'Wasn’t supposed to be a documentary': Futuristic spoof 'Idiocracy' trends after RNC
A movie about future Americans being so stupid they water their plants with sports drinks trended on political X Friday because of the Republican National Convention.
Americans who search the 2006 film "Idiocracy" will be treated to a plethora of memes comparing RNC guest speaker Hulk Hogan to Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, the fictional U.S. president/wrestler portrayed by former NFL Los Angeles Rams player Terry Crews.
"We're almost there, folks," wrote X commenter Steven Greenstreet. Added David Sirota, "Idiocracy is almost actualized."
"Idiocracy" tells the tale of a mid-level Army official (Luke Wilson) and a sex worker (Maya Rudolph) who are transported into a dystopian American future where courtrooms have been replaced by monster truck rallies and the Secretary of State is sponsored by Carl's Jr.
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Wilson and Rudolph are tasked with saving future generations of American by convincing them an ongoing drought will end if they'd just stop putting a sports drink called Brawndo's on their crops and that water doesn't necessarily have to come from the toilet.
It's not a serious film and, at the time of its release, it was not a box office hit.
But the film enjoyed renewed celebrity Friday as Americans contemplated the implications of Hulk Hogan ripping off his own shirt in the middle of a convention to nominate Donald Trump, a convicted felon found guilty of cooking his books to pay off an adult movie star.
"Idiocracy wasn’t supposed to be a documentary," wrote Fred Wellman.
"This is Trumpism," wrote Chris Kavanaugh. "Idiocracy seemed a really hyperbolic movie the first time I seen it but it was actually too restrained."
"I'm going to need to rewatch Idiocracy to see what happens next," wrote X user Trey.
Added X user @turtlerancher66, "I would rather vote Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho than Trump any day."
Watch the Republican National Convention a scene from "Idiocracy" below or click here.