Infinity
Infinity DVD cover
Directed by	Matthew Broderick
Produced by	Matthew Broderick Patricia Broderick Michael Leahy Joel Soisson
Written by	Richard Feynman & Ralph Leighton (books) Patricia Broderick (screenplay)
Starring	Matthew Broderick Patricia Arquette Peter Riegert
Music by	Bruce Broughton
Cinematography	Toyomichi Kurita
Distributed by	First Look Pictures
Release date(s)	October 4, 1996
Running time	119 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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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

• Infinity at the Internet Movie Database
• Infinity at All Movie Guide
• Infinity at Rotten Tomatoes
• Infinity at Box Office Mojo

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