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Idiocracy | 
| Director: Mike Judge
Actors: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Anthony 'citric' Campos, David Herman
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  278 reviews
Sales Rank: 239
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2240179
UPC: 024543401797
EAN: 0024543401797
ASIN: B000K7VHOG
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: January 9, 2007
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Amazon.com
Given that Office Space is a bona fide cult classic, it comes as some surprise that Mike Judge's follow-up wasn't more heavily promoted. Granted, this live-action comedy is a darker, more pointed proposition, but it's unfortunate that few theater patrons got the opportunity to, well, judge for themselves. In Idiocracy, the King of the Hill creator visualizes what would happen if Devo's proposition--that mankind is in the process of devolution--came to pass. The catalyst: the overeducated start having fewer children while the undereducated have more. Enter Joe (Luke Wilson), a military librarian with no family and even less ambition. The Pentagon chooses him for a top-secret hibernation project due to his extreme "average-ness." They select Rita (SNL's Maya Rudolph), a prostitute, for the same reason. When the experiment goes haywire, the two emerge 500 years later--rather than one. Now it's 2505 and they're the brightest people in the over-polluted land. Everyone else is, basically, Beavis and Butt-head. Yes, the satire couldn't be less subtle, but the premise gives Judge license to make as much fun of junk food pop culture as dystopian classics like 1984 and Planet of the Apes. Wilson wisely plays it straight, even if the actors who surround him sometimes succumb to excess. And the effects may be cheesy, but that just adds to the fun. Idiocracy features former footballer Terry Crews (Everybody Hates Chris) as President Camacho and Dax Shepard (Punk'd) as Joe's futuristic friend Frito. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Product Description
From Mike Judge one of the creative minds behind "Beavis and Butt-Head" "King of the Hill" and Office Space comes an outrageous sci-fi comedy that'll make you think twice about the future of mankind.Meet Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson). He's not the sharpest tool in the shed. But when a government hibernation experiment goes awry Bowers awakens in the year 2505 to find a society so dumbed-down by mass commercialism and mindless TV programming that he's become the smartest guy on the planet. Now it's up to an average Joe to get human evolution back on track!Filled with razor-sharp sarcasm and outrageous sight gags Idiocracy will make you laugh out loud whether you're an absolute genius or a complete idiot!Extras:Anamorphic3 trailers5 deleted scenesFeatures: Outtakes (Five deleted scenes: Babies - Trashy Guy & Girl in Truck / Girlfriend #1 / Girlfriend #2 / Museum of Fart / Joe in Whitehouse Looks Out)System Requirements:Run Time: 84 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 024543401797 Manufacturer No: 2240179
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| Customer Reviews: Read 273 more reviews...
 All too realistic August 26, 2008
Jim Molnar (Chicago, IL USA)
Just take a look around and you'll see we don't have to go 500 years into the future to be in witless consumer hell. All movies released should be this movie, until the world wakes up and gets the point.
A wonderful satire that should be seen August 16, 2008
N. Durham (Philadelphia, PA)
Office Space helmer and creator of Beavis & Butt-Head and King of the Hill Mike Judge crafted this clever, funny, and deadpan satire that sadly went unnoticed by audiences, thanks in no part to Fox. Idiocracy stars Luke Wilson as Joe Bauers, an army private who is the definition of "average" in terms of intelligence and nearly everything else. He is picked, along with a prostitute named Rita (Saturday Night Live vet Maya Rudolph) for a top secret hibernation experiment where they will be asleep for a year. Instead, the experiment becomes forgotten about, and both wake up 500 years in the future where the world has become overpopulated, overpolluted, and above all, incredibly stupid. While Judge's satire on American society and culture is far from subtle, Idiocracy's message is what really makes it worthwhile. This message, laced within visual gags and some truly hilarious moments, is one that should not be missed, and Idiocracy is a film that should not be missed either, even if Fox went out of their way to not promote the film. The rest of the cast, which includes Dax Shepard, Terry Crews (as the president no less), and Office Space's David Herman, are incredibly fitting as well in their roles. All in all, Idiocracy may have benefited from being a little more subtle, but it is a wonderful satire that deserves your attention regardless.
How did America miss this movie?!?!?! August 5, 2008
Mamma Who Thinks (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is HILARIOUS. It follows the least fortunate trends in our culture (superstores, dumbed down entertainment, sex in marketing) to their (please no!) conclusions. I can't imagine why this wasn't the biggest hit of the year - other reviewers seem to suggest that Fox was negligent in its marketing, and if that's true, wow, were they stupid. Ironic, really.
an exquisite joke July 31, 2008
Bruce P. Barten (Saint Paul, MN United States)
The movie "Idiocracy" lacks many of the elements that make a good movie, but it works brilliantly as a joke about TV, law, the military, and politics as they currently work to give everyone the maximum motivation to keep turning the crank to get the daily routine's standard rations. I might spoil things for people by giving away a few prime events in the plot, like a garbage avalanche, something that is like shifting items in my apartment that fall to the floor after the lights are out. Has anyone ever seen a monster truck that was too big to fit through the door of the arena where the crowd was already waiting to see what could possibly happen next? Reality might catch up with that stunt soon.
It's Obvious Why This Film Was Shoved Aside July 25, 2008
William B. Cornell (Dallas, TX United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...because it's not so much a look at the direction we're headed as a society...it's an indictment of what we ALREADY ARE! Hilarious...language is crude but it has to be to get it's point across. Just wish I could show it to my kids to give them fair warning of what they will be dealing more and more with as time marches on. And the marching will be pretty out-of-step.
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