Idiocracy

Year:

2007

Duration:

84 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Mike Judge

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2007-01-25

Filming Locations: Austin Convention Center - 500 E. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $177,559 (USA) (3 September 2006)

Gross: $438,653 (USA) (1 October 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Earl Mann

Luke Wilson

Joe Bauers

Maya Rudolph

Rita

Dax Shepard

Frito

Terry Crews

President Camacho

Anthony 'Citric' Campos

Secretary of Defense

David Herman

Secretary of State

Sonny Castillo

Prosecutor

Kevin McAfee

Bailiff (as Kevin S. McAfee)

Robert Musgrave

Sgt. Keller

Michael McCafferty

Officer Collins

Christopher Ryan

Hospital Technician

Justin Long

Doctor

Heath Jones

Cop #1

Eli Muñoz

Horny Guy

Patrick Fischler

Yuppie Husband

Darlene Hunt

Yuppie Wife

Ryan Ransdell

Trashy Guy

Melissa Sweet

Slutty Girl

Valerie Posas

New Slutty Girl

Wes Davis

Trashy Teen Jock

Andrew Wilson

Beef Supreme

Mark Turner

Officer

Kevin Klee

Main Character - Ow! My Balls! Guy

John Dodson

Additional Officer

Melissa Espinales

Counter Woman

Joseph Cheatham

Doctor in Waiting Room

Jason Schaefer

Prison Guard #1 / Costco Greeter

Richard Reeder

Prison Guard #2

Lawrence Castillo

Prison Guard #3

Turk Pipkin

Guy at Costco

Heather Kafka

Woman at Carl's Jr.

Christopher M. Campos

Congressman #1

Roman Ramos

Congressman #2

Randal Reeder

Secret Service Thug

Scarface

Upgrayedd (as Brad 'Scarface' Jordan)

Brendan Hill

Secretary of Energy

Thomas Haden Church

Brawndo CEO

Melissa Dawn

Female Newscaster

Derek Southers

Male Newscaster

Lidia Porto

Female Reporter

Gregory Kelly

Stadium Guard (as Greg Kelly)

Greg Pitts

Cameraman

Jason Konopisos

Cop at Government Center

Mitch Baker

Doctor - with Trashy Guy

Daniel Smith

Control Room Director

Chris Warner

Cop at Costco

Lonnie Nelson

Trapped Man

Danny Cochran

Secretary of Education

Marcos Martinez Rios

Secret Service Thug #2

Heath Allyn

Prisoner (uncredited)

Erik Anderson

Angry Court Member (uncredited)

Laetitia Bertrand

Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Jason Bohn

Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Kevin Cacy

Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

Manuel Cantu

Courtroom Idiot (uncredited)

Ricky Cavazos

Amusement Park Patron / Prisoner (uncredited)

Gene Cervenka

Spectator (uncredited)

Josh Christman

Little Boy (uncredited)

Ryan Christopher

Doctor (uncredited)

Peter Cornwell

Car Driver, Town Person (uncredited)

Jack Cruz

Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Glori Renee Euwer

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

John P. Funk

Guitar Army, White House Patron / Waiter, Fart Museum Patron (uncredited)

Joanna Gallagher

Townsperson (uncredited)

Ruben Gonzales

President Camacho's Entourage (uncredited)

Beth Gosnell

Woman Watching Car Explode (uncredited)

J. Anthony Hernandez

Prisoner (uncredited)

Evelyn Hurley

One of Upgrayedd's Ladies (uncredited)

Samantha Inoue Harte

Jury Idiot (uncredited)

Cassidy Johnson

Child in Mud (uncredited)

Matthew Jones

Outraged Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

Kristoffer Kjornes

Guitar Army (uncredited)

Max Kruemcke

Townsperson (uncredited)

Adam Langley

Tennessee Senator (uncredited)

Doug LaRue

Front Row Spectator / Guitar Army Band Member (uncredited)

Regan Licciardello

Child in Mud (uncredited)

T.J. McFarland

Old Man (uncredited)

William McMinn

Kindergarten Student / Birthday Boy (uncredited)

Jesse Medeles

Peterson (uncredited)

Javier Merida

Costco Shopper (uncredited)

Evan Miller

Charles Chaplin

James Moreno

Front Row Juror (uncredited)

Dan Murphy

Congressman (uncredited)

Rajiv Patel

Townsperson (uncredited)

Ray L. Perez

Futuristic Cop (uncredited)

Leila Plummer

Third Pregnant Girl (uncredited)

Steve Powers

Townsperson (uncredited)

Andrew Rice

Shopper (uncredited)

Brenna Rivas

President Camacho's Groupie (uncredited)

Stephen Root

Judge Hank "The Hangman" BMW

Sara Rue

Attorney General (uncredited)

Ava Santana-Cassano

President Camacho's Groupie (uncredited)

Craig Saper

Townsperson (uncredited)

Kati Sharp

Townsperson (uncredited)

Justin Smith

Rodie (uncredited)

Michael Sorrells

Party Guest (uncredited)

Gary Teague

Townsperson (uncredited)

Dan'l Terry

Stumbling Drunkard (uncredited)

Christopher James Thompson

Banana Man (uncredited)

Jennifer Roxanne Vasquez

Camacho's Groupie (uncredited)

Santiago Villalobos

Camacho's Entourage (uncredited)

Forrest Walls

Rabid Fan (uncredited)

Angela Ware

Hot Chick with Trashy Dad (uncredited)

Curtis Wayne

Amusement Park Patron (uncredited)

Caitlin Wehrle

President Camacho's Groupie (uncredited)

Herman Whitney III

Kindergarten Boy (uncredited)

Jimmy Willden

Banana Man (uncredited)

Heath Young

Townsperson (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

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.

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When Joe is being apprehended by the police in Costco, the background screens display why he is wanted: "For being a dick" "For excaping from jail" "For fucking up lots of shit"

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All of the logos for actual modern day businesses are altered in the future. The exception is the logo for Fox News, which is the actual logo used by the network at the time of this film's release.

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Goofs

During Monday Night Rehabilitation, the "assdozer" tries to drive through the tunnel, but is too big. When it plows into the wall, a man is at the entrance of the tunnel. When the wall collapses, a second man appears at the bottom next to the first man. The first man runs out of the way, but the second man is crushed underneath the debris.

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When Joe is put to sleep in the hibernation pod, he has IV tubes in his arms. When the pod opens again and he gets out, there are no IV tubes.

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During President Camacho's speech in the House of Representin' he fires an automatic rifle to quiet the crowd. He fires upward and to his right, but debris falls on him from directly above.

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Quotes

Pvt. Joe Bowers: What *are* these electrolytes? Do you even know?

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Pvt. Joe Bowers: I just need you to tell me how to get to the time machine.

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Costco Greeter: [Greeting every customer] Welcome to Costco, I love you. Welcome to Costco, I love you. Welcome to Costco, I love you. Welcome to Costco, I love you.

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Faq

Q

How did critics receive the film?

A

Fairly well. Reviews ranged from glowing praise to faint admiration, but bad reviews were and are very rare.

Q

Why did Idiocracy receive such limited theatrical release?

A

Fox Studios were unhappy with the film, and didn't market it or add any promotional materials. There is controversy as to whether or not this had something to do with the strong "anti-corporation" theme throughout the movie. In the end they opened the movie in under 10 cities in the USA. This was possibly a bad move as the critics who got to see the film were apparently very positive in their reviews.

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