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Title: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: WingedSerpent on March 10, 2022, 09:33:07 PM How many movies can we name that take place in the far of future, where the date has come and gone.
I'll start. Get some of the obvious ones out of the way. 1. 2001: A space odyssey 2. 2010: The year we made contact 3. 1984 Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: RCMerchant on March 10, 2022, 10:14:51 PM DRACULA AD 1972 was dated the next year. So it wasn't the far flung future.
If you ask me, with all the hippie/mod clothes, it would have been dated in 1969. That's the timeless scream queen Caroline Munro to the left! (https://i.imgur.com/VoHBCV3.jpg) (https://lunapic.com) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on March 10, 2022, 10:34:24 PM Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) takes place in 1996
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on March 10, 2022, 10:41:08 PM (https://miro.medium.com/max/716/1*LHP4gobzu5bJxM2P23bO4Q.jpeg)
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on March 10, 2022, 10:44:59 PM The Apple (1980) is set in 1994
(https://www.badmovies.org/movies/apple/apple1.jpg) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: indianasmith on March 10, 2022, 10:57:21 PM All of the BACK TO THE FUTURE movies are now in the past.
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Argos on March 10, 2022, 11:04:47 PM Death Race 2000 (1975) is setting in 2000
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on March 10, 2022, 11:41:31 PM 2001: A Space Odyssey was made in 1968
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on March 10, 2022, 11:42:57 PM It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) takes place in 1973
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Trevor on March 11, 2022, 12:36:40 AM Rollerball (1975) takes place in 2018 if I remember correctly.
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Dr. Whom on March 11, 2022, 01:57:19 AM Akira is set in 2019
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Alex on March 11, 2022, 02:14:30 AM The Bronx Warriors was set in 1990.
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: claws on March 11, 2022, 03:26:52 AM 2019
(https://images.static-bluray.com/movies/covers/158513_medium.jpg?t=1500837438) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Alex on March 11, 2022, 04:00:41 AM Only a few more years before The Terminator joins this list. Starting to think robots might do a better job of things.
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: chainsaw midget on March 11, 2022, 07:01:25 AM Only a few more years before The Terminator joins this list. Starting to think robots might do a better job of things. In Terminator 2, Judgement Day was supposed to happen in 1997.Escape from New York was also 1997. So was Predator 2. I have no clue what it was about that year that caught people's attention. Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Alex on March 11, 2022, 08:44:02 AM Only a few more years before The Terminator joins this list. Starting to think robots might do a better job of things. In Terminator 2, Judgement Day was supposed to happen in 1997.Escape from New York was also 1997. So was Predator 2. I have no clue what it was about that year that caught people's attention. I was thinking about the date the Terminator is sent back, which is 2027. I guess there was some Millenial Fever going on about 1997 although why they picked that particular year I have no idea. Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Alex on March 12, 2022, 10:37:20 AM Johnny Mnemonic (2021).
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Dr. Whom on March 12, 2022, 12:32:57 PM The Phantom Planet takes place in 1980
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: zombie no.one on March 12, 2022, 02:31:17 PM surely there must be an old movie that was set in 2020? that year has such an iconic 'futuristic' ring to it...
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: zombie no.one on March 12, 2022, 02:32:34 PM The Apple (1980) is set in 1994 (https://www.badmovies.org/movies/apple/apple1.jpg) finally saw this the other day... good for a laugh but not as insanely bad as I'd hoped Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on March 12, 2022, 02:40:22 PM surely there must be an old movie that was set in 2020? that year has such an iconic 'futuristic' ring to it... 2020 Texas Gladiators (1983) A Max Max rip off that quickly turns into a big mess. Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on March 12, 2022, 04:37:30 PM Things to Come (1936)
The movie begins in 1940 with a war starting, the war ends in 1966, the reconstruction begins in 1970... The movie ends in 2036 Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: WingedSerpent on March 13, 2022, 11:57:55 AM Destroy All Monsters released in 1968 takes place in 1999.
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Cult_Moody_Movies on March 13, 2022, 01:16:09 PM The Transformers: The Movie (1986) - Set in 2005.
(https://media.movieassets.com/static/images/items/movies/posters/660bdb027c23e471cfd2d60f364a0776.jpg) Sorry not sure what number we are at. Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Cult_Moody_Movies on March 13, 2022, 02:24:24 PM Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) - Set in 1991.
(https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/46f427fe-8ca1-4aa9-b8d4-649b5e317b15_1.569507d5f2012b0e02b1d414b14cbcaf.jpeg) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: zombie no.one on March 13, 2022, 03:27:36 PM surely there must be an old movie that was set in 2020? that year has such an iconic 'futuristic' ring to it... 2020 Texas Gladiators (1983) A Max Max rip off that quickly turns into a big mess. :cheers: Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Cult_Moody_Movies on March 13, 2022, 05:49:45 PM Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7c/5c/79/7c5c795258a8057d8842b129119a79b4.jpg) The End of Evangelion (1997) (https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.2161861533.8156/flat,750x,075,f-pad,750x1000,f8f8f8.jpg) The original Evangelion series is set in 2015. Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Trevor on March 14, 2022, 12:49:40 AM The Kathryn Bigelow film Strange Days (1995 I thonk) is set in 1999, just before the year 2000.
