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A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 12 nominations
Stanley B. Herman
- Moustacheless Man
- (as Stanley Herman)
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- TriviaNo 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.
- GoofsMax mentions that the Golden Mean is represented by the Greek letter theta. In fact it is denoted using the Greek letter Tau or, more commonly Phi, whereas phi is used to denote 1/Phi. Phi is for Phidias, a 5th Century BC Greek sculptor who employed the ratio.
- Quotes
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Maximillian Cohen: When I was a little kid, my mother told me not to stare into the sun, so when I was six I did...
- Crazy creditsLeonardo DaVinci listed under "Special Thanks"
- Alternate versionsDVD version includes deleted scenes:
- Max being threatened by Farrouhk, Devi's jealous boyfriend;
- Max climbing up a pile of discarded computer parts and monitors;
- ConnectionsEdited into Sabores do Saber (2014)
- SoundtracksI Only Have Eyes For You
Performed by Stanley B. Herman (as Stanley Herman)
Written by Al Dubin & Harry Warren
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
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An excellent mathematical sci-fi thriller.
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.
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,221,152
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,069
- Jul 12, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $3,221,152
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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