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1. • • Mike Judge's film Idiocracy serves as a prophetic examination of anti-intellectualism, capitalism, consumerism, and political campaigning. The spread of misinformation and the decline of media literacy are highlighted in the film, reflecting real-world issues.
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   How does 'Idiocracy' describe America's crisis of survival today?

   • It almost perfectly describes America’s crisis of survival today. In “Idiocracy,” set 500 years in the future, America is suffering from famine. Every public function has been turned over to some self-serving corporate interest. A fruit-drink company controls crop irrigation, and the nation’s crops are being poisoned by the fruit drink.

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   Is 'Idiocracy' a Comedy or a documentary?

   • The hilarious 2006 film “ Idiocracy ” offers a vivid depiction of American politics. The movie is classified as a sci-fi comedy, but it is more like a searing documentary. It almost perfectly describes America’s crisis of survival today. In “Idiocracy,” set 500 years in the future, America is suffering from famine.

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   Did Idiocracy really happen?

   • Beset by a low budget and little-to-no-advertising support from 20th Century Fox, Idiocracy almost didn’t happen at all. The fact that it exists is a miracle. The fact that it managed to accurately predict the future is just a bonus, though Judge loves to downplay his prescience.

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   When did Idiocracy arrive?

   • Idiocracy has arrived, some 490 years too early. At last the great day dawned. Idiocracy, the totally made-up movie by Mike Judge released in the year 2005 of the Old Aeon, was in the month of February in the year 2016 of the Old Aeon declared a “documentary” (by the guy who co-wrote it, no less).

   How did America get here? ‘Idiocracy’ predicted it all - Daily Maverick

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   Why did Idiocracy not get a wide release?

   • Idiocracy serves as a social satire that touches on issues including anti-intellectualism, commercialism, consumerism, dysgenics, voluntary childlessness, and overpopulation. 20th Century Fox was hesitant to promote the film, refusing to grant it a wide release, and did not screen the film for critics.

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   How much did Idiocracy cost?

   • The story of Idiocracy has more twists and turns than most films. With a tiny budget of around $3 million that couldn't hope to do justice to the necessary visual effects and a non-existent marketing campaign (it didn’t even get a poster), the film never stood much of a chance.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › IdiocracyIdiocracy - Wikipedia

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   Idiocracy is a 2006 American science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge from a screenplay written by Judge and Etan Cohen. The plot follows United States Army librarian Joe Bauers and prostitute Rita, who undergo a government hibernation experiment. Joe and Rita awake five hundred years later in a dystopian anti-intellectual society.

4. www.inverse.com › entertainment › idiocracy-oralThe oral history of Idiocracy , Mike Judge's time-travel triumph

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   Feb 20, 2024 · Originally Published: Sep. 1, 2021. In 2006, Idiocracy predicted the future. The only problem? It did too good of a job. Mike Judge’s science fiction satire imagined what the United States...

5. time.com › 4327424U.S. Has Become an Idiocracy | TIME

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   May 12, 2016 · In the Idiocracy-est moment of the whole 2016 campaign, a Trump supporter who shoved a black protester in the face explained his candidate-selection process to a reporter on MSNBC, Ali Vitali,...

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   Jan 17, 2021 · Idiocracy’s cheeky treatment of the big brands created a backlash, and the movie distributor, Fox, was not enamoured with the way Fox News was presented (very funny though).

7. mahb.stanford.edu › blog › idiocracy-is-the-declineIdiocracy: is the decline in human intelligence undermining ...

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   Feb 24, 2022 · After a marked increase in human intelligence during the first three-quarters of the twentieth century – a phenomenon known as the Flynn Effect, after the NZ psychologist who discovered it – recent scientific research points to a clear downturn in human brainpower since 1975.

8. www.syfy.com › syfy-wire › mike-judge-presidentIdiocracy: Mike Judge explains how President Camacho ... - SYFY

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   Sep 2, 2021 · In a new oral history of the film at Inverse, celebrating its 15th anniversary, Idiocracy writers Mike Judge and Etan Cohen recalled that early drafts of the film's screenplay did not feature its most unforgettable character: The flag-draped, long-haired hype man known as President Camacho (Terry Crews). These days, he's a character remembered ...

9. www.cnn.com › 2021/07/20 › opinionsThe idiocracy of America (Opinion) - CNN

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   Jul 20, 2021 · Jeffrey Sachs writes the hilarious 2006 film ‘Idiocracy’ – a sci-fi comedy set 500 years in the future – almost perfectly describes America’s current crisis of survival.