what does Jerome (vincent) place on the comb at his workstation?
hair
"They used to say that a child conceived in love has a greater chance of..."
happiness
what is Jerome's (Vincent's) life expectancy?
30.2 years
after marie's fertilized embryos are screened, how many healthy ones are left?
4; 2 boys and 2 girls
according to the geneticist, we have enough of this built in already. What is it?
imperfections
what is vincent's and his brothers favorite game?
chicken
what is the name given to discriminating against people because of their genetic profile?
genoism
"after all there is no gene for..."
fate
what color is jerome's medal
silver
what is a "borrowed ladder" or a "de-generate"
a person who is not at utmost genetic perfection; the people who are equal to the in-valids
what does jerome (vincent) leave behind at the murder scene?
an eyelash
the director claims that Gattaca is occasionally forced to accept candidates with "minor shortcomings", but nothing that would prevent them from working in what field?
law enforcement
why is it unlikely that irene will travel into space?
she has a risk of heart failure
when jerome (Vincent) and irene go to a concert, what is unusual about the piano player?
he has 12 fingers
what does irene leave behind at the club where she and jerome are dancing
her heart condition pills
who killed the mission director
the director
who does the detective leading the murder investigation turn out to be
vincents brother
why does eugene think he got the better end of the deal
vincent lent him his dream
in what sport did eugene receive his medal
swimming
"Consider God's handiwork; who can ______ what He hath made _______?" by _________
straighten, crooked; Ecclesiastes
"I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to." by ________
Willard gaylin
cleanliness is next to _______
Godliness
Where is Jerome aka vincent scheduled to go
Titan- moon of Saturn
How long is Vincent supposed to live? what did they predict would be the probable cause of his death?
heart disease; 30.2 years
where was Vincent conceived?
in a car in Detroit
Vincent always had a dream to go into _____
space
why was vicnent the first born not named after his father antonio, but the second son, Anton
because the first son had birth defects and not worthy of his fathers name
what was vicnents first job at GATTACA?
cleaning
what does the turnstile do to the people entering GATTACA?
it pricks their finger to obtain a blood sample from the person and determines the person's identity
what are vincent's conditions determined at his birth?
60% neuro disorder 89% ADD 99% heart disorder
what physical changes did Vincent make to "become" Jerome?
1) eye contacts to blue 2) hair cut and dyed 3) increases height 4) left handed to right handed
list at lease three ways that vincent tricked the people at GATTACA into believing he was Jerome
-using Jerome's blood -using Jerome's identity and looking like Jerome -using Jerome's urine
How did Jerome become crippled?
he walked in front of a car
how did they test the workers at GATTACA for a match of what was found at the crime scene? how did vincent get passed the test?
intravenous blood sample; he has a vile of Jerome's blood
how does the staircase relate to the movie
it is in the shape of DNA (double helix)
who is the younger detective
Vincents brother
at the end what happens to VIncent and Jerome?
vincent goes to space and Jerome dies
who is the new second class? what is this called?
In-valids; the people who are not at utmost genetic conditions
what is borrowed ladder? why do you think is it called that way?
the secondclass people - borrow the ladder of DNA
"the only way you'll see the inside of a spaceship is if you were cleaning it"
antonio
"if you're going to pretend like you don't care, don't look up"
irene
"are you colorblind it's silver"
Jerome
'tragic as it may seem, it hasn't stopped the planet's turning"
director
"i have some books, i go places in my head"
jerome
"if at first you don't succeed, try, try again"
Jerome
"if there is anything wrong with you, I can't see it from where I'm standing"
Vincent
"i got the better end of the deal. I only lent you my body- you lent me your dream."
Jerome
"for future reference, right handed men don't hold it with their left. just one of those things."
Lamar
after vomiting "do you want some of this"
Jerome
"Jerome, Jerome the metronome. You can play the piano by his heartbeat."
Lamar
"when they look at you they don't see you anymore. they only see me."
Jerome
"I had you sequenced"
Irene
" I never saved anything for the way back"
Vincent
"unfortunately my son's not all that they promised. but then again, who knows what he could do."
Lamar
"no one exceeds their potential, it simply means that we didn't accurately gauge their potential in the first place"
director
"the new underclass is no longer determined by social class or the color of your skin. we now have discrimination down to a science."
quote from the movie
" the best test score in the world wouldn't matter unless he had the blood test to go along with it."
quote from the movie
why is the movie called GATTACA
when identifying genetic markers, the tests measure "short tandem repeats" at specific DNA marker locations known as "GATA or CA" repeats
Eugenics
the science of improving the hereditary qualities of a race or breed
the ad that GATTACA people put out in real life had this quote
"there is no gene for the human spirit."