Infinity (film)

Infobox Film
name = Infinity


caption = "Infinity" DVD cover
director = Matthew Broderick
producer = Matthew Broderick
Patricia Broderick
Michael Leahy
Joel Soisson
writer = Richard Feynman &
Ralph Leighton (books)
Patricia Broderick (screenplay)
starring = Matthew Broderick
Patricia Arquette
Peter Riegert
music = Bruce Broughton
cinematography = Toyomichi Kurita
editing =
distributor = First Look Pictures
released = October 4, 1996
runtime = 119 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:154503
imdb_id = 0116635

"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.

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.

Cast

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.

External links

*imdb title|id=0116635|title=Infinity
*amg movie|id=1:154503|title=Infinity
*rotten-tomatoes|id=1072683-infinity|title=Infinity
*mojo title|id=infinity|title=Infinity