Listen "Extra Buttery Bonus - Episode 2 - Gattaca (1997)"
Episode Synopsis
It’s our second bonus episode, part of our new series where Robert and Jason go back over older titles one of us has never seen before. This time we get into GATTACA (1997), starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. We go over Jason’s attempts to get Robert to watch (3:54), and catch everyone up on how Andrew Niccol burst on the scene with his directorial debut (5:56). We discuss how the movie may have predicted the rise of Elon Musk and SpaceX (12:18), as well as whether you can classify the movie as horror (22:35). Then we talk about Jerome (Jude Law) and his motivation (28:40), Niccol’s later projects (34:17), and then close things out with what a remake might look like. Next bonus episode: THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (2003).
Theme music: "Downtown" by Podington Bear. [CC BY-NC 3.0]
Theme music: "Downtown" by Podington Bear. [CC BY-NC 3.0]
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