Science fiction is a genre that sometimes allows to compare our present day with the way it was imagined in the past. Such predictions are almost always wrong, but in certain cases they can be amusing. An example can be found in *Cherry 2000*, 1987 film directed by Steve De Jarnatt. The plot takes place in 2017 California. Protagonist, played by David Andrews, is Sam Treadwell, recycling company executive whose job…






