

Harrison Bergeron
1995 · Movie · 1h 39m · R
Science FictionMade-for-TV
"Welcome to the future. It's a no-brainer."
Overview
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Key crew
- Bruce PittmanDirector
- Arthur CrimmScreenplay
- Jon GlascoeScreenplay
- Lou NataleOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sean AstinHarrison Bergeron
- Miranda de PencierPhillipa
- Eugene LevyPresident McCloskey
- Howie MandelCharlie
- Andrea MartinDiana Moon Glampers
- Christopher PlummerJohn Klaxon
- Nigel BennettDr. Eisenstock
- Peter BoretskiNewman
- David CalderisiCommissioner Benson
- Emmanuelle ChriquiJeannie
- Hayden ChristensenEric
- Cindy CookWeatherperson
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Themes
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