Harrison Bergeron
7.2
“Welcome to the future. It's a no-brainer.”
"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's futuristic short story Harrison Bergeron. The film centers around a young man (Harrison) who is smarter than his peers, and is not affected by the usual "Handicapping" which is used to train all Americans so everyone is of equal intelligence.
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Cast
48 people
Sean Astin
Harrison Bergeron
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Miranda de Pencier
Phillipa
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Eugene Levy
President McCloskey
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Howie Mandel
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Andrea Martin
Diana Moon Glampers
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Christopher Plummer
John Klaxon
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Nigel Bennett
Dr. Eisenstock
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Cypher
Peter Boretski
Newman
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Naked Lunch
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David Calderisi
Commissioner Benson
Known for
The Dark Hours
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Emmanuelle Chriqui
Jeannie
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Hayden Christensen
Eric
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Cindy Cook
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A Town Called Parable
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Bruce Pittman Director · Jon Glascoe Screenplay Arthur Crimm Screenplay
United States release August 13, 1995 · Produced in Canada
Production
Atlantis Films
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 13, 1995
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 1995
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Switzerland
March 16, 2000 · TV
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