Gattaca

19971997
PG-13PG-13
1h 46min

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in Gattaca (1997)

Home Video Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 16 nominations total

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Gattaca

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in Gattaca (1997)

Uma Thurman in Gattaca (1997)

Ethan Hawke in Gattaca (1997)

Ethan Hawke in Gattaca (1997)

Uma Thurman in Gattaca (1997)

Jude Law in Gattaca (1997)

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in Gattaca (1997)

Ethan Hawke in Gattaca (1997)

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in Gattaca (1997)

Jude Law in Gattaca (1997)

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In the not-too-distant future, a less-than-perfect man wants to travel to the stars. Society has categorized Vincent Freeman as less than suitable given his genetic make-up and he has become one of the underclass of humans that are only useful for menial jobs. To move ahead, he assumes the identity of Jerome Morrow, a perfect genetic specimen who is a paraplegic as a result of a car accident. With professional advice, Vincent learns to deceive DNA and urine sample testing. Just when he is finally scheduled for a space mission, his program director is killed and the police begin an investigation, jeopardizing his secret. —garykmcd

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Taglines
- The Prisoner. His Cell.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for brief violent images, language, and some sexuality
Parents guide

Trivia
When Gattaca was first released, as part of a marketing campaign there were adverts for people to call and have their children genetically engineered. Thousands of people called, wanting to have their offspring genetically engineered.

Goofs
When Vincent is confessing to Irene, he tells her he doesn't have 20 or 30 years, his heart is already 10,000 beats overdue. In an average male this would only be about 2 1/2 hours, not several years as the story suggests.

Quotes
Vincent: You want to know how I did it? This is how I did it, Anton: I never saved anything for the swim back.

Crazy credits
All instances of the letters A, C, G, and T (representing the four nucleotides of DNA -- see trivia entry) are emphasized in almost all names of people and companies credited in the film. These letters appear in a different typeface from the rest of the name; also, in the opening credits they appear onscreen a little before the rest of the name, while in the closing credits they appear in blue instead of white.

Alternate versions
The DVD contains deleted footage not included in the the theatrical release:
The original version of the "Eight Day Center" scene. Here the doctor offers Vincent's parents the possibility to further enhance the future Anton, charging $5,000. This is refused by both of them.
A briefing about the upcoming mission done by Director Josef. He is interrupted by Irene who tells him that the investigators wish to start their testing on all members of Gattaca.
Detective Hugo exposes Anton to be Vincent's brother.
Caesar tells Vincent to put the books away and accept his life.
Shortly before Vincent leaves for Titan, he visits Caesar and gives him a telescope.
A short sequence which shows some famous people who may had not been born if science had decrypted the human DNA sooner: Abraham Lincoln (Marfan's Syndrome), Emily Dickinson (Manic Depression), Vincent van Gogh (Epilepsy), Albert Einstein (Dyslexia), John F. Kennedy (Addison's Disease), Rita Hayworth (Alzheimer's Disease), Ray Charles (Primary Glaucoma), Stephen Hawking (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Asthma). The last sentence is: "Of course, the other birth that may never have taken place is your own."
Also included is an outtake where Xander Berkeley drinks one of the "urine" samples.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Gattaca/The House of Yes/A Life Less Ordinary/FairyTale: A True Story/Sunday (1997)

Soundtracks
Nuages
Music by Django Reinhardt

Top review

Absolutely Beautiful

Pity I didn't know anything about this movie when it came out in 97, I would've enjoyed watching it in the big screen instead of on my laptop screen. I've never been more inspired by any movie. This is an absolutely beautiful piece of art, from the scenery, the colours, everything. Ethan Hawke is fast becoming one of my favourite actors. His performance always lift me up. I know he almost play similar roles every time, i'll like him to play a different role actually, but in every movies he starred in (Dead poet's society, Great Expectations etc) i found that i always cared for his character and his performances never failed to touch me. Jude law is amazing as Jerome Morrow, I thought Uma thurman's character should be more developed, but she's perfect as irene. 8 out of 10. There's no gene for the human spirit.

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Release date
- October 24, 1997 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official Facebook
Languages
- English
- Esperanto
Also known as
- The Eighth Day
Filming locations
- Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, California, USA
Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Jersey Films
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Budget
- $36,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $12,532,777
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,320,202
- Oct 26, 1997
Gross worldwide
- $12,532,777

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 46min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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