Infinity (1996)

Director:

Matthew Broderick

Writers:

Richard Feynman (books) &
Ralph Leighton (books) ...
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Release Date:

4 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Physics | New Mexico | Tuberculosis | Train

Cast

Matthew Broderick	...	Richard Feynman
Jeffrey Force	...	Young Richard
Peter Riegert	...	Mel Feynman
David Drew Gallagher	...	Harold
Raffi Di Blasio	...	Robert (as Raffi DiBlasio)
Josh Keaton	...	David (as Joshua Wiener)
Patricia Arquette	...	Arline Greenbaum
James Hong	...	Abacus Adder
Emerson Tran	...	Kid
Melissa DeLizia	...	Young Joan
Dori Brenner	...	Tutti Feynman
John Hammil	...	County Dr. #1
Jack Lindine	...	Mr. Greenbaum
Helene Moore	...	County Nurse #1
Carl Strano	...	County Dr. #2
Mary Pat Gleason	...	County Nurse #2
Horton Foote Jr.	...	Neighborhood Doctor
Peter Michael Goetz	...	Dr. Gell-Mann
Joyce Van Patten	...	Aunt Ruth
Mary Kay Wulf	...	Aunt Rose
James LeGros	...	John Wheeler
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Bill Price
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
Kelly Wolf	...	Nurse Kate
Patrick James Clarke	...	Strong Fellow
Kirk Fox	...	Mechanic
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Nurse Gracie
Michelle Feynman	...	Sewing Girl on Train
Kristin Dattilo	...	Joan Feynman (as Kristin Dattilo Hayward)
Bill Bolender	...	Isadore Rabi
Corbitt Smith	...	Henry

Directed by
Matthew Broderick

Writing credits
Richard Feynman		(books "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?'") &
Ralph Leighton		(books "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?'")
Patricia Broderick		(screenplay)

Produced by
Matthew Broderick	....	producer
Patricia Broderick	....	producer
Philippe Caland	....	executive producer
Philip Euling	....	associate producer
Michael Leahy	....	producer
Don Phillips	....	co-producer
Joel Soisson	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruce Broughton

Cinematography by
Toyomichi Kurita

Film Editing by
Bill Johnson
Elena Maganini
Amy Young

Casting by
Lisa Bankert

Production Design by
Bernt Amadeus Capra		(as Bernt Capra)

Art Direction by
Jeffrey Tex Schell		(as Jeffrey 'Tex' Schell)

Set Decoration by
Susan Benjamin

Costume Design by
Mary Jane Fort

Makeup Department
Janice Berridge	....	assistant hair stylist
Kathryn Bihr	....	makeup assistant: New York (as Katie Bihr)
Cynthia Eubanks	....	assistant makeup artist
William A. Kohout	....	hair assistant: New York (as William Kohout)
Theo Mayes	....	key hair stylist
Angela Moos	....	key makeup artist (as Angela Margolis Moos)
Peggy Nicholson	....	hair stylist: New York
Evelyn Rozenfeld	....	additional assistant hair stylist
Rosemary Zurlo	....	makeup artist: New York
Claudia Avila	....	hair stylist trainee (uncredited)
Sheryl Blum	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Thomas Real	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production supervisor
JoAnn Perritano	....	production manager
Chris Saraceni	....	production manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fernando Altschul	....	first assistant director
Louis Shaw Milito	....	second assistant director
Shari Nicotero	....	second second assistant director (as Shari Hanger)
Alexandra Reed	....	first assistant director: New York
Bill Wheeler	....	second assistant director: New York

