"2081 is a short film based on the Kurt Vonnegut story "Harrison Bergeron." It gets right to the point, and nails the adaptation in about 25 minutes. That's got to be a record."

"Tammy Bruce — the United States Handicapper General"

"The story is brutal, but she's hilarious."

"James Cosmo — George Bergeron, Harrison's father"

"Julie Hagerty — Hazel Bergeron, Harrison's mother"

"2081 is worth seeing. It's stirring and dramatic. But don't expect high fives and butt kicking at the end."

"Armie Hammer — Harrison Bergeron"

"My name is Harrison Bergeron. I am a fugitive, and a public threat. I am an abomination of the able. I am an exception to the accepted. I am the greatest man you have never known. And for the last six years, I have been held prisoner by the state—sentenced, without trial, to torture without end. They [the state and its henchmen] had hoped to destroy in me any trace of the extraordinary…but the extraordinary, it seems, was simply out of their reach. So now I stand before you today, beaten, hobbled, and sickened…but, sadly, not broken. And I say to you, that if it is greatness we must destroy, then let us drag our enemy out of the darkness, where it has been hiding. Let us shine a light so, at last, all the world can see!"

"But in a world where the extraordinary is outlawed, only the outlaws will be extraordinary"

"Good evening. We've just received warning from the office of the Handicapper General that suspected-anarchist Harrison Bergeron has escaped from custody. Arrested six years ago for propagandist vandalism, broadcast piracy, refusal to report for his quarterly handicapping evaluations, and for the blatant removal of his handicaps in a public place, Mr. Bergeron had been awaiting trial in a maximum security prison here in Washington, D. C., when he, miraculously, disappeared from his cell earlier this evening. Please be advised that Bergeron is a genius and an athlete, is underhandicapped, and is considered extremely dangerous."

"Everyone Will Finally Be Equal"

"The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law, you see. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. And all this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapper General. The strong wore weights to make them weaker. The intelligent wore earpieces that kept them from taking unfair advantage of their brains. Even the beautiful sometimes wore masks in situations where their beauty might simply be…too distracting. It was the Golden Age of Equality."

"Patricia Clarkson — the narrator"

"I recently watched a little gem of a cinematic parable about a Rawlsian dystopia, 2081, which depicts a society in which "everyone is equal.""

"Well, that's all right—he tried. Thats the important thing. I think he should get a nice big raise for trying so hard."

"An expressionless, silent woman who is in charge of the operation takes a gun and kills Harrison Bergeson and the ballerina. The action is televised without her knowledge and one of the last things one sees is her slightly startled face staring into the camera. That is what Harrison wanted the nation to see—the vapid face of evil. End of broadcast. The extraordinary has been eliminated. Please stand by."

"The film is only twenty-five minutes long, but it packs a punch as terrible as Michael Radford's gritty, nearly two-hour long Nineteen Eighty-Four. The production values are as good as any $20 million budget blockbuster's. As a parable on the price of silence and the fate of those who prefer security and passivity over independence and freedom, it is one of the best films I have ever seen."

"Consider this power! If you consent to be my queen, I will halt the attacks of the Slayers! It is in your power to stop the killing and burning! Each hour you delay, more innocent people will be killed. Think on it."

"I am Ergo the magnificent! Short in stature, tall in power, narrow of purpose and wide of vision! And I do not travel with peasants and beggars! Goodbye!"

"I will allow you to go wherever you please within these walls, for this is the palace from which you will rule this world and countless others. You cannot escape me. You will be my queen."

"My name is no jest, beanpole; it's all very simple to have a short name when you're 20 feet tall, but small people need large names to give them weight!"

"A world light-years beyond your imagination."

"You have been brought here for a marriage. I am the king you will choose."

"Beyond our time, beyond our universe...There is a planet besieged by alien invaders, where a young king must rescue his love from the clutches of the Beast. Or risk the death of his world."

"We all risk our lives on this journey! My risk is no greater than yours! I must try."

"A girl of ancient name shall become queen. She shall choose a king, and together they shall rule our world. And their son shall rule the galaxy."

