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Gattaca (1997) - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2025-04-10 13:00:12
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Go Florida Gattacans! (Reaction Spoilers Incoming).... What a mind trip. I love the creativity of ideas in sci-fi movies like this. Thought provoking and anxiety inducing, I was so into it!!

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Gattaca (1997) - Full Reaction - Popcorn In Bed

Watch the full reaction to Gattaca on Popcorn In Bed.

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Thomas Thompson

Thank you for reacting to my favorite sci-fi film unfortunately I’ll have to wait until I get home from work to watch it

Zane From Canada

I've never seen this one. I look forward to watching it.....when the DVD arrives. 🤭

Gábor Árki

I'm so excited for this one. Such an underrated gem for the 90s. After almost all of my fav picks dropped out early on, it is nice to see the last one of them standing won at the end. 😊

2-Can

Only caught that now - the Florida Gattas - a bad pun like that was DESTINED to win it all. Should have used the movies to help with my bracket.

Aaron Ritchie

Yes finally! One of my all time favourites. Excited to watch this later.

Chris Thom

Definitely a sci fi what if this and this and this kind of thing. Reminds me a bit of Brave New World. Curious about the writer.

Astraeos

Where's all my "watched this in Biology class in High School" peeps at?

K, Zachary

I don't usually do this.... In fact I never do this but I want to thank Cassie and everyone at PIB for the excellent job they did putting this whole thing together. Everyone did a fantastic job. From the drawing to keeping track of the winners. To the winner congratulations. If I put more thought in the men's like the women's tournament maybe I would have won but probably not in the women's bracket I picked the Elite 8 right the final Four and the national Championship and winner. I was 13 points off the combined score. Just goes to show I am more into women's than I men's. So a big Thank you to everyone. Although Gattaca is not our type of movie. I just want to say thank you so much for a awesome idea and doing a fantastic job. Maybe next year we do men's and women's? Just a thought.

Gray

Was always rooting for Florida just so you could finally react to this, I mean I didn't actually watch any of the games though 😀. All Jude Law films on the channel has been great so far still some good one's to come. I'll have to rewatch eXistenZ as that's another Jude Law sci-fi that's pretty trippy.

Choof

Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke got married after meeting on this movie. Their daughter Maya who looks just like Uma is also an actress

Chris Thom

Been so long since I've bought a DVD. Can you get good deals on older movies like this nowadays?

Zane From Canada

Absolutely. The Beat Goes On always has great deals available. The Gattaca DVD I got for $7.99.

Mark T

Gattaca is an excellent film. I don't watch much basketball, but I was hoping Florida would win so I could see your reaction to it. Can't wait to watch it tonight!

Chris Thom (edited)

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2026-11-01 00:00 He's definitely one of the best modern actors imo.
2025-04-10 15:19 He's definitely one of the best modern actors imo. Always really respected him for making a bizzarro (kind of silly) character like Gigolo Joe in Ai actually work.

He's definitely one of the best modern actors imo. Always really respected him for making a bizzarro (kind of silly) character like Gigolo Joe in Ai actually work.

Stick Figure Studios

"They've got you looking so hard for any flaw that after a while that's all you see" is a quote that I've used in my life many times. This is an excellent movie. The kind of intelligent, thought-provoking and eerily prescient science fiction that I think we need more of. Andrew Niccol (who also wrote THE TRUMAN SHOW) is a very unique filmmaking talent. This was also the first film I ever saw Jude law in. So glad you finally got a chance to watch it. Can't wait to see this reaction.

Chris Thom

Last ones I got I kind of nicked from the local Blockbuster when they closed down and stopped enforcing late fees (because they were out of business). lol

TheSingulatarian

Go on Amazon look for for DVDs/Blue Rays under $10.00. You can find some real bargains. I rarely pay for a blue ray over $20.00. I used to look at Big Lots. They seem to be in flux at the moment, but you can find some real bargains there as well if you know what you are looking for and have eclectic tastes.

Zane From Canada

Haha nice. That's a golden retriever opportunity right there.

