Set in the then-future of 1995, Turkey Shoot depicts a global totalitarian regime that has consolidated power following social and economic upheaval. The world is divided into strict hierarchies where the ruling elite maintain control through a network of brutal re-education camps designed to house "social deviants"—a broad category including political dissidents, pirate radio broadcasters, and even innocent bystanders who fail to comply with state directives. The film portrays an Earth where civil liberties have been replaced by the state motto: "Freedom is obedience. Obedience is work. Work is life."

The societal dynamics focus on a marriage between corporate fascism and absolute state authority. This is most vividly illustrated by the "Turkey Shoot" itself, an annual event where wealthy VIPs and government officials visit Camp 47 to participate in a human-hunting game. This dynamic implies a world where the working class and political rebels have been stripped of legal personhood, serving as literal fodder for the entertainment of a bored, hyper-privileged ruling class. The film suggests an environment of extreme bioregulation, where the state controls human reproduction through forced sterilization and castration as a means of punishing those who do not conform to fascist ideals.

Regarding technological and societal predictions, the film focuses on militarized law enforcement and the use of torture as a standard tool for behavioral modification. While the 1995 of reality did not reach this level of overt totalitarianism, the film correctly identified the rise of private-sector involvement in state functions—represented by the "corporate" nature of the fascist regime—and the continuing relevance of pirate radio (and by extension, decentralized media) as a tool for political resistance. However, the film's depiction of the near future remained aesthetically grounded in the early 1980s, featuring minimal technological advancement beyond high-tech weaponry and specialized all-terrain combat vehicles. The prediction of a global fascist state by the mid-90s stands as an extreme extrapolation of early Reagan-era political anxieties.