A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers (WGA):

Akiva Goldsman (written by)
Sylvia Nasar (book)

Release Date:

4 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

The Only Thing Greater Than the Power of the Mind is the Courage of the Heart

Plot:

After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish.

Plot Keywords:

Nobel Prize | School | Princeton | Student | Mathematician

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 49 nominations

Cast

Russell Crowe	...	John Nash
Ed Harris	...	Parcher
Jennifer Connelly	...	Alicia Nash
Christopher Plummer	...	Dr. Rosen
Paul Bettany	...	Charles
Adam Goldberg	...	Sol
Josh Lucas	...	Hansen
Anthony Rapp	...	Bender
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Ainsley
Judd Hirsch	...	Helinger
Austin Pendleton	...	Thomas King
Vivien Cardone	...	Marcee
Jillie Simon	...	Bar Co-Ed (as Jill M. Simon)
Victor Steinbach	...	Professor Horner
Tanya Clarke	...	Becky
Thomas F. Walsh	...	Captain
Jesse Doran	...	General
Kent Cassella	...	Analyst
Patrick Blindauer	...	MIT Student
John Blaylock	...	Photographer
Roy Thinnes	...	Governor
Anthony Easton	...	Young Man
Cheryl Howard	...	Harvard Administrator
Rance Howard	...	White-Haired Patient
Jane Jenkins	...	Code-Red Nurse (as JJ Chaback)
Darius Stone	...	Adjunct
Josh Pais	...	Princeton Professor
Alex Toma	...	Toby
Valentina Cardinalli	...	Joyce
Teagle F. Bougere	...	Young Professor
David B. Allen	...	John Nash Jr. - Teenager
Michael Esper	...	John Nash Jr. - Young Man
Eva Burkley	...	Girl at Bar (as Catharina Eva Burkley)
Amy Walz	...	Blond in Bar
Tracey Toomey	...	Brunette
Jennifer Weedon	...	Brunette
Yvonne Thomas	...	Brunette
Holly Pitrago	...	Brunette
Isadore Rosenfeld	...	Pen Ceremony Professor
Tommy Allen	...	Pen Ceremony Professor (as Thomas C. Allen)
Dave Bayer	...	Pen Ceremony Professor
Brian Keith Lewis	...	Pen Ceremony Professor
Tom McNutt	...	Pen Ceremony Professor
Will Dunham	...	Pen Ceremony Professor
Glenn Roberts	...	Pen Ceremony Professor
Ed Jupp Jr.	...	Pen Ceremony Professor (as Ed Jupp)
Christopher Stockton	...	Princeton Student
Gregory Dress	...	Princeton Student
Carla Occhiogrosso	...	Princeton Student
Matt Samson	...	Princeton Student
Lyena Nomura	...	Princeton Student
Kathleen Fellegara	...	Insulin Treatment Nurse
Betsy Klompus	...	Insulin Treatment Nurse
Stelio Savante	...	Technician
Logan McCall	...	Technician
Bob Broder	...	Technician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reggie Austin	...	Pen Ceremony Professor (uncredited)
Lloyd Baskin	...	Professor (uncredited)
Sean Bennett	...	Student (uncredited)
Cade Bittner	...	Harvard Student (uncredited)
James Thomas Bligh	...	Nobel Prize Attendee (uncredited)
Rich Bryant	...	College Student (uncredited)
Dan Chen	...	Nobel Prize Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Scott Addison Clay	...	MIT Student (uncredited)
Sean Dillon	...	MIT Student (uncredited)
Berly Ellis	...	Princeton Tutor '78 (uncredited)
Jonah Falcon	...	Mental Patient (uncredited)
Fabrizio Fante	...	Harvard Student (uncredited)
Scott Fernstrom	...	Trent Humphres (uncredited)
Michael Fiore	...	MIT Student (uncredited)
Gregory Gordon	...	Student (uncredited)
Evan Hart	...	Princeton Student (uncredited)
Jason Horton	...	Princeton Student (uncredited)
Ron Howard	...	Man at Gouverners Ball (uncredited)
Dory Manzour	...	Princeton Student (uncredited)
Charles McClelland	...	Man at Nobel Ceremony (uncredited)
Jon M. McDonnell	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Robert Myers	...	Professor (uncredited)
Charles Pendelton	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Reed Penney	...	MIT Student (uncredited)
Michael C. Pierce	...	Radio Operator (uncredited)
Mills Pierre	...	Princeton Student (uncredited)
Sean Reid	...	Harvard Student (uncredited)
Ned Stuart	...	Professor (uncredited)
Dave Sweeney	...	Campus Cop (uncredited)
Alex Tanaka	...	Student Admirer (uncredited)
Douglas Taurel	...	Princeton Student (uncredited)
John H. Tobin	...	Shadow Figure (uncredited)
Jeffrey Christopher Todd	...	Princeton Student (uncredited)
Erik Van Wyck	...	Princeton Student (uncredited)
Warner Wolf	...	Award Ceremony Bystander (uncredited)

