A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.
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Maximillian Cohen
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| Mark Margolis | ... |
Sol Robeson
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| Ben Shenkman | ... |
Lenny Meyer
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| Pamela Hart | ... |
Marcy Dawson
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| Stephen Pearlman | ... |
Rabbi Cohen
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| Samia Shoaib | ... |
Devi
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| Ajay Naidu | ... |
Farrouhk
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| Kristyn Mae-Anne Lao | ... |
Jenna
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Espher Lao Nieves | ... |
Jenna's Mom
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Joanne Gordon | ... |
Mrs. Ovadia
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| Lauren Fox | ... |
Jenny Robeson
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| Stanley B. Herman | ... |
Moustacheless Man
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| Clint Mansell | ... |
Photographer
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Tom Tumminello | ... |
Ephraim
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Henri Falconi | ... |
Kaballah Scholar
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Isaac Fried | ... |
Kaballah Scholar
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| Ari Handel | ... |
Kaballah Scholar
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Oren Sarch | ... |
Kaballah Scholar
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| Lloyd J. Schwartz | ... |
Kaballah Scholar
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Richard Lifschutz | ... |
Kaballah Scholar
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David Strahlberg | ... |
Kaballah Scholar
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Peter Cheyenne | ... |
Brad
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David Tawil | ... |
Jake
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J.C. Islander | ... |
Man Presenting Suitcase
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| Abraham Aronofsky | ... |
Man Delivering Suitcase
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Ray Seiden | ... |
Transit Cop
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Scott Franklin | ... |
Voice of Transit Cop (voice)
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Chris Johnson | ... |
Limo Driver
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Sal Monte | ... |
King Neptune
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Directed by
| Darren Aronofsky | ||
Written by
| Darren Aronofsky | ... | (written by) |
| Darren Aronofsky | ... | (story) & |
| Sean Gullette | ... | (story) & |
| Eric Watson | ... | (story) |
| Darren Aronofsky | ... | (voice over written by) & |
| Sean Gullette | ... | (voice over written by) |
Produced by
| Tyler Brodie | ... | co-executive producer |
| Scott Franklin | ... | associate producer |
| David Godbout | ... | co-executive producer |
| Katie King | ... | assistant producer |
| Richard Lifschutz | ... | consulting producer |
| Randy Simon | ... | executive producer |
| Jonah Smith | ... | co-executive producer (as Jonah S. Smith) |
| M. Scott Vogel | ... | co-producer (as Scott Vogel) |
| Eric Watson | ... | producer |
Music by
| Clint Mansell | ||
Cinematography by
| Matthew Libatique | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Oren Sarch | ||
Editorial Department
| Darren Aronofsky | ... | assistant positive cutter |
| Tim Brennan | ... | positive cutter |
| Fabiana Ferreira | ... | assistant editor |
| Vicki Fredricks | ... | assistant positive cutter |
| Tatjana Kalinin | ... | additional editing |
| Katie King | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Oliver Lief | ... | apprentice editor |
| Marc Pholem | ... | apprentice editor |
| Gagan K. Sarch | ... | apprentice editor |
