Though, of course, it might as well be.
According to the Austin Chronicle (via Ain’t It Cool News), “The good news is that Austin fans will finally get to see Mike Judge’s futuristic comedy, ‘Idiocracy,’ on the big screen. The bad news is that people in most other areas of the country likely won’t. ‘Idiocracy’ opens in limited – and very quiet, judging by the lack of a trailer and short notice – release on Sept. 1 in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.”
I admit, it’s possible this could just be another “Run Ronnie Run” (a.k.a. the “Mr. Show” movie), where excitement runs high but turns out to be woefully misplaced. But given all the positive script reviews I’ve seen, I just have to believe it’s more likely a case where a studio just doesn’t know how to promote the film, so they’re just dumping it and leaving it for dead.
Does no-one remember how “Office Space” flopped in theaters before freaking exploding on home video…? Man, I hope this backfires in the studio’s face BIG TIME.