Directed by
Ron Howard

Writing credits (WGA)
Akiva Goldsman		(written by)
Sylvia Nasar		(book)

Produced by
Brian Grazer	....	producer
Todd Hallowell	....	executive producer
Ron Howard	....	producer
Karen Kehela	....	executive producer
Kathleen McGill	....	associate producer
Maureen Peyrot	....	co-producer
Aldric La'Auli Porter	....	associate producer
Louisa Velis	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Roger Deakins		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Daniel P. Hanley		(as Dan Hanley)
Mike Hill

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Wynn Thomas

Art Direction by
Robert Guerra

Set Decoration by
Leslie E. Rollins		(as Leslie Rollins)

Costume Design by
Rita Ryack

Makeup Department
David P. Barton	....	makeup effects sculptor: Captive Audience Productions (as David Barton)
Dale Brownell	....	hair stylist
John Brown	....	makeup effects sculptor: Captive Audience Productions
Colleen Callaghan	....	key hair stylist
Kymbra Callaghan	....	makeup artist: Ms. Connelly
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup designer
Antoinette Carr	....	key hair stylist: second unit
Christine Domaniecki	....	make-up artist: uncredited
Dennis Eger	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Glen Hanz	....	makeup effects sculptor: Captive Audience Productions
Claudia Hardy	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions
John Kim	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions
Mary Kim	....	makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions
Todd Kleitsch	....	key makeup artist
Linda Lazar	....	makeup artist
Harvey Lowry	....	makeup effects operations manager: Captive Audience Productions (as Harvey K. Lowry)
Neal Martz	....	makeup department head
Suzy Mazzarese-Allison	....	hair stylist
Mark Nieman	....	silicone technician: Captive Audience Productions
Alexei O'Brien	....	makeup effects production assistant: Captive Audience Productions
Cristina Patterson Ceret	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions (as Christina Patterson)
Michael Peterson	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions
Art Pimentel	....	makeup effects mold shop supervisor: Captive Audience Productions (as Arthur Pimentel)
Brian Sipe	....	prosthetic makeup effects supervisor: Captive Audience Productions
Laura Smith	....	makeup effects production assistant: Captive Audience Productions
Richard Starke	....	silicone technician: Captive Audience Productions
Froylan Tercero	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions
Todd Tucker	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions
Wesley Wofford	....	prosthetic makeup effects supervisor: Captive Audience Productions
Mary Aaron	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Gary Archer	....	dental prosthetics (uncredited)
Francesca Buccellato	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Scott Hersh	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Larry Odien	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
James Parr	....	special makeup effects trainee (uncredited)
Eva Polywka	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects producer: Captive Audience Productions (uncredited)

