2081 (2009)
25m
Running Time
May 29, 2009Release Date
2081 (2009)
25m
Running Time
May 29, 2009Release Date
Plot.
2081 depicts a dystopian future in which, thanks to the 212th Amendment to the Constitution and the unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapper General, everyone is "finally equal...." The strong wear weights, the beautiful wear masks and the intelligent wear earpieces that fire off loud noises to keep them from taking unfair advantage.
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Cast & Crew.
James Cosmo
George Bergeron
Julie Hagerty
Hazel Bergeron
Armie Hammer
Harrison Bergeron
James C. Burns
Lead HG Man
Patricia Clarkson
Narrator
Yuris Skujins
Stuttering TV Anchor
Chandler Tuttle
Director
Chandler Tuttle
Director
David Healy
Replacement TV Anchor
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Writer
Alina Faye
Lead Ballerina
Thor Halvorssen
Producer
Lee Brooks
Composer
Lee Brooks
Composer
Beckie King
'Prima' Ballerina
Tammy Bruce
Diana Moon Glampers
Austin Schmidt
Cinematographer
Tony Tharae
ProductionDesigner
Elizabeth Koch
Executive Producer
John Eckel
Executive Producer
Details.
Release DateMay 29, 2009
StatusReleased
Running Time25m
Budget$100,000
Genres
Wiki.
2081 is a 2009 science fiction featurette which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 29, 2009. It is directed and written by Chandler Tuttle, based on the 1961 short story "Harrison Bergeron" by author Kurt Vonnegut. The cast is led by James Cosmo, Julie Hagerty, Patricia Clarkson, and Armie Hammer. The story paints a picture through the use of hyperbole of a future in which a powerful, dictatorial government goes to extreme measures to ensure that absolute equality exists between all individuals.