Terry Crews reprised his cult favorite character United States President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho for a faux presidential run. Idiocracy, a science-fiction comedy that follows Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson) after he wakes up in a dystopian future following 500 years in cryogenic hibernation. He soon learns that he has become the smartest man in the world as humanity's intelligence has significantly decreased.Crews recently took to social media as Camacho to share a campaign video for a faux presidential run for the 2024 U.S. election. Check out the video below:
Crews invites his followers to him at Banger’s Sausage House and Beer Garden on Monday night for his campaign celebration where they will "party like it's 2524."
Why Idiocracy Continues to Resonate With Audiences
Although Idiocracy is now considered a cult classic, the film was nearly doomed from the start. Due to backlash from the movie's sponsors, director Mike Judge's comedy was released in only 130 theaters across six cities within the United States. As a result, Idiocracy grossed just under $500,000 at the box office. 20th Century Fox hoped that the film could gain an audience through home media and repeated television broadcasts, similar to Office Space. As expected, Idiocracy 's DVD sales quickly skyrocketed, earning over $9 million.
Conceived as a social satire on the state of the world in 2006, Idiocracy touches on capitalism, consumerism, rapid overpopulation, and the effect of inane media on society. Many of these issues continue to be discussed by many today as social media platforms have become the driving source of information. As a result, false narratives and extremist views are easily disseminated while people are distracted by inconsequential viral videos resulting in a significant population that reject truths and consume the absurd.
Idiocracy's on-the-nose humor and over-the-top cartoonish characters still ring true today. As social media becomes more relevant in people's lives, with consumerism at the heart of the information flow, the film's skewed perspective acts as a cautionary tale. With several recent U.S. presidential candidates feeling the need to prove themselves to their base with loud political stunts, perhaps Idiocracy's President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho will fit right in.
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