Harrison Bergeron

1995 "Welcome to the future. It's a no-brainer."

Harrison Bergeron

7.2 | 1h39m | R | en | Science Fiction

"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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7.2 | 1h39m | R | en | More Info

Released: August. 13,1995 | Released Producted By: Atlantis Films , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Science Fiction , TV Movie

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Cast

Sean Astin , Miranda de Pencier , Eugene Levy , Howie Mandel , Andrea Martin , Christopher Plummer

Director

Michael Storey

Producted By

Atlantis Films

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Sean Astin

as Harrison Bergeron

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Miranda de Pencier

as Phillipa

Harrison Bergeron The Myth of the Male Orgasm Mind Benders Anne of Green Gables

Eugene Levy

as President McCloskey

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Howie Mandel

as Charlie

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk The Price is Right Tonight When We Went MAD! Miss Q Gallagher America's Got Talent: Fantasy League The 10th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special Family Switch The Game Show Show America's Got Talent: All-Stars

Andrea Martin

as Diana Moon Glampers

Fantasy Life Marty, Life Is Short A Very Jonas Christmas Movie John Candy: I Like Me You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... Andrea Martin: Nine Lives... and Counting! Armenia, My Home My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 The Calls Are Coming from Inside Diane

Christopher Plummer

as John Klaxon

The Sound of Music Heroes of the Golden Mask Mooseltoe Kalahari: The Flooded Desert Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Bondarchuk. Battle The Last Full Measure Alan Pakula: Going for Truth Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness Knives Out

Michael Storey

Director of Photography

Bruce Pittman

Director

Lou Natale

Original Music Composer

Jon Glascoe

Screenplay

Arthur Crimm

Screenplay

Kurt Vonnegut

Short Story

Harrison Bergeron Audience Reviews

Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

arkos4440 Though this movie didn't strike me as one of the most compelling or realistic dystopia movies I really did enjoy it. The humor that was peppered throughout, when mixed with the occasional good quote, made it entertaining and different. It was reminiscent of stories like "The Giver" and "1984", but with its own personality, which helped me to enjoy it more. It makes its case well, and wasn't as depressing as many other films of this type. The 1950's mise-en-scene also helped lighten the mood while conveying the obviously ridiculous elements of the culture within the film. It was an interesting choice that mixed the tones of idyllic 1950's television shows with other dystopia works to create the tone of fabrication that was so pervasive throughout the film.

amazon-57 I saw this movie on TV one evening, probably even missed the start of it. I had no idea what it was, and it had the familiar TV-movie feel but it also had something compelling which kept my interest so I sat and watched it through.I was amazed by this film, partly because of the scope, partly because of the parallels I could see in the world around me (which have only increased since), partly because it was so apparently innocent and unassuming and partly because I had never seen or heard of it before. It took me by surprise. I think I realised shortly after that it was written by the respected Sci-Fi author K.V. and that I should really have read the story sometime. Oh well. You can't catch them all.However, much time passed and I forgot the name of the movie (it doesn't exactly stick in the mind) and I forgot which of the famous authors seeded it - but I didn't forget the content. From time to time I would ask somebody 'did you ever see that film...' and always got a blank response. I just remembered the author today and traced the name, which brings me here.All I can say is this - watch it, and at the same time think about the last time you watched mainstream television 'entertainment'. If the parallels doesn't make your skin CRAWL, well - put the band back on...

oncealwys This is one of my favorite movies because it makes you think of the "what if" to the nth degree. It ranks up there in my mind with Matrix in terms of challenging your imagination to think outside the world as we know it. It is too bad it was only a made-for-TV movie because I think it would have done as well at the box office as many movies that are much less interesting have. The movie puts us in the future, where the not-so-intelligent have risen up against the intelligent and forced the government to create a mechanism (a head band) for ensuring that all citizens stay at the same level of intelligence - average. Our main character, Harrison, is, much to his family's dismay, above average and, despite the band, cannot contain his intellectual gifts.

movieman-41 If you want to know what the future of political correctness will be like? You MUST see this film. The first time I saw this on Showtime I was stunned for 10 min. While this is not the greatest film of all time you should see this film. This presents the logical implications to the entire PC movement. What is desired is not equality in the original sense of "everyone being treated equally", but the current demand for "equality of outcome". IF one takes a trip to Europe you see 20 years of advancement for the notion. They do not care what the ultimate cost to society is, just that you are not better than me. While I am not as good as Lance Armstrong in bicycle racing, I must be "made" to be "equal. Harrison Bergeron demonstrates what it costs the society to agree to this myth.