Infinity (1996 film)

Infinity
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatthew Broderick
Screenplay byPatricia Broderick
Based onSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think??
by Richard Feynman & Ralph Leighton
Produced by
  • Matthew Broderick
  • Patricia Broderick
  • Michael Leahy
  • Joel Soisson
Starring
CinematographyToyomichi Kurita
Edited byBill Johnson
Music byBruce Broughton
Distributed byFirst Look Pictures
Release date
  • October 4, 1996 (1996-10-04)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$195,170[2]

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.[3][4] It is the only film Broderick has ever directed.

  1. ^ McKenna, Kristine (27 November 1994). "Mr. Feynman's Day Off : The late Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman had a passion for the bongos, mischief and physics. Now the first marriage of the genius turned folk hero has become an unlikely love story from star-director Matthew Broderick. (page 2 of 3)". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Infinity (1996)". Box Office Mojo. 1996-10-22. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ Howe, Desson (4 October 1996). "INFINITY' ADDS UP". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (4 October 1996). "A Man, a Woman and an Atomic Bomb". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.