Zane From Canada

Most definitely, I've been collecting since 1998. I could start my own streaming service with the inventory I've amassed. I've purchased a great many rare prints of movies on Amazon and eBay, for excellent bargain prices. I just always need to triple check the Region codes. 😄

TheSingulatarian

I always enjoy when Ernest Borgnine shows up in a film. Usually playing villains he always made an impression in parts big or small. Gore Vidal, who was mostly a writer, does a good job here.

Mojo One Thousand

Another movie that talks about handiness, we recently had it come up in "The Lincoln Lawyer". The doctor suspected something was up, but let it slide based on the use of a left hand... that for the interesting mime Cassie. You want to see more Ethan Hawke? Well, there is this movie with Denzel that keeps losing polls...

Shehab Dawoud

You want another Ethan Hawke movie? Training Day! Denzel gets all of the plaudits for that movie, but Ethan goes toe-to-toe with him for 2 hours and holds his own.

Mike Lemon

Noooo! Go on the tangent. Tangents are fun.

MikeLL

Since Cassie is always watching movies I've never seen before, the winner of the March Movie Madness had to be Gattica, a movie I've never seen before. I started watching before I have to go to work today, and now I'm intrigued and can't wait to see the rest tonight. But I might have watched this movie before if I realized that Alan Arkin was in it. And do you know what other movie Alan Arkin was in? If you guessed the excellent Cold War 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming, you'd be exactly right! And did you know that Alan Arkin got his first Oscar nomination, for Best Actor, for that 1966 comedy? I sure hope Cassie watches it soon, because it might not get chosen in the Pick A Flick that I enter it into every month, but I sure hope it does wins!

Choof

Ethan's most known movie you need to see is Training Day with Denzel, a good movie built for your reaction IMO.

Clarence Newman

I love me some Alan Arkin. If we add Freebie and the Bean (1974) and The In-Laws (1979), we've almost got enough for a poll.

ExploreWinnipeg

Most people forget that this was box office bomb. It made only 4 million in its first weekend and didn't recoup its cost. It was very unappreciated when it first came out. However, its the type of movie that resonates and over time its become a classic. A thoughtful and excellent sci-fi movie thatis more relevant then ever.

Just Plain Bob

Timely reaction given the recent revelation that a bio-tech company essentially brought back the previously extinct dire wolf by modifying/editing select genes in grey wolves. You have to wonder how long it will be before similar techniques are employed on unborn human children. Presumably, the technology will initially be employed to cure genetic disorders such as Down syndrome, psoriasis, asthma, auto-immune deficiencies, etc. But eventually someone will point out that it’s all a matter of degrees. How about modifying the genome to ensure an IQ of 140 instead of 80? Parents, wanting the best for their kids, will be faced with tough decisions. Why not make modifications for beauty, height, body type, etc.? Studies show that good looking people are more likely to be offered jobs, get favorable results on loan applications, etc. How about modifying for eye color, hair color, etc. How about skin color? We are very close to having the technology to make these things happen. Will the science outpace our wisdom in its application? Or will we answer all of the above in the affirmative - change whatever you want as much as you want. And who decides on the limits, if there are any? The medical establishment? The government?

Chris Thom

Agree. Love a good free-association sesh.

Chris Thom

Eyy I just saw Marty the other night! Sweet movie.

Uncle Phoenix

Eugenics can get really dark, really quick. I’m glad Cassie kept it light with her “Right" vs. "Left” focus.

Mike Lemon

@Chris - You can dig through the Wal-Mart $5 DVD bin. I always see Gattaca in there.

Steve Mercier

"I never saved anything for the swim back." Looooooooove this movie. So, the four letters that make up Gattaca--G, A, T, C--represent the four letters of the DNA code: Guanine, Adenine, Thymine, and Cytosine. Just one of those small details that when taken as part of the whole, you come to realize how rich and layered and nuanced this absolutely fantastic movie is. And the cast is spectacular--Ethan Hawke has always been underappreciated, and underused in LaLa Land, in my not so humble opinion. Going to watch this while I eat, thank you very much.

Kristin

I'm so glad that someone mentioned the DNA code.

TheSingulatarian

"Wait Until Dark" with Arkin and Audry Hepburn. Cassie will love that one.