Art Department
Alison Armstrong	....	set dresser
George Atamian	....	set dresser (as George C. Atamian)
Terri Brennan	....	art assistant: New York
Shana A. Burns	....	scenic: New York (as Shana Burns)
Robert Campbell	....	set dresser
Pablo Capra	....	art department assistant
Frances Catalano	....	best boy construction grip
David DelaRosa	....	set dresser
Lisa Frantz	....	assistant property master: New York
David Fulton	....	art assistant: New York
Kristen Gassner	....	assistant set decorator
Scott Getzinger	....	on-set decorator
Michael Gorman	....	set dresser
Kevin Hughes	....	property master
Sam Huston	....	lead man
Kalina Ivanov	....	set decorator: New York
Timothy Johnson	....	set dresser (as Timothy Johnston)
Kenton Jones	....	set dresser
Dianne Kalemkeris	....	assistant property master: New York
Tim Kelly	....	swing: New York
Segolen Koschu	....	art department assistant
Victoria Krasnakevich	....	leadman: New York
Larry Orvieto	....	swing: New York
Mary M. Patton	....	assistant property master (as Mary Patton)
Erick Schiele	....	art assistant: New York
Abigail Sheiner	....	art department coordinator
Richard Suffern	....	art assistant: New York
Vartan 'V.T.' Tashjian	....	set dresser (as Vartan Tashjian)
Todd Van Der Pluyn	....	sand sculptor: New York (as Todd Vender Pluym)
Marion C. Weimer-Mirley	....	set dresser (as Marion C. Weimer)
Michael Zadresny	....	property master: New York (as Mike Zadrosny)
Will Grant	....	lead man (uncredited)

Sound Department
Charles J. Bond	....	boom operator (as Charlie Bond)
Scott Breindel	....	sound mixer: New York
Barney Cabral	....	additional sound
Patrick Cabral	....	foley artist
Eddie Chambers	....	boom operator: New York
Patricia Conaway Lamberti	....	assistant sound editor (as Patricia Conaway)
Jessica A. Dickson	....	assistant sound editor (as Jessica Goodwin)
Eric Flickinger	....	sound recordist
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	assistant sound editor
Chris Hogan	....	sound editor
Monett Holderer	....	foley artist (as Monette)
J. Stanley Johnston	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Stanley Johnston)
Tony Lamberti	....	dialog editor
Gerry Lentz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Pierson	....	assistant sound editor
Larry Scharf	....	production sound mixer
Mary Smith	....	sound editor
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	sound supervisor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Kyle Rochlin	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Phillip Giles	....	digital effects supervisor
Jamison Scott Goei	....	digital animator

Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Auerbach	....	second assistant camera (as Daniel Auerbach)
Jeff Bankert	....	grip
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
George Billinger III	....	camera operator (as George Billinger)
James Carlton	....	best boy grip (as Jim Carlton)
David Driver	....	grip
Jason Elias	....	best boy electric
Meraby Ellis	....	grip
Keith A. Hascher	....	electrician (as Keith Hascher)
Greg Hewett	....	key grip
Peter Iovino	....	still photographer: New Mexico
Barry Johnson	....	video playback operator
Alan Koshiyama	....	additional second assistant camera
Richard Maxey	....	dolly grip
George Maxwell	....	electrician
Todd Miller	....	first assistant camera
Michael Otis Ropert	....	camera loader (as Mike 'Otis' Ropert)
Paul Schmidt	....	grip
Taylor Evan Sparks	....	electrician (as Taylor Sparks)
James M. Sterba	....	additional second assistant camera (as Jamie Sterba)
Andy Sydney	....	first assistant camera
Richard Tibbetts	....	electrician (as Richard Tibbets)
Rick A. West	....	chief lighting technician
Ian Woolston-Smith	....	steadicam operator (as Ian Smith)
Phillip Darlington	....	grip (uncredited)
Stephen Mullen	....	gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gina Buccola	....	set costumer
Carolyn Greco	....	assistant costume designer
Jane Greenwood	....	costume designer: New York
Mary Kay Jensen	....	costume assistant
Marilyn Van Winkle	....	wardrobe intern (as Marilyn VanWinkle)

Editorial Department
Carrie Ansell	....	assistant editor
Candice D. Campos	....	post-production coordinator
Tom Dailey	....	assistant editor
Lenge Hong	....	assistant editor
Thomas Meshelski	....	post-production executive (as Tom Meshelski)
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Ian Slater	....	assistant editor
Greg Stroud	....	assistant editor
Tirsa Hackshaw	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
Bruce Broughton	....	orchestrator
Patricia Carlin	....	supervising music editor
Tom Maydeck	....	music editor (as Thomas J. Maydeck)
Pat Rodman	....	music editor (as Patrick Rodman)
Armin Steiner	....	scoring mixer
Melanie Miller	....	music clearance coordinator (uncredited)
David Slonaker	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
P. Gerald Knight	....	transportation coordinator
Steve Shoemaker	....	transportation captain (as Steve 'Shoe' Shoemaker)
Dan O. Wiseman	....	driver

