THE FUTURE WAS NOW

The story of eight unforgettable films released during one summer involving the biggest names in Hollywood that changed movie making forever.

THE FUTURE WAS NOW chronicles the moment when sci-fi films took over not only Hollywood but pop culture, too. This isn't film criticism but a dishy and funny take about zealous and visionary creators like Ridley Scott and Stephen Spielberg colliding with clueless studio executives who didn't understand the genre but knew they'd be fools not to greenlight these movies with aliens, spacecraft, and futuristic realities. The result was eight major, even infamous, movies that came out within six weeks of one another during the summer of 1982, the impact of which we're still witnessing today. Guess 'em if you can. It's a fun parlor game. Nashawaty was a film critic for over 25 years at Entertainment Weekly and now works at Netlfix. He is the author of CADDYSHACK (Flatiron) and CRAB MEN, TEENAGE MONSTERS, AND CANDY STRIPE NURSES (Abrams), a biography of the films of Roger Corman.