Harrison Bergeron
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"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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1995-08-13
Runtime: 99 mins
Director: Bruce Pittman
Spoken language: English
Genres: Science Fiction, TV Movie
Original title: Harrison Bergeron
Production Companies: Atlantis Films
Production Countries: Canada
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
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