Other crew
Kelly Baldwin	....	assistant to producers
Carol Banker	....	script supervisor (as Carol J. Banker)
Marcus Bartsch	....	accountant: Neo
J.M. Bascom	....	assistant production coordinator (as Jean Marie 'JM' Bascom)
W.K. Border	....	production executive
Jacqueline Butryn	....	location scout
Raquel Caballes Maxwell	....	production executive
Virgil Fornas	....	studio teacher
Allison Goodwin	....	assistant: Mr. Broderick
John Grant	....	location manager: Los Angeles and New Mexico
Robin Hewitt	....	production controller
Sharon Hubbs	....	production accountant (as Sharon Denese Hubbs)
Linda Iani	....	payroll accountant
Zeljko Ivanek	....	assistant to writer and producer
Chiemi Karasawa	....	script supervisor: New York
Laura LeFaivre	....	office production assistant
Ramiro López	....	caterer (as Ramiro Lopez)
Edward Mazurek	....	location manager
Melanie Miller	....	production secretary
Nancy O'Meara	....	assistant choreographer
Steve C. Plutte	....	assistant location manager
Michael Rooney	....	choreographer
Rick Rosenthal	....	studio teacher
Ron Schmidt	....	production coordinator (as Ronald J. Schmidt)
Claudia Soisson	....	assistant accountant
Sharon Ullman	....	production coordinator: New York
John Charles	....	software engineer: TriCoast Studios (uncredited)

Thanks
Horton Foote	....	thanks: for almost endless patience and concentration

Production Companies

• First Look International (presents)
• Neo Productions
• Overseas FilmGroup

Distributors

• Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
• BMG Models (video)
• First Look International
• Miramar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Digital Filmworks (digital film scanning)
• Neo Digital Imaging (digital effects)

Other Companies

• BTS Payroll Services Inc.  payroll
• Central Casting  extras casting
• City National Bank  production financing
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Coast to Coast Catering  craft service: New York
• Coutts & CO  production financing
• Film Finance  completion guarantee
• First Look International  closed captioning
• Fredell Pogodin and Associates  publicity
• International Catering  catering
• J.R. Post  Lokbox electronic negative conforming
• Loeb and Loeb  legal services
• MX Editing  music editing services
• Neo Accounting Services  accounting
• RHH/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance
• Rainbow Casting Service  extras casting: New Mexico
• Signet Sound Studio  post-production services
• Sound Chamber Recording Studio  recording facilities
• Soundelux  sound editorial
• Title House  titles and opticals

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, mild sensuality and language.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | USA:PG (original rating) | Germany:6 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA

Company:

First Look International

Quotes:

Richard Feynman: Mathematics is a language. It's very difficult. It's subtle. You couldn't say those things any other way - and I can talk to dead people with it. I talk to Copernicus every day.

Soundtrack:

She's A Great, Great Girl

How to film a love affair

Take a real-life pair of lovers. Stay true to the specifics of their lives. Don't over-emphasize high points and low points for unrealistic dramatic effect. Let the story tell itself. In the mid-1930's, a brilliant young scientist fell in love with a girl from his neighborhood and began a relationship with her that lasted until her untimely death. They went on dates, he told her about his work, she opened up his mind to the arts, and they made love whenever and wherever possible. Here's another clue to filming a love affair: don't show the couple in the act of love accompanied by the pop hits of the day. Show us the prelude and the afterglow and save the gymnastics for the screenwriters with little imagination. Matthew Broderick shines as both star and director of this small film, and Patricia Arquette gave her best performance to date as his no-nonsense leading lady. The physics are a bit over my head but the romance is real and beautiful to watch.