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Idiocracy
''Idiocracy'' is a 2006 American science fiction comedy film co-produced and directed by Mike Judge from a screenplay written by Judge and Etan Cohen based on a story written by Judge. 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. The cast includes Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, David Herman, Justin Long, Andrew Wilson, and Brad Jordan. The concept of ''Idiocracy'' dates back to a concept Judge envisioned in 1996. Judge finished a script with the working title ''3001'' in 2001, rewriting the film a year later. Filming took place throughout 2004 at Austin Studios and other cities in Texas. ''Idiocracy'' serves as a social satire that touches on issues including anti-intellectualism, commercialism, consumerism, dysgenics, voluntary childlessness, and overpopulation. 20th Century Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Judge
Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator of the animated television series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present). He also co-created the television series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010, 2025–present), ''The Goode Family'' (2009), ''Silicon Valley (TV series), Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019), ''Common Side Effects'' (2025- ) and ''Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus'' (2017–2018). He wrote and directed the films ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'' (1996), ''Office Space'' (1999), ''Idiocracy'' (2006), and ''Extract (film), Extract'' (2009), and co-wrote the screenplay to ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'' (2022). Judge was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied physics. After losing interest in a career in science, Judge focused o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etan Cohen
Etan Cohen (; born March 14, 1974) is an Israeli-American screenwriter and film director who has written scripts for Hollywood movies, including '' Idiocracy'' (2006), '' Tropic Thunder'' (2008), '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' (2008), '' Men in Black 3'' (2012), and '' The Bad Guys'' (2022). Early life and education Born in Israel to a Jewish family, Cohen grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Maimonides School and Harvard College, where he wrote for the '' Harvard Lampoon''. Career His first produced scripts, in 1995 and 1997, were for '' Beavis and Butthead'', where he was credited as Etan Cohen. He has since written for other Mike Judge-directed projects, including ''King of the Hill'' from 2001 to 2005, and for the feature film '' Idiocracy'' in 2006. In the late 1990s he worked on two other television series – the animated '' Recess'' and the short lived '' It's Like, You Know...''. In 2007, he wrote the short film ‘My Wife is Retarded,’. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Wilson
Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor. Wilson's prominent film roles have included '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Blue Streak'' (1999), '' My Dog Skip'' (2000), '' Legally Blonde'' (2001), ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001), '' Old School'' (2003), '' My Super Ex-Girlfriend'' (2006), '' Idiocracy'' (2006), '' You Kill Me'' (2007), '' The Skeleton Twins'' (2014), '' Meadowland'' (2015) and '' Brad's Status'' (2017). On television, he played Casey Kelso on '' That '70s Show'' (2002–2005), Levi Callow on '' Enlightened'' (2011–2013) and Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. on '' Stargirl'' (2020–2022). Wilson is the younger brother of actors Andrew Wilson and Owen Wilson. Early life Wilson was born in Dallas, the youngest of three sons of Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising and television executive, and Laura Cunningham, a photographer. His family, originally from Massachusetts, is of Irish Catholic descent. All three Wilson boys attended St. Mark's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Long
Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his film roles, particularly in comedy and horror films, notably appearing in ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), ''Jeepers Creepers (2001 film), Jeepers Creepers'' (2001), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, ''Dodgeball'' (2004), ''Herbie: Fully Loaded'' (2005), ''Accepted (film), Accepted'' (2006), ''Idiocracy'' (2006), ''Dreamland (2006 film), Dreamland'' (2006), ''Live Free or Die Hard'' (2007), ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' (2008), ''Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), ''He's Just Not That Into You (film), He's Just Not That Into You'' (2009), ''Alpha and Omega (film), Alpha and Omega'' (2010), '' Best Man Down'' (2013), ''The Wave (2019 film), The Wave'' (2019), and ''Barbarian (2022 film), Barbarian'' (2022), as well as voicing Alvin Seville in the live-action ''Alvin and the Chipmunks in film, Alvin and the Chipmunks'' film series. He is also known for his television appearances as Warren Cheswick in the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Rudolph
Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in the films '' 50 First Dates'' (2004), ''A Prairie Home Companion'' (2006)'','' and '' Idiocracy'' (2006). After leaving ''SNL'' in 2007, Rudolph appeared in more films, including '' Grown Ups'' (2010), '' Bridesmaids'' (2011), '' Grown Ups 2'' (2013), ''Inherent Vice'' (2014), ''Sisters'' (2015), '' Life of the Party'' (2018), and '' Disenchanted'' (2022). She also provided voice acting roles in the animated films '' Shrek the Third'' (2007), ''Turbo'' (2013), ''Big Hero 6'' (2014), ''The Angry Birds Movie'' (2016), '' The Emoji Movie'' (2017), and ''Luca'' (2021). Rudolph starred in the NBC sitcom ''Up All Night'' (2011–2012) and co-hosted the variety show '' Maya & Marty'' (2016). In 2022, she began starring in the comedy series ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dax Shepard
Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker and podcaster. Since 2018, he has hosted '' Armchair Expert'', a podcast in which he interviews celebrities, journalists, and academics about their lives. Shepard has appeared in the feature films '' Without a Paddle'' (2004), '' Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005), '' Employee of the Month'' (2006), '' Idiocracy'' (2006), '' Let's Go to Prison'' (2006), ''Hit and Run'' (2012), and ''CHiPs'' (2017), the last two of which he also wrote and directed. Shepard portrayed Crosby Braverman in the NBC comedy-drama series '' Parenthood'' from 2010 to 2015. He played Luke Matthews in the Netflix show '' The Ranch'', co-starred in ABC's '' Bless This Mess'' and acted in the MTV practical joke reality series ''Punk'd'' (2003). He is a co-founder of the diaper and baby product company Hello Bello with his wife Kristen Bell. Early life and education Shepard was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan at Beyer Hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Wilson (actor)
