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Gattaca

- There is no gene for the human spirit.

Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.

Release Date : 1997-09-07

Language :EnglishEsperanto

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Jersey FilmsColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Vincent Freeman

Original Name : Ethan Hawke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irene Cassini

Original Name : Uma Thurman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jerome Eugene Morrow

Original Name : Jude Law

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Hugo

Original Name : Alan Arkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adult Anton Freeman

Original Name : Loren Dean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Director Josef

Original Name : Gore Vidal

Gender : Male

Character Name : "German"

Original Name : Tony Shalhoub

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caesar

Original Name : Ernest Borgnine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Geneticist

Original Name : Blair Underwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Lamar

Original Name : Xander Berkeley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marie Freeman

Original Name : Jayne Brook

Gender : Female

Character Name : Head Nurse

Original Name : Una Damon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Antonio Freeman

Original Name : Elias Koteas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Delivery Nurse

Original Name : Maya Rudolph

Gender : Female

Character Name : Preschool Teacher

Original Name : Elizabeth Dennehy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Younger Vincent

Original Name : Mason Gamble

Gender : Male

Character Name : Younger Anton

Original Name : Vincent Nielson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Vincent

Original Name : Chad Christ

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Anton

Original Name : William Lee Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Personnel Officer

Original Name : Clarence Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gattaca Hoover

Original Name : Carlton Benbry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sequencing Customer

Original Name : Susan Jennifer Sullivan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sequencing Technician

Original Name : Ken Marino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cavendish

Original Name : Cynthia Martells

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gattaca Trainer

Original Name : Gabrielle Reece

Gender : Female

Character Name : Twelve-Fingered Pianist

Original Name : Ryan Dorin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop on the Beat

Original Name : Dean Norris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gattaca Detective

Original Name : Russell Milton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beaten Detective

Original Name : George Marshall Ruge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blood Test Detective

Original Name : Steve Bessen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mission Commander

Original Name : Lindsey Ginter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gattacan Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Greg Sestero

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***The eugenics-obsessed future in 40s/50s noir*** Several decades in the future liberal eugenics is normal and discrimination is practiced to distinguish "valids" from "in-valids," the latter conceived by natural means and therefore more susceptible to genetic defects. Vincent (Ethan Hawke) is an in-valid who assumes the identity of a disabled valid (Jude Law) in order to fulfill his dream of space travel. Uma Thurman and Gore Vidal are also on hand. "Gattaca" (1997) is a sci-fi drama “tech noir,” which combines futuristic science-fiction with 40s/50s noir. It’s not just the suits & hats, the cars look like 50s/60s coupes, but whine because they’re electric. It’s similar in this respect to “Dark City” (1998), but more dramatic. Imagine if “Dick Tracy” (1990) was a somber space-age sci-fi and you’d have a pretty good idea. The film flopped at the box office while critics generally praised it. It plays better if you have an interest in eugenics and the philosophies thereof. For me, it’s decent, but too low-key. I prefer “Dark City” if I’m going to watch a film of this sort. The movie runs 1 hour, 46 minutes, and was shot in Southern Cal: Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael; Otis College of Art and Design; CLA Building on the campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; the spillway of the Sepulveda Dam; outside The Forum in Inglewood; and Kramer Junction Solar Electric Generating Station. GRADE: B-

TheRealMina

@minymina

2021-08-25

Simply put, Gattaca is one of the greatest movies ever made. Some might think that's going too far but it truly is a masterpiece. Everything from the casting, set design, cinematography, writing and the Universe in which the story takes place. It is not only a great source of entertainment but an inspiring work of art. By far the most poetic movie I have had the pleasure of watching. Every line is elegiac and truly beautiful. It's the type of movie that keeps you thinking days after the credits have rolled. Not because it is fast-paced, intense or has a crazy twist ending but for its tranquil philosophical ideas. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a jaw-dropping movie night. It should be on every cinephile's list of must-watch.

CaseyReese

@CaseyReese

2024-06-26

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-30

"Vincent" (Ethan Hawke) is determined that he wants to travel into space, but is deemed unsuitable by the genetically motivated authorities who decide these things. Luckily for him, he knows "Jerome" (Jude Law). He was in a nasty car accident that has left his paraplegic - but nonetheless, his genetics do qualify for the upper echelons of society necessary to go up in a rocket. The pair quickly establish a partnership by which the latter man develops some techniques to fool the detection devices and facilitate "Vincent" living out his dream. Just as that is set to come true, his boss is found dead in mysterious circumstances and the ensuing investigation could compromise the web of lies and identity fraud that 'Vincent" has carefully established over the years... I honestly can't say I rated the acting here as great by anyone, including Uma Thurman who comes into things later on in the day as a bit of love interest, but the pacing of this story and the underlying premiss of genetic gradation and selection is potently presented here by auteur Andrew Niccol. We are now living in a sterile society where people's merits are all based on their past rather than their potential. Assumptions are made based on whether you eat well, drink, smoke, have sex - almost as if you are accruing (or not) life points, not just for you but for future generations too! The production looks great in it's modern simplicity - even if there is what looked like an old Rover car used to ferry the investigator "Lamar" (Xander Berkeley) and a man who introduces another twist as we near the denouement. Will anyone make it to Titan?