Idiocracy
When Joe Bauers and Rita awaken from 500 years of suspended animation, they find a world where intelligence has plummeted and civilization has crumbled, forcing them to navigate a chaotic future to restore humanity's lost potential.
“In the future, intelligence is extinct.”
Synopsis
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon selects the most average European-Americans it can find—an Army private and a prostitute—and sends them to the year 2505 following a series of freak events. However, upon arrival, they discover a civilization that has become so dumbed-down that they…
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A crew of 308+ credited
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Edited by David RennieShot by Tim SuhrstedtScored by Theodore ShapiroDesigned by Darren GilfordSound by Ethan AndrusCostumes by Debra McguireStunts by Mark ChavarriaVFX by Susan Pickett
Box Office
2006 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.0× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$495K
Opening week (7-day): $235K
Peak 130 theaters
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Also known as
- Idiocracy - Irrsinn stirbt niede
- (Bulgarian)Идиокрация
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesSep 1, 2006
- MexicoJan 9, 2007
- SingaporeJan 9, 2007
- South AfricaJan 9, 2007
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Cast & Crew
308 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Luke Wilson
as Joe Bauers
Maya Rudolph
as Rita
Dax Shepard
as Frito
Terry Crews
as President Camacho
Anthony Citric Campos
as Secretary of Defense
David Herman
as Secretary of State
Sonny Castillo
as Prosecutor
Kevin Mcafee
as Bailiff
Robert Musgrave
as Sgt. Keller
Michael Mccafferty
as Officer Collins
Christopher Ryan
as Hospital Technician
Justin Long
as Doctor
Supporting cast
111Heath Jones
as Cop #1
Eli Munoz
as Horny Guy
Patrick Fischler
as Yuppie Husband
Darlene Hunt
as Yuppie Wife
Ryan Ransdell
as Trashy Guy
Melissa Sweet
as Slutty Girl
Valerie Posas
as New Slutty Girl
Wes Davis
as Trashy Teen Jock
Andrew Wilson
as Beef Supreme
Mark Turner
as Officer
Kevin Klee
as Main Character (Ow! My Balls! Guy)
John Dodson
as Additional Officer
Melissa Espinales
as Counter Woman
Joseph Cheatham
as Doctor in Waiting Room
Jason Schaefer
as Prison Guard #1, Costco Greeter
Richard Reeder
as Prison Guard #2
Lawrence Castillo
as Prison Guard #3
Turk Pipkin
as Guy at Costco
Heather Kafka
as Woman at Carl's Jr.
Christopher M Campos
as Congressman #1
Roman Ramos
as Congressman #2
Randal Reeder
as Secret Service Thug
Scarface
as Upgrayedd
Brendan Hill
as Secretary of Energy
Thomas Haden Church
as Brawndo CEO
Melissa Dawn
as Female Newscaster
Derek Southers
as Male Newscaster
Lidia Porto
as Female Reporter
Gregory Kelly
as Stadium Guard
Greg Pitts
as Cameraman
Jason Konopisos Alvarez
as Cop at Government Center
Mitch Baker
as Doctor (with Trashy Guy)
Daniel Smith
as Control Room Director
Chris Warner
as Cop at Costco
Lonnie Nelson
as Trapped Man
Danny Cochran
as Secretary of Education
Marcos Martinez Rios
as Secret Service Thug #2
Earl Mann
as Narrator
Heath Allyn
as Prisoner
Erik Anderson
as Courtroom Spectator
Laetitia Bertrand
as Hospital Patient
Jason Bohn
as Hospital Patient
Kevin Cacy
as Assistant District Attorney
Manuel Cantu
as Courtroom Spectator
Ricky Cavazos
as Amusement Park Patron, Prisoner
Gene Cervenka
as Spectator
Josh Christman
