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GATTACA
“There is no gene for the human spirit”
Movie Information
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starting: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, and Loren Dean.
Produced by: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Composer: Michael Nyman
Release: 1997
GATTACA Quotes
"Consider God's handiwork; who can straighten what He hath made crooked?" -
Ecclesiastes
7:13 (opening quote)
"I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to."
-Willard Gaylin (2nd opening quote) “There's no gene for fate.”-Vincent “If at first
you don’t succeed... try, try again.” –Eugene “We shed 500 million cells a day.” –
Vincent “I was never more certain of how far away I was from my goal than when I
was standing right beside it.” –Vincent “We now have discrimination down to a
science.” – Vincent “You are the authority on what is not possible, aren't you Irene?
They've got you looking for any flaw, that after a while that's all you see. For what
it's worth, I'm here to tell you that it is possible. It is possible.” -Vincent Vincent: “A
year is a long time.” Irene: “Not so long, just once around the sun.” I got the better
end of the deal. I only lent you my body, but you lent me your dreams. -Eugene

Awards/Nominations
Academy Awards (1997) Best Art Direction – Nominated
Golden Globes (1997) Best Original Score – Nominated

GATTACA Movie Facts and Trivia
• The name "GATTACA" is composed entirely of the letters used to label the
nucleotide bases of DNA. The four nucleotide bases of DNA (deoxyribonucleic
acid) are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.
• Public address announcements in the Gattaca Corporation headquarters
building are in Esperanto, an artificial language invented in the 19th century.
• The winding stairs in Jerome's apartment have a helical structure, like DNA.
• Thurman, Uma's character is named Irene Cassini. Cassini is the surname of
the 17th century French-Italian astronomer, Jean Dominique Cassini, who
discovered the prominent gap in Saturn's main rings, as well as the icy moons,
Iapetus, Dione, Rhea, and Tethys. The space mission in Gattaca is destined for
Saturn.
• Law, Jude's character asks to be called by his middle name, Eugene. "Eugene"
comes from the Greek for "well born," which Jerome is. "Eugenics" (the
science of improving the hereditary qualities of a race or breed) is the central
theme of the film.