Infinity

Infinity (1996)

He was no ordinary genius. Theirs was no ordinary love.

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

Date of release
1996-10-04
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Matthew Broderick

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: “Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!” and “What Do You Care What Other People Think?”
  • Filmed in: New Jersey and New Mexico

Infinity is a 1996 American biographical film about the romantic life of physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman was played by Matthew Broderick, who also directed and co-produced 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 Feynman and Ralph Leighton. It is the only film Broderick has ever directed.

Production

The film follows the 1988 book What Do You Care What Other People Think? fairly closely in terms of the stories told.

In 1994, Broderick said of the project, "The obvious way to structure a film about Feynman would be to open with the Challenger disaster: The crazy old genius comes along and figures everything out, then he drifts into a reverie along the lines of 'A long time ago I met a girl.. .

Broderick later said in 1997, "It was a difficult job and took four years from start to finish."

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