesting ironies connecting the movie and the real 2015 cubs. Oct 14, 2015 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 series was played between october 27 and november 1, with the royals winning the series 4 games to 1. Back to the future ii has some unique takes on life in 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.
Chicago cubs fans hold world series hopes based on back. 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. 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. The daily herald of arlington heights caught up with back to the future ii screenwriter bob gale, who explained the origin of the cubs famous futuristic cameo. Oct 20, 2015 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. 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.
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 second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that. Fox salutes chicago cubs on world series win with back to the future ii reference. 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.
Cubs, miami to meet in 2015 back to the future ii world. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world. 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. When the back to the future gang predicted that the chicago cubs would sweep the 2015 world series, they specified two things. A new timeline was created, and most things that they originally witnessed in 2015 never existed. According to the news, of course, the miami team will lose the 2015 series. Feb 15, 2017 the presidents rise to power is hinted at when film baddie biff goes into politics credit. Back to the future ii screenwriter bummed out the movies. 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. Jaws 19 hasnt been released and hover boards arent quite off the ground. And the cubs winning the world series got a big laugh from audiences. So, in back to the future ii, marty mcfly travels forward in the spacetime continuum to oct. Cubs out of world series on back to the future day.
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 call back to back to the future ii, released in 1989 but set in 2015. Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win. This inspires marty to pick up a sports almanac during. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. So stop talking about building a future contender, north siders. Cubs won 2015 world series in back to the future 2 after the acquisitions of jon lester and miguel montero, its worth remembering what hollywood thinks of the cubs chances 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. Chicago tom wilson, aka biff from back to the future, drove the delorean to wrigleyville friday morning to deliver the news in person. 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. 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. If the cubs win the world series this year, a suburban auto museum visitor will win a piece of back to the future a delorean time machine.
Marlins have fun with 2015 world series cubs over miami. Cubs go back to the future by winning 2015 world series. 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 15, 2015 according to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997.
In the 1989 film back to the future ii, marty mcfly traveled to oct. On october 21, 2015, one hour before his past self would arrive with marty mcfly and jennifer parker, dr. 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. 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. Fox travel to the year 2015, and the cubs winning the world series was considered one of the movies more outlandish predictions.
Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction. Back to the future ii almost predicted the cubs world. Jan 09, 2019 the cubs have not won the world series since 1908. The chicago cubs are going to win the 2015 world series. Back to the future screenwriter bob gale happy for cubs. 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. 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. 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 predicted this world series, sort of. 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. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the. Jun 02, 2015 back to the future s 2015 world series prophecy. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. 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.
The cubs winning the world series and president trump. Oct 25, 2016 back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. 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. 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. Dec 26, 2014 in the 1989 movie back to the future part ii, marty mcfly michael j. 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. Oct 16, 2015 the chicago cubs are so close to the 2015 world series. Did back to the future predict chicago cubs world series. Factchecking back to the future part ii and the chicago cubs. Back to the future ii cowriter discusses cubs 2015 world. 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. Oct 14, 2015 back to the future part ii sees marty mcfly michael j. Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza.
In the 1989 movie back to the future part ii, marty mcfly michael j. The chicago cubs are so close to the 2015 world series. 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. The cubs have a new frontline starter and toptier manager, a slew of elite prospects, and money to spend. The presidents rise to power is hinted at when film baddie biff goes into politics credit. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. In the 1989 film back to the future part ii, the chicago cubs are depicted as the 2015 world series champions, defeating a fictional american league team from miami the miami marlins had not yet been formed, whose mascot is an alligator. Cubs will win world series in 2015 back to the future. Emmett brown went back in time to prevent a nuclear holocaust in 2045. 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.
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. Welcome to the most complete cubs suck image collection on the internet. Factchecking back to the future part ii and the chicago cubs the world is still waiting for a hoverboard, but 2015 may in fact be the year for the cubs. In back to the future 2, marty mcfly travels into the future and finds a world changed.
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 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. Oct 21, 2015 so, in back to the future ii, marty mcfly travels forward in the spacetime continuum to oct. Museum to give away delorean time machine if cubs win 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. 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. Chicago the 1989 movie back to the future ii predicts a 2015 world series matchup between the cubs and thenfictional miami.
Fox learns in 2015 that the cubs have just won the world series against miami after starting the season with 100to1 odds. How the number 108 keeps appearing ahead of chicago cubs world series run duration. Back to the future predicted a cubs 2015 world series. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. Back to the future part ii has a good chance of predicting this years world series. 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. Did back to the future predict world series winner. 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. 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.
Oct 22, 2015 the chicago cubs were swept out of the playoffs on oct. There, he learns the cubs won the world series in 2015, beating miami, which at the. Cardinals fan wrote of cubs winning 2015 world series in. They came close, but not quite after losing the 2015 national league championship series in a sweep. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet. Michael j fox says back to the future predicted chicago cubs. Back to the future part ii has a good chance of predicting this years world series winner.
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