| Hilary Scratch | ... | apprentice editor |
| Anoop S. Virdi | ... | apprentice editor |
| Meena K. Virdi | ... | apprentice editor |
| Rebecca Webb | ... | apprentice editor |
Casting By
| Denise Fitzgerald | ||
Production Design by
| Matthew Maraffi | ||
Art Direction by
| Eileen Butler | ||
Makeup Department
| Ariyela Wald-Cohain | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Henri Falconi | ... | second assistant director |
| Lora Zuckerman | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Sean Gullette | ... | additional graphics |
| Eric 'Shorty' Meyerson | ... | property master |
| Sasha Noe | ... | creator: vaccination gun |
| Gagan K. Sarch | ... | graphics: newspaper, Khalsa Graphix (as Gagan Sarch) |
Sound Department
| Brian Emrich | ... | sound designer |
| Marc Enette | ... | additional sound mixing (as Mark Enette) / additional sound recordist (as Mark Enette) |
| Ken Ishii | ... | sound recordist |
| Joe O'Connell | ... | mixing supervisor: pre-mix |
| Tony V. Stevens | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Dominick Tavella | ... | sound mixer / sound re-recordist |
Special Effects by
| Ariyela Wald-Cohain | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Marlon Victor Bondoc | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jeremy Dawson | ... | computer screen graphics: Sneak Attack |
| Dan Schrecker | ... | computer screen graphics |
| Wilson Tang | ... | digital restoration |
| Christopher Dusendschon | ... | in-show optical effects compositor: THDX (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Marc Vivian | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jonathan Beck | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Chris Bierlein | ... | additional cinematographer / camera supplier: Bolex / first assistant camera |
| Paul Burns | ... | steadicam operator |
| Nina Davenport | ... | additional camera operator / camera supplier: Bolex |
| Ersellia Ferron | ... | still photographer (as Erceila Ferron) |
| Trevor Houchen | ... | key grip |
| Sue Johnson | ... | still photographer |
| Jonah Moran | ... | best boy |
| Sinclair Smith | ... | gaffer |
| John Ta | ... | second assistant camera |
Animation Department
| Dan Moss | ... | computer animator: java sequence |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eric 'Shorty' Meyerson | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Clint Mansell | ... | score performer |
| Sioux Zimmerman | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Tom Allen | ... | script |
| Katie King | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Kayla Alpert | ... | benefactor |
| David Amiel | ... | benefactor |
| Edward Antonio | ... | benefactor (as Edward) |
| Pauline Antonio | ... | benefactor |
| Abraham Aronofsky | ... | benefactor (as Abraham) |
| Charlotte Aronofsky | ... | benefactor / craft service |
| Patty Aronofsky | ... | benefactor (as Patti Aronofsky) |
| Adam Berkowitz | ... | benefactor (as Adam) |
| Bonnie Berkowitz | ... | benefactor |
| Lisa Berkowitz | ... | benefactor |
| Michael Berkowitz | ... | benefactor (as Michael) |
| Kenneth Bower | ... | benefactor (as Kenneth) |
| Penni Bower | ... | benefactor |
| Eilan Buczyner | ... | benefactor (as Eilan) |
| Elana Buczyner | ... | benefactor |
| Barbara Calhoun | ... | go advisor |
| Jeremy Dawson | ... | title designer: main title sequence & credits, Sneak Attack |
| Luke Dawson | ... | benefactor |
| Matt Dawson | ... | ant wrangler: credits |
| Linda F. Delecia | ... | benefactor |
| Bob Dillon | ... | benefactor (as Bob) |
| Gloria Dillon | ... | benefactor |
| Elliot DuBowski | ... | benefactor (as Elliot) |
| Rima DuBowski | ... | benefactor |
| Edward Eisenberg | ... | benefactor |
| Eileen Eisenberg | ... | benefactor (as Eileen) |
| Leonard Feinman | ... | benefactor (as Leonard) |
| Roberta Feinman | ... | benefactor |
| Andy Feit | ... | benefactor (as Andy) |
| Ellen Feit | ... | benefactor |
| Susan Feldbaum | ... | benefactor |
| Cheryl Fierstadt | ... | benefactor |
| Steve Fierstadt | ... | benefactor (as Steve) |
