Idiocracy (2006) - IMDb Mike Judge's tale is a riff on Woody Allen's SLEEPER where a man from the present ends up in a future he doesn't recognize An "average Joe" (Luke Wilson) circa 2005 wakes up centuries in the future to find a world so dumbed down that he's the smartest man around!
Idiocracy - Wikipedia 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
Idiocrasy - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline idiocrasy (n ) "peculiarity" (physical or mental), 1680s, from Latinized form of Greek idiokrasia, from idios "one's own, personal" (see idio-) + krasis "mixing, tempering," from PIE root *kere- "to mix, confuse; cook" (see rare (adj 2))
Idiocrasy meaning - definition and examples Idiocracy refers to a state or society where people with limited intelligence or knowledge hold significant influence and power This concept revolves around the idea that those lacking intellectual capabilities make decisions that ultimately lead to a decline in culture, society, or governance