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Idiocracy (2006)

R 84 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi  -   25 January 2007 (Germany)
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Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.

Director:

Mike Judge

Writers:

Mike Judge (story), Mike Judge (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Wilson ...
Maya Rudolph ...
Dax Shepard ...
Terry Crews ...
President Camacho (as Terry Alan Crews)
Anthony 'Citric' Campos Anthony 'Citric' Campos ...
David Herman ...
Secretary of State
Sonny Castillo Sonny Castillo ...
Prosecutor
Kevin McAfee Kevin McAfee ...
Bailiff (as Kevin S. McAfee)
Robert Musgrave ...
Sgt. Keller
Michael McCafferty ...
Officer Collins (as Mike McCafferty)
Christopher Ryan Christopher Ryan ...
Hospital Technician (as Ryan Melton)
Justin Long ...
Doctor
Heath Jones Heath Jones ...
Cop #1
Eli Muñoz Eli Muñoz ...
Horny Guy
Patrick Fischler ...
Yuppie Husband
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Storyline

The purpose of the program set up by the Pentagon, called the "Human Hibernation Project," is designed so that the military can save their best men for when they're needed most. According to the officers heading the project, too many times the talents and expensive training of the best pilots and soldiers go to waste during times of peace. So they enlist Bauers (Wilson), the most under-achieving average guy they've got, to be the test subject for the initial hibernation experiment. Also participating in the top-secret program is Rita (Rudolph), a prostitute who agreed to take part in exchange for dropping some criminal charges against her, among other things. Of course, the experiment, which was to last only a year, goes under due to the arrest of Officer Collins, who is busted for heading a prostitution ring. Seeing as though he was in charge of the experiment, one of the only ones who knew of its existence, and "due to a lot of top-secret red tape... Written by Slider  

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Plot Keywords:

Hibernation | Experiment | Future | Soldier | Army  | See more »

Taglines:

In the future, intelligence is extinct. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sex-related humor See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Идиократия See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$177,559 (USA) (3 September 2006) (130 Screens)

Gross:

$438,653 (USA) (1 October 2006)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | DTS (as dts)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In addition to the Fuddrucker's gag, early drafts of the script had another scene showing the de-evolution of sports - with a stadium's marquee sign changing from "Championship Baseball" to "Extreme Baseball" (essentially just a bat fight) - to finally just "Fire". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Frito and the cameraman leave Starbucks to film the new crops, Frito doesn't have any pants on. When the fight between Frito and the cameraman ends, Frito has his pants on again. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: As the 21st century began, human evolution was at a turning point. Natural selection, the process by which the strongest, the smartest, the fastest, reproduced in greater numbers than the rest, a process which had once favored the noblest traits of man...
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Crazy Credits

A note near the end of the credits says "This film was also cut entirely on a computer". See more »

Connections

References The Great Dictator (1940) See more »

Soundtracks

"Whiskey and Rye"
Written by Steve Byrd
Courtesy of Associated Production Music, LLC See more »