Pi

Theatrical Release Date: 1998 07 10 (USA)

UPC: 012236049401

Studio: Live/Artisan

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Profanity]

Summary: Darren Aronofsky scripted and made his directorial debut with this experimental feature with mathematical plot threads hinting at science-fictional elements. 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. Filmed in 16mm black-and-white, the Kafkaesque film features music by Clint Mansell (of the UK's Pop Will Eat Itself band). Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival where Aronofsky won the drama directing award. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Awards: Best Director - Drama – Sundance Film Festival Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography – Independent Spirit Awards

Features: Widescreen version
2.0 Dolby Surround audio
Director's commentary track
Actor's commentary track
Behind-the-scenes montage
Lost scenes
Music video
Digitally mastered
Interactive menus
Scene access
Theatrical trailers
Production notes
Cast and crew information

Pi

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 01/12/1999

Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Vistavision

Runtime: 85 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Chapters: Side #1
0. Scene Index
1. Opening Titles [1:26]
2. Nosebleed [1:25]
3. State My Assumptions [1:43]
4. Wall Street Calling [1:16]
5. The Name's Lenny Meyer [1:24]
6. Headache [2:22]
7. Marcy Dawson Calls Back [1:03]
8. Sol 1: Stop Thinking [1:43]
9. Subway Notes [1:38]
10. Kaballah [3:10]
11. Restate My Assumptions [1:26]
12. Press Return [:15]
13. Euclid Crashes [2:39]
14. Sol 2: Archimedes [2:54]
15. A Subway Vision [1:22]
16. Max Is Followed [2:15]
17. Tefillin [4:28]
18. The Ming Mecca Chip [1:01]
19. Subway Headache [3:33]
20. Coney Island [2:25]
21. A New Approach [4:58]
22. Spiral Epiphany [1:36]
23. Max Calls Marcy [2:38]
24. Happy Birthday, Euclid [3:01]
25. Meltdown [4:23]
26. The Next Level [3:34]
27. Sol Confrontation [1:51]
28. Subway Chase [1:53]
29. Wall Street Chase [3:28]
30. Brain in Sink [:40]
31. Rabbi Cohen [5:13]
32. Running to Sol [:53]
33. Sol's Last Words [:49]
34. Last Headache [4:25]
35. Answer? [1:28]
36. End Credits [3:09]

Jason Clark

This moody, impressionistic first effort by newcomer Darren Aronofsky, shot entirely in grainy 16mm black-and-white film stock, gives hope that the midnight movie may not be dead after all. A strange hybrid of David Lynch's classic Eraserhead, 1950s science fiction, and a smattering of religious mysticism, Aronofsky's film creates a definitive portrait of urban paranoia and slowly-developing madness. Shockingly, the film was made for around $60,000, an alarming figure when evidenced by the inventive set construction and remarkably burnished cinematography by Matthew Libatique. Pi won the coveted Grand Jury Prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and became a mid-level success for Artisan Entertainment, the upstart independent studio that would later make a name for itself with the smashing success of The Blair Witch Project. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Randy Simon  Executive Producer 
Darren Aronofsky  Director 
Darren Aronofsky  Screenwriter 
Clint Mansell  Composer (Music Score) 
Eric Watson  Producer 
Sean Gullette  Actor 
Mark Margolis  Actor 
Ben Shenkman  Actor 
Pamela Hart  Actor 
Stephen Pearlman  Actor 
Samia Shoaib  Actor 

Country: USA