In the 21st century, genetic engineering makes possible the creation of biologically superior human specimens ("valids"), who then grow to positions of power and prestige. Would-be astronaut Vincent (Ethan Hawke) born the old-fashioned way, can only hope for a janitorial position at the elite Gattaca Corporation--until he buys the blood, urine, and identity of a perfect but paralyzed athlete. But a murder in the company's ranks attracts the attention of a detective who threatens to sniff Vincent out.

Academy Award Nominations--Best Art Direction

DVD Features:

Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned

Distributor Notes: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin and Jude Law star in this engrossing sci-fi thriller about an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Hawke stars as Vincent, 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. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception, Vincent's dreams steadily unravel.

Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ethan Hawke: American actor, REALITY BITES, TRAINING DAY
Uma Thurman: American actress, PULP FICTION
Alan Arkin: American Actor/Director
Jude Law: British Actor, WILDE (1997)
Loren Dean: Supporting Actor
Gore Vidal: American Novelist/Screenwriter
Xander Berkeley: Actor
Jayne Brook: Actress/"Clean Slate"
Elias Koteas: Actor
Maya Rudolph: 
Una Damon: 
Elizabeth Dennehy: 
Blair Underwood: American TV/Film Actor
Mason Gamble: Child Actor/Dennis Menace
Vincent Nielson: 
Chad Christ: 
William Lee Scott: 
Clarence Graham: 
Ernest Borgnine: American Actor, MARTY, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
Tony Shalhoub: Actor, MONK
Carlton Benbry: 
Grace Sullivan: 
Ken Marino: 
Cynthia Martells: Actress
Gabrielle Reece: Volleyball Player/Model
Ryan Dorin: 
Dean Norris: American Supporting Actor
Russell Milton: 
George Marshall Ruge: 
Steve Bessen: 
Lindsey Lee Ginter: 

Andrew M. Niccol: 

Danny DeVito: American actor/director, HOFFA (1992)
Michael Shamberg: 
Stacey Sher: 

Andrew M. Niccol: 

Michael Nyman: Film composer

Lisa Zeno Churgin: Editor, THE LAST KISS (2006)

"...GATTACA is bolstered by an elaborate, often impressive series of riffs on identity and disguise..."
"...If smart sci-fi is your vial of tea, GATTACA won't disappoint..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
"...Corporal paranoia transforms suspense into pleasurable dread..." -- Rating: A-
"...A handsome and fully imagined work of cautionary futuristic fiction....An impressively fine-tuned first feature..."
"...This is one of the smartest and most provocative of science fiction films, a thriller with ideas..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "Underrated, understated and gleaming with chilly intelligence."