"Ed Harris - Mission Control in Houston, Texas (voice)"

"Phaldut Sharma - Shariff Dasari (voice)"

"George Clooney - Lieutenant Matt Kowalski"

"Thus, it was given to me to know...that many worlds have been enslaved by the Beast and his army, the Slayers. And this, too, was given me to know...that the Beast would come to our world, the world of Krull, and his Black Fortress would be seen in the land. That the smoke of burning villages would darken the sky, and the cries of the dying echo through deserted valleys. But one thing I cannot know, whether the prophecy be true, that a girl of ancient name shall become queen, that she shall choose a king, and that together they shall rule our world, and that their son shall rule the galaxy."

"I came to find a king... and I find a boy instead."

"Sandra Bullock - Dr. Ryan Stone"

"[holding on Dr. Stone] I know, you never realized how devastatingly good-looking I am, but I need you to stop staring and help me with the tether. Okay?"

"Houston, in the blind, this is Kowalski. Dr. Stone and I have determined to proceed to and use one of their ' for reentry. ISS, if you hear us... we could sure use a rescue mission."

"Half of North America just lost their ."

"[On how to use a reentry module to get back to Earth] You point the damned thing at Earth. It's not rocket science."

"You're losing altitude, Tiangong. You keep dropping and you're going to kiss the atmosphere. But not without me, because you're my last ride. [disarms hatch] Wait. [grabs fire extinguisher] Five... four.. three... No more just driving. Let's go home."

"Houston, Houston in the blind, this is Mission Specialist Ryan Stone reporting from the Shenzhou. I'm about to undock from Tiangong... and I have a bad feeling about this mission. [laughs] Reminds me of a story... [the capsule shudders violently] Ahh! Never mind, Houston, never mind the story! Ahh! It's starting to get hot in here. All right, the way I see it, there are only two possible outcomes: Either I make it down there in one piece and I have one hell of a story to tell, or I burn up in the next ten minutes. Ahh! Either way, whichever way... no harm, no foul! Because either way, it'll be one hell of a ride! I'm ready."

"I get it. It's nice up here. You can just shut down all the systems, turn out all the lights, and just close your eyes and tune out everyone. There's nobody up here that can hurt you. It's safe. I mean, what's the point of going on? What's the point of living? Your kid died. Doesn't get any rougher than that. But still, it's a matter of what you do now. If you decide to go, then you gotta just get on with it. Sit back, enjoy the ride. You gotta plant both your feet on the ground and start livin' life. Hey, Ryan? It's time to go home."

"Houston, I have a bad feeling about this mission."

"I had a daughter. She was four. She was at school, playing tag. Slipped, hit her head, and that was it. Stupidest thing. I was driving when I got the call, so ever since then that's what I do. I wake up. I go to work. And I just drive."

"Clear skies but with a chance of satellite debris."

"[after narrowly escaping the destruction of the ISS] I hate space."

"Hey, Matt, since I had to listen to endless hours of your storytelling this week, I need you to do me a favor. You are going to see a little girl with brown hair, very messy, lots of knots. She doesn't like to brush it. That's okay. Her name is Sarah. Can you please tell her that mama found her red shoe? She was so worried about that shoe, Matt. But it was right under the bed. Give her a big hug and a big kiss for me and tell her that mama misses her. You tell her that she is my angel. And she makes me so proud. So, so proud. And you tell her that I'm not quitting. You tell her that I love her, Matt. You tell her that I love her so much. Can you do that for me? Roger that. Here we go."

"Title card: At 600KM above planet Earth the temperature fluctuates between +258 and -148 degrees Fahrenheit. There is nothing to carry sound. No air pressure. No oxygen. Life in space is impossible."

"It’s a movie about space. There’s no sound, there’s no light. There are only two actors. They have full-face helmets for a big part of the movie. The other part of the movie is they just get lost. That’s something that would be really, really tough to pass here in our company. I’m sure it was a similar situation in Hollywood. Despite that, Alfonso Cuarón got into that project, convinced everyone to move along with it, wrote the story with his son, and made a huge commercial success out of it. That’s something as a creator really impacted me. Making something out of the ordinary, that you wouldn’t think of or be able to do, and making that happen while making it a success. That’s something that I can empathize with and I’m also very jealous of it as a creator. It stirred something in me."

"Larry Cedar - Gremlin"

"Donna Dixon - Jr. Stewardess"

"John Dennis Johnston - Co-Pilot"