Pi (1998)

Pi
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Release Date	01 January 1998
US Box Office	$3,000,000
Tagline	faith in chaos
Genre	Thriller, Sci-Fi
Country	USA
Filming Locations	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Language	English, Hebrew
Sound Mix	Dolby
Color	Black and White
Film Type	Feature
Film Class	Psychological Thriller, Surrealist Film
Niche Genre	Avant-garde / Experimental
Mood	Mindbenders
Themes	Existential Crisis, Obsessive Quests, Religious Zealotry
Tones	Cerebral, Ominous, Stylized, Tense, Hallucinatory, Enigmatic, Paranoid
Tags	Business, Computer Whiz, Hallucination, Headache, Mathematics, Mentor, Paranoid

Pi, also titled , is a 1998 psychological thriller film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky. It is Aronofsky's directorial debut, and earned him the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Open Palm Award.

Cast and Crew

Cast

Sean Gullette

Maximillian Cohen

Mark Margolis

Sol Robeson

Ben Shenkman

Lenny Meyer

Pamela Hart

Marcy Dawson

Stephen Pearlman

Rabbi Cohen

Samia Shoaib

Devi

Ajay Naidu

Farrouhk

Kristyn Mae-Anne Lao

Jenna

Espher Lao Nieves

Jenna's Mom

Joanne Gordon

Mrs. Ovadia

Lauren Fox

Jenny Robeson

Stanley B. Herman

Moustacheless Man

Clint Mansell

Photographer

Tom Tumminello

Ephraim

Henri Falconi

Kaballah Scholar

Isaac Fried

Kaballah Scholar

Ari Handel

Kaballah Scholar

Oren Sarch

Kaballah Scholar

Lloyd J. Schwartz

Kaballah Scholar

Richard Lifschutz

Kaballah Scholar

David Strahlberg

Kaballah Scholar

Peter Cheyenne

Brad

David Tawil

Jake

J.C. Islander

Man Presenting Suitcase

Abraham Aronofsky

Man Delivering Suitcase

Ray Seiden

Transit Cop

Scott Franklin

Voice of Transit Cop

Chris Johnson

Limo Driver

Sal Monte

King Neptune

Director

Darren Aronofsky

Writer

Darren Aronofsky

, ,

Sean Gullette

Eric Watson

Producer

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

Scott Vogel

co-producer

Eric Watson

producer

Original Music

Clint Mansell

Cinematographer

Matthew Libatique

Editor

Oren Sarch

Casting Director

Denise Fitzgerald

Production Designer

Matthew Maraffi

Art Director

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

Sound Department

Brian Emrich

sound designer

Mark Enette

additional sound mixing, additional sound recordist

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

Ariyela Wald-Cohain

special effects

Visual Effects

Jeremy Dawson

computer screen graphics: Sneak Attack

Dan Schrecker

computer screen graphics

Christopher Dusendschon

in-show optical effects compositor: THDX

Stunts

Marc Vivian

stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Jonathan Beck

additional first assistant camera

Chris Bierlein

additional cinematographer, first assistant camera, camera supplier: Bolex

Paul Burns

Steadicam operator

Nina Davenport

additional camera operator, camera supplier: Bolex

Ersellia Ferron

still photographer

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

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

Music Department

Clint Mansell

score performer

Sioux Zimmerman

music supervisor

Other Crew

Kayla Alpert

benefactor

David Amiel

benefactor

Edward Antonio

benefactor

Pauline Antonio

benefactor

Abraham Aronofsky

benefactor

Charlotte Aronofsky

craft service, benefactor

Patty Aronofsky

benefactor

Adam Berkowitz

benefactor

Bonnie Berkowitz

benefactor

Lisa Berkowitz

benefactor

Michael Berkowitz

benefactor

Kenneth Bower

benefactor

Penni Bower

benefactor

Eilan Buczyner

benefactor

Elana Buczyner

benefactor

Barbara Calhoun

go advisor

Giles Luke Dawson

benefactor

Jeremy Dawson

title designer: main title sequence & credits, Sneak Attack

Matt Dawson

ant wrangler: credits

Linda F. Delecia

benefactor

Bob Dillon

benefactor

Gloria Dillon

benefactor

Elliot DuBowski

benefactor

Rima DuBowski

benefactor

Edward Eisenberg

benefactor

Eileen Eisenberg

benefactor

Leonard Feinman

benefactor

Roberta Feinman

benefactor

Andy Feit

benefactor

Ellen Feit

benefactor

Susan Feldbaum

benefactor

Cheryl Fierstadt

benefactor

Steve Fierstadt

benefactor

Holmar Filipsson

production assistant

John Finley IV

benefactor

John Fitzpatrick

additional schmidty

Alice Freidus

benefactor

Gene Freidus

benefactor

Abraham Freilich

benefactor

Gail Furman

benefactor

Jay Furman

benefactor

Libby Gallagher

benefactor

Alan Getz

benefactor

Daniel B. Getz

legal services

Linda Getz

benefactor

Melvin Girshek

benefactor

Susan Girshek

benefactor

Meryl Goodrich

benefactor

Jack Gordon

benefactor

Jo Gordon

craft service

Anselm Grum

benefactor

Gundula Grum

benefactor

Dolly Hall

production angel

Andrew Hallman

benefactor

Teddy Hallman

benefactor

Brenda Halperin

benefactor

Donald Halperin

benefactor

Stanley B. Herman

benefactor

Cristina Hernandez

ant wrangler: credits

Gary Jacobs

benefactor

Susan Jacobs

benefactor

Craig Josephberg

benefactor

Carol Katz

benefactor

Ken Katz

benefactor

Heather Keenan

benefactor

Steve Kilmeade

benefactor

Katie King

script supervisor

Karen Levine

benefactor

Stuart Levine

benefactor

Richard Lifschutz

judaica advisor

Debbie Light

benefactor

Bella Linden

benefactor

Gail Linden

benefactor

Keri Linden

benefactor

Kevin Linden

benefactor

Phil Linden

benefactor

Randy Linden

benefactor

Richard Linden

benefactor

Alan S. Lipp

benefactor , medical advisor

Alan Maisel

benefactor

Lynn Maisel

benefactor

Gerald McCollam

microscope cinematography advisor

Florence Modell

benefactor

Joanne Ovadia

benefactor

Chase Palmer

additional schmidty

Sheila Pass

benefactor

Sheldon Pass

benefactor

Jennie Peabody

benefactor

David Plotsker

benefactor

Isaac M. Plotsker

benefactor

Leslie Plotsker

benefactor

Richard Puricelli

benefactor

Stephanie Puricelli

benefactor

Barry Rabkin

benefactor

Mark Rabkin

benefactor

Audrey Roberts

benefactor

Alissa Rosen

medical advisor

Maxine Scheinert

benefactor

Mark Schild

benefactor

Shara Schild

benefactor

Howard Simon

production assistant

Joseph Smith

schmidty

Michael Solomon

go advisor

Steven Tarantino

benefactor

Niko Tavernise

ant wrangler

Drew Teora

benefactor

Jody Teora

benefactor

Chris Varvaro

benefactor

Brendan Wallace

benefactor

Christopher Weck

additional schmidty

Dan Weiner

go advisor

David Weintraub

benefactor

Gregory Williamson

benefactor

Jeff Wittenberg

benefactor

Marvin Young

benefactor

Meryl Young

benefactor

Elaine Zakarin

benefactor

Robert Zakarin

benefactor

Alan Zelenetz

judaica advisor

Leona Zeplin

benefactor

Leonard Zeplin

benefactor

Thanks

Roger Arar

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Abraham Aronofsky

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Charlotte Aronofsky

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Patty Aronofsky

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Rachel Bachner

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Jeremy Barber

