Harrison Bergeron (1995) on Netflix
In 2053, the government keeps everyone equal with a headband that dials the IQ to 100. Harrison Bergeron's mind defeats the device, and a doctor proposes an operation to lower it.
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Plot summary
In 2053, Madison, Rhode Island, a dystopian egalitarian society requires all citizens to be equal in all things. A headband dials each person's IQ to a perfect 100, and mind-numbing television keeps the population average. Harrison Bergeron is a failure at school, where C is the desired grade and his A's embarrass him and his family. Even though he has been held back four years and the device is adjusted to dampen his intelligence, he still excels. Tests show his synaptic connections reroute themselves after each adjustment, so a doctor tells him an operation must lower his intelligence permanently.
Cast
- Peter Boretskias Newman
- Cindy Cookas Weatherperson
