Harrison Bergeron

6.7 1995 1h 39m Canada

Science Fiction TV Movie

"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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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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Directors

Bruce Pittman

Writers

Kurt Vonnegut, Arthur Crimm, Jon Glascoe

Cast

Sean Astin, Miranda de Pencier, Eugene Levy, Howie Mandel, Andrea Martin, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Bennett, Peter Boretski, David Calderisi, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Hayden Christensen, Cindy Cook, Roger Dunn, Jayne Eastwood, Hal Eisen

Production

Atlantis Films

Languages

English

Countries

Canada

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