Gattaca (1997)


Gattaca
Release Date07 September 1997
Budget$36,000,000
US Box Office$12,000,000
TaglineThere Is No Gene For The Human Spirit.
GenreDrama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBarstow, California, USA
LanguageEnglish, Esperanto
Sound MixDolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Sci-Fi, Tech Noir
MoodOther Dimensions, In a Minor Key
ThemesAssumed Identities, Future Dystopias, Social Injustice, Totalitarian States, Fighting the System
TonesAtmospheric, Cerebral, Paranoid, Austere, Deliberate, Somber, Stylized
TagsBarnstorming, Bureaucrat, Class Consciousness, Deception, Genetic Engineering, Oppression, Space, Technology

Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with supporting roles played by Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal and Alan Arkin.


Cast and Crew


Director Josef

Dr. Lamar

Marie Freeman

Antonio Freeman

Delivery Nurse

Head Nurse

Preschool Teacher

Geneticist

Vincent Nielson
Anton Freeman - Boy

Anton Freeman - Teen

Clarence Graham
Personnel Officer

German

Det. Hugo

Carlton Bembry
Gattaca Hoover

Cynthia Martells
Cavendish

Grace Sullivan
Sequencing Customer

Sequencing Technician

Anton Freeman

Gattaca Trainer

Ryan Dorin
Twelve-Fingered Pianist

Cop on the Beat

Steve Bessen
Blood Test Detective

Gattaca Detective

George Marshall Ruge
Beaten Detective

Lindsey Ginter
Mission Commander

Dan Griffin
Classmate

Beverly Griffith
Anatomy Teacher

David LeBell
Invalid

Director

Writer

Producer

producer

Georgia Kacandes
associate producer

Joshua Levinson
associate producer

Gail Lyon
co-producer

producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Slawomir Idziak

Editor

Lisa Zeno Churgin
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Casting Director

Francine Maisler
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Production Designer

Jan Roelfs
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Art Director

Sarah Knowles
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Set Decorator

Nancy Nye
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Costume Designer

Colleen Atwood
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Makeup Department

Bette Iverson
key hair stylist

Ve Neill
makeup supervisor

Brian Penikas
prosthetic makeup artist

Jill Rockow
makeup artist

Alicia M. Tripi
department head hair stylist: second unit

Toni-Ann Walker
hair stylist

Lizbeth Williamson
makeup artist: Ms. Thurman

Production Manager

Bradley Cramp
production supervisor

Georgia Kacandes
unit production manager

Tim Swan
production supervisor, unit manager

Lisa Yesko
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Otie Brown
second assistant director

Michael Greenwood
second second assistant director

Daniel Silverberg
second assistant director

John R. Woodward
first assistant director

Art Department

Stephen Alesch
set designer

Scott Doran
lead man

Don Elliott
swing gang

Emily Ferry
property master

Otniel Gonzalez
assistant property master

Marc Meisels
key set dressing fixtures

Jim Ondrejko
construction coordinator

Joy Taylor
assistant property master

Randall D. Wilkins
set designer

Chris Buchinsky
storyboard artist

Daragh Byrne
carpenter

Shannon Curfman
on-set dresser: reshoots

Donald Goodman
drapery

Natalie Richards
assistant art director

Victor M. Shannon
plasterer

Louis Zamora
labor foreman

Sound Department

Noah Blough
dialogue editor

Catherine Calleson
assistant sound editor

Lawrence L. Commans
boom operator

Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer

Cynthia Haagens
assistant sound editor

Dick Hansen
cable person

Gary A. Hecker
foley artist

Doug Hemphill
sound re-recording mixer

Richard King
supervising sound editor

Cliff Latimer
adr supervisor

Paul Massey
sound re-recording mixer

James Matheny
dialogue editor

Jeffrey R. Payne
foley editor

Steven Ticknor
sound effects editor

Scott A. Tinsley
foley editor

Stephan von Hase
production sound mixer

Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist

Howard London
adr mixer

Special Effects

Philip Bartko
special effects foreman

Carole Cowley
special effects associate producer

Gary D'Amico
special effects coordinator

Tony Bohorquez
model maker

Ian O'Connor
miniature pyrotechnics supervisor

Visual Effects

Daniele Colajacomo
visual effects supervisor: 3DSite

Carole Cowley
visual effects production coordinator: Cinesite

Ken Dackermann
digital compositor

Steve Dellerson
visual effects coordinator

Scott Dougherty
digital effects producer: Cinesite

Joe Dubs
digital paint supervisor

Gil Gagnon
digital effects

Dan Levitan
compositor

Mario Peixoto
digital effects

Jerry Pooler
visual effects supervisor, digital effects

Janek Sirrs
visual effects

Chris Watts
visual effects supervisor

Matti Asgarian
digital effects production assistant

Cheryl Bainum
computer graphics/design producer: Buzz F/X

Travis Baumann
digital compositor

Deak Ferrand
digital artist/designer: Buzz F/X

Shannon Blake Gans
visual effects executive producer: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc.