Andrew Cunningham Wilson (born August 22, 1964) is an American actor and director. He is the older brother of actors Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson. Life Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, the eldest of three sons of photographer Laura Cunningham Wilson (b. 1939) and Robert Andrew Wilson (1941–2017), an advertising executive and operator of a public television station. His younger brothers Owen and Luke are also actors. Wilson is of Irish descent. Career Wilson has worked in the entertainment industry since the early 1990s, appearing in more than two dozen films. He has acted in three Wes Anderson films — with a supporting role in '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996)—and other notable credits include '' Rushmore'' (1998), ''The Royal Tenenbaums ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' is a 2001 American tragicomedy film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. It stars Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consumerism
Consumerism is a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon that is typical of industrialized societies. It is characterized by the continuous acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing quantities. In contemporary consumer society, the purchase and the consumption of products have evolved beyond the mere satisfaction of basic human needs, Stearns, Peter (2006). ''Consumerism in World History''. 2nd ed. Routledge. p. vii–viii. transforming into an activity that is not only economic but also cultural, social, and even identity-forming. It emerged in Western Europe and the United States during the Industrial Revolution and became widespread around the 20th century. In economics, consumerism refers to policies that emphasize consumption. It is the consideration that the free choice of consumers should strongly inform the choice by manufacturers of what is produced and how, and therefore influence the economic organization of a society. Consumerism has been criticized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Herman
David Herman (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He was an original cast member on ''MADtv'' from 1995 to 1997, and played Michael Bolton in ''Office Space''. He has done voice acting work in hundreds of episodes of ''Bob's Burgers'', ''Brickleberry'', ''Futurama'', ''King of the Hill'', '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'', ''Disenchantment'', and ''Father of the Pride''. Early life Herman was born in New York City and raised in Washington Heights, Manhattan. He graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1985, then attended the acting program at SUNY Purchase. Career ''MADtv'' Herman was part of the cast of John Leguizamo's short-lived series '' House of Buggin''' in 1995. When Fox canceled the series to replace it with a sketch comedy show, Herman signed on as one of nine original cast members of ''MADtv'' when the series began in 1995. Unlike most of the other featured players, Herman came to the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Space
''Office Space'' is a 1999 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. It satirizes the office work life of a typical 1990s software company, focusing on a handful of individuals weary of their jobs. It stars Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Gary Cole, Stephen Root, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, and Diedrich Bader. ''Office Space'' was filmed in Dallas and Austin, Texas. It is based on Judge's '' Milton'' cartoon series and was his first foray into live-action filmmaking. The film was Judge's second full-length motion picture release, following ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America''. It was released in theaters on February 19, 1999 by 20th Century Fox. Its sympathetic depiction of ordinary information technology workers garnered a cult following within that field, but it also addresses themes familiar to white-collar employees and the workforce in general. It was a box office disappointment, making $12.2 million on a $10 million production budget; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Michael Shapiro ( ; born September 29, 1971) is an American composer best known for his film scores. He is a frequent collaborator of directors Ben Stiller, Paul Feig, Jay Roach, Karyn Kusama, and Rawson Marshall Thurber, and won the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on Stiller’s series '' Severance''. Life and career Shapiro was born in Washington, D.C., and is of Italian descent. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Brown University in 1993, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in music composition from the Juilliard School in 1995. He is best known for his film scores, particularly for the comedies '' State and Main'', ''13 Going on 30'', ''Along Came Polly'', '' The Devil Wears Prada'', '' Fun with Dick and Jane'', ''Idiocracy'', ''You, Me and Dupree'', ''Wet Hot American Summer'', '' Marley & Me'', ''Tropic Thunder'', the Jay Roach film ''Dinner for Schmucks'' and was one of the composers for ''Dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Crews
Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former professional American football, football player. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/The CW Television Network, CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jeffords in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox and NBC sitcom ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021). Crews starred in the Black Entertainment Television, BET reality series ''The Family Crews'' (2010–2011), and hosted the U.S. version of the game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' from 2014 to 2015. He has appeared in films, including ''Friday After Next'' (2002), ''White Chicks'' (2004), ''Idiocracy'' (2006), ''Blended (film), Blended'' (2014), The Expendables (franchise), ''The Expendables'' film series (2010–2014), and ''Rumble (2021 film), Rumble'' (2021). Crews began hosting ''America's Got Talent'' in 2019, following his involvement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
