The Matrix

Director: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Lilly Wachowski

Overview

What if virtual reality wasn't just for fun, but was being used to imprison you? That's the dilemma that faces mild-mannered computer jockey Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) in The Matrix. It's the year 1999, and Anderson (hacker alias: Neo) works in a cubicle, manning a computer and doing a little hacking on the side. It's through this latter activity that Thomas makes the acquaintance of Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), who has some interesting news for Mr. Anderson -- none of what's going on around him is real. The year is actually closer to 2199, and it seems Thomas, like most people, is a victim of The Matrix, a massive artificial intelligence system that has tapped into people's minds and created the illusion of a real world, while using their brains and bodies for energy, tossing them away like spent batteries when they're through. Morpheus, however, is convinced Neo is "The One" who can crack open The Matrix and bring his people to both physical and psychological freedom. The Matrix is the second feature film from the sibling writer/director team of Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski, who made an impressive debut with the stylish erotic crime thriller Bound.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/15/2007
UPC:	0085391163176
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:16:00
Sales rank:	14,562

Special Features

Behind-the-scenes documentaries; Cast/crew commentary; Music-only audio track; Follow the White Rabbit and Take the Red Pills for more mysterious, mind-bending extras; DVD-ROM pc enhanced features: Take the Are You the One" challenge, Access the screenplay, Storyboards, Genre essays and sampler trailers; Answer the question Do You Know Kung Fu? and more; Subtitles: English (feature film only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Keanu Reeves	Neo
Laurence Fishburne	Morpheus
Carrie-Anne Moss	Trinity
Hugo Weaving	Agent Smith
Gloria Foster	Oracle
Joe Pantoliano	Cypher
Marcus Chong	Tank
Julian Arahanga	Apoc
Matt Doran	Mouse
Belinda McClory	Switch
Ray Anthony Parker	Dozer
Paul Goodard	Agent Brown
David Aston	Rhineheart
Robert Taylor	Agent Jones
Marc Gray	Choi
Ada Nicodemou	Dujour
Deni Gordon	Priestess
Rowan Witt	Spoon Boy,Potential
Tamara Brown	Potential
Janaya Pender	Potential
Adryn White	Potential
Natalie Tjen	Potential
Bill Young	Lieutenant
David O'Connor	FedEx Man
Jeremy Ball	Businessman
Fiona Johnson	Woman in Red
Harry Lawrence	Old Man
Steve Dodd	Blind Man
Luke Quinton	Security Guard
Lawrence Woodward	Guard
Michael Butcher	Cop Who Captures Neo
Bernard Ledger	Big Cop
Chris Pattinson	Cop
Robert Simper	Cop
Nigel Harbach	Parking Cop
Julian "Sonny" Arahanga	Apoc
Don Davis	Composer

Technical Credits

Lilly Wachowski	Director,Director,Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Joel Silver	Producer
Erwin Stoff	Executive Producer
Barrie Osborne	Executive Producer
Bruce Berman	Executive Producer
Andrew Mason	Executive Producer
Eric Lindemann	Sound Effects
David Grimaldi	Sound Effects
Julia Evershade	Sound Effects
Steven Richard Courtley	Special Effects
Mali Finn	Casting
Dan Cracchiolo	Executive Producer
Shauna Wolifson	Casting
David Lee	Sound/Sound Designer
David Campbell	Sound/Sound Designer
Gregg Rudloff	Sound/Sound Designer
John Reitz	Sound/Sound Designer
The Wachowski Brothers	Director

Editorial Reviews

Take a pinch of The Terminator, a dash of William Gibson's computer cowboy sensibility, add a healthy dollop of Hong Kong action cinema and the result is The Matrix, the most inventive science fiction flick to light up a movie screen in recent years. Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), a super-cool, philosophy-spouting rebel with psychic abilities, and his latex-sheathed female sidekick, Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), turn disaffected computer wiz Neo (Keanu Reeves) into a kung fu-fighting warrior who goes head to head against the forces of evil deep in cyberspace. Even if some viewers get lost in the twisting storyline, the dazzling special effects and mind-blowing sets will keep most of them on the very edge of their seats.