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Travelling Salesman

  • 20122012
  • 1h 20m
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5.7/10
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Travelling Salesman (2012)
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Four mathematicians are hired by the US government to solve the most powerful problem in computer science history.Four mathematicians are hired by the US government to solve the most powerful problem in computer science history.Four mathematicians are hired by the US government to solve the most powerful problem in computer science history.

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  • Director
    • Timothy Lanzone
  • Writers
    • Andy Lanzone
    • Timothy Lanzone
  • Stars
    • Danny Barclay
    • Eric Bloom
    • David John Cole
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  • Director
    • Timothy Lanzone
  • Writers
    • Andy Lanzone
    • Timothy Lanzone
  • Stars
    • Danny Barclay
    • Eric Bloom
    • David John Cole
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    • 27User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Danny Barclay
    Danny Barclay
    • No. 1 - Tim Hortonas No. 1 - Tim Horton
    Eric Bloom
    • No. 2as No. 2
    David John Cole
    David John Cole
    • Professor Acurias Professor Acuri
    Malek Houlihan
    • Mysterious Manas Mysterious Man
    Matt Lagan
    • Number Fouras Number Four
    Marc Raymond
    Marc Raymond
    • No. 5as No. 5
    Tyler Seiple
    Tyler Seiple
    • No. 3as No. 3
    Steve West
    • Hughas Hugh
    • Director
      • Timothy Lanzone
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      • Andy Lanzone
      • Timothy Lanzone
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    Storyline

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    Four mathematicians are hired by the US government to solve the most powerful problem in computer science history.
    • mathematician
    • year 1956
    • reference to kurt godel
    • reference to john von neumann
    • begins with historical notes
    • 42 more
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      • A Cerebral Thriller
    • Genres
      • Drama
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    • Trivia
      The original draft of the screenplay was written in 2009, years before leaked NSA information detailing cyber-espionage was revealed--a topic discussed directly in the film.
    • Goofs
      Early in the film, the character Tim Horton asks a colleague about the characteristics of a desert. The colleague replies that they are 'hot'. This is not true, since Antarctica is a desert and is not thought of as being 'hot'. There are many ways to classify an area as a desert. Two of the main methods are that total precipitation is less than 10 inches, and the evaporation being greater than precipitation. 'Hot' is too subjective a term since many people will disagree on what qualifies as 'hot'.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      No. 1 - Tim Horton: Don't blink. You might miss something.

    User reviews27

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    1/10
    Like watching paint dry
    The first 3/4 of this low-budget film may appeal to mathematics and computer science nerds, but to an outsider, it is mainly a bunch of mathematicians standing/sitting around talking their specialized vernacular about some important mathematical breakthrough that could have astounding impact on humanity.

    As storytelling techniques go, this one was weak in my opinion: it didn't seem very well written and directed. I'm not just saying that just because there was no action at all—just dialogue. I'm saying there were a number of weaknesses: there was no hook to make me want to watch the whole thing (I had to force myself to stay with it), and there was no significant character arc to it. In fact I wasn't really sure who the protagonist was and who the antagonist was. I have to presume they were respectively all the mathematicians on the team versus the government. The actors were good and did their best to not let the film completely implode from countless blasé pages of script.

    I gather these persons recruited to work on the project must have felt somewhat akin to what the Manhattan Project team felt: excited, optimistic and patriotic about their objectives at first, but later pondering what hell they might very well be unleashing on the world. Toward the end of the film, it starts to get a little interesting and tense—a little! The implications and the risks of success become a little more apparent.

    But I had to force myself to wade through about an hour of boring static scenes filled with meaningless (to myself, as a non-mathematician) and seemingly endless lingo. Not really very interesting or compelling overall. I forced myself to watch the whole thing, hoping there would be an astonishing climax. It's not one of those "I want eighty minutes of my life back" films, but none-the-less, I cannot recommend it to friends as a good movie to watch.
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    • Dec 30, 2015

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Fretboard Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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