| Holmar Filipsson | ... | production assistant |
| John Finley IV | ... | benefactor |
| John Fitzpatrick | ... | additional schmidty |
| Alice Freidus | ... | benefactor |
| Gene Freidus | ... | benefactor (as Gene) |
| Abraham Freilich | ... | benefactor (as Dr. Abraham Freilich) |
| Gail Furman | ... | benefactor |
| Jay Furman | ... | benefactor (as Jay) |
| Libby Gallagher | ... | benefactor |
| Alan Getz | ... | benefactor (as Alan) |
| Daniel B. Getz | ... | legal services |
| Linda Getz | ... | benefactor |
| Melvin Girshek | ... | benefactor (as Melvin) |
| Susan Girshek | ... | benefactor |
| Meryl Goodrich | ... | benefactor |
| Jack Gordon | ... | benefactor |
| Jo Gordon | ... | craft service |
| Anselm Grum | ... | benefactor (as Anselm) |
| Gundula Grum | ... | benefactor |
| Dolly Hall | ... | production angel |
| Andrew Hallman | ... | benefactor (as Andrew) |
| Teddy Hallman | ... | benefactor |
| Brenda Halperin | ... | benefactor |
| Donald Halperin | ... | benefactor (as Donald) |
| Stanley B. Herman | ... | benefactor (as Uncle Stanley Herman) |
| Cristina Hernandez | ... | ant wrangler: credits |
| Gary Jacobs | ... | benefactor (as Gary) |
| Susan Jacobs | ... | benefactor |
| Craig Josephberg | ... | benefactor |
| Carol Katz | ... | benefactor |
| Ken Katz | ... | benefactor (as Ken) |
| Heather Keenan | ... | benefactor |
| Steve Kilmeade | ... | benefactor |
| Karen Levine | ... | benefactor |
| Stuart Levine | ... | benefactor (as Stuart) |
| Richard Lifschutz | ... | judaica advisor |
| Debbie Light | ... | benefactor |
| Bella Linden | ... | benefactor |
| Gail Linden | ... | benefactor (as Gail) |
| Keri Linden | ... | benefactor (as Keri) |
| Kevin Linden | ... | benefactor |
| Phil Linden | ... | benefactor (as Phil) |
| Randy Linden | ... | benefactor (as Randy) |
| Richard Linden | ... | benefactor |
| Alan S. Lipp | ... | benefactor (as Alan S. Lipp MD) / medical advisor (as Alan Lipp MD) |
| Alan Maisel | ... | benefactor (as Alan) |
| Lynn Maisel | ... | benefactor |
| Eric Mathis | ... | International Sales Agent: brazil |
| Gerald McCollam | ... | microscope cinematography advisor |
| Florence Modell | ... | benefactor |
| Joanne Ovadia | ... | benefactor |
| Chase Palmer | ... | additional schmidty |
| Sheila Pass | ... | benefactor |
| Sheldon Pass | ... | benefactor (as Sheldon) |
| Jennie Peabody | ... | benefactor |
| David Plotsker | ... | benefactor (as David) |
| Isaac M. Plotsker | ... | benefactor |
| Leslie Plotsker | ... | benefactor |
| Richard Puricelli | ... | benefactor (as Richard) |
| Stephanie Puricelli | ... | benefactor |
| Barry Rabkin | ... | benefactor |
| Mark Rabkin | ... | benefactor |
| Audrey Roberts | ... | benefactor |
| Alissa Rosen | ... | medical advisor |
| Maxine Scheinert | ... | benefactor |
| Mark Schild | ... | benefactor (as Mark) |
| Shara Schild | ... | benefactor |
| Howard Simon | ... | production assistant |
| Joseph Smith | ... | schmidty |
| Michael Solomon | ... | go advisor |
| Steven Tarantino | ... | benefactor |
| Niko Tavernise | ... | ant wrangler (as Nico Tavernise) |
| Drew Teora | ... | benefactor |
| Jody Teora | ... | benefactor (as Jody) |
| Chris Varvaro | ... | benefactor |
| Brendan Wallace | ... | benefactor |
| Christopher Weck | ... | additional schmidty (as Chris Weck) |
| Dan Weiner | ... | go advisor |
| David Weintraub | ... | benefactor |
| Gregory Williamson | ... | benefactor |
| Jeff Wittenberg | ... | benefactor |
| Marvin Young | ... | benefactor (as Marvin) |
| Meryl Young | ... | benefactor |
| Elaine Zakarin | ... | benefactor |
| Robert Zakarin | ... | benefactor (as Robert) |
| Alan Zelenetz | ... | judaica advisor (as Rabbi Alan Zelenetz) |
| Leona Zeplin | ... | benefactor |
| Leonard Zeplin | ... | benefactor (as Leonard) |
Thanks
| Roger Arar | ... | thanks |
| Abraham Aronofsky | ... | thanks |
| Charlotte Aronofsky | ... | thanks (as Charlotte) |
| Patty Aronofsky | ... | thanks (as Patti Aronofsky) |
| Rachel Bachner | ... | thanks |
