Harrison Bergeron (1995)
Harrison Bergeron (1995)
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.

User rating:


Cast

Sean Astin Sean Astin As: Harrison Bergeron
Miranda de Pencier Miranda de Pencier As: Phillipa
Eugene Levy Eugene Levy As: President McCloskey
Howie Mandel Howie Mandel As: Charlie
Andrea Martin Andrea Martin As: Diana Moon Glampers
See More

Storyline

"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.


Tagline: Welcome to the future. It's a no-brainer.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 13 August 1995

Country: CA

Runtime: 99m

Company Credits

Company: Atlantis Films

External Links

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

Roger Dunn

Roger Dunn

George Bergeron

John Astin

John Astin

Golf Announcer

Buck Henry

Buck Henry

TV Producer

Directed By

Writing Credits

Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

Short Story

Arthur Crimm

Arthur Crimm

Screenplay

Jon Glascoe

Jon Glascoe

Screenplay

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Louis Natale

Louis Natale

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Michael Storey

Michael Storey

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

Reviews & Recommendations


Video Gallery

Coming Soon...

Photo Gallery

Coming Soon...

If you like Harrison Bergeron, check these movies out...