as Little Boy
Ryan Christopher
as Doctor
Alex Cohan
as Shovel Blue-Shirt Kid
Peter Cornwell
as Car Driver, Town Person
Jack Cruz
as Hospital Patient
Sabrina Davi
as Girlfriend
Troy Dillinger
as Tough Prisoner
Jed Duesler
as Museum Idiot
Glori Renee Euwer
as Museum Visitor
John P Funk
as Guitar Army, White House Patron, Waiter, Fart Museum Patron
Joanna Gallagher
as Townsperson
Ruben Gonzales
as President Camacho's Entourage
Beth Gosnell
as Woman Watching Car Explode
J Anthony Hernandez
as Prisoner
Owen Hisle
as Spectator
Evelyn Hurley
as One of Upgrayedd's Ladies
Samantha Inoue Harte
as Juror
Emerald James
as Alien
Cassidy Johnson
as Child in Mud
Spencer Kayden
as Tennessee Senator's Secretary
R C Keene
as Rehabilitation Spectator
Kristoffer Kjornes
as Guitar Army
Max Kruemcke
as Townsperson
Adam Langley
as Tennessee Senator
Doug Larue
as Front Row Spectator, Guitar Army Band Member
Regan Licciardello
as Child in Mud
T J Mcfarland
as Old Man
William Mcminn
as Kindergarten Student, Birthday Boy
Jesse Medeles
as Peterson
Javier Merida
as Costco Shopper
Evan Miller
as Charles Chaplin
James Moreno
as Front Row Juror
Dan Murphy
as Congressman
Rajiv Patel
as Townsperson
Ray L Perez
as Futuristic Cop
Leila Plummer
as Third Pregnant Girl
Steve Powers
as Townsperson
Daria Prendergast
as Rehabilitation Spectator
Holly Prendergast
as Courtroom Spectator
Vince Prendergast
as Rehabilitation Spectator
Vincent James Prendergast
as Courtroom Spectator
Andrew Rice
as Shopper
Brenna Rivas
as President Camacho's Groupie
Christopher Rogers
as Spectator
Stephen Root
as Judge Hector 'The Hangman' BMW
Sara Rue
as Attorney General
Lainie Safady
as President Camacho's Groupie
Santana
as President Camacho's Groupie
Craig Saper
as Townsperson
Kati Sharp
as Townsperson
Justin Smith
as Rodie
Michael Sorrells
as Party Guest
Gary Teague
as Townsperson
Dan L Terry
as Stumbling Drunkard
Christopher James Thompson
as Banana Man
Jennifer Roxanne Vasquez
as President Camacho's Groupie
Santiago Villalobos
as Camacho's Entourage
Matthew Von Blackstone
as Courtroom Spectator
Forrest Walls
as Rabid Fan
Angela Ware
as Hot Chick with Trashy Dad
Curtis Wayne
as Amusement Park Patron
Caitlin Wehrle
as President Camacho's Groupie
Herman Whitney Iii
as Kindergarten Boy
Jimmy Willden
as Banana Man
Heath Young
as Townsperson
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
7Elysa Koplovitz Dutton
Producer, Producers
Esther Young
assistant digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Lorene Simpson
digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Michael Nelson
Producers, executive producer
Mike Judge
Producer, Producers
Sarah Coatts
visual effects producer: yU+co. (uncredited)
Susan Pickett
visual effects producer
Other crew
181Robin Williams
accounting clerk (as Robin Nicole Williams)
Eric A Lewy
additional editor (as Eric 'Right Arm' Lewy)
Melizah Anguiano Wheat
additional hair stylist (as Melizah Schmidt)
Christopher David Nm0202845
additional sound re-recording mixer
Susan Dudeck
adr editor / dialogue editor
Bobbi Colorado
animal provider: The Wild Bunch
William Ladd Skinner
as Wm. Ladd Skinner
Terry Kuzmich
assistant chef: Hat Trick Catering
Ken O Keefe
assistant editor (uncredited)
Patrick Thornhill
assistant editor
Shobie Partos
assistant location manager
Sandhya Shardanand
assistant production coordinator: pre-production (uncredited)
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