| Jeremy Barber | ... | thanks |
| Bonnie Berkowitz | ... | thanks |
| Tanya Blumstein | ... | thanks |
| Peter Broderick | ... | thanks |
| Beth Brunswick | ... | thanks (as Beth) |
| Ed Brunswick | ... | thanks |
| Whitney Cook | ... | thanks |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | ... | thanks (as Leonardo DaVinci) |
| Eddie De Harp | ... | thanks (as Eddie DeHarp) |
| Charles Degelman | ... | thanks (as Charlie Degelman) |
| Sandi Simcha Dubowski | ... | thanks (as Sandi DuBowski) |
| Keven Duffy | ... | thanks |
| Steve Fierstadt | ... | thanks |
| Beau Flynn | ... | thanks |
| Ed Flynn | ... | thanks |
| Michelle Forman | ... | thanks |
| Caren Franklin | ... | thanks |
| Ted Franklin | ... | thanks (as Ted) |
| Doug Freeman | ... | thanks |
| Marvin Gettleman | ... | thanks |
| Nikos Glimidakis | ... | thanks |
| Mary Glucksman | ... | thanks |
| Jamie Gold | ... | thanks |
| Marc Grant | ... | thanks |
| Holly Greene | ... | thanks |
| Trevor Groth | ... | thanks |
| David Gullette | ... | thanks (as David) |
| Margaret Gullette | ... | thanks |
| Tom Heitman | ... | thanks |
| Larry Hendel | ... | thanks (as Larry) |
| Liora Hendel | ... | thanks |
| Lucy Hendel | ... | thanks (as Lucy) |
| Rachael Hendel | ... | thanks |
| Caroline Kaplan | ... | thanks |
| Stephanie Lees | ... | thanks |
| David Levine | ... | thanks |
| Abraham Levitsky | ... | thanks (as Rabbi Abraham Levitsky) |
| James Lumb | ... | thanks (as James) |
| Kellie Lumb | ... | thanks |
| Simon Lund | ... | thanks |
| William Mardenborough | ... | thanks |
| Karol Martesko | ... | thanks |
| Hallie Ruth McGonigal | ... | thanks |
| Dan Murphy | ... | thanks |
| Balázs Nyari | ... | thanks (as Balazs Nyari) |
| Andrew Osborne | ... | thanks |
| Lianna Pai | ... | thanks (as Liana Pai) |
| Eric Person | ... | thanks |
| Mark Picayne | ... | thanks |
| John Proctor | ... | thanks |
| Sheila Proctor | ... | thanks (as Sheila) |
| Todd Roberts | ... | thanks |
| Stuart Rosenberg | ... | thanks |
| Rose Rubin | ... | thanks |
| Susan Rubin | ... | thanks (as Susan) |
| Rob Schmidt | ... | thanks |
| Dan Schrecker | ... | thanks |
| Ellen Schrecker | ... | thanks |
| Irving Schwartz | ... | thanks |
| Billee Sharp | ... | thanks |
| Jonah Sharp | ... | thanks (as Jonah) |
| Dan Sheinberg | ... | thanks |
| Jill Sheinberg | ... | thanks (as Jill) |
| Richard Sheinberg | ... | thanks (as Richard) |
| Amy Beth Silver | ... | thanks (as Amy Silver) |
| Kelly Stevens | ... | thanks |
| Bunny Stivers | ... | thanks |
| Mark Stolaroff | ... | thanks (as Tara & Mark at Next Wave) |
| David Tames | ... | thanks |
| Ira Tannenbaum | ... | thanks |
| Elizabeth Van Dyke | ... | thanks |
| Tara Veneruso | ... | thanks (as Tara & Mark at Next Wave) |
| Ricardo Vinas | ... | thanks |
| Joe Viola | ... | thanks |
| Melissa Watson | ... | thanks |
| Rick Watson | ... | thanks (as Rick) |
| Chad Weiner | ... | thanks |
| Jennifer Weiner | ... | thanks |
| Lloyd Weiner | ... | thanks (as Lloyd) |
| Sherry Weiner | ... | thanks |
| Audrey Western | ... | thanks (as Audrey) |
| Jim Western | ... | thanks |
| Lowell Williams | ... | thanks |
| Dan Winters | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Harvest Filmworks (present)
- Truth and Soul Pictures (present)
- Plantain Films (present)
- Protozoa Pictures (copyright holder)
Distributors
- Arsenal (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Europa Filmes (2002) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Independent Films (2000) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Live Film & Mediaworks Inc. (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
- A24 (2023) (United States)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Artisan Entertainment (1999) (United States) (video)
- Egmont Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (VHS)
- Europa Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Film1 (2015) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Films (2003) (North America)
- Live Entertainment (United States)
