Harrison Bergeron

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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Cast

Sean Astin

Harrison Bergeron

Miranda de Pencier

Phillipa

Eugene Levy

President McCloskey

Howie Mandel

Charlie

Andrea Martin

Diana Moon Glampers

Christopher Plummer

John Klaxon

Nigel Bennett

Dr. Eisenstock

Peter Boretski

Newman

David Calderisi

Commissioner Benson

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Jeannie