TheSingulatarian

Usually, he had a 70-year film career. "From Here to Eternity", "Bad Day at Black Rock", "Emperor of the North" he certainly was a villain. "Escape from New York", "Mchale's Navy" and may others he was a hero and in pictures like the "Poseidon Adventure" he was an antagonist to Gene Hackman but not necessarily the villain. He really could play anything. I don't think he really got the appreciation he deserved.

Astraeos

Another great Jude Law role is Contagion. A bit realistic and heavy as well, but nonetheless, a fantastic movie.

Clay F

He is excellent in The Poseidon Adventure. Both he and Hackman stood out in that -- you could tell in that movie they were talented actors.

Clay F

Great reaction. You were tense somewhat similar as with Collateral. Both tense movies. I watched Gattaca 2-3 times circa 25 years ago and very much liked it. I confirmed on this rewatch that I still like it. My favorite of the 4 movies in the Final 4. Has aged well I think. As you acknowledged in the outro, you nailed that the detective was his brother moments before they spoke. I have always liked Ethan Hawke and Jude Law. I like Uma Thurman. You mentioned Kill Bill. She was also in Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994) (she was Mia Wallace who got the adrenaline shot in the heart). I liked Uma Thurman in Les Misérables (1998) (not a musical) that I recommend. Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman were married 1998-2005. (They first met on the Gattaca set.) They have two children: a daughter (Maya) born in 1998 and a son (Levon) born in 2002.

James M

First time watching this. I do want to add before starting that I also make sort of "chchchchhh" sounds sometimes when I'm thinking.

Gray

and who can forget him in BASEketball lol

Thomas Thompson

Before they release this film as part of the promotion, they ran a fake advertisement I think in New York newspaper or maybe it was a magazine, and the advertisement said that you could have your next child genetically engineered before birth and they got a huge response of people contacting them Trying to find out where to apply

Thomas Thompson

If you like this sort of very thoughtful science fiction, that’s more about ideas and action. I would recommend the film. Never Let Me Go it’s a film that wasn’t seen by very many people and it’s science fiction stripped down to its bare essence. It’s all ideas instead of flashy technology.

keoma songs

One of my all time favorite music scores by the minimalist composer MICHAEL NYMAN. He's only done a few film scores but they're always a highlight and memorable. 2nd favorite score of his is THE END OF THE AFFAIR with Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore, excellent score and worth a reaction also

Steve Holton
>>170630960

Yes, thousands of people interested in the possibility of genetically engineered children responded to this ad thinking it was real. Khan Noonien Singh's parents probably among them. 😊

Jay

I love the line: "This is how I did it... I saved nothing for the trip back." To me it means if you have nothing to lose, you are willing to risk it all to achieve greatness. This is what the valids lack, they are expected to win and terrified of being anything less than perfect.

Kristin

Also, our DNA is in the shape of a double helix. Which looks like a ladder, hence the term "borrowed ladder".

Thomas Thompson

The photo used to represent Jerome was in fact created by blending Jude Law and Ethan Hawkes faces together and it’s a throwback to the line in the film. When’s the last time anyone looked at a photo?

FranciscoGios

Cassie, Jude Law’s character Jerome tells you that even with a well genetic enhance body and in this futuristic society you can be pressured to think that being 1st was the only way to live. But his personal choices and fate devoid his purpose of living crippled, that’s why he took his second place medal with him. I’ll see your next reaction of Leon The Professional.

Mark Pitta (edited)

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2026-11-01 00:00 Hard watch for me. I used to live in Main County just north of S.F. and the futuristic Frank Lloyd Wright building that they use is the Marin Civic Center where I had to go to court.
2025-04-11 02:25

Brian's Dog

Great reaction. Stacked cast all the way through, including Alan Arkin. I grew up with Ethan Hawke from The Explorers (1985), so I'm more biased as my fave.

Chris Thom

Was watching a doc about the Pennsylvania Dutch once and they all admitted that even the most devout Amish women would find a way to be passive aggressive about each others' hair, sleeves style, and bonnets. Lol. Life finds a way.

Chris Thom

Beautiful area. But woah I was just looking up that building and I realized that I used to have a recurring dream set at that civic center. It must've been because of this movie. But I think I've been there before once too. Weird.

