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Gattaca [Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3] - DVD

SKU: 8708641 | Release Date: 3/11/2008

Rating: PG-13 for Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language

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Rating: PG-13 for Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1997
Length: 106 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Dramas
Studio: Sony Pictures
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Other Formats: DVD (Widescreen Subtitle Dolby Dts) - $24.99
Blu-ray Disc (Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3) - $24.99
DVD (Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3) - $14.99

Synopsis

New Zealand screenwriter Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show) made his feature directorial debut with this science fiction drama, set in a future when one's life is determined by genetic engineering rather than education or experience. The wealthy can choose the genetic makeup of their descendants. People are designed to fit into whatever role is decided before birth. But what happens when someone desires another way of life? Citizens in this impersonal future-world are fashioned as perfect specimens, so those in the natural-born minority are viewed as inferior to the pre-planned perfect specimens (aka "Valids") who dominate. One of the natural-borns (aka "In-Valids"), Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke), has several defects (poor vision, emotional problems, and short 30-year life expectancy), but he also develops a different outlook on his pre-ordained fate. He yearns to break free from society's constraints, and he dreams of a journey into space as a Gattaca Corp. navigator. To accomplish his goal, he enlists the aid of DNA broker German (Tony Shalhoub) and makes contact with Jerome Morrow (Jude Law), who was paralyzed in an accident and is willing to sell his superior genetic materials. Vincent assumes Jerome's identity and is scheduled for a flying mission. However, a week before his flight, a Gattaca mission director is murdered, and all members of the program are the suspects. Meanwhile, he develops a romantic interest in a beautiful Valid, Irene (Uma Thurman), prevented from going into space because of her heart defect. Tracked by a relentless investigator who is methodically jigsawing all the pieces together, Jerome finds his aspirations dissolving into stardust. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

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Languages/Sound

Eng/Fre/Spa/Por

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng/Fre/Spa/Por

Additional Features

cc "Welcome to Gattaca" featurette "Do Not Alter?" documentary Original featurette Deleted scenes Substance test outtake

Chapters

Disc #1 -- Gattaca
1. Chapter 1 [4:03]
2. Chapter 2 [4:18]
3. Chapter 3 [2:35]
4. Chapter 4 [5:42]
5. Chapter 5 [3:04]
6. Chapter 6 [2:09]
7. Chapter 7 [2:06]
8. Chapter 8 [7:36]
9. Chapter 9 [2:41]
10. Chapter 10 [2:39]
11. Chapter 11 [6:00]
12. Chapter 12 [:46]
13. Chapter 13 [4:51]
14. Chapter 14 [2:07]
15. Chapter 15 [8:39]
16. Chapter 16 [5:42]
17. Chapter 17 [3:46]
18. Chapter 18 [2:43]
19. Chapter 19 [2:09]
20. Chapter 20 [3:10]
21. Chapter 21 [5:13]
22. Chapter 22 [4:37]
23. Chapter 23 [1:40]
24. Chapter 24 [2:13]
25. Chapter 25 [5:01]
26. Chapter 26 [1:49]
27. Chapter 27 [2:35]
28. Chapter 28 [6:14]

Cast

Xander R. Berkeley - Dr. Lamar
Jayne Brook - Marie
Ernest Borgnine - Caesar
Elias Koteas - Antonio
Tony Shalhoub - German
Gore Vidal - Director Joseph
William Lee Scott - Young Anton
Jude Law - Jerome Morrow
Chad Christ - Young Vincent
Loren Dean - Anton
Uma Thurman - Irene
Ethan Hawke - Vincent
Alan Arkin - Detective Hugo
Gabrielle Reece - Gattaca Trainer
Blair Underwood - Geneticist
Ethan Hawke - Vincent Freeman
Xander Berkeley - Dr. Lamar

Crew

Co-producer: Gail Lyon
Cinematographer: Slawomir Idziak
Set Designer: Nancy Nye
Composer (Music Score): Michael Nyman
Art Director: Sarah Knowles
Casting: Francine Maisler
Production Designer: Jan Roelfs
Producer: Stacey Sher ,Michael Shamberg
First Assistant Director: John R. Woodward
Director: Andrew Niccol
Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol
Associate Producer: Joshua Levinson
Sound/Sound Designer: Stephan Von Hase-Mihalik
Producer: Danny DeVito
Costume Designer: Colleen Atwood
Editor: Lisa Churgin
Special Effects: Gary P. D'Amico
Sound/Sound Designer: Stephan Vonhase Mihalik ,Stephan Vonhase
Conductor: Michael Nyman

Gattaca: AMG Review
Sarah Sloboda , AMG

Elegantly accompanied by an award-winning soundtrack, this "mood piece" utilizes a futuristic and stylized setting to reveal a universal tale of human struggle. Gattaca's cerebral tone comes off more dramatic than science fiction-oriented, manifesting explorations of both the human psyche and the human soul through the moral clashing of the characters. Jude Law portrays the wheelchair-bound Jerome Morrow with signature intensity, bringing forth themes of the pain of a failed perfectionist. In fact, the Vincent character (Ethan Hawke) is solitary in his convictions to make his own goals and decide his own level of perfection. While the onscreen romance between Vincent and Irene (Uma Thurman) seems less than ebullient at times, the film makes a case for placing emphasis on individuality over love story. Stylistically enthralling, the elaborate sets are complemented by the strange yellow tint of the film to complete the feel of existing in another time, and also earned the movie two Academy Award nominations for best set design in 1997. Gattaca explores relationships, values, and family issues, all through the eyes of a character who has clearly defined for himself what his life should be like, regardless of the values imposed on him by others. The box office proved ungracious towards this psychological treasure, although its writer (Andrew Niccol) would be better received with The Truman Show (1998), which explored similar thematic realms. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide

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