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Release Date:
10 July 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
faith in chaos morePlot:
A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(55 articles)
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An excellent mathematical sci-fi thriller. more (529 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Gullette | ... | Maximillian Cohen | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | Sol Robeson | |
| Ben Shenkman | ... | Lenny Meyer | |
| Pamela Hart | ... | Marcy Dawson | |
| Stephen Pearlman | ... | Rabbi Cohen | |
| Samia Shoaib | ... | Devi | |
| Ajay Naidu | ... | Farrouhk | |
| Kristyn Mae-Anne Lao | ... | Jenna | |
| Espher Lao Nieves | ... | Jenna's Mom | |
| Joanne Gordon | ... | Mrs. Ovadia | |
| Lauren Fox | ... | Jenny Robeson | |
| Stanley Herman | ... | Moustacheless Man | |
| Clint Mansell | ... | Photographer | |
| Tom Tumminello | ... | Ephraim | |
| Henri Falconi | ... | Kaballah Scholar |
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Rated R for language and some disturbing images.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
84 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Netherlands:12 | Iceland:12 | Hungary:16 | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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No location permits were secured for any of the scenes filmed. The crew had to have one man constantly serving as a lookout for police so they could stop filming if needed. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Max is examining the sticky ant remains with his fingers, the substance switches from being on his middle finger to being on his index finger in the close-up. moreQuotes:
Maximillian Cohen: 11:15, restate my assumptions: 1. Mathematics is the language of nature. 2. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers. 3. If you graph these numbers, patterns emerge. Therefore: There are patterns everywhere in nature. moreSoundtrack:
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I am generally wary of movie portrayals of scientists and people who are supposedly scientific geniuses. It seems that most movie-makers are not scientifically inclined and never manage to do a convincing job. Pi, however, is a very interesting movie and Sean Gullette does a reaonably good job of portraying a genius on the edge of insanity. My fears that this would be another typical bad science movie were quelled very quickly, never to return again. Of course, they didn't get all the details down pat, but most of it was believable (or close) and some of it was correct. Comments on science aside though, I think this was one of the more interesting, and certainly one of the most original, movies I have seen this year.There are provocative metaphors hidden (well, not very deeply) throughout the movie (esp. the bugs), and the subject is so completely novel that it is really worth seeing. In conclusion I would say that if you think a movie about number theory would be boring, in regard to this movie you would be wrong. If, like me, you think a movie about number theory would be exciting but probably done badly, then you will have to accept that this movie is not really about number theory, but about a number theorist. As far as the execution goes though, you needn't worry about it, it is a pleasant relief from the usual.