History Trivia / Pi

* ProductionPosse: Creator/MarkMargolis's would go on to have supporting roles in most of Aronofsky's films.

* ChannelHop: Went from Artisan Entertainment to Creator/{{A24}} (Aronofsky sold the rights to the latter, and they will re-released the movie with 8K restoration in IMAX theaters).

* NoBudget: The film was made for $60,000 and is largely comprised of a few unglamorous locations and few characters. Creator/DarrenAronofsky earned the budget by having friends and family each invest $100 with the promise that they'd each receive $150 back on the film's profits. The crew couldn't afford permits to shoot in public and had one person act as a lookout to warn if cops were coming, if they weren't shooting a night to avoid looking conspicuous. Aronofsky's own mother provided the catering.

* ProductionPosse: Mark Margolis's would go on to have supporting roles in most of Aronofsky's films.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Aronofsky wanted Abe Vigoda as Sol Robeson, but Vigoda's asking price would have eaten the entire budget. Mark Margolis wound up deeply impressing the director and became part of his ProductionPosse.

* NoBudget: The film was made for $60,000, nearly all of which came from friends and family of Creator/DarrenAronofsky giving him $100 each with the promise that they'd each receive $150 back on the film's profits. Aronofsky's own mother provided the catering. The film itself is comprised of only a few unglamorous locations and few characters. The crew couldn't afford permits to shoot in public and had one person act as a lookout to warn if cops were coming.

* NoBudget: It was made for $60,000. The film comprises only a few unglamorous locations and few characters. The crew couldn't afford permits to shoot in public and had one person act as a lookout to warn if cops were coming.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Aronofsky wanted Creator/AbeVigoda - formerly Fish on ''Series/BarneyMiller'' - as Sol Robeson, but Vigoda's asking price would have eaten the entire budget. Mark Margolis wound up deeply impressing the director and became part of his ProductionPosse.

* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: The infamous "drill" scene.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Aronofsky wanted Abe Vigoda - formerly Fish on ''Series/BarneyMiller'' - as Sol Robeson, but Vigoda's asking price would have eaten the entire budget. Mark Margolis wound up deeply impressing the director and became part of his ProductionPosse.

* DoingItForTheArt / DyeingForYourArt: When asked as to how the production team filmed the climactic scene in which [[spoiler:Max drives a drill into his skull]], Aronofsky had this to say:
-->'''Aronofsky''': Sean [Gullette] is a full-on method actor. We had an ambulance waiting.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Aronofsky wanted Abe Vigoda - formerly Fish on ''Series/BarneyMiller'' - as Sol Robeson, but Vigoda's asking price would have eaten the entire budget. Mark Margolis wound up deeply impressing the director.

* NoBudget: It was made for $60,000. The film comprises only a few unglamorous locations and few characters. The crew couldn't afford permits to shoot in public and had one person act as a lookout to warn if cops were coming.

-->''Aronofsky:'' Sean [Gullette] is a full-on method actor. We had an ambulance waiting.

* NoBudget: It was made for $60,000. The film comprises only a few unglamorous locations and few characters. The crew couldn't afford permits to shoot at said locations and had one person act as a lookout to warn if cops were coming.

* DoingItForTheArt/DyeingForYourArt: When asked as to how the production team filmed the climactic scene in which [[spoiler:Max drives a drill into his skull]], Aronofsky had this to say:

* HeyItsThatGuy: Sol is Mark Margolis, who you might remember as Hector Salamanca in ''Series/BreakingBad'', the carbomb assassin in ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}'', or minor characters in [[ProductionPosse every other]] Creator/DarrenAronofsky film.

* NoBudget: It was made for $60,000. The film comprises only a few unglamorous locations and few characters. The crew never got permits to shoot at said locations and had one person act as a lookout to warn if cops were coming.

* NoBudget: It was made for $60,000. The film comprises only a few unglamorous locations and few characters.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Sol is Mark Margolis, who you might remember as Hector Salamanca in ''Series/BreakingBad'', the carbomb assassin in ''Film/{{Scarface}}'', or minor characters in [[ProductionPosse every other]] Creator/DarrenAronofsky film.

* NoBudget: It was made for $60,000. It's immediately obvious.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sol is [[Series/BreakingBad Hector Salamanca]].

* HeyItsthatGuy: Sol is [[Series/BreakingBad Hector Salamanca]].
* NoBudget: It was made on the cheap but rarely shows.

* HeyItsthatGuy: Sol is [[BreakingBad Hector Salamanca]].

* HeyItsthatGuy: Sol is BreakingBad