Harrison Bergeron (1995)

Name: Harrison Bergeron
Genre: Science Fiction
Released: 1995-08-13

1h 39m

Running Time

Plot.

"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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Details.

Release Date
August 13, 1995

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 39m

Content Rating
R

Genres
Science Fiction

Wiki.

Harrison Bergeron is a 1995 cable science fiction television movie film loosely adapted from Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 dystopian short story of the same name. It was produced for Showtime and first screened on August 13, 1995. It was released to VHS in 1998.