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Bonnie Berkowitz

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Tanya Blumstein

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Peter Broderick

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Beth Brunswick

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Ed Brunswick

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Whitney Cook

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Charles Degelman

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Eddie De Harp

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Sandi Simcha Dubowski

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Keven Duffy

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Steve Fierstadt

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Beau Flynn

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Ed Flynn

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Michelle Forman

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Caren Franklin

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Ted Franklin

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Douglas Freeman

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Marvin Gettleman

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Nikos Glimidakis

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Mary Glucksman

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Jamie Gold

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Marc Grant

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Holly Greene

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Trevor Groth

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David Gullette

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Margaret Gullette

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Tom Heitman

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Larry Hendel

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Liora Hendel

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Lucy Hendel

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Rachael Hendel

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Caroline Kaplan

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Stephanie Lees

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David Levine

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Rabbi Abraham Levitsky

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James Lumb

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Kellie Lumb

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Simon Lund

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William Mardenborough

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Karol Martesko

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Hallie Ruth McGonigal

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Dan Murphy

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Balázs Nyari

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Andrew Osborne

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Lianna Pai

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Eric Person

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Mark Picayne

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John Proctor

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Sheila Proctor

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Todd Roberts

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Stuart Rosenberg

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Rose Rubin

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Susan Rubin

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Rob Schmidt

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Dan Schrecker

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Ellen Schrecker

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Irving Schwartz

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Billee Sharp

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Jonah Sharp

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Dan Sheinberg

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Jill Sheinberg

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Richard Sheinberg

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Amy Beth Silver

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Kelly Stevens

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Bunny Stivers

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David Tames

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Ira Tannenbaum

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Elizabeth Van Dyke

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Ricardo Vinas

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Joe Viola

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Melissa Watson

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Rick Watson

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Chad Weiner

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Jennifer Weiner

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Lloyd Weiner

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Sherry Weiner

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Audrey Western

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Jim Western

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Lowell Williams

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Dan Winters

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Production Company

Harvest Filmworks

Truth and Soul Pictures

Plantain Films

Protozoa Pictures

Distributor

Arsenal

Artisan Entertainment

Egmont Entertainment

Europa Filmes

Independent Films

Kinowelt Home Entertainment

Lions Gate Films

Live Entertainment

Live Film & Mediaworks Inc.

Madman Entertainment

Mars Distribution

Mundos de Cine

Pathé

Universal Pictures Benelux

Yorin

Special Effects

Cineric

Miscellaneous

Airtime Cellular Rentals

thanks to: corporate supporter

BMG Songs Inc.

score published by

Blast Digital Audio

pre-mixed at, thanks to: corporate supporter

Bono Film & Video

thanks to: corporate supporter

Broadway Stage

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Broadway Studios

thanks to: corporate supporter

Brooklyn Go Club, The

thanks

Burton Snowboards

thanks

Cineric

35 mm blow-up, digital film recording

Citi Cosmetics

thanks to: corporate supporter

City of New York Mayor's Office for Film, Theatre and Broadcasting

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, thanks to: corporate supporter

Plantain Films

edited at

Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

thanks to: corporate supporter

Sean Gullette Design

web site provided by

Sneak Attack

main title sequence & credits, computer screen graphics

Sound One Corporation

mixed at

State University of New York at Old Westbury

thanks

The Snorri Brothers

design: Snorri Cam

Thrive Records

original soundtrack album available on

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