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    Idiocracy

    • 20062006
    • RR
    • 1h 24min
    IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    150K
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    Idiocracy (2006)
    Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    Trailer0:16
    1 Video
    48 Photos
    AdventureComedySci-Fi

    Private Joe Bauers, a decisively average American, is selected as a guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten, awakening to a future so incredibly moronic he's easily the most intelligent person al... Read allPrivate Joe Bauers, a decisively average American, is selected as a guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten, awakening to a future so incredibly moronic he's easily the most intelligent person alive.Private Joe Bauers, a decisively average American, is selected as a guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten, awakening to a future so incredibly moronic he's easily the most intelligent person alive.Private Joe Bauers, a decisively average American, is selected as a guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten, awakening to a future so incredibly moronic he's easily the most intelligent person alive.Private Joe Bauers, a decisively average American, is selected as a guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten, awakening to a future so incredibly moronic he's easily the most intelligent person alive.

    • Director
      • Mike Judge
    • Writers
      • Mike Judge(story)
      • Etan Cohen(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Luke Wilson
      • Maya Rudolph
      • Dax Shepard
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mike Judge
    • Writers
      • Mike Judge(story)
      • Etan Cohen(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Luke Wilson
      • Maya Rudolph
      • Dax Shepard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 591User reviews
    • 121Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Idiocracy
    Trailer 0:16
    Idiocracy

    Photos48

    Luke Wilson and Dax Shepard in Idiocracy (2006)
    Andrew Wilson in Idiocracy (2006)
    Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax Shepard in Idiocracy (2006)
    Luke Wilson, Terry Crews, Eddie Perez, and Randal Reeder in Idiocracy (2006)
    Luke Wilson in Idiocracy (2006)
    Luke Wilson in Idiocracy (2006)
    Melissa Dawn in Idiocracy (2006)
    Lidia Porto in Idiocracy (2006)
    Derek Southers and Melissa Dawn in Idiocracy (2006)
    Idiocracy (2006)
    Idiocracy (2006)
    Idiocracy (2006)

    Top cast

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    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • Joe Bauersas Joe Bauers
    Maya Rudolph
    Maya Rudolph
    • Ritaas Rita
    Dax Shepard
    Dax Shepard
    • Fritoas Frito
    Terry Crews
    Terry Crews
    • President Camachoas President Camacho
    Anthony 'Citric' Campos
    Anthony 'Citric' Campos
    • Secretary of Defenseas Secretary of Defense
    David Herman
    David Herman
    • Secretary of Stateas Secretary of State
    Sonny Castillo
    • Prosecutoras Prosecutor
    Kevin McAfee
    • Bailiffas Bailiff
    • (as Kevin S. McAfee)
    Robert Musgrave
    Robert Musgrave
    • Sgt. Kelleras Sgt. Keller
    Michael McCafferty
    Michael McCafferty
    • Officer Collinsas Officer Collins
    • (as Mike McCafferty)
    Christopher Ryan
    • Hospital Technicianas Hospital Technician
    • (as Ryan Melton)
    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Heath Jones
    • Cop #1as Cop #1
    Eli Muñoz
    • Horny Guyas Horny Guy
    Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler
    • Yuppie Husbandas Yuppie Husband
    Darlene Hunt
    Darlene Hunt
    • Yuppie Wifeas Yuppie Wife
    Ryan Ransdell
    • Trashy Guyas Trashy Guy
    Melissa Sweet
    • Slutty Girlas Slutty Girl
    • Director
      • Mike Judge
    • Writers
      • Mike Judge(story) (screenplay)
      • Etan Cohen(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Officer Collins has been spearheading one of the US Army's most secretive experiments to date: the Human Hibernation Project. If successful, the project would store its subjects indefinitely until they are needed most. Their first test subject - Joe Bauers - was not chosen for his superiority. Instead, he's chosen because he's the most average guy in the armed services. But scandal erupts after the experiment takes place - the base is closed, and the president denies any knowledge of the project - Unfortunately, Joe doesn't wake up in a year, he wakes up in 500 years. But during that time human evolution has taken a dramatic downturn. After waking up, Joe takes a prison-assigned IQ test and finds that he's the smartest guy alive. Awaiting a full presidential pardon if he can solve one of the country's biggest problems - the dwindling plant population, Joe races against time to solve this problem. But he alienates half the country in the process. Can he make things right and escape a rather bizarre execution? —halo1k
    political comedyhibernationstupidityfuturisticfalse utopia241 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The Future Is A No Brainer
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and sex-related humor
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The very small Surgeon General's warning seen on the Tarrylton's Cigarettes billboard reads: "Warning: The Surgeon General has one lung and a voicebox but he could still kick your sorry ass".
    • Goofs
      During President Camacho's speech, a Representative on the front line fires his shotgun twice and there is no sound effect.
    • 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, now began to favor different traits. Most science fiction of the day predicted a future that was more civilized and more intelligent. But as time went on, things seemed to be heading in the opposite direction. A dumbing down. How did this happen? Evolution does not necessarily reward intelligence. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most, and left the intelligent to become an endangered species.

    • Crazy credits
      A note near the end of the credits says "This film was also cut entirely on a computer".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Chibi Project: Sailor Soldiers vs Fresnel Lens (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Trio Sonata No. 1 in G
      (1760?)

      Written by Domenico Gallo

      Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Courtesy of Extreme Production Music

    User reviews591

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A "pre-documentary"; scary-prescient.
    Saw this for the first time tonight; almost creeped out how accurate it is. Or was? (It was released over ten years ago.)

    Somehow in 2006 Mike Judge saw it all coming. Particularly striking was his understanding that middle school values ("He's wrong cuz he got his ass kicked!!") would become standard in American culture. And that professional wrestling and rap aesthetics, including the way those worlds view women, would become mainstream and respectable.

    I'm not sure the central premise -- that stupid people outbreed smart ones -- is watertight. Seems to me most of the Idiocracy types I know come from families of 1 to 3 children. Rather, it seems that folks who should know better have been converted to trailer park values.

    Or maybe it's all that Gatorade.

    Anyway, if you haven't seen Idiocracy, see it now. You'll be blown away by how incredibly accurately it portrays current American society and its economy.

    And if you have seen it, but not recently, see it again.

    Sorry to get all faggy on ya, bra.
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    • rkhen
    • Jul 5, 2017

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2007 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 3001
    • Filming locations
      • Austin Convention Center - 500 E. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Ternion Pictures
      • Major Studio Partners
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $444,093
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $124,367
      • Sep 3, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $495,303
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 24min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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