Chris Thom

I have a large collection of copied/burned DVDs from the local video store. But I actually haven't put one in the player in like nine years. Crazy.

fastecp1

I had forgotten how good this movie is. As you said, I can see us heading in that direction, and I don't want any part of it. It reminds me of the song 2525 by Zager and Evans: "You won't need no husband, won't need no wife. You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too. From the bottom of a long glass tube." Nobody's gonna look at you. That's a scary thought. I'm looking forward to Leon; I am happy you decided to watch all 4.

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>>170585276

Wait Until Dark ftw!!! Where I found it: TCM, of course!

fastecp1

"Did he sneak on the rocket? Is he going with him?" Too cute. Cassie is so sweet. She's always looking for the best-case scenario in every situation, always the optimist.

ArsTropica

What scares me the most is the inevitable invention of the artificial womb. When that happens, we can kiss any type of natural selection goodbye.

Just Plain Bob

And I wonder if the people actually doing the science consider the ramifications. I’ve read several articles about the resurrection of the dire wolf and absolutely nothing in them made me think they considered the consequences. One of the co-founders of the company said they decided to do it because it would be “cool.” Their advisory board includes actor Joe Manganiello. When asked about his qualifications in a separate article, he said he was interested in genetics and pointed out that he played a werewolf on the tv series “True Blood.” Nothing about any of this leads me to believe they’re taking this as seriously as they should.

ArsTropica

"Uncle Yoder pronounced my turnips were better than yours at the last Rumspringa!"

Robert da Spruce

Cassie contemplating right handed men not holding it with their left 😄

ArsTropica

I might be on board if it was a species that mankind had made prematurely extinct - but extinct 10,000 years ago... its just a publicity gimmick to revive a cutesy-wutesy species. The bond has been cut. According to Wikipedia, these are not genetically the same as real dire wolves, they literally did the same shit as Jurassic Park and genetically tampered with an ancient genome. Didn't anyone listen to Jeff Goldblum?

Jacob King

She says in her intro she saw them before the channel.

KTVindicare

It's marked on her requests app as already seen. It's a terrific movie and I wanted to request it but alas she's already seen it so no reaction.

OddThomas

'Predestination' is a great Ethan Hawke movie. For more Andrew Niccol, 'In Time' is good too.

Rich H

One of my favorite movies of all time. Some great lines ("There is no gene for fate", and "We now have discrimination down to a science"); and the score is spectacular.

David Patterson

I just now realized that Gattaca is spelled with the 4 DNA sequence letters.

Chris Thom

That one freaked me out pretty bad. Saw it at the theater. But it did prepare me a bit for covid.

Chris Thom

Boyhood is another good Ethan Hawke film. Same director Dazed and Confused. One of the front runners for Best Picture that year. Took twelve years to film and complete.

Chryss Guiler

I love this movie! In fact, back then we had cable when I first saw this movie, and then I watched it every time I saw it appear there! By the way, since this is the Easter season, I'd like to recommend the movie Risen starring Joseph Fiennes. In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead. It's a wonderful movie.

Rick Williams

Intriguing movie. It always makes me think. And I would not like to live in this world either. Great reaction Cassie. It is our imperfections that makes us unique. It makes us who we are. I wouldn't like a world where people are engineered to be perfect.

RX2904

When she acted out the "right handed men don't hold it with their left" I completely lost it. Hahahahaha. Never change, Cassie!

Johnny Bullis

Cassie.. your observance of peeing in this reaction had me literally LMAO... first with the how does pee come out of the real thing and then trying to figure out the right handed man doesnt hold it with his left... OMG.. too funny... I havent seen thing movie probably since it came out in the 90s.. but watching it with you gave it a whole new perspective... your reaction was the best as always. Side note.. did you recognize the guy who played the detective, Anton, played by Loren Dean? He was also in Space Cowboys.. he played the leader of the younger astronauts.

Larry Darrell

I totally forgot to look at it that way. Last year, I put a lot of stock in Alabama because it got paired with Smokey and the Bandit, and it really boosted my bracket. Alabama made it to the Final 4. (Gat)taca (Gat)ors was a huge sign staring us right in the face.