Production Management
Steve Castellano	....	post production supervisor
Lori Johnson	....	assistant unit production manager
Kathleen McGill	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Burns	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kristin Cameron	....	second assistant director (as Kristen Bernstein)
Noreen R. Cheleden	....	second second assistant director
Jane Ferguson	....	dga trainee
Todd Hallowell	....	second unit director
Aldric La'Auli Porter	....	first assistant director
Shea Rowan	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Tommy Allen	....	property master (as Tom Allen)
Martin Bernstein	....	construction coordinator
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	key carpenter foreman
Warren Drummond	....	storyboard artist
Ann Edgeworth	....	assistant property master
Jeffrey L. Glave	....	charge scenic (as Jeff Glave)
Leo Holder	....	graphic artist
Tyler Kim	....	assistant props: second unit
Betsy Klompus	....	assistant property master
Erik Knight	....	art department administrator
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist
Bradley Mayer	....	assistant art director
Christine Moosher	....	assistant set decorator
Anthony Munafo	....	standby set dresser: second unit
Arne Olsen	....	key construction grip
Joseph Proscia	....	leadman (as Joe Proscia)
Paul Weathered	....	property master: second unit
Nancy Winters	....	assistant art director
Kristin Costa	....	painter (uncredited)
Julio Palma	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Peter John Petraglia	....	shop electrician (uncredited)
Rick Reeder	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Karen Wiswell	....	art department researcher (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joel Roi Aronowitz	....	boom operator: second unit
Stan Bochner	....	dialogue editor
Allan Byer	....	production sound mixer
Nancy Cabrera	....	foley artist
Claudia Carle	....	adr recordist
Louis Cerborino	....	dialogue editor (as Lou Cerborino)
Anthony J. Ciccolini III	....	supervising sound editor (as Chic Ciccolini III)
Missy Cohen	....	foley editor
Kenna Doeringer	....	adr assistant editor
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Patrick Dundas	....	foley editor
Ginger Geary	....	foley artist
Chris Jenkins	....	re-recording mixer
Marc Laub	....	dialogue editor
Eytan Mirsky	....	sound effects editor
Frank A. Montaño	....	re-recording mixer (as Frank Montaño)
Douglas Murray	....	adr recordist (as Doug Murray)
Bob Olari	....	recordist (as Robert Olari)
Daniel Pagan	....	sound effects editor
Harry Peck Bolles	....	sound effects editor
Don Peebles	....	assistant sound editor
Livia Ruzic	....	adr recordist
Anthony Starbuck	....	sound mixer: second unit (as Tony Starbuck)
Michael Thompson	....	adr mixer
Alfredo Viteri	....	cableman
Deborah Wallach	....	adr supervisor
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)
Patricia Brolsma	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Joe DeAngelis	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Matthew Fleece	....	foley engineer (uncredited)
Bill Meadows	....	mastering recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Wilfred Caban	....	special effects coordinator (as Will Caban)
Gilbert Gertsen	....	special effects assistant
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects (as Steve Kirshoff)
Fred Kramer	....	special effects assistant
Harold McConnell Jr.	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Prévinaire	....	flying cam (uncredited)
John Stifanich	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Paul Abatemarco	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Nancy Adams	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Krista Benson	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Nancy Bernstein	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Shannan Burkley	....	digital paint artist: Digital Domain
Matthew E. Butler	....	digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain (as Matthew Butler)
Eliot Cail-Sirota	....	3D digital modeler: Digital Domain
Gimo Chanphianamvong	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Thomas R. Dickens	....	3D digital modeler: Digital Domain (as Thomas Dickens)
Jason Doss	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Greg Duda	....	technical developer: Digital Domain
Scott Edelstein	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Swen Gillberg	....	3D integration lead: Digital Domain
Jessica Harris	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Claas Henke	....	compositing supervisor: Digital Domain
Keith Huggins	....	3d effects animator: Digital Domain
Nikos Kalaitzidis	....	3d effects animator: Digital Domain
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	digital imaging supervisor: Digital Domain
Dan Lemmon	....	technical developer: Digital Domain
Kelly L'Estrange	....	visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Chris Logan	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Kevin Scott Mack	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain (as Kevin Mack)
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Bekki Misiorowski	....	visual effects accountant: Digital Domain
Heather J. Morrison	....	visual effects editor: Digital Domain (as Heather Morrison)
Katie Nook	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Laura Ormsby	....	digital rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Marian Rudnyk	....	digital rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Steve Siracusa	....	assistant visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Doyle Smith	....	digital rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Perri Wainwright	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Perri Wainright)
Jessica Dara Westbrook	....	digital effects coordinator: Digital Domain (as Jessica Westbrook)
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Scott Lukowski	....	model maker (uncredited)
Dan Patterson	....	data I/O operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Rod Ripley	....	IS systems administrator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Robert Rowles	....	video I/O (uncredited)
Todd Sarsfield	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Tess Spaulding	....	system administrator (uncredited)

