Gattaca (1997)
Genre Drama; Science Fiction; Thriller; Mystery
Studio Columbia TriStar
Movie Release Date 1997
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
Running Time 101 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.7
Cast
Carlton Bembry Gattaca Hoover
Uma Thurman Irene Cassini
Ethan Hawke Vincent Freeman
Alan Arkin Det. Hugo
Jayne Brook Marie
Una Damon Head Nurse
Xander Berkeley Lamar
Elizabeth Dennehy Pre-School Teacher
Mason Gamble Younger Vincent
Elias Koteas Antonio
Gore Vidal Director Josef
Maya Rudolph Delivery Nurse
Blair Underwood Geneticist
Jude Law
Ernest Borgnine
Crew
Stacey Sher
Andrew Niccol
Andrew Niccol
Danny DeVito
Georgia Kacandes
Michael Shamberg
Plot
In the future, most babies are genetically engineered. All babies, modified or not, are screened at birth to find any abnormalities, predict the length of their life, and assign them a future based on their genetics. In such a world, a naturally-born man with a genetic heart problem and bad eyes like Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) would never be able to work at the highly-esteemed Gattaca Corporation. What Freeman lacks in "genetic perfection", however, he more than makes up for with determination. His dream is to go into space with the Gattaca Corporation, and he uses Jerome Morrow's (Jude Law) identity to help him accomplish it. Paralyzed in an accident, Morrow cannot earn on his own the benefits his genetics should afford him, so the two men work together to use Morrow's identity to get Freeman a job with Gattaca. Once inside the company, Freeman meets and falls for the beautiful Irene Cassini, complicating the already complex plan, already threatening to fall apart at every turn.
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Collection Status In Collection
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Edition Details
Distributor Sony Pictures
Barcode 043396826496
Region Region 1
Chapters 28
Release Date 5/22/2001
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [Spanish]
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
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