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Idiocracy (2006)
6.4
Ratings: 6.4/10 from 56,574 users
Metascore:
64/100
Reviews: 360 user | 108 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com 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 |
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President Camacho
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Bailiff
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Sgt. Keller
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Officer Collins
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Hospital Technician
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Doctor
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Heath Jones | ... |
Cop #1
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Eli Muñoz | ... |
Horny Guy
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Yuppie Husband
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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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EnglishRelease Date:
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Идиократия See more »Filming Locations:
Austin Convention Center - 500 E. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas, USA See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$177,559 (USA) (3 September 2006) (130 Screens)Gross:
$438,653 (USA) (1 October 2006)Company Credits
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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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(1887)
Written by Antonín Dvorák
Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Unsure of how to market the film after disastrous test screenings, Fox sat on the near-completed film for over a year, before finally giving it an unusually small release in only 6 markets (skipping over major markets such as New York City). The release was done with little to no marketing. See more »Goofs
Miscellaneous: On the back of the DVD case Luke Wilson's character's name is spelled Joe Bowers, while in the end credits it is spelled Joe Bauers. 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 »Soundtracks
"Romantic Pieces, No. 1"(1887)
Written by Antonín Dvorák
Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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