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Jay Boryea	....	stunts
Paul Bucossi	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Frank Ferrara	....	stunts
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Steve Mack	....	stunts
Brennan McKay	....	stunts
Jack McLaughlin	....	stunts
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts
Charles Page	....	stunts
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts (as Steven Pope)
John Roney	....	stunts
Philip Rudolph	....	stunts (as Phil Rudolph)
Michael Russo	....	additional stunt coordinator (as Mike Russo)
Keith Siglinger	....	stunts
Brian Smyj	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Addison	....	gaffer: second unit
James R. Belletier	....	first assistant: camera second unit (as Jim Belletier)
James Boniece	....	key rigging grip (as Jim Boniece)
Paul Candrilli	....	grip
Edward Cohen	....	electrics (as Ed Cohen)
Howard Davidson	....	rigging grip
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: second unit (as Dave Dunlap)
Greg Edwards	....	video assist: second unit
Kris Enos	....	second assistant: camera second unit
Andrew J. Farley	....	grip: second unit (as Andrew Farley)
Richie Ford	....	rigging gaffer (as Rich Ford)
Samuel G. Friedman	....	electrics: second unit (as Sam Friedman)
Kenneth Fundus	....	dolly grip: second unit (as Ken Fundus)
Jim Galvin	....	rigging electrics
Gabriel Goodenough	....	camera loader
Joseph Grimaldi	....	best boy electric (as Joe Grimaldi)
John Halligan	....	grip: second unit
Bruce Hamme	....	dolly grip
Andy Harris	....	first assistant: camera
George Hines	....	rigging electrics
Keith Kastner	....	grip: second unit
Jeff Keaton	....	electrics: second unit
Todd S. Klein	....	rigging grip (as Todd Klein)
Jeremy Knaster	....	electrics
Sal Lanza	....	key grip: second unit
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip (as Mitch Lillian)
Charlie Marroquin	....	best boy grip
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip
Michael J. Maurer	....	electrics (as Michael Maurer)
Michael A. McFadden	....	best boy rigging grip (as Mike McFadden)
Thomas McGrath Woods	....	grip
Kevin McKenna	....	video assist
Fred Muller	....	electrics
Brian Murphy	....	rigging electrics
Otto Nemenz	....	Arriflex 535 cameras
Tim Norman	....	first assistant: "b" camera
Jonathan Nussbaum	....	best boy grip: second unit (as Jon Nussbaum)
Bill O'Leary	....	gaffer (as William O'Leary)
Louis Petraglia	....	rigging best boy electric
Ray Preziosi	....	electrics
Gerardo Puglia	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Patrick Quinn	....	second assistant: camera
Eli Reed	....	still photographer
Edward A. Robinson Jr.	....	grip (as Ted Robinson)
Chris Rosen	....	electrics
Kyle Rudolph	....	camera operator
Michael Rudolph	....	electrics (as Mike Rudolph)
Lance Shepherd	....	rigging electrics
Andrew Sweeney	....	grip (as Andy Sweeney)
Christopher Vaccaro	....	grip (as Chris Vaccaro)
Peter Walts	....	best boy electric: second unit
Glen Weinstein	....	grip: second unit
Franz Yeich	....	grip
Paul Colangelo	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Marshall Coles	....	electrician (uncredited)
Kathleen Corgan	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)
Riad Deeb	....	grip (uncredited)
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician (uncredited)
Glenn Fishel	....	electrician (uncredited)
Derek Gross	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Susan Heller	....	electrician (uncredited)
Gregory F. Johnson	....	grip (uncredited)
Timberlake Lewis	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Scott Maher	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert McKenna	....	electric: second unit (uncredited)
Simeon Moore	....	grip (uncredited)
Nate Ranger	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Lance Rieck	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Lowell Schulman	....	rigging electrician: second unit (uncredited)
Lee Vickery	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kristen McTigue	....	casting assistant (as Kristin McTigue)
Wendy Goodman Thum	....	extras casting associate
Amy McKee	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kevin Brainerd	....	assistant costume designer
Laurie Buehler	....	seamstress
William A. Campbell	....	costume supervisor (as Bill Campbell)
Kevin Draves	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Mary Jo McGrath	....	wardrobe assistant (as M.J. McGrath)
Winsome G. McKoy	....	costume supervisor
Marcia Oste	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Peter White	....	costumer: Mr. Crowe
Marta Font	....	on-set costumer (uncredited)
Addie Hall	....	costumer (uncredited)
Mary Jo McGrath	....	costume coordinator (uncredited)
Barbara Presar	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)
MaryAnn D. Smith	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Glenn Allen	....	assistant editor
Guy Barresi	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Kate Eales	....	apprentice editor
Richard Friedlander	....	first assistant editor
Nicole Macagna	....	post production assistant
Mike Milliken	....	color timer (as Mike Millikan)