Bill Gilman
digital compositor

Vincent Lavares
tape operator: Cinesite Hollywood

Mark Alan Loso
compositor

Scott Pourroy
miniature effects producer

Anne Putnam
visual effects producer: post production

James Waterhouse
effects production assistant

Stunts

stunt coordinator

Tyson Dexter
stunt double

Norman Howell
stunt coordinator

Mike Smith
stunts

Hubie Kerns Jr.
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Jonathan Brown
camera operator

John T. Connor
first assistant camera

Michael J. Hogan
video assist operator

Robert Jason
chief lighting technician

Michael M. Krevitt
key grip

Darren Michaels
still photographer

David Morton
rigging gaffer

Matthew Nelson
second assistant camera

Evan A. Nesbitt
first assistant camera: VistaVision camera

Rod Robertson
assistant chief lighting technician

Jeff Smith
dolly grip

Thomas D. Wazney
best boy grip

Brennan L. Price
rigging gaffer: re-shoots

Larissa Supplitt
assistant camera: additional photography

Casting Department

Beau Bonneau
extras casting

Brennan Dufresne
casting assistant

Kathryn Eisenstein
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jennifer Lax
key costumer

Robert Q. Mathews
costume supervisor

Barry Kellogg
costumer

Valerie Laven-Cooper
costumer

Editorial Department

Phillip J. Bartell
apprentice editor

Helen Hand
second assistant editor

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Bob Putynkowski
color timer

Michael Riley
editor: end montage

John Spence
first assistant editor

Angela Barton
assistant editor

Music Department

Bunny Andrews
music editor

Dondi Bastone
music consultant

Cynthia Biamon
music coordinator

musician: "First Song {For Ruth}"

David Robbins
additional music producer, additional music arranger

conductor

Transportation Department

Joshua Hancock
picture car coordinator

David Jernigan
transportation co-captain

James C. Taylor
transportation captain

Kelly Aldrich
driver: construction department

Other Crew

Pamela Abdy
assistant: Mr. Devito

Edward Allen
first assistant accountant

Alex Barnoya
medic

Mark Beer
paraplegic advisor

Wes Clark
assistant: Mr. Shamberg

Robert Earl Craft
location manager

Roger Edwin Ferrin
production assistant

Lizzie Friedman
assistant: Ms. Sher

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
script supervisor

Nicholas Grace
assistant: Mr. Shamberg

Stephanie Higgins Frey
production assistant

Ilt Jones
assistant location manager

Shari LaFranchi Blakney
production coordinator

Kevin G. McGuire
paraplegic advisor

Patrick Noonan
production assistant

John Wayne Randolph
craft service

Michael Riley
title designer: main titles

Joe Angel Rodriguez
assistant: Mr. Niccol

Kathleen Roll
production assistant

Maurice Schwartzman
choreographer

Spooky Stevens
unit publicist

Emma Tillinger Koskoff
assistant: Ms. Thurman

Elizabeth Tompkins
production accountant

Mario West
production assistant

additional voices

Sara Burton
location scout

Tom Elkins
production assistant

Audra Levi
production assistant

Robert McDonald
production assistant

Production Company

Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Jersey Films
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Distributor

Columbia Pictures

Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International

Columbia TriStar Film

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Columbia TriStar

LK-TEL

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
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Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Ízaro Films

Special Effects

3DSite

Cinesite (Hollywood)
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Computer Film Company, The (CFC)

Miscellaneous

Beau Bonneau Casting
extras casting: Marin County

Cinema Research
titles and opticals

Entertainment Motion Picture Catering
catering

HunterGratzner Industries
miniatures

Imaginary Forces
end montage, main titles

Loop Troop
looping coordination

Prop'er Effects Inc.
special prop construction

Sapex Scripts
post-production services

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
sound services

Video Image Associates
24-frame video playback, graphic displays

Webster Kolich & Co.
extras casting






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