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The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix
What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?
—Neo
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IMAGE: The Matrix title card

The Matrix (1999) main title card

The Matrix (1999) end titles and crawl

IMAGE: System Failure

"System Failure" 

IMAGE: End title card

End title card from The Matrix (1999) showing an original promotional URL and password

  • Credits

Titles by: Greenberg/Schluter
Main Titles Artists: Harold De Jesus, Marcel Valcarce

Titles and Opticals: Pacific Title/Mirage

Visual Effects Supervisor: John Gaetz
Director of Photography: Bill Pope

Music by: Don Davis

"Wake Up"
Written by Zack De La Rocha, Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, and Tom Morello
Performed by Rage Against the Machine

"Rock is Dead"
Written by Marilyn Manson, Jeordie White, and Madonna Wayne Gacy
Performed by Marilyn Manson

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  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    1990s, CGI, digital, main title, opening scene, typographic
The Matrix
  • Film Directors

    Lana Wachowski
    Lilly Wachowski
  • Release Date

    March 31, 1999
  • Aspect Ratio

    2.39:1
  • Studios

    Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Groucho Film Partnership, Silver Pictures, 3 Arts Entertainment
  • Country

    USA
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

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