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: chainsaw midget on March 14, 2022, 06:46:00 AM Only a few more years before The Terminator joins this list. Starting to think robots might do a better job of things. In Terminator 2, Judgement Day was supposed to happen in 1997.Escape from New York was also 1997. So was Predator 2. I have no clue what it was about that year that caught people's attention. I was thinking about the date the Terminator is sent back, which is 2027. I guess there was some Millenial Fever going on about 1997 although why they picked that particular year I have no idea. Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: RCMerchant on March 14, 2022, 10:15:47 AM FRANKENSTEIN 1970 looks a lot like 1958.
Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Cult_Moody_Movies on March 14, 2022, 10:33:51 AM Class of 1984 (1982) - Mark Lester's eerily prediction of what our public indoctrination centers would turn into in 1984.
(https://hellhorror.com/images/inTheaters/origs/baa15-class-of-1984-poster.jpg) Class of 1999 (1990) - While a little more over the top.......it still made raise an eye brow. (https://img.moviesrankings.com/t/p/w1280/5HkKJhPODjCjVOoGcvHvo7tRgNU.jpg) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: RCMerchant on March 14, 2022, 10:58:24 AM METROPOLIS (1927) is set in 2000.
(https://i.imgur.com/l6r0eKN.jpg) (https://lunapic.com) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: RCMerchant on March 14, 2022, 12:58:02 PM FRANKENSTEIN '80 (1974)
Beyond the title- I have no clue what year this is supposed to be. (https://i.imgur.com/IlUwuv2.jpg) (https://lunapic.com) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: chainsaw midget on March 14, 2022, 06:17:45 PM METROPOLIS (1927) is set in 2000. I don't know about anybody else, but that's exactly how I dressed in the year 2000.(https://i.imgur.com/l6r0eKN.jpg) (https://lunapic.com) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on March 14, 2022, 09:50:38 PM Split Second (1992) takes place in 2008.
Who would've thought Suzuki Samurais weren't the future? Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Cult_Moody_Movies on March 14, 2022, 11:48:56 PM Escape from L.A. (1996) - Set in 2013. I wish it really happened to LA at this point.
(https://www.popmovee.com/uploads/1/9/6/2/19626163/escape-from-la-movie-1996-poster1_orig.jpg) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Trini on May 11, 2022, 03:10:28 AM Only a few more years before The Terminator joins this list. Starting to think robots might do a better job of things. In Terminator 2, Judgement Day was supposed to happen in 1997.Escape from New York was also 1997. So was Predator 2. I have no clue what it was about that year that caught people's attention. My guess is that it was a year that was close enough to the current times (1990-1991) that it would still look fairly modern while also far enough to give some plausible deniability for certain plot or setting elements. Same reason why the first Resident Evil game was set in 1998 even though it came out in 1996. RE2 also is set in 1998 but it also came out that same year, it still might sorta count since that game takes place in September of 1998 but came out around January-February of that year. Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: chainsaw midget on May 11, 2022, 09:31:27 PM I remember the first X-men moving taking place "in the near future". Then the rest of them took place pretty much "now".
I guess when they said "near future" they must have meant something like "a couple weeks from now." Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Trevor on May 11, 2022, 10:28:20 PM I guess when they said "near future" they must have meant something like "a couple weeks from now." :teddyr: :teddyr: Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: RCMerchant on May 12, 2022, 11:24:13 AM Did anyone mention 2012 (2009)?
One of the worst -I can't call it a film- chimp diaper stink ever unleashed on a cross- eyed public. Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: RCMerchant on May 12, 2022, 05:03:37 PM Not a movie- but a TV show-
SPACE: 1999 (1975) Along with series regulars Martin Landau and Barbra Bain (both who had costarred in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ) featured cool guest stars like Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee! (https://i.imgur.com/llYa8tX.jpg) (https://lunapic.com) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: RCMerchant on May 13, 2022, 10:27:53 AM WESTWORLD (1973) is set in 1983.
I seen this movie at the Strand in Paw Paw, Mi. with my school buddy Mike Grimm. I had the Famous Monsters mag with it featured on the cover. (https://i.imgur.com/X2SFjAC.jpg) (https://lunapic.com) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Dr. Whom on May 13, 2022, 12:09:52 PM Did anyone mention 2012 (2009)? One of the worst -I can't call it a film- chimp diaper stink ever unleashed on a cross- eyed public. THE NEUTRINOS ARE MUTATING!!!! Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: RCMerchant on May 13, 2022, 09:43:09 PM ^ I can't remember much about this film except Tom Arnold driving a minivan over cgi earthquake stuff.
Oh- and towards the end when somebody gives the bad guy ( I don't even recall wtf was going on) the " f**k you" finger, which I'm sure every 11 year old in the audience found endlessly funny. I hate that movie. :hatred: (https://i.imgur.com/RojX46I.gif) (https://lunapic.com) Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: LilCerberus on May 21, 2022, 07:47:05 PM Another pointless slideshow......
https://gizmodo.com/10-sci-fi-classics-wrong-future-predictions-blade-runne-1848920025?utm_campaign=io9&utm_content&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR21sQFcIphj0L-SUQG-KcKJqPFJsOQ1a2XZIoVPypvRM0IBzjLIUeS3lxQ/ Title: Re: Movies where the Future is now the past. Post by: Trevor on May 22, 2022, 12:04:51 PM I could be wrong about the date it's set in but Escape From The Bronx was released in 1983 and I think it was set in 2000.
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