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Harrison Bergeron

Science Fiction

Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

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

1995•1h 39m•

★6.8(57 ratings)

Science FictionTV Movie

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.

Director

Writers

Arthur Crimm, Jon Glascoe

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Main 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

Peter Boretski

Peter Boretski

Newman

David Calderisi

David Calderisi

Commissioner Benson

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Jeannie

Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen

Eric

Cindy Cook

Cindy Cook

Weatherperson

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Bruce Pittman

Writing

Short Story: Kurt Vonnegut
Screenplay: Arthur Crimm
Screenplay: Jon Glascoe

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Lou Natale

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Michael Storey

Keywords

dystopia

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Welcome to the future. It's a no-brainer."

#2

The runtime is 99 minutes (1h 39m).

#3

The film was directed by Bruce Pittman.

#4

The screenplay was written by Arthur Crimm and Jon Glascoe.

#5

The score was composed by Lou Natale.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Michael Storey.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0113264.

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Rating

6.8/10

Good

57 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Harrison Bergeron

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Canada

Production Companies:

Atlantis Films