DVD

The Matrix / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; in association with Village Roadshow Pictures - Groucho II Film Partnership ; a Silver Pictures production ; written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers ; produced by Joel Silver.

Wachowski, Lilly, 1967- (Added Author). Wachowski, Lana, 1965- (Added Author). Silver, Joel, 1951- (Added Author). Reeves, Keanu. (Added Author). Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (Added Author). Moss, Carrie-Anne, 1970- (Added Author). Weaving, Hugo, 1960- (Added Author). Foster, Gloria, 1936-2001 (Added Author). Pantoliano, Joe. (Added Author). Warner Bros. (Added Author). Village Roadshow Pictures. (Added Author). Groucho II Film Partnership. (Added Author). Silver Pictures. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Keanu Reeves (Neo), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), Gloria Foster (Oracle), Joe Pantoliano (Cypher). (Cast).

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."

Record details

ISBN: 0790742616
ISBN: 9780790742618
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures, 2001.
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video
Copyright: ©1999

Content descriptions

General Note:	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].
Formatted Contents Note:	Trinity in a jam -- Impossible pursuit -- Follow instructions -- The question -- "They're coming for you." -- Unable to speak -- Getting the bug out -- Morpheus' proposal -- Down the rabbit hole -- Slimy rebirth -- Nebuchadnezzar's crew -- The real world -- The search is over -- Training begins -- Morpheus/Neo matchup -- First jump -- The gatekeepers -- Running silent and deep -- Dealing for bliss -- Off to see the oracle -- There is no spoon -- Choices ... and a cookie -- Glitch in the matrix -- One left behind -- Heroes unplugged -- Cypher's burnout -- Matters of belief -- Virus to be cured -- Lobby shooting spree -- Dodge this -- Gotcha -- Rooftop rescue -- Subway showdown -- "My name is Neo." -- Sentinels attack -- "He is the one." -- Final connections -- End credits.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Bill Pope ; editor, Zach Staenberg ; music composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Don Davis ; visual effects supervisor, John Gaeta ; kung fu choreographer, Yuen Wo Ping.
Participant or Performer Note:	Keanu Reeves (Neo), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), Gloria Foster (Oracle), Joe Pantoliano (Cypher).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Rated R.
System Details Note:	DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.