The matrix [videorecording] / Village Roadshow Productions ; Groucho II Film Partnership ; Silver Pictures ; produced by Joel Silver ; written and directed by the Wachowski brothers.

Wachowski, Lilly, 1967- (screenwriter,, film director.). Wachowski, Lana, 1965- (screenwriter,, film director.). Silver, Joel, (film producer.). 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, 1952- (cinematographer.). Gaeta, John, 1965- (Added Author). Paterson, Owen, (production designer.). Staenberg, Zach, (editor of moving image work.). Ping, Yuen Wo, (choreographer.). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (presenter.). Village Roadshow Pictures, (production company.). Groucho II Film Partnership, (production company.). Silver Pictures, (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (distributor.). 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]
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 website ; links to various sites [requires Windows 95 or better, DVD-ROM drive].
Restrictions on Access Note:	Licensed for private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematographer, Bill Pope; visual effects, John Gaeta; production designer, Owen Paterson; editor, Zach Staenberg ; music, Don Davis ; 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: R for sci-fi violence and brief language.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1, dual-layer format.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Academy Award, 2000: Best editing; Best effects, sound effects editing; Best effects, visual effects; Best sound.