Gattaca

Guide Note

Gattaca is a 1997 Science fiction/Drama film directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal, Xander Berkeley, Jayne Brook and Jude Law. The title, Gattaca was based on the initial letters of the four DNA nucleotides.

Fast Facts

1. Release date: October 24, 1997
2. Director: Andrew Niccol
3. Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol
4. Producers: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg
5. Distributor: Columbia Pictures
6. MPAA rating: PG-13
7. Run time: 106 min.
8. U.S. box office: $12,339,633¹

Plot Summary

Gattaca Corp. is an aerospace firm that analyzes and determines where you belong in life. Ethan Hawke, plays the character of Vincent Freeman, a man who wants to travel to the stars, but has categorized that he is less suitable because of his congenital heart condition which would lessen his chance to travel to space. With that, he assumes that the identity of Jerome Morrow, a perfect genetic specimen would allow him to travel to space. To accomplish his goal, he asked for some professional advice and learns to deceive DNA and urine sample testing. He was then scheduled for a space mission, but a week before that, a colleague was killed and they are suspecting about Vincent's origins and investigates him.

Cast

• Ethan Hawke: Jerome/ Vincent
• Uma Thurman: Irene
• Gore Vidal: Director Josef
• Xander Berkeley: Lamar
• Jayne Brook: Marie
• Jude Law: Eugene/ Jerome

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