The Matrix /

Neo (Reeves)-mild-mannered software author by day, feared hacker by night-is recruited into a cell of cyber-rebels, led by Morpheus (Fishburne) and the warrior Trinity (Moss). They have made a fundamental discovery about the world: It does not exist. It is only a seedy utopia where humanity is prese...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Matrix (Motion picture)
Other Authors:	Wachowski, Lilly, 1967- (Screenwriter), Wachowski, Lana, 1965- (Screenwriter), Reeves, Keanu (Actor), Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (Actor), Moss, Carrie-Anne, 1970- (Actor), Weaving, Hugo, 1960- (Actor), Foster, Gloria, 1936-2001 (Actor), Pantoliano, Joe (Actor), Davis, Don, 1957- (composer (expression)), Pope, Bill (Cinematographer), Gaeta, John, 1965-, Staenberg, Zach (Film editor), Yuen, Wo-ping, 1945- (Choreographer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures, [2001]
Subjects:	Artificial intelligence > Drama. Virtual reality > Drama. Films de science-fiction. Films pour personnes ayant une déficience auditive. Artificial intelligence Feature films > United States. Feature films > Australia. Films for the hearing impaired Action and adventure films Drama Dystopian films Feature films Fiction films Science fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Feature films > Videorecordings. Feature films. Science fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Dystopian films. Fiction films. Action and adventure films. Films for the hearing impaired. Science fiction. Feature. Vidéos pour personnes ayant une déficience auditive. Films dystopiques. Films de fiction. Films d'aventures.
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Summary:	Neo (Reeves)-mild-mannered software author by day, feared hacker by night-is recruited into a cell of cyber-rebels, led by Morpheus (Fishburne) and the warrior Trinity (Moss). They have made a fundamental discovery about the world: It does not exist. It is only a seedy utopia where humanity is preserved, protected, and endlessly recycled by a mega-computer. Cypher (Pantoliano) turns traitorous for access to comforts unmatched by the drab post-apocalyptic real world, while Agent Smith (Weaving) dismisses humans as "a plague"--For which non-organic life is "the cure."
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. Special features: Cast and crew [text feature]; The dream world: Commentary [track] by Carrie-Anne Moss, visual effects supervisor editor John Gaeta and editor Zach Staenberg; Making "The Matrix" [making-of documentary], (25 min.); What is Bullet Time? [special effects documentary (red pill on the menu)] (6 min.); Music-only track with commentary by composer Don Davis; Follow the white rabbit [option to play movie with viewable hidden special effects footage]; DVD-ROM features include Matrix events; The one; Alternate realities; Programmed realities; Original theatrical web site; links to various sites [requires Windows 95 or better, DVD-ROM drive]
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	anamorphic widescreen presentation, dual-layer format.
Audience:	MPAA Rating: Rated R for sci-fi violence and brief language.
Awards:	Academy Award, 2000: Best editing; Best effects, sound effects editing; Best effects, visual effects; Best sound
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Bill Pope; visual effects, John Gaeta; production designer, Owen Paterson; editor, Zach Staenberg; music, Don Davis ; kung fu choreographer, Yuen Wo Ping.
ISBN:	0790742616 9780790742618 1419855166 9781419855160
Access:	Licensed for private home use only.