Tim Streeto	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor
James Horner	....	orchestrator
Randy Kerber	....	orchestrator
Barbara McDermott	....	assistant music editor
Julyce Monbleaux	....	music supervisor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Studio
Christopher Page	....	conductor: "Columba aspexit"
Simon Rhodes	....	music scoring mixer
James Horner	....	conductor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Robert Buckman	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Hyde	....	transportation captain (as Mike Hyde)
J.J. McGrane	....	transportation captain: second unit (as James McGrane)
Bobby Alberga	....	driver (uncredited)
Dan Buckman	....	driver (uncredited)
Kevin Harrigan	....	driver (uncredited)
Tom Heilig Jr.	....	driver (uncredited)
Noel Lawlor	....	driver (uncredited)
Herb Lieberz	....	driver (uncredited)
Robert 'Bull' Maher	....	driver (uncredited)
Bobby Marsh	....	driver (uncredited)
Daniel Palmer	....	driver (uncredited)
Joe Parvis	....	driver (uncredited)
Dan Paustian	....	driver (uncredited)
Kevin Reilly	....	driver (uncredited)
John Riggins	....	driver (uncredited)
Mike Robinson	....	driver: makeup (uncredited)
Michael B. Russell	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Sean Alexander	....	production assistant (as Shawn Alexander)
Tamara Bally	....	production accountant
David Bausch	....	production coordinator
Dave Bayer	....	consultant: math
Marianne Bell	....	production assistant
Lourene Bevaart	....	trainer: Mr. Crowe
Melissa Brides	....	production assistant
Cat Burkley	....	production assistant: second unit
Eva Burkley	....	assistant: Mr. Hallowell
Eva Z. Cabrera	....	script supervisor
Patty Carey	....	assistant location manager
David Catalano	....	production assistant
David Colbert	....	dermatologist (as David Colbert M.D.)
Chris Collins	....	production assistant
Anna Culp	....	assistant: Mr. Grazer
Judy Dickerson	....	dialect coach (as Judi Dickerson)
Mark Dumbrell	....	assistant: Mr. Crowe
Aaron Dunsay	....	production assistant
Jason Farrar	....	assistant location manager
Kathleen Fellegara	....	set medic (as Kathy Fellegara)
Rich Fellegara	....	set medic
Ganious	....	production assistant
Meredith Garlick	....	assistant: Mr. Crowe
Chris George	....	assistant location manager
Dr. Marianne Gillow	....	consultant: psychology
Steve Ginsburg	....	second assistant accountant
Steven Gordon	....	production assistant: second unit
Tom Gravel	....	production assistant
Tony Hernandez	....	accounting clerk
Jeanne Jirik	....	craft service
Jason Kadlec	....	production assistant: second unit
Kimie Kimura-Heaney	....	production assistant (as Kimie Kimura-Heane)
Yoon Kim	....	production assistant: second unit
Nicole Klett	....	assistant location manager
Jane Kelly Kosek	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Kriaris	....	assistant location manager (as Mike Kriaris)
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
Harold Kuhn	....	consultant: Princeton
Brian Lennon	....	production assistant
Michelle Macirella	....	production secretary
Randy Manion	....	assistant location manager
Darren Maynard	....	production assistant: second unit
Rachel May	....	production assistant
Tara Muskus	....	production assistant
Edmund Nardone	....	projectionist
Evan Perazzo	....	location manager: second unit
Lyn Pinezich	....	location manager
Macall B. Polay	....	payroll accountant (as Macall Polay)
Audra Polk	....	production secretary
Mehgan Porter	....	production assistant
Jeremy D. Pratt	....	construction accountant
Judy Pursley	....	first assistant accountant (as Judy Pursely)
Gary S. Rake	....	production assistant
Lynne Redding	....	loop group coordinator
John Silvestri	....	production assistant
David Tomasini	....	production assistant
Lynn Twentyman	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Lynne Twentyman)
Kevin Williams	....	production assistant
Mikki Ziska	....	production assistant
Sally Ann Brooks	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Boris Cifuentes	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Feighery	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Andrew Fiero	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Derek Gross	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Randee Lynne Jensen	....	creative assistant (uncredited)
Steven R. Molen	....	production executive (uncredited)
Reese Nanavati	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Palatucci	....	set location assistant (uncredited)
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote head technician (uncredited)
Peter Pamela Rose	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Lisa Shriver	....	choreographer (uncredited)
Frank Slaten	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kirsten Smith	....	studio manager (uncredited)
Frederick William Springer III	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Adrian Tridel	....	double: Russel Crowe (uncredited)
Eva Vedock	....	craft service (uncredited)
Robert Zorella	....	production office assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Graydon Carter	....	special thanks
Eric Hamblin	....	special thanks
Peter Kuran	....	special thanks: VCE Entertainment

