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Office Space/Mike Judge fans: Seen his movie "Idiocracy" yet?

I hear Office Space quoted often here on OT, so I thought I might do a plug for an unreleased movie also done by Mike Judge (creator of Office Space) called "Idiocracy". I didn't even know about this movie until a fellow Mike Judge fan told me about it. It was a medium-budget movie backed by Fox starring Luke Wilson which was only released in 130 theaters in 2006 and then on DVD.

The premise is that the world's dumbest people have completely out-populated the smart ones by the year 2505. COSTCO is the size of a small city, Carls' Junior serves "big ass burritos" and their tagline is "F You! I'm eating!". The president of the USA is an ex-professional wrestler and porn star, to get an idea.

There are some *very* politically incorrect (that's not to say untrue of course!) aspects of the movie including tons of racial and class sterotypes. This is why I think Fox avoided controversy by only fulfilling their minimum contract, releasing it to only 130 theaters and on DVD. Not to mention it slams a lot of big corporations by name...the same ones that probably advertise on Fox News.

More info on the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

I found it hilarious, and its a real shame Fox didn't release it widely. Did anyone else see this movie yet? You can rent it now at most video stores...a very funny yet ominous movie.

Last edited by jkarolyi; 09-10-2007 at 03:58 PM..
Old 09-10-2007, 03:52 PM
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