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Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

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

19956.71h 39m

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.

Directed by Bruce Pittman
Written by Kurt Vonnegut, Arthur Crimm, Jon Glascoe
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Top Cast

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Harrison Bergeron

Miranda de Pencier

Miranda de Pencier

Phillipa

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

President McCloskey

Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel

Charlie

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Diana Moon Glampers

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

John Klaxon

Nigel Bennett

Nigel Bennett

Dr. Eisenstock

P

Peter Boretski

Newman

D

David Calderisi

Commissioner Benson

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Jeannie

Themes & Keywords

dystopia

About Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron is a science fiction, tv movie film released in 1995 exploring themes of dystopia. Directed by Bruce Pittman, it stars Sean Astin, Miranda de Pencier, Eugene Levy. "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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