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• DreamWorks SKG
• Imagine Entertainment

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• DreamWorks Distribution (2001-2002) (non-USA) (theatrical) (through UIP)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001-2002) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Bontonfilm (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• East West (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Award Winning Collection)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Digital Domain (special visual effects and digital animation)
• Keith Vanderlaan's Captive Audience Productions (makeup effects)

Other Companies

• After Six Formal Wear  thanks (as After Six - Men's Apparel Group)
• Apple Computer  thanks (as Apple Computers)
• Artists Rights Society  "Auto Portrait with 7 Fingers" by Marc Chagall, © 2001 courtesy of
• Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority  thanks
• Ben Silver  thanks
• Bill Dance Casting  extras casting
• C-5  foley recording studio (as C5 Inc.)
• Camera Service Center  lighting
• Casting Company, The  casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (uncredited)
• Decca Records  soundtrack published by
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Early Halloween  thanks (as Early Halloween, Vintage Clothing, NYC)
• Estée Lauder  thanks
• Flying Cam  thanks (as Flying Cam)
• G.H. Bass Co.  thanks
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  special thanks (vintage clothing rentals)
• Henry Moore Foundation  "Oval and Point" reproduced by permission of
• Hickey-Freeman Inc.  thanks (as Hickey Freeman)
• International Creative Management (ICM)  agent for Dr. Seuss Enterpises L.P. - Green Eggs and Ham, and Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. 1960
• Lord West Formalware  thanks (as Lord West)
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Palace Costume and Prop Co.  thanks
• Princeton University Press  book from the Princeton Mathematical Series
• Princeton University  thanks
• Time  Life magazine used by permission of (as Time Inc. 2001)
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  music recorded and mixed at (as Todd Scoring Stage)
• Tomkats Catering  catering
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Also Known As:

