Overview
Mike Judge (BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD, OFFICE SPACE) makes his second directorial foray into live-action comedy with IDIOCRACY. When a none-too-bright fighter pilot (Luke Wilson) volunteers for a military experiment that propels him 1000 years into the future, he finds himself in a dumbed-down society in which he is the smartest member.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Mike Judge - Director
Anthony 'Citric' Campos
Luke Wilson
Maya Rudolph
Dax Shepard
Terry Crews
Tony Campos
Brad Jordan
Brad "Scarface" Jordan
Chris Warner
Christopher M. Campos
Details
- Format: DVD (Widescreen, AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Sensormatic)
- Run Time: 84
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 024543401797
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: R (MPAA) (for language and sex-related humor.)
- Release Date: January 2007
Movie Reviews
Notes:
Theatrical Release: September 1, 2006 (Limited)
Reviews:
3 stars out of 5 -- "There are several moments in Judge and Etan Cohen's script so hysterically funny, and the satire on display is so rudely on-target at times, that IDIOCRACY demands attention." - 10/01/2006 Box Office, p.41
"It's sort of BRAVE NEW WORLD crossed with BRITNEY & KEVIN: CHAOTIC..." -- Grade: B+ - 01/19/2007 Entertainment Weekly, p.65
3 stars out of 4 -- "It's the stuff cult legends are made of..." - 02/08/2007 Rolling Stone, p.80
3 stars out of 5 -- "[An] unhinged satire....It's entertaining stuff..." - 06/01/2007 Ultimate DVD, p.118