Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1995-08-13
Genre:Science Fiction, TV Movie
Duration:99 min
Country:Canada
Director:Bruce Pittman
Actors:Sean Astin, Miranda de Pencier, Eugene Levy, Howie Mandel, Andrea Martin
Production:Atlantis Films

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.

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