- Madman Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
- Mars Distribution (France)
- Mundos de Cine (1999) (Argentina)
- Nelonen (2003) (Finland) (tv)
- Pathe UK
- Universal Pictures Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Yorin (2004) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
- Cineric (optical effects)
Other Companies
- Airtime Cellular Rentals (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- BMG Songs Inc. (score published by)
- Blast Digital Audio (pre-mixed at)
- Blast Digital Audio (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Bono Film & Video (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Broadway Stage (thanks)
- Broadway Studios (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Burton Snowboards (thanks)
- Cineric (35 mm blow-up)
- Cineric (digital film recording)
- Citi Cosmetics (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Drift Releasing (insurance provided by)
- Dsquared (java animated computer sequence)
- Expendables Plus (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Formula P.R. (thanks)
- ITEX (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- JTL Cinematography (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Khalsa Graphix Studios (newspaper graphics)
- KiKobo (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Materials for the Arts (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Mendy's Restaurant and Sports Bar (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Next Wave Films (thanks)
- No Time (thanks)
- Nothing Records (courtesy of: original score)
- Palestrini Post Production (edited at)
- Palestrini Post Production (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Plantain Films (edited at)
- SAG-AFTRA (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- Sean Gullette Design (web site provided by)
- Sneak Attack (computer screen graphics)
- Sneak Attack (main title sequence & credits)
- Sound One Corporation (mixed at)
- State University of New York at Old Westbury (thanks)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- The Brooklyn Go Club (thanks)
- The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting (thanks to: corporate supporter)
- The Snorri Brothers (design: Snorri Cam)
- Thrive Records (original soundtrack album available on)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In NYC's Chinatown, recluse math genius Max (Sean Gullette) believes "everything can be understood in terms of numbers," and he looks for a pattern in the system as he suffers headaches, plays Go with former teacher Sol Robeson (Mark Margolis), and fools around with an advanced computer system he's built in his apartment. Both a Wall Street company and a Hasidic sect take an interest in his work, but he's distracted by blackout attacks, hallucinations, and paranoid delusions.. |
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| Taglines | There will be no order, only chaos See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $60,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $31,069, 12 Jul 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | No location permits were secured for any of the scenes filmed. The crew had to have one man constantly serving as a lookout for police so they could stop filming if needed. See more » |
| Goofs | Max mentions that the Golden Mean is represented by the Greek letter theta. In fact it is denoted using the Greek letter Tau or, more commonly Phi, whereas phi is used to denote 1/Phi. Phi is for Phidias, a 5th Century BC Greek sculptor who employed the ratio. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Sabores do Saber (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I Only Have Eyes For You See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Leonardo DaVinci listed under "Special Thanks" See more » |
| Quotes |
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Maximillian Cohen: When I was a little kid, my mother told me not to stare into the sun, so when I was six I did... See more » |