But the films depiction of a disastrous future in which a womanizing. Back to the future writer talks chicago cubs winning 2015. When the movie back to the future ii came out in 1989, the joke was selfevident. 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. Man who predicted cubs world series win in 1993 yearbook. 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 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. Back to the future is an american science fiction adventure comedy film series written and directed by robert zemeckis, produced by bob gale and neil canton for steven spielbergs amblin entertainment, and distributed by universal pictures. If you go back to 1997 when the florida marlins won the world series, they were saying, this is the day from back to the future. The second movie in the trilogy doesnt actually predict that. When back to the future part ii was first released back in 1989, the year 2015 seemed, well, pretty downright futuristic. For instance, the chicago cubs are indeed world series champions, although they won a year later than the film predicted. According to the news, of course, the miami team will lose the 2015 series.
Did back to the future predict this years world series winner. During an interview with, the full text of which will run on monday morning, back to the future writer bob gale talked briefly about whether he and the rest of the bttf creative team. 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 film predicted flat screens and drones, but what most excited marty was a world series win for the chicago. This one got a ton of press back in 1997 when the florida marlins bought their first world series championship. At the time of the movie the miami marlins didnt even exist, and that confused the bejeezus out of marty mcfly. Back to the future ii has some unique takes on life in 2015. Back to the future gear for right now pictures cnet. It is the sequel to the 1985 film back to the future and the second installment in the back to the future trilogy. Back to the future missed the cubs win by just a year. Back to the future predictions that came true by 2015. Did back to the future accurately predict the chicago cubs. For many americans right now, the scale of the coronavirus crisis calls to mind 911 or the 2008 financial crisisevents that reshaped society in lasting ways, from how we travel and buy homes. The film follows marty mcfly fox and his friend dr.
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. 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. Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs world. In 1993, a calfornia high school senior predicted the.
But one prediction back to the future ii may have got right is the chicago cubs success in the world series. However, sensing a good idea that will quickly turn evil, marty buys the sports almanac, old biff sees it, then steals the delorean to go back to. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the. 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. 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. The world of back to the future part ii is more real than you might think. Jaws 19 hasnt been released and hover boards arent quite off the ground. 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.
Apr, 2017 if you go back to 1997 when the florida marlins won the world series, they were saying, this is the day from back to the future. 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. Back to the future ii predicted the cubs would win the. Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the cubs world series win. Nov 09, 2016 for instance, the chicago cubs are indeed world series champions, although they won a year later than the film predicted. And the cubs winning the world series got a big laugh from audiences. A 1993 california high school yearbook may have accurately predicted the outcome of the 2016 cubsindians world series. 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 part ii, released in 1989 predicted the cubs, a 100to1 longshot, would win the 2015 world series. Fox, christopher lloyd, lea thompson, and thomas f. 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. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in. The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, marty mcfly michael j. 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.
Well, as accurate as back to the future part ii can be if you grew up in the 1980s theres a good. Oct 22, 2015 chicago cubs swept out of playoffs on the day they were predicted to win world series in back to the future back to the future part ii predicted the cubbies would sweep the miami gators on oct. Back to the future part ii came out 25 years ago in 1989, sending marty mcfly michael j. Back to the future part ii is a 1989 american sciencefiction film directed by robert zemeckis and written by bob gale. Predictions from back to the future 2 that actually came true. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world. Back to the future part ii was only a year off in predicting the. When the back to the future gang predicted that the chicago cubs would sweep the 2015 world series, they specified two things. How many back to the future ii predictions about 2015 came true. Back to the future ii correctly predicted cubs world series. The world series was the championship for major league baseball during the. Realizing the back to the future world series prediction.
Could the back to the future part ii cubs prediction come true. 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. Jan 01, 2015 here are 11 things back to the future part ii predicted for this year. Fashion is a constantly changing part of culture and 2015 is just beginning, but im pretty sure we wont be dressing the way back to the future ii predicted. 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. One of the front pages reveals that the chicago cubs will win the world series in game 5 and that there will be a. According to back to the future ii, which takes place in 2015, the chicago cubs are world series winners. Nov 02, 2016 back to the future actor makes prediction chicago cubs will win world series duration. The 1997 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1997 season. Back to the future actor makes prediction chicago cubs will win world series duration. Marlins launch promo against back to the future cubs. But the cubs will have to defy recent history in order for lee. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet. 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.
Did back to the future predict chicago cubs world series. All that proved was that some people had a hazy memory of back to the future part ii. Here are 11 things back to the future part ii predicted for this year. Did back to the future predict this years world series. Did back to the future predict the cubs would win world. Back to the future predicted this world series, sort of cnet 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 correctly predicted cubs world series win in. And in the movie, there were plenty of ideas of what today would. 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. Nov 02, 2016 the cubs came back in 2016 and dominated the season with the best record in baseball. Entering the postseason, they advanced to the world series for the first time since 1945, ten years before the events of the original back to the future film.
In order for that to happen, there would have to be some major baseball news within the next two years. Its 2015 and we have lightup shoes, a jaws 19 trailer and working hoverboards after a fashion. Wrong movie predictions about the future back to the future. 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. Making other predictions turned out to be much less fruitful. 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. Back to the future ii predicted the 2015 world series, and. 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. 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. Cubs out of world series on back to the future day. In back to the future part ii, marty mcfly travels to october 21, 2015, to save his eventual children.
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. 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. The florida marlins team began play in miami in 1993, and won the world series in 1997. So, back to the future ii doesnt actually predict the cubs. 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. How back to the future 2s alternate timeline basically. 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.
Back to the future ii predicts cubs 2015 world series win youtube. Chicago cubs swept out of playoffs on the day they were predicted to win world series in back to the future back to the future part ii predicted the. Things are so crazy in the faroff world of 2015 that the chicago cubs win the world series. 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. Chicago cubs will win 2015 world series vs miami marlins.
Back to future ii writer discusses cubs prediction. The chicago cubs became world series champions for the first time in 108 years on wednesday night. Wrong movie predictions about the future back to the. Oct 25, 2016 back to the future predicted this world series, sort of. Back to the future day has been a whirlwind extravaganza. 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 marlins, who were underdogs, defeated the indians, four games to three, to win their first world series championship. Chicago cubs world series back to the future conversations. Back to the future part ii writer talks about 2015.
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 ii predicted the 2015 world series. The cubs, winners of 103 games in the regular season, hit just. How many back to the future ii predictions about 2015 came. Facing the cleveland indians in the 2016 world series, they were down 3 games to 1. The truth is, things havent actually changed that much. The 93rd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion cleveland indians and the national league nl champion florida marlins. The classic flick predicted the end of the chicago cubs epic pennant drought, and, possibly, donald trumps rise on the political scene.
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