Harrison Bergeron - IQ Runner
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German title | Harrison Bergeron - IQ Runner |
Original title | Harrison Bergeron |
Country of production | Canada |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1995 |
length | 100 minutes |
Age rating | FSK approved o.A. |
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Director | Bruce Pittman |
script |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Arthur Crimm |
production |
Jon Glascoe Jonathan Hackett Joseph Pierson |
music | Louis Natale |
camera | Michael Storey |
cut | Ion Webster |
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Harrison Bergeron - IQ Runner ( Harrison Bergeron ) is a Canadian science fiction film from the year 1995 . The alternative title is IQ Runner - revolt of the subhumans . The film is based on Kurt Vonnegut's short story Harrison Bergeron (1961) from his Welcome to the Monkey House collection .
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In 2053, the United States is literally an egalitarian society. The first article of the new American Constitution says that people are not equal and it is therefore the job of the state to make them so. All citizens who deviate from the established average norm are forced to wear handicaps.
Harrison Bergeron is a very intelligent young man. Despite a so-called leveling ring - a device that reduces intelligence - Harrison is still "too" intelligent and is threatened with brain surgery.
In this situation he finds a friend with the same problem and is hired by her father for television, which, however, only has the purpose of preventing the population from thinking. His proposal to broadcast educational TV is rejected as it risks making some children smarter than the others.
It turns out that some people rule the country, while even the office of president is determined by a lottery - after all, everyone should be the same, so it doesn't matter who is president.
Ultimately, Harrison "hijacks" the television station, barricades himself in the broadcasting center and broadcasts Mozart and other classics for a long time in order to show people the sense of beauty again and to make them understand that it is good to think. When the police storm the station, Harrison is apparently persuaded to make up for his mistake by admitting on yet another television show that it was all made up. At the end of the show, however, Harrison shoots himself, reinforcing his educational intent.
At the end of the film you can see that his girlfriend has a child, which apparently comes from him. The friend underwent the dreaded brain operation and is now every bit as stupid as the average American. However, the child locks himself in the room with a friend and plays him a recording of Mozart - the children learn to think again ...
Reviews
Cinema described the film as intelligent satire and as cheaply produced, but without cheap gags .
Awards
In 1996 there were nominations in four categories at the Gemini Awards , namely for Bruce Pittman for Best Director, Christopher Plummer for Best Supporting Actor, Susan Longmire for Best Production Design and Best Sound.
Web links
- Harrison Bergeron - IQ Runner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- English description