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has there ever been a movie better than Runaway in 1984 at predicting the future?
Posted on 7/14/25 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 7/14/25 at 5:53 pm
Crop picking robots
kids laying in bed playing on TABLETS
RING doorbells
Police sending handheld flying drones equipped with cameras into a house to check for explosives they monitored from their police car
self driving taxis
Bluetooth earpiece
and i can't find images, but also:
- retinal scan instead of passwords
- construction robots building a skyscraper
- using photoshop on a tablet to edit images
keep in mind, this movie came out the same year as the first MACINTOSH so all this shite was in the writer's head and was way overshadowed by jurassic park a decade later.
well done, michael crichton
black mirror wishes it was as insightful as you were 41 years ago.
kids laying in bed playing on TABLETS
RING doorbells
Police sending handheld flying drones equipped with cameras into a house to check for explosives they monitored from their police car
self driving taxis
Bluetooth earpiece
and i can't find images, but also:
- retinal scan instead of passwords
- construction robots building a skyscraper
- using photoshop on a tablet to edit images
quote:
Release Date: December 14, 1984
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.
MPAA: PG13
Director: Michael Crichton
Screenwriter: Michael Crichton
keep in mind, this movie came out the same year as the first MACINTOSH so all this shite was in the writer's head and was way overshadowed by jurassic park a decade later.
well done, michael crichton
black mirror wishes it was as insightful as you were 41 years ago. This post was edited on 7/14/25 at 5:59 pm
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Posted on 7/14/25 at 5:59 pm to CAD703X
Seems like most of our technological advances are born from the minds of storytellers.
Go back and watch The Jetsons.
Go back and watch The Jetsons.
This post was edited on 7/14/25 at 6:02 pm
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:01 pm to ATrillionaire
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Seems like most of our technological advances are born from the minds of storytellers.
and to add to what i was saying; he wrote and directed this movie and it was in the can before the macintosh was introduced to the world during the superbowl in 1984 so he didn't even have a graphical computer UX to study.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:02 pm to ATrillionaire
Of in this case like Clancy they do research
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:03 pm to CAD703X
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predicting the future
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:05 pm to CAD703X
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:07 pm to ATrillionaire
to be fair, elon is autistic and modelled his shite after his favorite movies 
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:08 pm to CAD703X
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well done, michael crichton
Seems much better than when Demi and Michael Douglas were walking around in the files in Disclosure.
Have to wear a vr get up just to go into a file cabinet.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:22 pm to saintsfan22
given how long ago Runaway came out i think its still the clear winner in this category. crichton did such a fantastic job of making that tech seem believable.
the thread on the OT about the robot picking broccoli reminded me of the scene at the beginning of the movie where he has to go in and shut off a malfunctioning boll weavel picker.
i rewatched it a few months back for the first time in 30 years and my jaw dropped when i saw that police drone show up in a suitcase.
the thread on the OT about the robot picking broccoli reminded me of the scene at the beginning of the movie where he has to go in and shut off a malfunctioning boll weavel picker.
i rewatched it a few months back for the first time in 30 years and my jaw dropped when i saw that police drone show up in a suitcase.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:37 pm to CAD703X
whats the plot of the movie, and is it kid safe, and is it on your server?
Posted on 7/14/25 at 6:41 pm to CAD703X
For those who may not know...
That's Gene Simmons of KISS fame. He played the bad guy in the movie.
That's Gene Simmons of KISS fame. He played the bad guy in the movie.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 7:00 pm to BRich
I loved this movie as a kid.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 7:25 pm to ATrillionaire
Go back and watch The Jetsons.
—and Star Trek TOS
—and Star Trek TOS
Posted on 7/14/25 at 9:35 pm to BRich
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For those who may not know...
quote:Runaway is critical 1980s viewing
That's Gene Simmons of KISS fame. He played the bad guy in the movie.
great flick
Posted on 7/14/25 at 9:36 pm to deeprig9
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whats the plot of the movie, and is it kid safe, and is it on your server?
yes kirstie alley only gets down to her bra and panties and aside from a bloody scene in the bathroom i think its pretty tame compared to stuff today.
always on plex. always.
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:03 pm to CAD703X
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well done, michael crichton
I had forgotten he had even written (and directed) that. Good grief, a man was in his own league when it came to writing about science and technology.
And he married 5x. Same as James Cameron! (So far)
This post was edited on 7/14/25 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 7/14/25 at 10:23 pm to CAD703X
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yes kirstie alley only gets down to her bra and panties
What is she doing before, during, and after only getting down to her bra and panties?
Posted on 7/14/25 at 11:25 pm to cypresstiger
The Star Trek communicator is why cell phones look like they do.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 12:01 am to deeprig9
quote:being scanned for bugs
What is she doing before, during, and after only getting down to her bra and panties
Posted on 7/15/25 at 12:19 am to CAD703X
OK this is going into the family movie night queue tomorrow. Thank you sir.
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