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Watching John Ritter's son in NBC's The Event reminds me of a movie I had seen as a kid
that was a satire, but included predictions that became true:

• The People's Republic of China embracing capitalism and becoming a global economic superpower.
• Cliques of Native Americans becoming wealthy (although in reality much of their wealth would come from the gaming industry, mostly from tribal casinos).
• Nike becoming a huge multinational conglomerate (In 1979, their "Tailwind" running shoe was just starting to gain popularity).
• Vietnam becoming a major tourist attraction among Asia's wealthy and powerful.
• The continued existence and popularity of The Beach Boys in 1998.
• The creation of a "Western White House" (In reality it would serve as a vacation home).^{[dubious – discuss]}
• The collapse of the USSR.
• The depletion of US crude oil production, which, according to Hubbert's Peak theory, was already underway for several years at the time the film was made.^{[dubious – discuss]}
• Jogging suits becoming fashionable as "casual wear".^{[dubious – discuss]}
• Reality television reaching absurd limits. (The telethon includes a boxing match between a mother and son. The son is played by Jay Leno.).
• An America with a devalued dollar and heavily in debt to foreign lenders.

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