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Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron

Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron

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Sunday, August 13, 1995 N/A
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  • Season: 1994-95
  • Network: Showtime
  • Genre: Drama
  • Category: Movies
  • Subject Matter: Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Fantasy
  • Based On: Harrison Bergeron (Short Story) written by Kurt Vonnegut
  • Misc.: Based On Book/Play

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Plot Synopsis

Based on a short story in the book ''Welcome to the Monkey House''. In 2053 all citizens are forced to wear headbands which short-circuit intelligent thought, creating a society of mediocre minds. A gifted young man, whose intelligence out performs the head device, is sent to a covert government group as a potential recruit into the secret life of the ruling elite. He decides to join but soon becomes disillusioned and decides to engineer a new revolution.

Crew

Production Company:

  • Atlantis Films IAW Cypress Films and Showtime

Production Type:

  • Independent
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