Did Back to the Future predict Cubs?

Fox on ‘Back to the Future’ Cubs prediction: ‘Only off by a year, not bad’ Last year, “Back to the Future” writer Bob Gale told Sports Illustrated what prompted him to use the Cubs as a plot point: “We didn’t know. Of course we didn’t know” he said.

What year did Back to the Future say the Cubs won the World Series?

2015
21, 2015, and a hologram told him the Cubs had just won the World Series by sweeping Miami, with Old Terry wishing he had “put some money on the Cubbies.” Well, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s 2015.

What movie predicted the Cubs would win?

Back to the Future Part II
In 1989, “Back to the Future Part II” predicted the Chicago Cubs would win the World Series in 2015. The time travel movie was off by one year. But at least one man correctly predicted the Cubs’ first World Series win in more than a century way back in 1993.

Did the Cubs win in 2015?

Actuality. At the time, the Chicago Cubs’ last victory in the World Series was in 1908. On October 13, 2015, the Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in Division Series play after winning their Wild Card.

Who did the Cubs beat in the 2016 World Series?

the Indians
The Cubs defeated the Indians 4–3 to win their first World Series since 1908.

Who did the Cubs beat in the World Series in Back to the Future?

The Cubs defeated the Indians 4–3 to win their first World Series since 1908.

Who did the Cubs lose to in the 2015 playoffs?

New York Mets
The 2015 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2015 World Series. The Mets swept the Cubs four games to none for their fifth National League pennant in franchise history.

What did the Cubs win in Back to the Future 2?

The team beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-7, in Game 7 of the series, and naturally fans went wild . What’s most amazing about the Cubs’ win, though, is not just the general fact that they broke their over-century long streak, but they did it only a year after it was predicted to happen in 1989’s “Back to the Future II.”

Who was predicted to win the World Series in Back to the Future?

“Back to the Future” screenwriter Bob Gale predicted the Cubs would win the 2015 World Series but is a lifelong Cardinals fan. Gale said the prediction grew out of the plotline in which primary character Marty McFly, famously played by Michael J. Fox, gets the idea from another character of going back in time to make money on sports betting.

When did the Chicago Cubs win the World Series?

The Chicago Cubs became World Series champions for the first time in 108 years on Wednesday night. The team beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-7, in Game 7 of the series, and naturally fans went wild .

When does Back to the Future 2 take place?

The 2016 version had no relevance, but the former iteration was quite intriguing, as Back to the Future II is set in 2015 and includes a scene in which Marty McFly views a holographic news broadcast announcing that the Cubs have defeated Miami to win that year’s World Series: