Armin Mueller-Stahl, who plays Ray Beck (commander on the space station) is not listed in the credits, nor is the character.
A Beautiful Mind - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The Pentagon office scene was filmed in the basement of Keating Hall on Fordham University's Bronx campus (the same room was used in the filming of the Georgetown University language lab scene in The Exorcist (1973)).
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Although Russell Crowe did not want to meet the real John Nash for fear it might color his interpretation, he had little option when Nash showed up on the film set one day.
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The Nobel Prize ceremony was filmed in Prudential Hall at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, NJ. The filming for that one scene, including set up, make up, etc, took over 8 hours. However, the scene in the lobby afterwards was filmed at another location.
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Julia Ormond auditioned for the role of Alicia Nash.
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Akiva Goldsman was inspired to write the screenplay after stumbling across a Vanity Fair article on John Nash. Intrigued, he started delving further into the man's history. Goldman is uniquely qualified to tackle such a subject as both of his parents were psychologists.
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John and Alicia Nash were killed in a car accident on May 23, 2015, when the driver of a taxi they were riding in lost control of the car and collided with a guard rail and a second car on the New Jersey Turnpike. The New York Times said that although the two drivers suffered only minor injures, the Nashes were "ejected from the cab and pronounced dead at the scene." John was 86 and Alicia was 82.
A Beautiful Mind - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Beautiful Mind - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Beautiful Mind - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Beautiful Mind - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Beautiful Mind - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Beautiful Mind - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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