Infinity (film)
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| Infinity | |
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 Infinity DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Matthew Broderick |
| Produced by | Matthew Broderick Patricia Broderick Michael Leahy Joel Soisson |
| Written by | Richard Feynman & Ralph Leighton (books) Patricia Broderick (screenplay) |
| Starring | Matthew Broderick Patricia Arquette Peter Riegert |
| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Cinematography | Toyomichi Kurita |
| Distributed by | First Look Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 4, 1996 |
| Running time | 119 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Infinity is a 1996 American biographical drama film about the early life of physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman was played by Matthew Broderick, who also directed the film. Broderick's mother, Patricia Broderick, wrote the screenplay, which was based on the books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think?, both written by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton.
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[edit] Plot
The film follows the book What Do You Care What Other People Think? fairly closely in terms of the stories told.
The film starts in 1924 with Richard and his father Melville walking through the woods where Melville shows his scientific inspiration for Richard. In 1934, Richard & Arline are in high school and their romantic relationship starts. The story then jumps to his college years and Arline getting sick with lymphatic tuberculosis. It continues to his move west to Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico where Arline follows him later to a hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she dies. The film ends with Feynman crying at the sight of the red dress Arline pointed out.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role | Notes |
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| Matthew Broderick | Richard Feynman | |
| Patricia Arquette | Arline Greenbaum | Feynman's first wife |
| Peter Riegert | Melville "Mel" Feynman | Feynman's father |
| Dori Brenner | Tutti Feynman | |
| Peter Michael Goetz | Dr. Gell-Mann | |
| Željko Ivanek | Bill Price | |
| Joyce Van Patten | Aunt Ruth | |
| James LeGros | John Archibald Wheeler | Thesis advisor at Princeton |
| Jeffrey Force | Young Richard Feynman | |
| David Drew Gallagher | Harold | |
| Raffi Di Blasio | Robert | |
| Joshua Keaton | David | |
| James Hong | Abacus Adder | |
| Emerson Tran | Kid | |
| Melissa DeLizia | Young Joan | |
| John Hammil | County Dr. #1 | |
| Jack Lindine | Mr. Greenbaum | Arline's father |
| Helene Moore | County Nurse #1 | |
| Mary Pat Gleason | County Dr. #2 | |
| Horton Foote Jr. | Neighborhood Doctor | |
| Mary Kay Wulf | Aunt Rose | |
| Laurence Haddon | Family Doctor | |
| Tom Kurlander | Driver | |
| Mark Burnham | Passenger #1 | |
| Googy Gress | Passenger #2 | |
| Joshua Goldin | Passenger #3 | |
| Erich Anderson | Gil | |
| Matt Mulhern | Gate Guard | |
| Drew Ebersole | Calculator Kid #1 | |
| John Patterson | Stan Ivanek | |
| Damion Scheller | Calculator Kid #2 | |
| Joshua Malina | Calculator Kid #3 | |
| Demetrius Navarro | Calculator Kid #4 | |
| Cosimo Sherman | Garo | |
| Geoffrey Nauffts | Rob | |
| David Barrera | Chepa | |
| Patrick James Clarke | Strong Fellow | |
| Kirk Fox | Mechanic | |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Nurse Gracie | |
| Michelle Feynman | Sewing Girl on Train | Cameo by Michelle (Richard Feynman's daughter) |
| Kristin Dattilo | Joan Feynman | Sister of Richard Feynman |
| Bill Bolender | Isadore Rabi | |
| Corbitt Smith | Henry |
[edit] Trivia
Michelle Feynman, the daughter adopted by Richard and Gweneth Feynman in 1968, makes an appearance in the film as a girl sewing on a train.