Larry Darrell

I love it when you can find one quote that can sum up a whole film. That one is it.

Larry Darrell

+1 for Explorers (1985)… Ethan Hawke’s film debut and first contact with Space.

Larry Darrell

Loren Dean was also in… Say Anything (1989) as Joe, the guy Lili Taylor’s, Corey was infatuated with… Lloyd Dobler: “Joe… Joe… She's written 65 songs... 65. They're all about you. They're all about pain.” Joe: “So what's up?” Loren Dean was also in Apollo 13 (1995) as the guy who figured out Power was the most important thing, and told them they had to shut everything off. and Loren Dean was also just recently seen in Enemy of the State (1998) as Hicks, the #2 to Jon Voight’s, Reynolds.

Larry Darrell

Love this film… almost 30 years later, aging like fine wine, that must be opened and allowed to breath for some time. The closer we get to that “Not Too Distant Future,” I believe it’s becoming a Timeless Classic… along with Andrew Niccol’s other prophetic film, The Truman Show (1998). The Cast, Michael Nyman’s score, Slawomir Idziak’s cinematography… a very beautiful film. An amazing young cast mixed with some old masters. Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with… Alan Arkin, Gore Vidal and Ernest Borgnine… really cool. Ernest Borgnine starred in a film written by Gore Vidal, 41 years earlier… The Catered Affair (1956) also starring Bette Davis, Debbie Reynolds, Barry Fitzgerald and Rod Taylor… Highly Recommended. Trying to make a list of Ernest Borgnine and Alan Arkin films is one helluva task. I’ll try to not take too long… Ernest Borgnine… Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Marty (1955) Jubal (1956) The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) The Dirty Dozen (1967) Ice Station Zebra (1968) The Wild Bunch (1969) Alan Arkin… The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming (1966) Wait Until Dark (1967) Catch-22 (1970) Freebie and the Bean (1974) The In-Laws (1979) The Rocketeer (1991) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Indian Summer (1993) After Gattaca, the only Ethan Hawke film I have to recommend, besides Training Day (2001), is… Explorers (1985)… Hawke’s film debut at the age of 14 and his “first contact” with outer space. Also starring River Phoenix and directed by Joe Dante. Highly Recommended. Jude Law is definitely an underrated actor. He doesn’t seem to have the same star power that he had in the late 90s and 2000s, for some reason. A couple films of his that don’t get enough attention, that I highly recommend… Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) & Black Sea (2014) PS: Did anyone notice the location of the scene where Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman were outside talking and she offers him a strand of her hair, and he lets it get “caught by the wind?” That was the Sepulveda Dam in Van Nuys, CA. Where scenes from 2 other Science Fiction Classics were filmed… Escape From New York (1981)… *Ernest Borgnine Alert* & The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) https://youtu.be/rNI588AMoJs?si=UoTyW3PGtv43ZO8M

Cory

Great film and soundtrack.

Old As Dirt Bert

There's a whopping 7 of us who have request "Russians" - a film that delights in mocking paranoia during the cold war some of which still exists.

MikeLL

Good for all 7 of us then!

Walter

I haven't seen this movie since 1997 and I remembered that it was a good movie, but I have never had any interest in revisiting it. So I am grateful you watched it because I probably wouldn't have if you hadn't. A really great film.

LukeG84

Finally got around to watching this one. I was almost going to skip it if I'm being honest. I only saw this movie once when it came out and only thing I remembered about it was the crossing the road with blurred visions scene. Other than that I just remember not liking it all that much. I guess with aged comes an appreciation of how well done this movie actually is. I'd watch it again. Glad Cassie enjoyed it too. Her reaction to those couple of scenes sure made me laugh. P.s. Was anyone else mesmerised by Uma Thurman's eyes?

Kit Taylor

I'm sure you get all kinds of rec's, but it was a blast watching this with you. Consistently on the list of most underrated sci-fi movies. Others on that list or just great in general... Annihilation (stars Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac from Dune, same director as Ex Machina, Pres. Obama named it one his favorite movies), Interstellar (not necessarily underrated, but under-awarded), Dark City, Moon, Snowpiercer, Predestination, Coherence.