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Life of Pi (2012)

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A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Ayush Tandon ...
Pi Patel (11 / 12 Years)
Gautam Belur ...
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Santosh Patel
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Gita Patel
Ayaan Khan ...
Mohd. Abbas Khaleeli ...
Ravi Patel (13 / 14 Years)
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Ravi Patel (18 / 19 Years)
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Writer
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Cook
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Older Insurance Investigator
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Younger Insurance Investigator
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Priest
Shravanthi Sainath ...
Anandi
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Storyline

In Canada, a writer visits the Indian storyteller Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day, his father, a zoo owner, explains that the municipality is no longer supporting the zoo and he has hence decided to move to Canada, where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship with the animals and out of the blue, there is a storm, followed by a shipwrecking. Pi survives in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a male Bengal tiger nicknamed Richard Parker. They are adrift in the Pacific Ocean, with aggressive hyena and Rickard Parker getting hungry. Pi needs to find a way to survive. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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tiger | zebra | survival | lifeboat | orangutan | See more »


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Rated PG for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

21 November 2012 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Una aventura extraordinaria  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,451,514 (USA) (21 November 2012)

Gross:

$124,817,430 (USA) (10 May 2013)
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Trivia

Tabu and Irrfan Khan, starring as mother and son in this film, previously starred together as husband and wife in The Namesake. See more »

Goofs

When the camera zooms out after the flying fish have gone, the raft is not anywhere to be seen. However, in the next scene, it is still connected to the boat. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Writer: So, you were raised in a zoo?
Adult Pi Patel: Born and raised. In Pondicherry, in what was the French part of India. My father owned the zoo, and I was delivered on short notice by a herpetologist, who was there to check on the Bengal monitor lizard. Mother and I were both healthy, but the poor lizard escaped and was trampled by a frightened cassowary. The way of karma, huh? The way of God.
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Crazy Credits

The end credits are also in 3D See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.101 (2013) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sous Le Ciel De Paris"
Written by Hubert Giraud and Jean Drejac
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Absolutely Jaw-Dropping
21 November 2012 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Just finished watching the Midnight Premiere. Did not disappoint one bit. The Acting is incredibly believable, and the ending ties it all together. The story sorta drags in the beginning, but Ang Lee did a good job keeping my attention to the film. The Animation is incredibly realistic. I couldn't tell the difference between what was real and what wasn't. Not one moment did I doze off. Definitely worth 127 minutes of your life. Ang Lee, you did an outstanding job. To the Cast, you all did excellent. I am very satisfied! Although there were a lot of pros, there were some cons. At one point the Format of the Film switched from 16:9 to 4:3, but that might have been the projector at the Cinemark I attended. I also noticed some of the animations of animals started to go off screen and you could see the animated objects in the black area of the Wide Screen part (I'm assuming that was for the 3D, but I watched it in 2D so it looked sketchy). But it's minor. An average viewer won't even notice it, I'm an aspiring filmmaker, and I notice the little things!! I enjoyed the film, and you will too. 9/10. Worth it.


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