Future Shock (1972) 1/5

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This is a little known documentary based on the book Future Shock by Alvin Toffler.

See review here:


This movie came out in 1972 and features Orson Welles as the narrator. I was most amused by the high amount of paranoia in regards to the future... some of the segments (like people choosing their own skin color) are downright hilarious. Worth a look - at the very least for its historical value.

As far as I can tell, this documentary is in the public domain.

Part 1 of 5

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: May 5, 2007 at 8:01 am
Author: invasive

Length: 00:09:58
Rating: 4.60
Views: 38350

Tags: future shock alvin toffler Orson Welles documentary 70s paranoia movie film short

Video Comments:
pisces2222 (September 8, 2008 at 2:19 am)
Aha....I love the 70's. I also just love how seriously everything is discussed in this film...like the little girl with the doll.
MANGSCHEUONiCS (September 4, 2008 at 11:37 pm)
in the jewish book of ethics it says plain and simply "the more possessions man has, the more worries he has" (e.g. direct correlation)

I do believe that there are definitive advantages and drawbacks of these technological upgrades.. one advantage being that we have more time for other things by using prepackaged and premade products/materials while a disadvantage could be the lack of consistency these choices grant us
rg2027x (September 4, 2008 at 6:58 am)
it's all gone downhill from there
nhilst600 (August 30, 2008 at 8:20 am)
I remember seeing this movie in college many years ago, seems living in 1972 was much more predictable that in 2008!
DK0526 (August 26, 2008 at 7:51 pm)
No doubt...in fact, didn't orwell do a movie called the late great planet earth...where he claimed manmade global cooling will freeze us to death? and starvation would result from the (current 70's non-GM) farming inability to feed are growing population.
DK0526 (August 26, 2008 at 7:43 pm)
well for one we live longer giving us more time to devlope cancers
DK0526 (August 26, 2008 at 7:36 pm)
You paint with a very broad brush...I know of quite a few anti-capitalist who identify with being liberal,,,and BTW also anti-globalization, anarchy, almost anything anti industrial or business related since they wish to return to a simpler working persons paridise...The anti-stem cell types tend to be very religious pro-lifers who would vote for either DEM or GOP based on the abortion issue alone. I think the Business minded GOPers welcome technological progress!
freakybuzz (August 27, 2008 at 6:48 am)
Not only was I painting with a broad brush, I was simultaneously casting a wide net, cutting a wide swath, using a cannon to kill a mosquito, knocking down a straw man, broiling a red herring, making a mountain out of a mole hill, throwing the baby out with the bath water, and turing up my amp to "Eleven."
DK0526 (August 28, 2008 at 1:01 am)
OK Then
johnsmileyjr (August 23, 2008 at 11:09 pm)
I'm SHOCKED! He's smoking a cigar inside the airport!!!