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.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Science Fiction,

TV Movie

Duration:

99 minutes

Year:

1995

Director:

Bruce Pittman

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Company:

Atlantis Films

Cast:
Sean Astin

Harrison Bergeron

Miranda de Pencier

Phillipa

Eugene Levy

President McCloskey

Howie Mandel

Charlie

Andrea Martin

Diana Moon Glampers

Crew:
Bruce Pittman

Director

Kurt Vonnegut

Short Story

Arthur Crimm

Screenplay

Jon Glascoe

Screenplay