Una mente brillante (Argentina) (Colombia) (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
Un homme d'exception (Belgium: French title) (dubbed version) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Игры разума (Russia) [ru]
A Beautiful Mind (Austria) [de]
A beautiful Mind - Genie und Wahnsinn (Germany) [de]
Akil oyunlari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Cistá dusa (Slovakia) [sk]
Cistá duse (Czech Republic) [cs]
Egy csodálatos elme (Hungary) [hu]
Enas yperohos anthropos (Greece) [el]
Et smukt sind (Denmark) [da]
Et vakkert sinn (Norway) [no]
Kaunis mieli (Finland) [fi]
Niflaot Ha-Tvuna (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
O minte sclipitoare (Romania) [ro]
Piekny umysl (Poland) [pl]
Uma Mente Brilhante (Brazil) [pt]
Una mente maravillosa (Spain) [es]
Una mente prodigiosa (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, sexual content and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Alberta) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38595) | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The scene towards the end of the film where John Nash contemplates drinking tea is based on a true event when Russell Crowe met the real John Nash. He spent 15 minutes contemplating whether to drink tea or coffee.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the Pentagon scene, where Dr. Nash discovers the codes are map coordinates, one of the coordinates he reads off is "67-46-90", presumably in degrees, minutes and seconds. But in the degree-minute-second coordinate system, seconds go up only to 59, not 90.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Helinger: Mathematicians won the war. Mathematicians broke the Japanese codes... and built the A-bomb. Mathematicians... like you. The stated goal of the Soviets is global Communism. In medicine or economics, in technology or space, battle lines are being drawn...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nina (2004)

Soundtrack:

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331

Powerful, quiet, effortless Crowe

A Beautiful Mind

Director Ron Howard has experience in playing with his audience's heartstrings. Remember in Apollo 13, when the fate of the astronauts was uncertain? (Ok, so if you remember your recent history, you knew.... but still!) Or remember in Parenthood, when Steve Martin's kid was about to make the crucial catch? Ol Opie can still pluck those strings with the best of them. (And you know, he'll never stop being called Opie, even by those of us who never saw The Andy Griffith Show during its initial run.) And plucking heartstrings is not a bad thing at all, not when you can do it in such a sincere, noncloying way as the masterful Beautiful Mind presents to its viewers.

John Nash is a mathematics prodigy who has a decided knack at solving previously unsolvable problems. He's socially dysfunctional, rarely looking anyone in the eye, but pours all of his energy - and soul - into producing one original idea, an idea that will distinguish him from all of the other mathemathical minds at Princeton University.

But John, like most who have had movies made about them, had his ups and downs. He meets and falls for a beautiful student of his named Alicia (Jennifer Connelly), and they produce a baby. But John also suffers from tremendous delusions and is diagnosed with a form of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia's a tough disease, folks - it's still not fully understood, and Nash was diagnosed with it in the middle of last century. He spends time in a sanitarium, as doctors struggle to find a cure.

Russell Crowe is absolutely powerful as the confused and confusing Nash. Although the marquee says "Russell Crowe", you'll immediately forget this is the hunky guy from Gladiator. I mean after all, he's playing some nerdy scientist dude! But Crowe completely disappears in the role, and he's unforgettable. Actors kill for roles like this one, because it gives them a chance to show off their acting chops. For many actors, this is the kiss of death, because then they're exposed as poor thespians. But not for Crowe; if anything, this proves once and for all that he's a grand master of acting. I realize that sounds like overkill for him, but I think that when actors are labeled as a "hunk" - their skills as actors aren't seen as very substantial. Hey, looking darn good worked against Tom Selleck, and to a degree it has worked against Crowe as well.

And he ages well, too. The movie takes place over a fairly extended period of time, ending with Nash's acceptance of the Nobel Prize in 1994. The makeup on Nash is neither garish nor schmaltzy; he looks completely genuine. And that's the essence of Crowe's performance. It's sincere, never trying to win over the audience with a sly wink here or a toss of the hair there. Crowe shows remarkable poise, elegance, and is utterly astounding in the role.

His supporting cast is more than able. Jennifer Connelly is better than I thought she would be; in most roles, she's the eye candy. But this role had meat to it, and she held her own. It wasn't an easy role to play, and she pulled it off. And her scenes with Crowe do have that movie magic that each of us looks for when we go to movies, that one moment, that compatible chemistry that leaves audiences mesmerized.

And yes, this does have some very, very touching moments. The final scene, while predictable (even if you don't know the outcome in real life), will bring more than one tear to the eye. Yes, I'll admit it, it got me right here. But it's okay; I did that old 'guy-crying-in-movie-theater' trick. If you feel the brime falling from the lid, you make a motion toward your cheek and then you scratch vigorously; people might think you have a skin infection and move away slowly, but at least they won't think you're a girly man.

At any rate, it's certainly one of the best movies of the year. Everything's in place: the direction, the photography, and especially the acting.