is interrupted by a police bust. While the raid on the police station is underway Phillipa addresses a hidden camera saying not to take him away, and that she likes him. While being held captive in the police station, he is approached by a special agent who offers him an alternative to the lobotomy - to join what turns out to be the secret elite that runs the government. Harrison falls in love with Phillipa there, but he illegally impregnates her and she is lobotomized for trying to escape. He feels he can no longer continue to betray his values and decides to take action. He breaks into a TV studio and reveals the truth about the secret society to the viewers. Eventually, the guards break through, and later on he is forced to make an appearance on TV and pretend the broadcast was not real. Instead, he uses his chance to commit suicide by shooting himself in front of the viewers. The story is framed by an additional perspective from Bergeron's parents, who are watching the incident on TV, but who, because of his father's handicapping due to his superior intelligence and his mother's less than average intelligence, cannot concentrate enough to appreciate what occurs nor remember it. In a final scene, a young boy and his friend get together in his bedroom to watch the first four hours of Bergeron's broadcast, without their bands. Downstairs, one boy's mother looks up the stairs with a look of recognition on her face; she is seen to be Phillipa. Cast Sean Astin as Harrison Bergeron Miranda de Pencier as Phillipa Eugene Levy as President McCloskey Mairlyn Smith as Janet Mckloskey Howie Mandel as Charlie (of 'Chat with Charlie') Andrea Martin as Diana Moon Glampers Christopher Plummer as John Klaxon Nigel Bennett as Dr. Eisenstock Peter Boretski as Newman David Calderisi as Commissioner Benson Emmanuelle Chriqui as Jeannie Hayden Christensen as Eric Cindy Cook as Weatherperson Roger Dunn as George Bergeron Jayne Eastwood as Ms. Newbound Hal Eisen as TV Announcer - San Quentin Matthew Ferguson as Garth Bergeron Michael Fletcher - Technician John Friesen as Frank the Plumber Linda Goranson as Hazel Bergeron Richard Monette as Eric Shockley Quyen Hua as Wang Production and release Harrison Bergeron was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. Awards Harrison Bergeron was nominated in four categories at the 1996