Gattaca

Gattaca
Gattaca
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Niccol
Written by	Andrew Niccol
Produced by	Danny DeVito; Michael Shamberg; Stacey Sher; Gail Lyon;
Starring	Ethan Hawke; Uma Thurman; Alan Arkin; Jude Law; Loren Dean; Ernest Borgnine;
Cinematography	Sławomir Idziak
Edited by	Lisa Zeno Churgin
Music by	Michael Nyman
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Jersey Films;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	October 24, 1997 (United States);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Esperanto;
Budget	$36 million
Box office	$12.5 million (domestic only)

Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his feature directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman with Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal, and Alan Arkin appearing in supporting roles.^[4] The film presents a future society driven by eugenics where potential children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents.^[5] The film centers on Vincent Freeman, played by Hawke, who was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of going into space.

The film draws on concerns over reproductive technologies that facilitate eugenics, and the possible consequences of such technological developments for society. It also explores the idea of destiny and the ways in which it can and does govern lives. Characters in Gattaca continually battle both with society and with themselves to find their place in the world and who they are destined to be according to their genes.

The film's title is based on the letters G, A, T, and C, which stand for guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine, the four nucleobases of DNA. It was a 1997 nominee for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. A follow-up series was in development at Showtime, but has been cancelled as of 2023.^[6]

^ "Gattaca (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 5, 1997. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ "Gattaca Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ "Gattaca (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
^ Cite error: The named reference challenging was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "NEUROETHICS | The Narrative Perspectives". Neuroethics.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
^ White, Peter (June 29, 2023). "'Gattaca' Series Adaptation & Mandy Patinkin Comedy 'Seasoned' Scrapped At Showtime Along With Two Development Projects". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[1] "Gattaca (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 5, 1997. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

[2] "Gattaca Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

[3] "Gattaca (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2020-04-20.

[challenging-4] Cite error: The named reference challenging was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "NEUROETHICS | The Narrative Perspectives". Neuroethics.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

[White-6] White, Peter (June 29, 2023). "'Gattaca' Series Adaptation & Mandy Patinkin Comedy 'Seasoned' Scrapped At Showtime Along With Two Development Projects". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

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